Griswald Christmas (Hennesy Style)

We don't have any pictures of Holley Ryan in this update, rather this is the story of her first Christmas tree. I got up early this morning and braved the crowds at Wal-Mart. I wasn't really shopping for any big ticket items but it was fun to watch Coffee county's finest maul each over 50 cent sheets and towels. I came home and picked up Lori and Holley Ryan and we went to Lowe's to pick out a tree (Actually, I picked out the tree because Lori said it was too cold, so her and Holley Ryan sat in the car). After a diligent search (i.e. grabbing the first tree I came upon), I got the young high school kid working the garden center to lash the tree onto the roof of the 'Vous. I told him not to kill himself latching it down since we were only going a couple of miles. Needless to say we barely made it home. We rode over half the way to the house with it nearly rolling off the back of the car, as you can see from the picture(the tree started between the luggage racks).

2 Months Old!

Holley Ryan has made it to the two month old mark. At her check up she was up to 12 pounds and 25 inches long. She is in the upper percentile for both measurements. She is getting better about sleeping at night. Last night she went to sleep at 11p.m and did not wake up again until 6:30a.m. Mom and Dad were proud to say the least. We have a lot to be thankful for as Thanksgiving approaches this week. Most of all our beautiful little girl.

Growing Fast

Holley Ryan is growing really fast. At her doctor visit last week she weighed in at 12 lbs.!!! That is a bunch of growing since she arrived 7 weeks ago(7.2lbs on 9-24-09).

It's beginning to feel like fall in Douglas.

The weather was a little cooler when we woke up this morning, so Holley decided to try out one of her hats. A big thanks to Ms. Annie Farrar for making me a new hat.

Picture Update

Here is a picture I snapped tonight just after Holley Ryan's bath. Since her cord fell off, bath time is now her favorite time of the day.

1 Month Old!!!!

It seems impossible, but it has been one month since Holley Ryan was born. She is growing really fast already. At her 3 week pediatrician visit she had gained 2 pounds and has grown 2 inches since she was born (She is now 9 lbs and 22 inches long). We have not done a good job updating the blog the last couple of weeks but will try and catch up some this week.

Alex, I'll take "Things Matt & Lori didn't see on Monday Night" for $500.

The Question would be this:

Holley Ryan didn't have a great night of sleep last night, so we didn't either. Lori snapped this shot today while I was at work. It looks like she is resting up so she can have more fun tonight.