THE Boppy

At almost every baby shower I have ever been to as an adult there has been a Boppy given as a gift.  I have even given Boppys as gifts.  Naturally, when I registered at Babies R Us, I registered for a Boppy.   I figured, everyone else had one, I needed one too! Little did I know how much Tim and I would use it. 

I love it (especially to take pictures of Addy with one hand). 

Tim loves it (especially so he can safely sleep with his baby girl). 

Adelyn loves it. 

And Izzie & Lily love it. 

So, I am glad I followed the lead and registered for a Boppy.  Thank you to all of the moms before me who have already discovered this awesome pillow!

Family Day

Tim currently has Mondays and Tuesdays off from work.  Mondays, I am usually doing schoolwork, so Tim is on full-time daddy duty.  Tuesdays, however, we get to do something fun as a family.  Today we went to Solana Beach and had lunch at Pizza Port. Not only did we get to have some really good pizza, but we also got to enjoy some great beer. Yum.
Then I wanted to go for a walk on the beach.  Unfortunately, the tide was really high and it was pretty cold thanks to some crazy wind, so no walk on the beach.  We did get to introduce Addy to the ocean though and have one photo to prove it. Hopefully when she gets bigger she will love the ocean as much as her mommy loves it. 

Crazy Hair

After Addy's bath today she had some crazy hair and I forgot to include a picture with her bath pictures.  So, here it is.  I know you can't really see it all, but her hair is getting lighter.  I am not sure if the hair is actually changing color or if it is falling out and it is just lighter because there is less of it, but there has definitely be some change since she was born.

Bathtime-Take 2!

Addy's umbilical cord fell off this weekend!!  Not only is that ugly little thing gone, but we got to give Addy her first "real" bath.  I will let you decide for yourself if she liked it more than her sponge bath.

Almost smiles, right?

Now we can look forward to many more baths in the future.

Lets take a walk...

In June Tim and I are hoping to run the San Diego Rock N Roll Relay.  My goal is to be able to run the 8 mile portion, and Tim is going to run the hilly portion.   My sister, Alison, & cousin, Andrea, are going to run around the bay and to Sea World.  My other cousins, Cyndy & Josh, and my Uncle Dick are planning on running the 1/2 marathon.  In order to start working on getting fit without actually running (because I am not allowed to do that for another few weeks), Tim and I decided to go for a nice walk around Lake Poway.  Neither of us had been to Lake Poway, but I assumed there would be a nice, flat, paved path that would be easy for a woman who hasn't worked out in nine months.  I should know to never assume.

I started off by pushing the stroller, but when I realized we were going up hill, I handed it over to Tim:

Then the hills got bigger, and the path less maintained and nice:

And quickly, we were on a hike with a stroller and not the leisurely stroll I had envisioned.  Here is a view of the path from the other side of the valley where we ended up.

Do you see a lake by any chance?  Not quite yet.  Don't worry though, our little love bug did not mind this hike.  In fact, she just snoozed away.

About 2 miles into the walk, we finally ended up back by the small but pretty Lake Poway.

We even got to see a small little waterfall, which is not a normal sight for San Diego.

 

Even though the walk wasn't what we had planned for it was the perfect way to spend a morning: with my husband, my baby, pretty scenery, and beautiful weather.  What more could a girl ask for?

Family Party

If you know anything about my family, you know we love to celebrate.  It could be your birthday, it could be someone visiting, or it could be the birth of a new baby and my family will have a party (or meet up somewhere for food).  This past Sunday, we had all three reasons to celebrate.  It was Kay's birthday, my mom's cousin, David, was in town from Indiana, and it was time for some of my family to meet Adelyn.  My cousin, Cyndy, and her husband, Josh, hosted all of us and cooked some really great tri-tip.  Thanks Cyndy and Josh!!

Here are a few pictures:

  

My Grandma & Adelyn

My Grandpa, Mom, & Adelyn

 

Taylor really likes the baby!

 

The outfit I bought just for this occasion!

 

Madison couldn't wait to hold Adelyn!

  

Dylan is a natural. 

 

My Uncle Paul has had some practice before, but Dylan is making sure everything is okay. 

In the end it was a great day, but wore everyone out.

Bath Time

When it comes to babies and water, I can only think of slippery and losing grip.  Needless to say, I was a little nervous when it came to giving Adelyn her first bath at home.  Lucky for me, Tim was here and we had our trustworthy copy of "What to Expect the First Year" giving us step-by-step directions on how to give a baby her first bath.  (Thanks for letting me know there were instructions in there, Becky!)

Adelyn did not love the sponge bath, but she didn't hate it either.  She started off calm and seemed to enjoy being wrapped up in the towel.

 

Then Daddy started the washing process.

And when we were all done, Adelyn wasn't super happy.

But no worries, she was happy when she was back in her diaper and clothes.