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Isabella is 1 Month Old!

So as promised in my last post:  I have some exciting news!  But you must read on and get some baby goodness first!

Today is 9/11/14 in Guam and while for some this day is still a tragic memory of the lives lost just a few years ago, today it is a celebratory day for the Ohrvalls because we are proud to have a (no longer newborn) 1 month old in our household!  We are totally smitten with this little one and love her to death even when she wakes us 3-4 times a night and drains us of any real sound sleeping.  But we will forgive her of that and hold it over her head when she is a teenager  (Just kidding...kinda!)

Isabella has reached a few milestones already in her short time with us.  Here are some of the things she is doing now:

  • Holding her head up for short amounts of time while having tummy time or being supported as she sits up
  • Following Mommy and Daddy's voices/faces by turning her head towards us
  • Sufficiently putting her hands in her mouth and suckling her fingers
  • Sleeps a good 2.5-3 hour stretch at night
  • Gotten big enough to fit into her cloth diapers
Of course she is doing lots of other baby things but the ones above are significant enough to warrant acknowledgment.  

Here are some pictures that I took to remember how tiny she is and to keep track of her growth.  






And now for our exciting news:  WE ARE COMING HOME!!   Well, to NC anyway!  Isabella and I will be coming home on October 20th and staying until December 6th!  Matthew will be coming about a month later than us.  That means that family and friends back home you will get almost a whole 7 weeks with Isabella and I, then about 3-4 weeks with Matthew.  We will be home for Halloween and Thanksgiving!  So if you want to get together with us and meet the little one just let us know so we can plan to get together.  

That's it!  The exciting news and latest from Isabella.  Thanks for reading.

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