Adele Norah

Well it's been two weeks since we welcomed this little beauty into the world.

 (Photo credit: Alana Atyeo)

There have been ups and downs, crazy emotions flying about, and some 6 hour straight sleep nights and some 4 hour straight awake nights.

I still have no idea how people successfully make plans and schedule their baby, as it seems I always have somewhere to be right around the next feeding time and am unable to feed. I also have no idea how people successfully make plans and DON'T schedule their baby - as it seems I make plans and then she wants to feed just before I leave the house. Not only feed - but also projectile spit up all over my duvet cover ? Haha. I guess for now I'll just plan on not making plans and sit at home enjoying my little one :)

I couldn't have asked for a better man to go through this whole thing then the one God gave me... Dan has been amazing (as always.) But I've especially noticed it when it's been a terrible night and he'll come down to the living room just to sit with me and give me some support while I'm feeding for what seems like 3 hours straight and all I want to do is sleep. I usually send him back to bed because I feel bad that he has to go to work the next day... But those few minutes are so thoughtful and so precious.. I don't know what I'd do without him.

So here is to another two weeks... Of what I can only imagine will be more craziness. Bring it on. 

the good & the bad

Well let's be optimistic and start with the good... 

Dan and I had applied to the town for a minor variance so we could build an addition onto our house (giving us three more bedrooms and a basement) and also build a nice sized garage for Dan to work on his beloved vw bus. Well tonight we had our town council meeting - and unless someone appeals the motion - we've been APPROVED ! :) let more renos begin !

Now for the bad... Try not to laugh too hard... But seriously - check out these cankles. 

Thank you baby Chisholm for those beauties.

4 weeks

Congrats to my "new momma" friend Katie who gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby boy on Monday night ! 

Only 4 weeks until our own precious bundle is due to arrive - so seeing her and her hubby Shawn at the hospital with baby Quinn got us all the more excited and anxious for it to be our turn. Looking forward to play dates with our babes in the near future.

This was just one week before she had her little man and she was already five days over at this point... Doesn't she look fabulous ?! I blame my hugeness on my multi-layered shirt, super arched back, shorter torso and not so flattering angle haha. (Bunch of excuses I know :P)