July 18, 2008

Addison was making her funny noises while she slept today so we had to capture it on video! She continues to sleep soundly, both day and night, waking up to eat and have brief hours of quiet alertness. We actually have to wake her up during the night (after 5 hours) to make her eat. One more weight check with the pediatrician next week and we can let her sleep at night to her heart's content. Can't wait! We ran a ton of errands today and even went out for dinner tonight - we timed it perfectly because she was an angel in her little carseat carrier the whole time. Aunt Kevin is in town from St. Louis, MO and plans to meet Addison this weekend. Also, Uncle Grant and Aunt Stacy are here from Santa Monica, CA for a wedding in Lutsen and will be with us on Monday through Thursday. We're so excited for more of the family to meet little A!

July 16, 2008

Addison is 2 weeks old today! We can't believe how much she has already changed. She went for her 2 week check up with the pediatrician yesterday and her umbilical cord fell out! Her belly button is super cute. Grandma Pam is here visiting from California and she has been a big help with the baby girl and Grandma Judith took some gorgeous pictures of Addison for her birth announcement. All 3 grandparents were over for dinner last night and Addison was the center of attention of course. She continues to be a really easy baby, sleeping a good 4 hours at a time at night, just waking up to eat before falling back asleep.

Visit with Grandma Helen

Yesterday Addison met Great Grandma Helen for the first time. We took a trip to the nursing home where Helen is staying and sat outside to chat - the weather was perfect! Helen loved Addison and held her for a long time. Addison also slept through the night last night! We're sure it was a fluke, but it was definitely nice. She's been really good for the past few nights, sleeping in 3-4 hour blocks and waking up for feedings. Can't ask for much more than that!

July 11, 2008

We just love to capture pictures of Addison making cute faces or in funny poses. She was on a roll today!

July 10, 2008

Addison slept in her crib for the first time last night. She's got her nights and days flipped around right now, and we hear we just have to wait for her to adjust. We're hoping that happens soon!

Callie is still super curious and interested in being close to Addison every chance she has. She's taken pretty well to her so far. Friday is DJ's last week day at home before returning to work on Monday so we're all kind of sad about that. We'll survive I guess!

More cuteness...

Addison goes to the pediatrician - July 8, 2008

Addison had her first appointment with the pediatrician today and it went great! She not only gained back her birth weight (she had dropped 10 oz. from her birth weight as babies always do), but added an ounce! The dr. was impressed with her ability to feed successfully so early. Go Addison! She got a clean bill of health, with not even a touch of jaundice, and goes back for her 2 week appointment next week.