A trip to the Zoo

In an effort to make sure our daughter experiences new thing her crazy parents took her to the zoo. Adalie became the exhibit for most of the smaller children we passed. We were even asked by a very polite little girl if she could photograph Adalie. This request made Rick and I very happy :). The trip down to Needles has been good so far except for last night. We thought a nice Valentines day dinner and an early night would suit our little girl just fine. At 7 we put her down for sleep as normal and it wasn't until 2am that she stopped crying. I think it was the seafood that I ate or who knows but she was not ready for sleep she wanted to be up and be up she was. This is especially awesome when staying at a nice hotel and you get to ride the elevator down with your neighbors who most likely were up all night too enjoying the songs of a baby crying. All I could do was smile. Tomorrow night will be better...it's got to be.

How to Scare a New Mom

New parents expect to go through sleepless nights and many hours of trying to sooth a crying baby but what we (my husband and myself) were not ready for was a quiet night. Little Adalie had a busy day yesterday with lots of holding, lots of loving and a new friends birthday party.

Once home from her day she fell asleep around 11:30 after her normal feeding, I thought to myself, alright a few hours of sleep for me too until she wakes again for her 2am feeding. At 4am when I woke up by myself without the normal crying my heart stopped. I immediately bent over to where Adalie was laying silently...I checked to make sure she was still breathing...yes. I put my hand on her stomach to make sure she was still warm...yes. I took her temperature, to make sure she didn't have a fever..yes. I woke my husband up and asked him if I should wake her up. Him and I decided that no, we'll let her sleep and she'll wake us up when she's ready. Well at 5:30 she finally started to stir. She ate and then went right back to sleep. She proceeded to sleep all day until 3. She was tired and Mom was freaking out...is this normal! How can she sleep this much. I will stop trying to answer this question for today and just thank my lucky stars that she likes her rest :)

Pictures

Look at me I'm a flower

This is my flower face...hahaha

Porter Puppy the Protector

People told us that our dogs would be just fine around the baby but we never imagined our little rambunctious Porter to take on the protector role. He is diligent about checking baby Adalie especially if she is crying or sniffling. This is a huge relief to Rick and me. We were just not sure if he would try to play with her or pee on her....??? We are thankful that he is her puppy protector. While she was crying today he picked up his "bobo" (a long stuffed animal that is his most cherished toy) and brought it over to her crib and dropped it. Now if dogs could talk I think he would have said something along these lines, "here is my toy, now you should be happy". As I picked her up and sat in the rocking chair he followed us and laid down right besides us until she was asleep. In the picture above he was just getting ready to go lay down on his bed, as if he were saying, "see she's all better now because of me". What a great dog!

The drunken Sailor

What is it about being close to the ones you love that makes you feel better? Today, Adalie woke up with a stuffy nose and a little ity bitty cough. Hearing a two week old baby cough is tough enough but when it is your own baby it just pulls at your heart strings. Of course I was on the phone with the Dr right at 8 when they opened. The Dr assured me that she sounds like she is just a little stuffed up and that she will be fine. It is noon now and she seems to be breathing a little easier but I'm still worried. I don't think I'll let her out of my arms until she is all better.