5 weeks new

I can't believe that Rylee is already 5 weeks old! Where has the time gone? The last month has been a total blur. Christmas seems like years ago. I'M SO EXHAUSTED!! The little peanut has horrible gas that keeps her from falling back asleep after her 2:30 a.m. feedings. Which therefore keeps me from falling asleep after her 2:30 a.m. feedings. She's been smiling for over a week now and yesterday she smiled A LOT!! It was the best thing I'd ever seen. It maybe even made up for the 3 straight hours that she cried last night. Maybe.

The rate at which this child is growing is out of control. She already weighs over 9 pounds! What happened to the 6 pound peanut that I brought home from the hospital? I think all of these women who gave birth to 9+ pound children are mystical saintly creatures whose pictures should be placed in a museum for all to see. It's been determined that she gets her red hair from Shawn's bumpa and she certainly gets her temper from her daddy. She wants to eat ALL THE TIME, which she clearly gets from her mama. No matter how long she has been sleeping (even if it's only been 8 minutes) she thinks she's STARVING when she wakes up. And if you try to trick her with the pacifier instead, she will grunt this adorable "Mrmm! Mrmm! Mrmm!" in a very angry tone. She has recently come down with a horrible case of baby acne which I am praying will go away very soon. When she cries the bottom sides of her cheeks puff out and it looks like she just had her wisdom teeth out. I look forward to her cry just so I can see it. Her hands are huge and her feet are ginormous. She has outgrown most of her socks even though they claim to fit "up to 6 months". She gets excited when she sees Manny; although not as excited as he gets when he sees her. She's so much person in such a little body. I love every inch.

Soooo...... very exciting...... her newborn photos are up and posted for all to see. They have actually been up for a week now but I have been so beyond exhausted that I couldn't find the time to post the link. She already looks so different than she did in these photos - which were taken when she was 13 days old. I am IN LOVE with the new "custom creations" they have done - a beautiful collage featuring our maternity photo and 4 pictures of Rylee. I cried when I saw it. They are such talented photographers and I am SO GLAD that I had these photos done. JUST INCREDIBLE.

To view them:
www.demersphotography.com
recent photo sessions
print room lab
rylee's newborn session
enter password: manny (all lower case)

To view the awesome photo collages (there are two - use the arrow to scroll over)
www.demersphotography.com
portfolio
custom creations

I hope you'll all tell me your favorites! I ordered just about all of them in a 4 x 6 for her scrapbook but had a hard time choosing 5 x 7's and 8 x 10's for frames. I love them all!!