Newborn Photos!

We had Adeline's newborn pictures taken when she was 8 days old on April 17th by my friend Kerry Goodwin (www.kerrygoodwin.com). We are thrilled with how they came out! 

Letters to Reese- 19 Months and 20 Months!

Reese,

You turned 20 months on March 18th, 2013 and 21 months on April 18th, so this post is a recap of your 19th and 20th months!

Well first things first- you became a big sister at 20.5 months! As much as Mommy & Daddy worried about you and how you'd do with the transition, you far surpassed our expectations.  You've been amazing! You love Adeline so much, and we are so proud of you for being so loving!

You are thriving at school and your language has just exploded! Each day you say new words and have even started to string two words together, "Hi Mommy!" is a new one! Your teachers always have such positive things to say about you, and it's music to our ears.  You are actually moving to the Ducklings room next month, and I'm so excited for you!

You are officially entering the terrible two's early.  You have such a strong will, that once you get something in your head, you won't let it go.  I know that this will be fantastic as you grow up because you will have great determination, however it can definitely be challenging now.  You are still the sweetest girl though, and are so happy (most of the time!). You have such a zest for life and are so outgoing and friendly.  You happily say hello to most strangers and make them smile!

These past two months were tough on Mommy physically being 8 and 9 months pregnant, so I wasn't as fast as I used to be in terms of chasing you.  Picking you up with my big belly was exhausting especially when you'd arch your back while trying to get you buckled in your car seat.

Watching a show after nap time.

Helping Mommy with dinner

So proud of her new stroller! Dolly got to ride!

Relaxing before bed!

Typical Reese-- wanting to put on shoes even though she is in pj's.

Lunch with Mommy at Chipolte- one of her fav's!

Swinging!

Loving Riley!

Swim lessons with Daddy!

Cleaning!

Reese's 18 Month Stats: 

Weight: No weight check until your 2 year appointment, but I'd guess 25lbs.

Height: 33.5" at your 18 month app, so I'm guess maybe 34"?

Clothing: Mostly 18-24, although some 2T stuff fits. Anything summer I'm buying you is 2T.

Diapers: Size 4.

Favorite Toys:  You love your baby dolls and pushing your stroller around!

Favorite Past Time: Being outside playing, helping Mommy do any chore (laundry, cook dinner, etc.)

Communication: Your language has exploded these past two months, I can't even keep track of all of your words! Here are some of them:

mama

mommy 

dada

nana

nonna

papa

Your friends names: Emma, Isla, Lily, Luke, Stella, Hunter, Anthony, etc.

Enzo

light

yes

up

wow

NOOOOO

mail

down

milk

get

bum
apple
boobie
blueberry
outside
bubble
elmo

bubba

shoes
yellow, purple, pink, turquoise

baby

hi

bu-bye

- You know all of your body parts.  
- You also know most animal sounds. 
- Your phrases are "ut oh!" "there it is!" "I do!" and "Hi Mommy (or daddy, etc)!"  
- You understand everything that we say and can follow any command.

You are so smart!

Cries: The tantrums have begun.  You will cry or whine when you want something, it's super annoying. You tend to be way more sensitive when you're tired.

Bedtime/Nap time: Sleeping 7-7 and napping for about 2 hours around 1-3pm

Foods: You are still an amazing eater, and have even started to eat turkey/cheese roll ups for lunch which is great for Mommy packing your lunch at school since you won't eat a sandwich and I can't pack you anything with peanut butter (nut free school).

Going to a ride in jammies to get coffee with Mommy

Watching the birdies with Riley.

Swinging at the Salem Commons Park

Wearing her Huner's in the house!

Fat lip :-( Poor girl

Loving on sissy

Apple!

A favorite past time--- cruising the neighborhood

Snuggles!

Outside the Hawthorne (where Mommy & Daddy got married 3 years ago!)

Letters to Adeline- One Month

Adeline,

You turned one month old on May 9th, 2013, so this is a recap of your very first month! On one hand it feels like I gave birth to you yesterday, and on the other it feels like you've been a part of our family forever.  You are such a love.  I love your newborn squishy goodness, and could kiss your cheeks all day long.  You have the most beautiful blue eyes, and your eyelashes and eyebrows are blond in the light.  How is that possible? I think you look a lot like your big sister Reese, yet you definitely have your own look too.  Some people say you are Daddy's Mini-Me, and I'd have to agree.  

This month Daddy and I have spent trying to get to know you-- what you like and what you don't like. You are certainly a little fussy at times and I attribute that to gas.  You tested positive for a dairy allergy at 2 weeks old, so I went ahead and cut dairy out of my diet since you are exclusively breastfed.  Since cutting dairy out, we've tested 3 more diapers and all of them have come back negative.  Your pedi still wants me to keep dairy out of of my diet for at least another month though, to truly rule out your sensitivity.

Your big sister Reese is so in love with you and gives you tons of kisses each day.  She starts her mornings by saying "Baby! Baby! Baby!" and trying to find you. You're a good sport dealing with all of the love!

This month has brought some firsts: your first tubby, your first trip to Target, the mall, your first walk outside, and your first trip to Boston. You've met tons of little baby friends and ironically enough there are 3 baby girls that Mommy's friends have had in the past month- you are the oldest, but Eve had Mia a week after you were born, Meghan had Maeve 12 days after you were born, and then Jill had Brooklyn a month after you were born.   We are still waiting Kirsten to have her baby girl.  There are so many babies for you to play with! 

Daddy and I love you so much and are so happy to have you as part of our family!

Love, 

Mommy

xoxoxox

Adeline 1 Month Stats: 

Weight: 9lbs 6oz

Height: 21 3/4"

Clothing: NB-- some 0-3 but they are really big!

Diapers: We just switched to size 1 only because we ran out of NB diapers.  

Favorite Toys: Not playing with toys just yet, but you do seem to like black and white things, and patterns to look at.

Favorite Past Time: Nursing and sleeping on mommy or daddy's chest.  You love to be held. 

Communication: You cry when you're upset.

Cries: You cry when you're tired, hungry, when you have a dirty diaper, and when you are generally uncomfortable.

Bedtime/Nap time: You are sleeping a lot during the day still, and only can last about 30 mins awake when you're not nursing.  This month has been challenging with you sleeping at night (or lack there of).  You don't love your bassinet so we've tired the Rock N' Play sleeper which is hit or miss, and your lamb seat-- same thing, hit or miss. You sleep best in my arms, so out of desperation for sleep you've slept in bed with us.  It's a work in progress- and I'm not at all worried about it.  You'll get on schedule soon enough.  I spoke with a certified sleep consultant (a mommy friend), and she said that for the first 6 weeks it doesn't matter where babies sleep as long as they sleep.  I guess habits can't be formed when babies are so little. 

Foods: You are exclusively breastfeed and eat every 2-3 hours during the day and night.