2 Months...Crazy!

Adelyn is 2 months today!! I find that super crazy and slightly amazing that time has gone so fast. She can now smile like crazy...big gummy ones, it's so rewarding! She loves to take walks- when its warm, ride in the car, sit in her swing, cuddle with Mommy and Daddy and sleep...oh and did I mention eat? She does that very well! She is an extremally happy baby, she turned that corner when she was 7 weeks old after about 4 weeks of fussy baby-and by fussy she was crabby for 1-2 hours at night total. We are working on a schedule. She is now going to bed around 8 and sleeping for at least 6 hours, I had it two days in a row where she slept 8!! Yay...that means that I get 8 hours of sleep too =) She likes to wake up around 6, eat, go back to sleep for a little while, she'll wake up around 8 to "hang out," then she eats at 9 and takes a long morning nap-usually 2.5-3hours. After her hap she'll eat again, be up for about an hour and then we usually take an hour to 1.5 hour nap together. When Eric gets home is her long awake period and she usually stays awake, maybe a short catnap or two, for 3 hours, then off to bed! Her bedtime routine includes a bath, nursing, a song and rocking...we are working on less rocking and more going to sleep by ourself and it is actually working quite well :)
We have a doctors appt tomorrow and I am not to thrilled about it. She has to get all her shots...boo...and it won't be fun. I will post her stats tomorrow!

These are her 1 month pictures...we just did her 2 month ones yesterday. When I get those I'll be sure to post!

Mommy thinks I look like Daddy in this picture :)

North Carolina

North Carolina was great! We had a lot of fun visiting Josh and seeing the base. The trip down there was awesome, Adelyn only cried at the end when we were trying to make it to the base before I had to nurse her again...it didn't work. We stayed on the base in a room for $25 a night and yes it wasn't the greatest. It was clean so I guess that's all that matters. Josh is doing really well. We found out that he wasn't exaggerating when he said that the nearest town was 20-30 minutes away...its true you can either go to Morehead or New Bern and if you want to go somewhere were there are more than 2 choices for restaurants you have to drive an hour to get there. They really are out in the middle of no where. Thursday night when we got there Josh didn't have to go into work, so we got there unpacked, ordered pizza and visited with Josh for a little bit before going to bed. Friday Josh came over around 11 and we went to the mall and out to lunch. He had to work that night so we just hung out in our "barracks." (Our room really was an old barrack) Saturday we went to the beach, Rachel just had to go even though it was only 50) and we went into Green___ for dinner (I don't remember the exact name). We made the mistake of choosing BW3's. It was March Madness so yes I was the mom with a baby in the extremely loud bar...we ended up getting our food to go and eating it in the car. Adelyn decided she wanted to have a melt down and proceeded to cry for an hour straight, in the car. Sunday we hung out with Josh some more, we went to a "flea market," it really was a garage sale for the hillbilly's...a ton of junk and nothing worthwhile. Monday was our last day there and we went out to lunch with Josh and spent our last hour back in the room. He left for work, we took a nap and then headed for home around 7pm. We arrived home at 1:30pm on Tuesday and had another uneventful car ride home :)

Josh took me for a ride on his bike...it was really fun but super scary...sitting on the back of a piece of plastic isn't exactly comforting.

Adelyn's new trick :)

The siblings and the niece :)

Adelyn had to take a bath in the sink...there was no other option. She didn't mind!

Josh meeting Adelyn for the first time! He's pretty proud =)

As for the amount of clothing we used it was probably 1/2 to 3/4 of what I brought. She only pooped/peed through her clothes twice, which might be a record! I never got peed/pooped on once for the trip. She must have known we weren't at home and if she had peed/pooped it would have either gotten all over the car or my bed. What a good kid!

6 Days Away with Baby

What does one take when leaving for a week with a baby? That's what I asked myself as I was packing Adelyn's stuff to bring with us to North Carolina. I have to factor in that she usually poops/pees on at least one outfit a day (emphasizing at least) and all the other "stuff" a baby needs.
Here is what is coming with us:
*2 towels
*3 wash clothes
*3 blankets
*2 sheets
*4 receiving blankets
*2 hats (for cold)
*2 hats (for warm)
*13 pairs of socks
*5 sleepers
*1 sweater
*6 pants
*2 outfits (outfit: things that came together)
*7 short sleeve shirts
*9 long sleeve shirts
*6 onesies
*1 pair of shoes
*4 burp clothes
*60ish diapers (we will be buying more, I'm sure)
*130 wipes
* breast pump
*hooter hider
*pack n play
*car seat
*books
*first aid kit
*shampoo
*lotion
*baby bjorn

*I might be missing some of the things I have packed for her that I can't see. When we return I shall post on what was actually used :) On that note off to North Carolina we go (in about 9 hours)

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Adelyn's latest accomplishment...

Long Overdue Update

This is a long overdue update! Our little girl is growing like a weed, a little over 10 pounds! She is 5 weeks old and as of last night is sleeping in her big girl bed, upstairs, all by herself! We are pretty proud :) She is smiling in response to our smiles, which is very rewarding, and she likes to smile in her sleep all the time. She is sleeping 5-6 hours at a time, at night. We have discovered that she does not like onions and chocolate. Onions give her reallly bad gas and make her cry ALOT!! When I have a lot of chocolate (excessive amounts) its like she is on drugs and the poor kid gets the shakes (that only happened once and will never happen again!) Lakota is doing great with her, Adelyn is probably Lakotas favorite person now...as I am typing this Lakota has gone upstairs and closed herself in Adelyns room.
Adelyn, me, my mom and my sister have planned a last minute trip to North Carolina to visit my brother! We are really excited and will be leaving March 19th and returning March 24...this trip is long overdue for me, I haven't seen him in over a year, and he has not gotten a chance to meet Adelyn yet! We are driving, that will prove to be interesting and we are taking our Jetta, so a tiny car, 3 adults and an infant AND 6 days worth of stuff...oh boy :) We will be staying on the base and I am looking forward to 6 days of sunshine and warm weather!!!

Adelyn sleeping in her big girl bed

She loves laying on her boppy :)

Lakota and Adelyn...I did not put them like this, Lakota curled up around her all by herself =)

Life with a Newborn

Life with a newborn has been great!! We can't complain. Our little one likes to sleep, she goes every three hours during the day and 4-5 at night :) We have been having a lot of fun with her, she had her first trip to Meijer when she was 4 days old (every baby has to have a trip to Meijer within their first week of life!) On Valentines day we went to the beach (we stayed in the car) and then got to-go food from 84 East, my favorite! Eric had a little over a week off to enjoy her with me and he loves being a daddy. He has been really helpful around the house and I think, if Adelyn could talk, she would tell you he gives a better bath than me!

Adelyns stats:
Newborn:
19 1/2 inches long
7lbs 11ozs

5 day doctors visit:
19 1/2 inches long, 50th percentile
7lbs 10ozs, 50th percentile
head was in the 75th percentile

2 week doctors visit:
21 1/4 inches long, 75th percentile
8lbs 9ozs, 50the percentile
head still in the 75th percentile

Here are a couple her newborn pictures to enjoy :)

And heeeeeeeeeeeeere's, Baby!!!!

Today, our precious girl was born. Mom started contractions on Sunday, February 1, at 9 in the morning. The contractions got noticeably more pronounced at the kickoff of Super Bowl XLIII. By time the clock showed 2 minutes left in the 4th quarter, Nichole was contracting every 2.5 to 3 minutes. We rushed home to grab our bags and headed over to the hospital. The contractions gained strength on the ride home. We arrived at the hospital around 10. Nichole was dilated to a 5. At 4:01 our daughter was born. Mom and baby were doing great. All Nichole's hard work had paid off, and you could see it on her face. Adelyn J made her first sounds, and we were both so happy. Before you ask, she has 10 fingers and 10 toes. We chose the middle name J as a tribute to the mothers in our life. Both of their middle names begin with a J, Jean and Joy. It was fitting that our daughter hold the namesake of the two women that mean the world to both of us. Adelyn weighed in at a hefty 7 pounds 11 ounces. Not quite the 9 pounds Dr. Taylor thought, but we were both grateful for that. Adelyn measures 19 inches in length and looks like her mother (Thank goodness). Without further adieu, I give you Adelyn: