Fun and Games

Courtney is now smiling! Here are some of her best smiles and giggles! She is also starting to like playing on her play mats. She still doesn't quite get that the toys are there for her to play with, but she stares at them very well! We also put several pictures of another new trick - holding her head up!

Baby Blessing

Courtney was blessed on April 20 at Liberty St.

She was blessed by her uncle David and grandpa Gaylon.

Grandma Frances and Grandpa Hicks both said some nice things about her.

After church we had family and friends back at our house for lunch.

I am not sure how to turn pictures....

First friends

Courtney already has several very close friends.

She has even been awake to meet most of them!!

Courtney and Kaitlynn before their first lunch date at Panera.

Courtney and Marin sleeping at church.

Courtney and Kaitlynn.

Ashley and Courtney meet! Courtney wasn't at all jealous Ashley could hold her head up and stay awake.

sleeping like a baby

Here are some of our favorite sleeping baby pictures!

My first bath!

Grandma Frances gave Courtney her first bath a few days after we got home. She did not like it - too cold!

But once she is all warm and cozy after, she gets happy!

Easter

Courtney's first holiday! We celebrated Easter by making our first big car trip to Stewartsville to Grandma and Grandpa Whitmer's house. She was a very good girl and slept the whole way. She was outfitted in a super cute bunny sleeper and, of course, bunny slippers. For her second wardrobe change, she had a flowery dress and cardigan that I bought a few years ago anticipating a baby girl! We had lunch with all the family and Courtney got lots of loving from her aunts, uncles and cousins! Look at those slippers! Courtney died the eggs herself!
Great grandma Whitmer holding her newest great-grandchild.
Courtney's oldest cousin, Megan.
Our first family picture (where we aren't in pajamas).
Uncle Jim sent this giant bunny...which makes little Courtney look even smaller! Courtney looks like a little Easter egg here, with her "My first Easter" bunny.

Courtney comes home!

We brought Courtney home from the hospital on Thursday morning, March 13. Grandma Frances was waiting for us! As we drove the 5 minutes from the hospital and were nearing the school, we were already talking about how Courtney is going to be coming home from that school with pictures she drew for us. Dan really knows how to make a girl cry!

Here is Courtney in our favorite outfit (which was newborn size, but giant on her) so we wanted it to be her homecoming outfit. This is her first few minutes in her new house!

Aunt Lindsey meets Courtney!
An after dinner shot.
This is where Courtney eats dinner with the family.

Look at those beautiful daffodils!