3 months!

Happy 3 month Birthday, Adelyn!!

You are such a sweet little girl. You are 12 lbs, 0.03 oz and so cuddly. You sleep around 9 or 10 hours at night, which thrills mommy & daddy! You sleep comfortably in your crib at night and for most of your naps. Sometimes you sleep in your swing or in mommy's arms. You are quite laid back and hardly ever cry. When you do cry, it is this adorable little shriek.

We started cloth diapering this month and it is going really well. We have them on their smallest setting with only a newborn insert. They are so cute on Adelyn! She found her thumb this month, as well. We are trying to force the paci on her, but if she gets the chance that thumb gets popped right back in her mouth.

Adelyn & Hunter have been sick this week. Hunter got a cold and cough and Adelyn picked up on that as well. Then Adelyn got some sort of intestinal virus, too. She was pooping blood on Friday & Saturday, so we spent Saturday afternoon in the ER. She is totally fine: just a tear in her bottom due to too much diarrhea. Other then this scare this week, she has been a healthy baby.

She is strong! She holds her head up really well and fights to stand as well. She loves to put weight on her legs. I think she is going to be a little athlete! ;)

Smiles!

I finally caught some smiles on camera! ;) Adelyn has adorable smiles when people look at her directly. She is very social. Here is a link to Hunter Smiling at about the same age. Do you think they look alike?

first bath

This post is a flash back to December 14, 2012, when Adelyn had her first "real" bath at home. She was not too enthusiastic about the process, but Hunter was! He wanted to be involved in any way possible. He got her a bath toy, sat by her side and really wanted to help with the soap.

Here are a few pictures!

Adelyn, 2 months!

Adelyn is two months old. WOW! She has been such a little blessing to our family. She is laid back and mild mannered. Her smile melts my heart and is the highlight of my days!!!
2 month stats:
Weight: 11 lbs, 11.8 oz
Height: 22.5 inches

She has started to sleep through the night. Last night she had her longest night yet: 9 hours. Ahhh I am so proud!!! This week her night sleep has varied from 5 hours to 9 hours, usually somewhere around 7.5 or 8. This is great for her and great for me, too. I am starting to feel like myself again.

Her brother still makes her tougher by the day! He thinks her head makes a great track for his cars and her eyes are totally fun to poke. Poor thing, it truly is hard to be the second child!! Hunter kisses her and sings to her, too. He absolutely loves her and wants to make sure she is included in all his play time. Right after this picture was taken, Hunter sat on her head.
The doctor said, "She is perfect!" She also said that Adelyn looks like a 2 month old but has the physical ability of a 3 month old. She wrote in her notes that she is "an alert, social, happy baby." Adelyn got 2 shots and an oral vaccine this month. She was not very happy the rest of the day. When she was awake, she was crying, but most of the afternoon and evening she spent asleep.
We are so thankful for Adelyn!

1 month: part 2

Yesterday Adelyn had her 1 month appointment, so I have to post again! We just love our new pediatrician. She is a mom as well as a doctor so her advice is both medical as well as personal. We feel so blessed to have her as our doctor. She has taken on Hunter as well! Hooray! We have never been pleased with Hunter's doctor here in STL so what a blessing to now find someone we like that will accept our insurance and care for our kiddos!!!

Adelyn's 1 month stats:
weight: 9 lbs, 15.8 oz (68%)
height: 21 inches (50%)
head: 14 7/8 (61%)

Adelyn got a great report from the doctor. She said Adelyn's body control is more like a 2 month old baby. The way she moves, holds her hed up, and lays on her side were all markers of a baby older than one month. In fact, at one point during the appointment the doctor started shuffling papers and said, "This is her one month check right? She isn't two months old?" We all laughed and I assured her that Adelyn is still just one month old. I have felt from the beginning that Adelyn was born with the skills of a baby a few weeks old. She fights to hold up her head and she has done that since day one. Physically, she above the curve.
Adelyn ready to go to her appointment:

The doctor also commented on how social she was already. She smiled at the doctor! It was a great appointment. Adelyn only had to get one shot. Here she is showing off her band aid:
Here is Hunter loving on her as always:

Adelyn, 1 month

Adelyn is one month old today. It is crazy how fast these early days go. She has been a wonderful baby. Seriously, she has been such a little pleasure to have around. She nurses quickly and quite well, she sleeps great and when she is awake is generally happy and pleasant. She loves to cuddle and spends her free time swinging or staring at the Christmas tree.

She sleeps in mommy & daddy's room in her bassinet at night. During the day she sleeps in her swing, her bouncer, or on mommy's lap. Right now she is taking her very first nap in her crib. She eats between 8-10 times a day, usually.

Hunter is so good with her. He loves being near her, giving her kisses and touching her "nicely." He is still learning how to be gentle with her and he is sometimes disappointed that she won't play with the toys he offers her. But overall he is really a great big brother. He calls her "my baby" and "baby sister." He says she is "soooo cute" and he laughs at all the little noises she makes.

Adelyn fits in the family quite naturally. It has been an easy transition adding her into the mix.

I am still healing but doing so much better than I was after my c-section with Hunter.

Adelyn, 1 week

December 8, 2011

Bringing Adelyn Home

We brought Adelyn home December 5, 2011. We left the hospital around 11:45 a.m. I had been there so long it took me a while to pack everything up!
Here we are preparing to leave the hospital:




Here she is in her car seat for the first time!



On our way home from the hospital with Hunter, we got Chick-Fil-A. We decided we needed to do this again with Adelyn! So with our chicken and fries in hand, we headed home with our beautiful baby girl. It was so much fun to come home to balloons and signs on our door!