week 8!

On Halloween day we went to the pumpkin patch to take pictures with some pumpkins. there weren't very many left, but enough to take some 1st halloween pictures with. Since she was dressed as a little pumpkin i saw it fitting. We didn't take her trick-or-treating but instead went to a friends house and played some games. Next year when shes old enough to walk around we'll take her.
Last night we had to take Alyssa to the doctor. The skin tag she has filled with blood so i was paranoid and took her right in. We are getting an ultrasound on it to rule out a tethered cord and then getting it taken off. The doctor said it was probably just rubbed on by her wiggling around so much and not to worry about it. But we did get her weight and height. She was 11 lbs 5 ounces (with jeans, shirt, and cloth diaper) and 22 inches! She will be weighed naked at her 2 month appointment next Wednesday but I'm assuming it will still be around 11 lbs. She is getting so solid!
She started sleeping from like 930-330 or 4 for about a week straight which i was so excited about. However that was short lived and the past few nights shes only been sleeping from like 10-130 or 2 and then eats every 3 hours after that. I'm not quite sure how to get her to sleep longer at night, suggestions are welcomed! maybe shes still just too little, I don't know. she is only 8 weeks. Sleeping through the night or not, shes the sweetest little thing ever! I have to leave her for the first time on Monday night with my mom while Dave and I go to the Marine Corps birthday ball. I don't want to leave her and I'm sure I'll call home 100 times but it will be nice to be out with Dave and some friends. I'll post a few pictures from our night out next week...along with a bunch more of alyssa of course!