The Lilly Pad

While Dakota is still not a fan of Adelyn when she crys, I think he's decided they can be friends. After all she does have a few perks... Like cozy places to nap... And great toys!

While at first glance it may just look like Matt is holding Adelyn while browsing Southern Living he is actually reading her a "bed time story." I know, her childhood is ruined. But she is very knowledgeable about the natural springs in FL that are great to visit. We hit the 3 week mark today & Adelyn has several new tricks. She's been able to hold her head up for a couple of weeks now and turn it from side to side during tummy time. But the other night while I was burping her she held it up and looked around the room for about 3 minutes. She has also figured out how to use her legs (although she doesn't know it yet) by putting her feet on the changing pad and pushing back. As you can imagine, this makes changing her diaper a breeze. And yes, there is a voice inside my head saying "be afraid, be very afraid!" Here are some more pictures from the week... Thank goodness, someone gave us Pat the Sleepy Bunny. Now Adelyn doesn't have to read Southern Li...

It's hard to believe but Adelyn is 12 days old! I'm not sure what I've been doing for the last 12 days but sleeping is not high on the list. We are really enjoying getting to know our baby girl. She makes lots of funny faces, has the cutest mad face you've ever seen, and looks like a baby dinosaur going in for the kill just before she starts to eat. I have lots of different updates to share & thought you'd like to see some more pictures. So scroll on down & you'll see some of our highlights from the week. Sorry my labor & delivery post is so long. : )

Thanks for coming to visit and taking such good care of me, Mimi & Grandpa! I Bleed Blue!!! Is it take your baby to work day or take your daddy to work day??? Hard to say... A basket of chocolates bigger than me...life doesn't get much better than that!

Mommy & Daddy are so proud of Adelyn because she is growing like a weed! She regained her birth weight in only 5 days and the dr. was very impressed with how strong her neck is. At our second pediatricans appointment she weighed in at 6lbs. 15.5ozs. which means that she had gained 9.5 ozs in 6 days! Even though we got a great report at the drs. it still wore us out. This is the first time Adelyn has ever slept through and held still while having her diaper changed.

I know... it's a cheesy title. But seriously, the only reason women have more than one child is because they know how much they'll love them once they've arrived. So, for those of you who are interested here is what I will try to make a brief summary of our bringing Baby Adelyn into the world weekend... Late Friday night I started having some pre-labor signs - my stomach was in knots and my entire back was really achy and sore. Within a few hours I started having contractions & getting really nauseous. Saturday morning I called my dr. because I didn't want to get dehydrated and she said I should come on into the hospital. It took us awhile to get there - I wanted to take one last long hot shower and we had to run a couple of errands. Plus, because my contractions were so far apart we figured she would send us back home. Once we got into triage they hooked me up to a fetal monitor to see what the baby was up to. Because her heart rate was lower than usual they decide...

We welcomed Adelyn into the world at 4:17am on Sunday October 5, 2008! She weighs 6lbs 6oz. and is 20.25 inches long. The Lilly family on their way home from Winnie Palmer Hospital!

Well, it is 5:20am and I've been awake since 4. What to Expect when You're Expecting says that I should have a snack and go back to bed. It didn't work. So I've decided to share with you a very important discovery I made yesterday during my afternoon snack...Baby Lilly is the perfect size for balancing a glass of milk! And she's at the exact right height for dipping Oreos!!! Bet all you skinny people with flat stomachs can't do that! Anyways, this got me thinking about some of the other things I've enjoyed about being pregnant... Watching Matt read the pregnancy test directions just to make sure I had in fact peed on the stick correctly & that there couldn't be a false positive. Our families & friend's reactions to the big news. Corrie won the award for best reaction. Hearing the baby's heartbeat & seeing her for the first time. Eating Matt's food on behalf of the baby. Weekly emails comparing the baby to produce. (Week 39 is a mi...