Moby Wrap

I haven't meant this blog to be about my favorite baby products, but I will tell you what, some things just make all of the difference with a baby.
Over the last few days Addy has been super fussy.  She is a great baby, don't get me wrong, but this child has been cranky.  She hasn't been sleeping as much as a baby should and has been fighting sleep with every ounce in her body.  It has been a constant circle of feeding, changing diapers, rocking, lying her down in her crib/bassinet, picking her back up when she starts screaming (and no, I am not exaggerating), rocking, and the cycle repeats itself.  Needless to say, we haven't had much sleep in this house and I haven't gotten much done.  One thing that has bought me some well needed time is my Moby Wrap.  This thing is awesome!  I put Addy in and within a few minutes she is calm and usually, asleep.  While over the last few days the sleep has only lasted about an hour, that is okay, it is a hour where I can wash bottles, do some laundry, walk the dogs, and maybe, eat.
So, since the Moby has given me so much over the last few days, I figured I would dedicate one whole blog post to the Moby.  And as a side note, my little girl is doing better this afternoon/evening.  She did spend some time in the Moby, but only because we had to walk the dogs. :-)

 We LOVE the Moby!

 Sleepy girl

 

Yup, a happy girl!

Mini Photo Shoot

I have some friends with some pretty fancy cameras.  While I have not given into buying a fancy camera, I have been inspired to take LOTS of pictures of my little girl. So, yesterday when my mom asked me if I was going to take Addy to get her pictures taken, I quickly responded...No, I have taken lots of pictures.  Then I thought about it some more and decided to take some more "formal" pictures of Addy.  So, here are a couple that I think are cute.  Hope you are having a great Thursday!

Over She Goes

Today Addy & I were at my mom's house waiting for the dogs to be finished at the groomers and we decided to do some tummy time and ...Addy rolled over! Not only did she do it once, she did it twice, and then three times!  I think overall we got her to roll over five times before she was too fussy to keep making her do it again.  I have been anxiously waiting for her to really to roll, so this was quite exciting for me.  Unfortunately Tim was at work, but we will do it again tomorrow so he can see it.  Here is a video.  Enjoy!

Comments

I have gotten a few comments that people have not been able to make comments on my posts.   So, I just went to test it out and you can definitely make comments if you hit the "Comments" link at the bottom of a post.  Then write your comment and choose to leave the comment as "Anonymous".  You can always sign your name with your comment so I know who it is.  Then it will ask you to type two words you see (for security) and then it will give you a message that I have to approve your message before it can be seen.  I hope this helps!  And I would love any messages/comments you send our way. 

It's the Little Things

This morning I have been thinking about how I was going to write this entry...so here we go.

A couple of years ago I was in a car accident.  A pretty serious car accident.  I was not injured in any way, shap,e or form, which if you saw my car, you would agree was a miracle.  Since that day I have tried very hard to be thankfully for every day I have been given and tried to be thankful for the big things, but not to forget the little things either.

Yesterday, Adelyn turned 1 month old.  Amazing.  Time has flown by so fast and I find myself forgetting to enjoy all of the little things she does.  She coos, caas, grunts, makes funny faces, smiles, and looks like an angel when she sleeps.  I have tried to take many pictures to document all of these things, but sometimes I just don't have a camera or if I am holding her the moment will be gone before I can get a picture.  So, yesterday I decided to just shoot a video of her awake in her bouncer.  It is not an exciting video, but it will help me remember how little she is and how cute she is when she is just interacting with me.

A couple of hours later, Tim called me to tell me he would be home late from work.  What a great guy, right?  Unfortunately, the reason was not good.  His coworker, and friend, Miles was killed yesterday afternoon by a drunk driver.  Needless to say Tim & his coworkers (including Miles' girlfriend who works at Tim's store) were very upset and Tim was just trying to keep the store going.   So, while I was trying to get dinner going and my baby fed so she could cuddle with her daddy, I was thinking again about the little things.  How I get to have dinner with my husband, enjoy a glass of wine, and of course, enjoy spending time with my little girl. We are very lucky to have each other and our little things.

So, now that I am done with my little reflection, please go out and enjoy your little things.  Maybe this video can be one of them:



Note: Addy gets hiccups ALL the time.  If you listen closely, you can hear them. :-)   And lots of love to those of you reading this.  You are part of our little things too.

Tummy Time

A couple of weeks ago, Adelyn had her first tummy time session.  I quickly learned that you don't do tummy time when the baby is hungry, otherwise they just fuss the whole time. Even so, look how close Addy gets to rolling over!  We still haven't mastered rolling over, but maybe someday soon. And please note, I picked Addy up and fed her as soon as the filming was over. :-)

Noisy Baby

So, Adelyn is a very noisy baby, especially when she is sleeping.  She has woken Tim & I up on several occassions with her many noises, but only to have us discover her sleeping soundly. I have tried several times to video tape her, but wouldn't you guess, she becomes silent as soon as the camera gets close! :-)  I did get the following video demonstrating how she asks for her food, aka sucking of the hand. 

Note: No baby was starved in the shooting of this video.



Sorry it was so short, but I had to get to feeding her before full blown crying.