Happy Birthday Grandma Pam/ 1st Smiles/ 7 weeks old!

First of all, I know it has been too long since I've posted. I'm going to try to get better.

Today is Grandma Pam's birthday! We love you Grandma Pam!

Onto Ms. Addy Rose... Adelyn is 7 weeks old today. The time has gone by so fast. She is changing so fast. She's still eating like a champ and is gaining weight. Her next doc appt is on March 12, but according to our scale at home, she's about 10 lbs right now! I'm looking forward to putting Adelyn in some of her new 3-6 mos. outfits soon enough.

The neatest change is that Adelyn has started smiling in the past few weeks. These aren't accidental smiles, these are real social smiles. They melt my heart. I haven't been very good about capturing them with the camera, but here are a few smiley pics.

Adelyn absolutely loves the changing table. This is another change. She used to hate the changing table, but she totally digs it now. Krystal warned me though and she was so right - bad things do happen on the changing table. I know Adelyn waits to pee until her diaper is off sometimes.

Daddy dumped Adelyn in a basket of laundry that Mommy was folding! Adelyn kind of liked it (for a minute anyway).

Daddy actually took this one for us.
This isn't really a smiling pic, but I think she looks pretty cute in her overalls!

I had 126 pics to chose from, so I'm sure I can find a few more to post. :) But, I need to return to our angel. I hope everyone is doing well!

Happy Valentine's Day!

This is my first Valentine's Day as a parent! Adelyn has changed the way Seth and I function and spend time together, but it is for the good. I'd be lying if I said that I didn't miss all the one on one time that Seth and I use to have together, but we are very happy to have a new member of our family. Here are a few pics from the last week. Adelyn was 5 weeks old yesterday.

I like the sleeping baby pics!

I added this one because you can tell her eyes are blue, or at least you could when I was looking at a bigger version of this picture on my computer. You may not be able to see it. I'm wondering if she'll have blue eyes like her daddy. It is hard to tell at this stage, but I think she is going to look a lot like her daddy when she's older.

I think this one got blurry when I tried to make it bigger, but I added it for the blue eyes also.

BATH TIME

I saved the best pics for last. Adelyn didn't really enjoy her first couple of baths. I think she got cold, even with the sponge baths. But, I remembered a trick that I have used for myself when I used to take baths. To keep exposed parts of her warm, we draped warm wet wash cloths on her and poured warm water over them when they got cool. She seemed to really enjoy it!

I'm still struggling to get much accomplished in a regular day, but I'm hoping that I'll get a little more productive as time goes by. One day soon, I hope to find time to reconnect with all the people I've lost touch with since becoming Adelyn's dedicated milk producer and comforter!

4 weeks old!

I know it has been 2 weeks since I've posted, and I'm so sorry! Adelyn isn't happy unless she is being held, which means that Seth and I spend a lot of time holding her. So, I've had to limit my internet/email time to make sure I can find time to accomplish a few other things.
Anyway, without further delay, here she is...

She is growing and getting chubby. This sleeper used to be huge on her.

A little sleeping angel. You'll notice in several of her pictures that she likes to keep her arms above her head. I'm not sure what that is all about.

There is something so sweet and cute about baby feet.

Adelyn likes looking in this mirror.

Adelyn and her daddy!