Mommy Life & Lovin'

I love being a mommy so much! Exclusively breastfeeding with little luck using the pump and being able to bottle feed has occasionally taken it's toll on me, but I am still very glad with the choice I have made. She has been going through a growth spurt so for a few days she was eating NONSTOP and then the past couple days she has just been sleeping away. It is just blowing me away how fast she is growing and I can't wait to find out how much she weighs at her next appointment (Definitely not looking forward to the shots though.) She is such a smart little girl and smiles so much now. It is the best feeling in the world to walk up when someone else is holding her and have her turn her head and give me a huge gummy grin as soon as she hears my voice (and that goes for her daddy too, of course!) She is just so interactive and is "ahhing" and "cooing" all the time now. She is a pretty good sleeper; generally sleeping in chunks of 4-5 hours during the night. We just got her a new activity mat which she loves! She will be seven weeks this Monday. Time is flying!

Ryan and I began the insanity workout DVD's this week, so I'll be sure to keep you all updated on how that INSANITY is going. It really is insane. I'm barely walking...

My very good childhood friend, Brie, has two sons. Today was her first son's first birthday party and she also has a son who is 10 days older than Adalynn. It was a lot of fun seeing what we have to look forward to watching her one year old and is so awesome to have kids so close together since we grew up together too. 

Her son's names are Kameron and Zain. The pictures aren't the best, I apologize.

Briana and I

Zain and Adalynn 

Oh and I have been watching these YouTube videos that I think are hilarious (Ryan does not agree) so just thought I'd share! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdtD19tXX30

One of those days

So today motherhood welcomed me the rest of the way into her loving, poop-filled arms. Yes, I have officially had the pleasurable experience of a completely blown out diaper, but I'll get to that in a minute. Until then, here's a teaser for those of you who are itching with excitement...

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So this morning I had my six week postpartum appointment and took Adalynn with me as well. Other than skipping breakfast our morning went pretty smoothly. You never know what to expect with a six week old and you can almost guarantee you'll be leaving the house a little later than planned. This did happen, but we left with just enough time to get there. So we pull into the parking lot of the office and every spot was full. This has never happened since I have been going to that office. I begin circling the lot for a spot, receiving competitive glares from those driving past me, when I finally see a very heavy set man (yes, this has relevance to the story) heading to his big ole' truck. I pull up at a reasonable distance, turn on my blinker, and wait. It isn't long before I realize that the cars on both sides of this man's truck are rather close. Soon after I see that the man appears to be struggling to get into his truck door. I still sat there, expecting he would soon squeeze through the small space. Two, three, four more tries and he was still not making much progress. He then proceeded to close his truck door and began walking around to the other side. I quickly looked over to gauge the space he had where he was headed and realized that it was an even tighter squeeze! I hated seeing this. I can't even begin to explain how bad I felt that this man was struggling with what would be such a (somewhat) simple task for most people. I couldn't take sitting there and making him feel pressured (and most likely embarrassed). This made me decide that exercise wouldn't kill me and I just decided to park in another lot. And exercise it was! Man, nothing like carrying a baby in a car seat and a diaper bag a good distance to make you realize you're out of shape. 

Fast forward to the doctor's appointment... I have met with the nurse, gone over all that my appointment will entail, have undressed from the waist down and covered up with a gown (yes, this is also relevant to the story), and am sitting on the exam table waiting for the doctor to come in. Adalynn is in her car seat on the floor next to me and as I am sitting there, lovingly staring at this beautiful creature we have created, I notice the side of her onesie appears to be pretty wet. After looking a little closer I realize that this said wetness has a greenish tint to it. I get down from the exam table and (See Image Above) this is what I find. Not only do I find this, she then sticks both of her hands right in it! So you can only imagine the sight my poor doctor saw when she walked in. A half naked patient and a completely naked baby, both covered in poop. She quickly excused herself and told me to grab her when I was finished. Of course Addie is SCREAMING her lungs out the whole time I am cleaning her off with wipe after wipe after wipe. Mind you this is an office where kids are not allowed (Hmmm. I wonder why?!) It took me a good twenty to thirty minutes to get that all taken care of and to get her back in good enough spirits to receive my check-up. Definitely a first blow out to remember, that's for sure! Following this, my doctor puts me in a considerable amount of pain (for necessary reasons, but I will spare you those details.) This makes me feel horrible and I remain at the office for a few other things and am finally out two hours after my appointment. I make the trek back to my car, which, by this point, totally makes me wish I had waited for the large man to squeeze into his truck. I pull out of the parking lot and BOOM I'm on low fuel. I have just enough money on my debit card for a few gallons of gas (we have new ones, but mine was not activated and after many attempts over the phone had failed, I gave up.) Not complaining here, I'm just thankful I had any available money at all! I think we can all agree that the "low fuel" light is never something you want to see after being ready to just be home.

When I arrived home, Ryan had already had a pretty long day as well and we still had a few more errands to run together. We were both wore out and had a screaming baby a good majority of our trip. After all was said and done, Ryan got us Chipotle and since today was his last day of school we were able to go home and watch our new Netflix show and relax with one another. I wasn't feeling very well still, but we were both in considerably better moods having the opportunity to have the rest of the day to spend with one another, worry-free. I'm so thankful that we can turn days like this into much better ones for each other.

So if you're having a rough day, here is a little something to put a smile on your face...

Weekend Lovin'

I have to say that having the weekends to spend time with one another is not a feeling Ryan and I are very accustom to. Having met while working in a bar and grille, the weekend was basically our work week and this continued until about almost two months ago. Yes, I am LOVING the opportunity to be able to stay home with sweet Adalynn and I am loving the fact that we get Ryan all to ourselves on the weekends as well. I was planning on going back to work and possibly taking a few classes this fall, but it's looking like I am going to stay home with Addie until Spring semester, which I am just so bummed about ;) HA! I am so excited that I don't have to give her away to someone I don't know to take care of her during the day. Anyways, this weekend has been very nice. Saturday we got to spend some family time together and then Ryan, Addie, and I met one of his friends he hadn't seen in a while up at Famous Joe's and got to visit with him for a little while (and Ryan got to show the two of us off haha.) Yesterday we got to spend some much needed time with Mom and Dad Capes, which was wonderful! Tomorrow will be Ryan's last day of the summer semester and he will be graduating from the program Thursday. It has been a very eventful year, but Ryan has done such a great job and I could not be more proud of him. I thank God so much for blessing me with such a diligent (and loving) husband. 

Anyway, we have a very eventful week ahead of us and I'm sure I'll have plenty to share. Whether you like it or not!

Keeping up with the Capes!

Between being at home and sitting down the majority of the time (due to a very hungry, nursing baby) I decided it was time for me to find some kind of hobby. After coming to the decision that I am not very crafty and the realization that anything outside of the house on a regular basis was out of the question for the moment, I decided blogging might be something I'll enjoy (and who knows, I might just be good at it too!) It also seems like a much better way for family members to keep up with our family, more importantly our growing little girl, than facebook. Adalynn was born on June 10, 2013 (6 lbs 10 oz, 20 1/2 in long) and is five weeks old as of this Monday. Let me tell you, those five weeks FLEW by and I feel like she is already twice as big as when we left the hospital. I have been staying home with our sweet girl while Daddy Ryan has been working his behind off landscaping while going to school as well. I can't tell you all how much I appreciate all of his hard work and how much my love for him has grown seeing how much he loves our little girl. The past five weeks have mostly just been loving and learning about our new little one, but this past weekend, at just shy of 5 weeks old, Adalynn took her first long car trip! The circumstances were not so good as my Grandfather in Arkansas passed away, but we did have a very good time visiting with friends and family that hadn't been seen in a long time. It was also nice to have those at his funeral celebrating Addie, a new life, while mourning the loss of another. I also enjoyed the opportunity to introduce Ryan to family members that I myself wasn't very familiar with before this visit. So that's a very quick update on what has been going on with us lately to start this off. I'm sure I'll think of much more I forgot to mention, but as interesting and wonderful as our little girl is, I'm sure I'll make up for it very quickly.