One Month Old

Rebecca just had her one month check-up today. Her doctor says she's doing great and is up to 10 lbs 5oz. and 21 1/2" long. And Meg was worried about her eating enough. Thankfully, she's also starting to sleep a little bit better than she had been.

We had a very busy Thanksgiving week. As I posted last time, Meg's Grandma Quigley passed away the Sunday before, which led to an unplanned trip to South Bend, and an impromptu Thanksgiving dinner for about 30. I did my part by making 5 pies before leaving for South Bend, and then being T's sous chef at one of the 3 kitchens the dinner was cooked at. The homemade cranberry sauce was particularly good. I'm sure that Grandma Quigley was happy to see her family gathered together to celebrate her life.

We also managed to slip over to my Aunt Mary's, where my parents had driven down so Becca could finally meet her Grandpa Hatton, (bum-bum to Patrick) as well as Great Grandma and Grandpa Hatton.

The following Monday was Meg's first day all alone with both kids, and has now started getting into something of a routine, although I can usually tell when I get home from work the days where she didn't get a nap.

Well enough of this chit-chat, on to the pictures.



One of my 5 pies. This one was apple.

The Brain Trust, Patrick, Gabe, and Katie















Rebecca is only the second grand or great grand daughter on the Hatton side. Can you tell?

Another Week at Home

Rebecca got to meet her Grandpa Sullivan, her Grandma Hatton and Aunt Annie this past week. Grandma Hatton stayed until Friday to help out Meg and try to keep her from over-doing things.

Rebecca is starting to settle into a little bit of routine at night, although she doesn't like going back into her bassinet after that 1 a.m. feeding. Patrick continues to be great with her, although he's acting more and more like a two year old every day.

We were planning on heading up to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving, but instead we'll be making an unplanned but not entirely unexpected trip to South Bend instead, as we learned this morning that Meg's Grandma Quigley, who turned 88 the day Rebecca was born, passed away. So please keep the Sullivan and Quigley extended families in your prayers.

Now on to the pictures.

Catching up

I've got some older pictures of Pat from this fall that I've been meaning to post. I'll try to get some more of Becca up later tonight or tomorrow.

Mike

Flexing his almost two muscles.

Faker












Patrick was a Lion for Halloween.