Fun times with Family and Friends

Sloane has had many visitors over the past couple of months and and has enjoyed getting to know everyone, especially some of her close friends and family!

 Meeting Great Aunt Gloria for the first time...

 ...and Cousin Judy

 ...and cousin Nancy!

 We also spent time with good friends Megan, Joey, and Aria:

 And got to meet baby Cameron for the first time!

Chriezl and Ben came to visit too!

 Aunt Sheri, Mimi's sister, came to visit from Chico....

 And so did Aunt Krisanne, Grandpa's sister, and Uncle Gene:

Its so much fun getting know everyone!

Palm Springs

On Veteran's Day weekend Sloane went on her first vacation! We took her to beautiful Palm Springs, California.  The weather was terrific and our time there was too!

Out for a walk with Mommy and Daddy!

Getting to know "Cousin" Peyton and Aunt Emilee!

Good times were had by all!

Sloane's First Halloween

We started off the holiday with a trip to the pumpkin patch.  As you can see Sloane was very into it:

We then decided to get a little more "photojournalistic:"

And then Sloane was no longer a willing participant:

For Halloween we went to a Halloween party at our dear friends Allie and Peggy's house.  Sloane dressed as a kitty cat and mommy did too!

Happy Halloween!

Tongue Tied!

When Sloane was around four weeks old we started noticing that she was becoming more and more fussy and especially uncomfortable.  Thanks to a great lactation consultant we figured out that she was tongue tied.  This means that her frenulum (the tissue underneath your tongue that connects it to the floor of your mouth) was too tight causing her to have a difficult time feeding.  Luckily we found a great dentist, Dr. James Jesse, that corrected the problem in under 2 minutes using a laser procedure that he developed.

Here is Sloane and Daddy wearing their laser glasses before the procedure.  Brian had to hold Sloane during the procedure...Mommy couldn't watch! Both were troopers...despite the unhappy look on Sloane's face:

After the procedure, Sloane had to go through 5 sessions of cranio-sacral therapy to help re-train her tongue how to feed correctly.  She loved going to see Dr. Chelf in Solana Beach...we liked to call them her massage sessions.  Here is Dr. Chelf working her magic:

Four weeks later and Sloane is doing awesome!  She is now a very efficient eater and much happier little lady!

And look how far she can stick her tongue out!

First Bath

We gave Sloane her first bath about two weeks after coming home from the hospital.  We had to wait for her umbilical cord to fall off.  It was a very nerve wracking experience and Sloane seemed apprehensive at first, but ultimately we all enjoyed the experience!

The First Few Weeks

After bringing Sloane home there were 2 very important "siblings" for her to meet, our dogs, Bella and Chloe.  

As you can see, Chloe was great from the beginning...Bella needed a little more time to adjust...but she, too is now doing great!

We have had so much fun getting to know our new little one and can't stop taking pictures of her!  Here are some of our favorites from her first few weeks of life:

The first few weeks also meant LOTS of visitors!  We are so grateful for all of our family and friends...thanks for all of the love and support!

 Cousins Natalie and Clay

 Cousin Erika

 Courtney and Will

Aunt Emilee and Uncle Aaron