First Easter

It is Addison's first Easter. She is still so new we weren't able to go to church but we had a great simple day at home. We didn't do anything outrageous, I didn't get a basket for her...really she isn't even 4 weeks old yet, whats the point? Next year will be a blow out. There will be so many things, she won't even know what to do but for now, I restrained. But a family friend sent us a really cute "My First Easter" onesie and it was perfect because this is her first holiday and a baby book album I am making her has a section for first holiday so I needed a picture. So that means more pictures! I love taking pictures of her so much.

 

 

 We tried out her walking harness and took it around the block today. It was perfect. I loved being able to hold her close to me but still use my hands. It was strange when we strapped her in and got about a half a block away from the house my legs started tensing up a bit and my back. It felt exactly the same as when I was pregnant. It was the craziest feeling. So on those days when I am missing being pregnant, I know how to fix it :)

 

 

 We also tried her stroller out for the first time yesterday and it was great. I love our stroller so very much, it is an amazing travel system. I am so happy all my research and time was worth it. Addison loved it, she was awake just looking around and seemed so relaxed. You can see a yawn in the first picture and a little squint-y girl in the next picture. The weather was so beautiful, I'm hoping this is a good sign for spring.

 

Daddy Time

Adam has been learning interesting ways to hold Addison. He has learned that the ways I hold her dont always work for him. She loves laying on my chest and falls asleep so easily, but for him she doesnt. But he likes to face her out and have her back agaisnt his chest, and I can't do that one. But I love when she is happy hanging out with Adam :) I can't believe she is almost a month old. It has just flown by and I love her more and more everyday.

The Many Sleeping Positions of Addison

I love taking pictures of her while she is sleeping. She makes the cutest faces and I find that she sleeps just like me. I always have my hand under my face while I'm sleeping. I'm sure she is still too young to really show signs of mimicing my behavior, but I like to think so :)

 

 

She sleeps in this position the most often. I have seen her do this exact pose multiple times, its probably my favorite :)

Newborn Photos

These came out so cute. I am so thankful to my friend Janae for taking these and making the cutest annoucement as well. They turned out so prefectly. Here are some of my favorties.

 

 

Laugh Out Loud Moment

So last night I was making dinner and trying to open a can of biscuits. Well when you get it open it makes that pop noise and if you're not expecting it, it can be startling so I screamed. Adam is in the living room with Addison and just starts laughing as hard as he can. I assumed he was laughing at me. I was wrong. Apparently Addison was very worried about me and had the most concerned face on. I came around the corner and was able to see it, and I literally had tears in my eyes. She had the biggest eyes and her mouth in a little circle. Adam and I laughed for a good ten minutes. It was the cutest little face but just funny because she was so concerned. I wish I would have gotten a picture but I do just have some other pictures from the last couple of days so I can share those.

I took this one right after her epic face of worry.

So precious when she is sleeping. Its so hard for me to just let her sleep sometimes because I just want to pick her up and love the cuteness.

 

 

Cuddles

Whenever she cuddles with me on my chest, she always reaches for my necklace and holds on. I love it.

2 week check-up

Addison left the hospital a little under 7 pounds, she born 7 lbs, 4 oz but babies always loose weight after couple of days. Well today at the doctors office they weighed her again and she is at 7 pounds, 12 ounces! Goodness! I guess I don't need to worry about her eating enough.


She was a champ the second our doctor came in she stops crying or being fussy and just was so sweet. We feel so blessed to be able to have our pediatrician  he came highly recommended and in high demand as well. I called before Addison was born and he wasn't accepting new clients. Well he was doing rounds on the babies in the hospital when Addison was there and came in to speak to Adam and I. After a brief conversation, and I told him that I called and couldn't get it, he agreed to take her. His name is Dr. Wynn and he is a wonderful doctor. He is full of life and energy and so kind. I feel very blessed with the people that have been put in my daughters life and she is only 2 weeks old.

We did notice that she has a small mark on her upper left arm, and I was sure it wasnt a rash. It hasnt gotten any bigger or smaller and hasnt changed color and Dr. Wynn thinks it might be a birthmark. I have a birthmark on my upper thigh, and I guess I gave that to her too. Addison's is red and mine is brown, Dr. Wynn said that most red birthmarks end up fading within a couple years.

Adam and I have both noticed that this week Addison just wants to be held. She cries/whines when we put her down in her swing or bassinet and she isnt ready. Most of the day she just wants me to hold her, regardless if shes awake or not. I am learning how to do a lot of household chores one handed.

Sleeping on my lap. I seriously don't even mind holding her all day wen she is this cute :)

 And I swear we dress our daughter but she likes to poop and spit up on stuff lately and she is at a funny size where her newborn stuff is a little small now but she can't quiet fit into her 0-3 month outfits. So sometimes itsjust diaper time at our house.

Hiccups and Bath time

So Addison gets hiccups all the time! Almost every time after she eats, hiccups, after we burp her, hiccups, and they are just super cute.
We gave her another bath last night and she didnt cry at all. She was just happy as can be. I'm thinking bath time is going to be a saving grace for us in the future.

She is growing so fast. I swear every time I look at her she is bigger and getting even more cuter. We are still working on schedule but right now I am just trying to enjoy the time I have at home before I go back to work.
This was right before bath time last night, I swear we clothe her during the day :)

 

 She does the cutest little stretches, this was mid stretch.

And this is what it looks like at my house with a new baby. Poor Sam doesnt know what to think and just wants him own cuddle time.

 But Adam loves her so much.

A Day of Firsts

We had a day full of firsts at our house today. It was Adam's first day back at work, he took a picture of Addison to put on his desk, cute :) So it was just me and Addison. I was a little nervous but I knew Adam was a just a phone call away if I was in real trouble. But honestly it wasnt hard, it was just all consuming. I wrote out a list of all the things I wanted to do today, laundry, dishes, I needed to grade papers, things like that. Addison had a different plan of just wanting to be held all day, which of course I am going to do and snuggle with her cute little face all day.

 

 

So while we were spending our first day home alone, I woke her up, feed her, changed her outfit...then boom. Our first blowout. Dont worry, I didnt take pictures. But I was oddly excited to just get that out of the way, I knew she would blow out sooner or later, and I just didnt want to live in constant fear.

Today was the first day I was also trying to get some grading done for work since my maternity leave. It was a good try but with Addison just wanting cuddles, the pile of graded work didnt get done until Adam came home. At one point while I was holding her, it fell over on me. I just kind of laughed thinking this was my life now and I am so happy with it.

We also attempted a bottle today. She took it like a champ but ate it so fast so I think her little tummy didnt recognize it was full, so she ate much more than normal. She is now sleeping in a deep milk coma.

And last night was the first night we were able to get Addison to sleep in her bassinet. I honestly thought I was going to be chained to the couch sleeping because she was only sleeping in her car seat or swing. I was thinking, I will never sleep in bed again. I was so happy to be able to sleep in my bed at the same time as Adam with her right next to me too. Granted I didn't sleep soundly, every time she made the slightest noise I was up but she did manage to sleep for a quite a while. She is just a great little baby :)

And tonight while she was napping in her swing, I saw this pose, seriously, she is just the cutest funny little person.

 

 This one is from yesterday :)

This is how Adam likes to hang out with her.

 

 Tomorrow is newborn pictures. I am so excited!!!

Meet Addison Lola Walters

Addison Lola Walters was born on March 5th, 2013 at 6:32 pm, which is also her daddy's birthday. She was 7 pounds 4 ounces, 19 3/4 inches long and she was just perfect. Getting her here wasn't hard and labor was just an interesting experience but it went smoothly and my midwife and nurses were amazing.

I want to document the cute things she is doing and this is just the easiest way I can do that with pictures as well. Adam and I have family all over and this is also a great way to share her with them.

These are all pictures from the day she was born. We both cried when she came out and were just amazed at how beautiful she was. I know all parents say that about their kids but man, we were both instantly in love with her. They had to take her right over to clean her up because she had muconium (sp) but then once they cleaned her up they gave her right to Adam and he was gone. His heart now forever belongs to this little girl. Once I was able to sit up, I was able to hold her and goodness, that was just surreal. I just kept thinking, I made this. How did I do this? I used to think the most important thing I accomplished/made in my life was my college degree, she blew that out of the water. We had some skin to skin time and I loved it. What I loved was that everyone left, all the nurses, and my midwife, they all left for about an hour and it was just the 3 of us. Our new little family.

We brought her home on March 7th and that was just surreal, like they just let you have this tiny human to take home. I didn't want to go to sleep at all, I just wanted to stare at her, which made the next couple days a little difficult because I was a zombie. The picture of her in the car seat was crazy. She was so small and I just kept thinking we cant take her home, the world is scary and inside the hospital is safe. I sat in the back with her and just winced every time we hit a bump or took a turn. I didn't want her to break!!

 

 

First day home, March 8th, she got the hiccups. I called Adam in a panic because I didnt know what to do. Its been a couple days and she gets them at least twice a day now :) And we discovered she liked her swing, yes!! I started noticing more and more she is cuddler and loves being held.

 

On March 9th, which was a Saturday, we got up and took her on her first trip out of the house. We needed to go to the doctor and get her jaundice test. The doctor at the hospital said she was low risk but we still needed to get her checked and she slept through the entire thing. I was prepared for tears and screaming because they have to cut her foot and collect blood but nope, not one peep. I have such a good little girl. I seriously love these pictures of her so much. She just cuddled right up to me and took a nap, I'm hoping this becomes a regular napping position for her :)

 

 

The next day we decided to give her a little bath since her belly button already fell off and her skin was starting to get a little dry. She cried through the whole thing but then completely passed out afterward because she was so relaxed. We are going to be doing bed time bathing for sure!

 

 

And here are just some cute pictures of her :) I cant believe she is already one week old. I feel like I've had her forever but at the same time, its been like 10 minutes and I still have no idea what I'm doing! I'm hoping she wont remember if I mess something up.