7 Weeks Old

Happy Birthday to Natalie! We are at 7 weeks old now, and doing great. She is changing every day! Every morning we find something new. She is keeping her eyes open, and starting to recognize us. She still has the giggles -- that makes Val start giggling. We are starting to see smiles a lot more, not just after a good poop either! She's holding her head up, and actually tracking objects. She goes through growth spurts, sometimes sleeping 3-4 hours, and then back to every two hours for feeding. Hey, its her world, we are just visiting! heheheheh

Grandpa and Grandma Daubert have been down for the last week, and I think Grandma has put her down twice...total..over 7 days...hehehehe. We have some great pictures of Natalie sleeping on Grandmas chest, with Grandma sleeping in the chair. Priceless!

Val is doing great, she's going to a fitness training class down at a local park called Shape, Rattles, and Stroll. All for Mommy's and babies, and the strollers. She's loving it!
My "vacation" ends on Monday...starting the new job as Art Director for Sony Games here in Austin. Not sure if everyone has heard, but I shut down the Animation Farm two months ago to focus more on Val and Natalie. I got a call from Sony later that month wanting to talk. So everything turned out great. I'm super excited about the studio, and I will be in charge of STAR WARS and DC Comics Online video games. Whoo hoo! Now I have a reason to wear my cape to work! hehehehe.

Here are some more great pics!

This one I call "Hey Dad, I pooped!"

And now notes from MOMMY!

We are so lucky to have had so much help in the past 7 weeks. My mom (Aba), Tia Cristy, Tia Meche and Mechita, Dad (Pepe), and now the Dauberts (Grandma and Grandpa) have all taken a turn in staying with us and lending their expertise. I never thought having so many people in the house all in a row would be so great! Everyone has pitched in and Mike and I are very thankful. We still don't sleep more than 2-3 hours straight, but we realize it could be worse. I don't know how people do it on their own! We love our little princess and it's all worth it to see her smile once in a while. She's the most awake in the middle of the day and she plays and looks at her mobile. Soon she will be in her big crib...maybe in two weeks or so...if Daddy lets her go so far that is. We'll let you know how it goes! :-)