audrey in her fifth week

audrey is five weeks old and now weighs ten pounds! she had some big milestones this week. she lost her umbilical cord and she rolled over for the first time. she is NOT a fan of tummy time. she likes to sleep on her tummy if she is laying on mom or dad but she doesn't like being on her tummy if she is awake. dad still gives her tummy time every day because it helps to strengthen and develop her little leg muscles. she was getting so mad yesterday during tummy time that with a lot of effort she was able to roll from her tummy to her back. i can't believe how fast she is growing. i know this time when she is little is limited. i know she won't always let me hold her for hours while i rock her and sing to her so i am taking advantage of every moment i have with my sweet little audrey jane. i love when she looks at me because i can see that she is not just looking at me but taking everything in. she is a quiet observer of everything around her. she is such a sweetheart and i am so happy and humbled to be her mom.

pictures of audrey in her fourth week

so i am addicted to taking cell phone pictures of audrey. we have had lots of time to just look into each other's eyes this week and it has been really fun to connect with her. here are just a few:

her angelic smile



her "there is more to life than being really really ridiculously good looking" face, which is her favorite face to make, haha...





i can't help but wonder what she is thinking...



she lets me know when she is tired of something






my sweet audrey girl



"you are seriously STILL taking pictures mom?"

audrey jane's birth announcement

i love the way it turned out. it doesn't look quite the same on this blog as it does in person because of the black borders and the black blog but you get the idea...these pictures were taken by her auntie rachel with help from her ana when she was one week old. joy williams designed this for me. she designed a few and let me choose the one i liked best. she does invitations, announcements, christmas cards, anything really. she got the design done so fast and was so easy to work with. if you are in the market for something like this i would recommend her. let me know if you are interested and i will email you her information.

audrey is such a sweetheart. we had a doctor appointment the end of last week. she was three weeks and two days old and she was 8 pounds 14 ounces so she is gaining weight like a champ, six ounces in seven days. way to go princess!