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Just a fews pics because she is deliciously beautiful!!

1 Month

Dear Griffin,

On May 19 you were one month old. How did that happen so quickly? The past month has been one I will never forget. While your daddy and I are beyond exhausted, we are also totally and completely in love with you. We both find ourselves just staring at you with wonder and awe. You are more beautiful than I could have ever imagined.

Over the past month you have grown and changed already. You are a terrific eater, and you have no problem letting us know when you want to eat! You currently eat some of both formula and breast milk, all from a bottle (formula at night and breast milk during the day). I nursed you at first, but we have found that, for us, it just works better to give you all your feedings with a bottle. You are eating about 3 ounces at each feeding about every three hours. You are also excellent at burping!

You are definitely a cuddler, and you love to be held. The first couple weeks you were home you wouldn't sleep laying down at all, but only while being held (which added to the exhaustion!). But you are getting better about laying down, at least at night, and will sometimes even sleep for four or even five hours during the night. During the day, however, your first choice is to be held. Lately you have started to prefer, if you are awake, to be held up high on our shoulders. But when you are sleepy you either creep down into your favorite position in the curve of mine or daddy's arm, or you want to lay on your tummy on our chest. Either way, you are very opinionated about how we hold you.

Your big brother thinks you are pretty great (unless you are crying!). He likes to hold you and help feed you and help with your baths. He is very proud of you and loves to show you off to people. I can't wait to see the relationship develop between the two of you.

Sweet Griffin, your first month has been unforgettable, and I know the coming months will be just as memorable.

I love you forever and always, baby girl.

Love, Mommy

Griffin Jane Lewis

I have a daughter!!
I'll get around to the whole story eventually, but for now I will just say how much in love I am with this tiny girl.

Dear Daughter

Dear Sweet Baby Daughter of Mine...

Confession: the thought of having a daughter completely terrifies me. Yes, I really just admitted that.

Don't get me wrong, baby girl, I absolutely can't wait to meet you. I can't wait to see who you look like, and hold you in my arms, and kiss your sweet face, and dress you up in all the adorable clothes hanging in your closet, and introduce you to your amazing big brother, and see the love in your daddy's eyes when he holds you for the first time. All of that stuff totally excites me. It's what comes later, in the years of raising you into a little girl, teenager, and young woman that totally freaks me out. There are so many things I am afraid of...like not teaching you everything I'm supposed to, and not being the kind of example you need me to be, and mostly, not having the kind of relationship with you as you grow that I so desire to have. I want to not only be your mom, but also your friend. That is my prayer and my desire for us.

Sweet girl, I love you so much already, and I love thinking about all the fun "girly" things we will get to do together as you grow up. I can't wait to get our nails done together, go shopping, play dolls, get our hair done, and do so many other things together that boys just don't understand. I pray that we will make so many fun memories together that you will cherish and always remember.

One of the things I am most looking forward to is the relationship between you and your sensitive, loving, thoughtful big brother who already adores you. He is so excited for you to be here, and tells me every day about all the things he will do to help out, and all the toys he will share with you. You are the luckiest little girl to have a big brother like Hadley.

And your daddy...oh will he be wrapped around your little finger!! He may be the last to admit it, but he is one of the most sensitive caring people you will meet. And he will protect you with his life. We are all so blessed to have him as the leader of our family.

Precious girl, I hope you will always know how much I love you and how special you are to me, despite my nerves or anxiety. You are, and will always be, my little girl, my heart.

Mommy

38 (and a half) Weeks

I forgot to post this picture yesterday, and to be accurate I was 38 weeks 3 days when I took this.

37 Weeks

The countdown is on...(just wish I knew exactly what day we were counting down to!!)

36 Weeks

It's April...the month I get to finally meet this baby girl!!!

On another note, last night when I checked on Hadley in bed it suddenly hit me that these are the last days/weeks of our little family of three; the last days/weeks of having only one little to hug and kiss at night. I need to make a very conscious effort to enjoy and treasure every one of the days to come with my sweet boy.

Baby Shower

This past Saturday, I had a sweet baby shower for Baby Girl. She got lots of cute (pink) stuff!!

Making onesies for baby girl

35 Weeks

35 Weeks...Baby Lew 2 is almost here...Am I ready??...Can't wait to see her sweet little face!!

34 Weeks

There's no hiding this belly...it just keeps getting bigger and bigger! I cannot believe I get to meet this baby girl in 6 weeks (or less!).

31 Weeks

This picture is a couple days over-due...but here is the 31 week post.

Baby girl's room is starting to come together. Curtains are made and hung, bumper pad is made and other bedding is in the works. It's starting to look like a little girl's room!! Exciting!!

Doctor Appointment

So today was a (pretty uneventful) doctors appointment for Baby Lew 2. However, I just want to document the stats (more for my own records).

Weight: Same as last month - gained 0 pounds! (Total gained so far in this pregnancy is only 6 pounds! Yay me!!)

Blood Pressure: 126/78

Baby's Heart Rate: 147-153

My appointments will get closer together now, as I start going every two weeks. Home stretch!!

30 Weeks

Wow...this pregnancy is going by so quickly!! I find it hard to believe that in 10 weeks or less I will be holding this sweet baby girl. Wow!! (Is it weird that just thinking about that makes me cry??)

28 Weeks

28 weeks with Baby Lew 2 (and yes, these are some of the same clothes you keep seeing over and over in these pictures...maternity clothes selection is limited in my closet!)

27 Weeks - Third Trimester!

26 Weeks

26 weeks pregnant with Baby Lew 2!

Today was a busy doctor appointment...I got to drink this

...and then see these...

That would be her leg/foot kicking me!

Sweet face!

Heart rate = 147

And now she's punching me!

Spine

Also I had my Rhogam shot (since I have A- blood), and a blood draw. Good times!

Good news...everyone is healthy and growing...and still a baby sister!!