Addie's First Play Date

So in an earlier blog I mentioned that my good friend Briana who I've known since I was 3 had a little boy (Zain) 10 days before Adalynn was born. She has a one year old boy as well (Kameron). Well this Wednesday Adalynn and I spent the day with the three of them and had such a good time. It was so nice to catch up with her and have some Mommy time. This post will be mostly pictures, because we got some great ones! I'm sure we'll be getting together a lot more often now.

Six Months

So today Ryan and I have been married for six months. I can't believe how fast time flies. I can honestly say that they have been the best six months of my life. I feel so incredibly blessed to have found Ryan and that God has given me the privilege to spend the rest of my life with him. He is such an amazing husband and father. He works so hard everyday for our family and I appreciate everything he does so much. I am looking forward to what God has in store for our family and spending every day for the rest of my life with him.

Adalynn has been doing very good. She has started sleeping for about 6-7 hours at night (most of the time) which has been AWESOME! She is becoming more interactive and smiling more everyday. I am honestly surprised by how much she "talks" and smiles. It is the most heartwarming thing and I am so happy I get to spend my days with her. 

I DID find my camera charger yesterday so I will have some good pictures coming soon, I promise! For now I do have some great pictures I got on my phone. It doesn't matter what I take the picture with, she's beautiful no matter what! :)

It's been a while...

Alright everyone, I know I am bit of a blogging bore. I promise I will make a valiant effort in updating more often. I have been in a little bit of a slump lately. I am feeling much better though. I really think that once I find my camera charger and am able to take some better pictures I will be more motivated to update more.

Anyways... Ryan and I had our first date night this last weekend! We went to P.F. Changs and saw Elysium while my parents watched Adalynn. It was really nice to have the chance to spend some one on one time with each other for the first time in a while. Although the movie didn't necessarily meet our expectations, we still had a good time (except for the fact that I wore heels and my post pregnancy feet swelled up SO badly and it was incredibly painful!)

Adalynn turned two months old on the 10th! Today was her two month appointment and shots. It was sad for mommy, but she took it like a champ. She only cried a little after each shot and we cuddled on a bench for 30 minutes before we started our ride home. She slept the entire ride and then a while when we got back, but around 2 she really seemed like she wasn't feeling well. I gave her some tylenol and we had some mommy baby cuddle/nursing time for the rest of the day until daddy got home and then she cheered right up! She is now sleeping happily on daddy's shoulder and he's never looked better ;). 

Length: 22 1/2 in. (grown an inch)

Weight: 10lbs. 9oz. (gained 3lbs. 6oz.)

It blows me away how big she's getting. Her pediatrician commented on how much she was "talking" and smiling. It made me so proud to have such a smart little girl. My love for her (and her daddy) just blows me away.

Mama Drama

I am sorry it has been a little while since I have updated. I have a gassy baby who tends to get fussiest around the time I am usually doing this. We have been working on getting a night time routine going; go for a walk (sometimes), have some play time on her activity mat or in her super fun swing with the lights that she adores, taking a bath with mommy (I need my every night bath too), feeding, and then bed. Getting her to sleep in her crib has proved to be a little difficult, but she has been getting a little better. I am not personally comfortable with using the "cry it out" method until she is a little bit older and this is after a lot of research. I swear all I do anymore is look up information, opinions, blogs, etc. about babies. Anyway, things have been going pretty well and Adalynn is beginning to become more and more alert and happy when she is not eating and is finally going a bit longer between feedings! I am having a hard time getting her to drink out of a bottle, which is a great concern to me, because I would like to be able to leave her to go out with Ryan at some point or let Ryan get some daddy-baby bonding by having a chance to feed her too. I am sure she will get it down though. She's a smart girl and we are going to try a different bottle tomorrow. We are so blessed and so happy.

On Sunday we had a wonderful celebration at Mom and Dad Cape's house. We were celebrating Ryan's graduation of the program, Brandon's graduation from school, Grandma and Grandpa Carpenter's anniversary, Grandma Carpenter's birthday, and the birth of Adalynn. It was so nice having everyone together and having the opportunity to meet some family members I hadn't had the chance to yet. 

To Be Continued... (having some baby drama)

So... I started that post probably 4 days ago and am just now getting back to finishing it. So again I apologize for it being even longer since I've updated!

We are house sitting for Mom and Dad Capes this weekend which has been really nice and making us very anxious to get our own home (no hurry, I know we are very blessed with the situation we are currently in.) It has been a VERY successful weekend in mommy/baby world. First, I finally found a pacifier, at the recommendation of my friend Brie, that Adalynn will take! Now I know so many people are thinking, "why in the world would you want to get her started on that?" and I'm going to have to give that a question a simple, because I am tired of being a pacifier! Also, she is not quite able to "self soothe" yet so when she is waking up on her own it is hard for her to fall back asleep and the pacifier has been a great help with that as well. Second, I found not one, but TWO bottles that she will take pumped milk from! Now this is awesome, because now if mommy needs to be gone for more than an hour or two, she can! Ryan and I are going to a concert in October (country fair) as a late birthday present from him to me, so I am doing everything possible to make sure she is ready for that! Seems far away, but if the next two months go by as fast as these two have then it will be here in no time! Right now Addie is laying in her carseat , because her bassinet is upstairs and today I tried covering her up with a shirt I have been wearing and it's working like magic. Every time she starts to wake up she just pulls the shirt to her face and slowly drifts back off. I love it! 

Well... baby calls! Again, I apologize about the picture quality. I can't find the charger for my actual camera, so I will be posting better (and MANY more) pictures when I find that.