One Month Old!

While we were in Michigan (pics of our trip to come!), Addalyn turned 1 month old. Can you believe it?????? We are loving every minute we have with our babe.

Addalyn has started to show us some smiles. Early last week I was questioning if she had smiled a few times, and then on July 2nd, our first full day in Michigan, she decided to show me the "real thing". We were so excited! I haven't been able to catch it on the camera yet, we'll work on that!

I'm starting to try and work on getting Addy to fall asleep on her own...for naps and to start getting her on more of a bedtime schedule. She really likes to be cuddled when she falls asleep - and LOOOOVES her pacifier when it is time for bed. If she's ready to sleep, you can get her to go down on her own, but if she is not sleeping hard enough and her pacifier falls out, she is one SAD little girl. We are trying to let her cry it out, but sometimes we go in and give it to her after a while. Any suggestions on how to get a schedule started?? We are new parents, and I'm open to hearing what worked for others!

Addy had a check up on 6/26, when she was 3 weeks, 2 days old. Here are her stats:

Length - 21.7 inches (79%)
Weight - 8.7 pounds (51%)
Head - 37.3 centimeters (67%)

She is still able to wear her newborn clothes because she's such a skinny girl (she's long and skinny for the most part), but the length is an issue with some of those. The length is perfect on 0-3 month clothes.

I decided that I'm going to take a picture of Addy every month next to this bear for the first year to see the progress of her growth. Thanks Auntie Tammy for sharing 'Bubba' with Addalyn! Enjoy the pics below :)

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Splish Splash, I was Taking a Bath!

Soooo, we finally fixed our computer (the solution...buy a new one!). I posted 3 other posts below so be sure to check them out!

Addy is not too sure about baths. She definitely is happier now that she gets to lay in the warm water...but still not loving it!

I don't wanna do this!

So sad about bath time!

Oh daddy, thanks for rescuing me from bath time!!

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As you will see in the posts below, Addalyn is a very, VERY sweet baby!! But, like all babies, she can get fussy, of course. When she is mad...she sure has a temper. We are still trying to figure out if she is taking after mommy or daddy!!

It breaks her mommy's heart when she cries like that!!

Bright Eyes

We are starting to get some great pictures of Addalyn bright eyed & awake. She's becoming more alert these days and focuses on things more...that is really fun to watch. She's got beautiful blue eyes right now - which most babies do - but I'm thinking they may stay some shade of blue.

Milk Mustache!

I sure am cute in polka dots!

Really??? It's June mom & dad, why are you putting me in a hat???

One of my favorite pics...

Life as a Newborn...

Man, life is HARD as a newborn!!! Of course Addalyn still sleeps a lot...but she is starting to be more alert - especially in the last few days. She sure does get herself into some very crazy sleeping positions - but apparently they are comfortable for her!

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I'm really into stretching my legs!

No words for this picture!

Umm, mom - this swing is really great, but I'm thinking I should have my head resting on the back of it...not the front!

Again - are there words for this??

Hanging out with mommy when she was in the hospital for her appendicitis

I love sleeping with my daddy :)

Parade!

Addalyn had a big weekend when she was 10 & 11 days old. 4 of my cousins graduated from high school, so we spent Saturday hanging out with family at their open houses. Sunday Addy went to her first parade!!! My home-town's festival was that weekend, and we decided to get out of the house for a bit :)

Me and Mom at the open houses

Getting ready for the parade

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"I am soooooooooooooooooo excited for my first parade!"

Crazy guy who juggles fire...

Blog Withdrawal!

Hey All - I'm going through withdrawal of posting pictures of Addalyn on the blog! Our computer is still getting looked at. So, once there starts to be some posts, check back often as I update her cute pics from the last 2 weeks and going forward. We are not sure exactly when we'll get it back...

We leave for Michigan on Wednesday night...(7/1-7/7) so it may be a while before I finally get to blog again.

Addy's SOOOO excited to meet all of you up in the U.P., she tells me that everyday! :)

Addy's First Babysitters

Addy had her first sitters this weekend, although it wasn't planned and I'd prefer that it was because Aaron and I would have been out doing something exciting like having dinner...instead, we were in the E.R./hospital for the weekend.

I had a really bad stomach ache on Friday and it progressively got worse, so Friday evening we all headed to the Emergency Room. Addy had her first sitter when my sis Angela came and picked her up from there while we waited to find out what was wrong with me. Thanks so much Ang!

Turns out I had appendicitis - and therefore had to have surgery. So, my aunt Sandy came over early Saturday morning as Aaron waited @ the hospital for me to have the surgery, and Addalyn had her 2nd sitter - THANK YOU SANDY!

Aaron's mom Jean came down for the weekend and is still here, taking care of Addalyn so we can all get our rest. Aaron stayed with me at the hospital last night and now we are both exhausted. So, grandma has night duty tonight!

I'm doing okay - sore right now...but happy to be home. I should be resting, but I've been in a hospital bed for so long, I just wanted to check my email and do a few things. Now, I'm going to rest this week, and my mom and sisters are going to help me out as I have some restrictions, so I'll need help caring for my baby. So sad.

It was so hard to be away from Addalyn for 2 nights - I missed her so much! And I am pretty bummed as we spent all day today, on Aaron's first Father's day in the hospital. They had told me this morning that I was not going to get to come home, but then tonight they surprised me. We just got home, so at least that is good! We can celebrate Father's day a different day I guess - the important thing is we were together as a family :)

Happy Father's Day to Aaron! Love you tons - you are such a good daddy :)

Also - Happy Father's Day to my dad, Lowell, Paul, and all the other dads out there. Hope your day was great!