Hannah can only sleep one of three ways: either in a carseat after a long walk (and usually some crying), in a carseat during a ride on a freeway going at a constant rate of 45 mph or more (seriously), or in our arms being "bounced." By bounced, I mean holding Hannah in our arms and slowly moving up and down on a Yoga Ball. The vertical motion puts her to sleep fairly quickly.
Unfortunately, Hannah has the bad habit of often waking up when we place her in the bassinet from this position. So sometimes we'll swaddle her and then put her down, and she'll continue to sleep. But there are days where we won't be able to put her in the bassinet at all her without her waking up. So we could be holding her in our arms for over an hour! I'm sure by now you've guessed how we've been passing that time.
Just to give you an idea on just how much we've been bouncing her, here is a list of most of the shows/movies I've seen in the 2 months I've been taking care of Hannah:
The Wire: Season One, Prison Break: Season One, Mad Men: Season One, The Godfather Part I & II, Great Escape,Wanted,Hancock,Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, Billy Wilder Speaks, Tropic Thunder, Iron Man, The Office Special, Wall-E with Pixar Doc, 30 Days of Night, 44 Minutes, House Bunny, Zodiac, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Horton Hears A Who, Radio Days, Kung Fu Panda, Taking Pelham One Two Three, Volver, Red Beard, Serpico, Downfall, Wild Strawberries, Whisper of the Heart, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, Brief Encounter, Rules of the Game, Yi-yi, Citizen Ruth, Forbidden Zone, Zack and Miri Make a Porno
And of course, I can't just watch the movies normally. I need to turn the sound off and watch the movies with subtitles so I won't wake up Hannah. Also, I can't watch comedies -- my laughter will often wake her up. So since I need to read subtitles anyway I've been catching up on my foreign movies. I've seen a lot of good ones: Downfall and Red Beard come to mind. The downside there though is foreign dramas are usually a somber experience and when I'm bouncing her repeatedly for hours a day, these movies often fill my head with questions like "Is This What My Life Has Become?" and "How Much Of My Own Happiness Should I Sacrifice So That My Daughter Can Live A Good Life?" And "Why Are Japanese People So Cool?"
In a completely unrelated note, check out this cool picture I took:
I'm just sayin'...
Here they are checking out real estate blogs. Hannah wants a house with stables in the back for a pony. 
It took me a while to photoshop the beer out of Hannah's hands in this one.
Kaya and her family have generously donated many clothes and toys for Hannah to wear and play with and they have played a big part in her development. Happy Birthday Kaya -- and thanks again!
Of course when we're trying to get Hannah to back to sleep at 4 am I find myself saying "It's only been a half year?"
Unfortunately, Hannah's hair is getting so long at the top that it's starting to droop. So in order to prepare ourselves for the next hair phase, we tried out a couple of new do's:
Cute, but makes her look like a boy if she's not wearing pink.
This is the one we'll probably go with. She looks like a little Pikmin!
If you've been following this blog you know that Lola has been taking care of Hannah for the last two weeks. Lola has just finished those two weeks and has gone back home this past Saturday. Thank you so much for the help! Mom and Dad are very grateful, and Hannah misses you already!
They are doing absolutely fine! Hannah mostly behaves when Mommy and Daddy are home...
"I OWN YOU!!!!!"
Playing at the Park
Taking Daily Strolls
Making Starbucks and Jamba Juice Runs -- thanks Jeff and Lesley ;)
Hangin' With Friends and Family
Reading Magazines Together 
Playing Video Games
Unfortunately, Hannah has the bad habit of often waking up when we place her in the bassinet from this position. So sometimes we'll swaddle her and then put her down, and she'll continue to sleep. But there are days where we won't be able to put her in the bassinet at all her without her waking up. So we could be holding her in our arms for over an hour! I'm sure by now you've guessed how we've been passing that time.
I'm just sayin'...
Monkeys
Chimpanzees
Mice
Dragonflies
Giraffes
Monsters (Cookie)
Elephants
PEOPLE!!!!!!!!
Daddy thought it would be nice for Hannah to know that Mom has another job other than Milk Dispenser, so a few days ago we visited Mom at work!
Hannah got to meet some of Mom's super cool co-workers. 
Doesn't she look right at home in Juli's arms?
