We’ve survived

Monday came and went.  Addie was a superstar and slept thru the night on Sunday so I was able to get my 7 hours in before getting ready to work which was awesome. 

As usual Dave captured the morning with plenty of pictures and video to remember the event.  He made me an incredible collage of our favorite pics of Addie from the past 3 months which is displayed proudly on my desk.

I get teary eyed when I leave but I know she’s in good hands.  We are all learning our new roles and managing the transition really well. 

Here are just a few of my favorite pics from that collage - 

Addie chillaxin :)

Cool Cat

A little smile :)

back to work….

Tomorrow I officially join the ranks of all the working moms out there.  I can’t believe my 12 weeks are already up.  I never thought I would feel like I do.  I am very anxious to go back to work,  but I wonder if I had made the decision to stay home if I would have the urge to be working. 

I am extremely grateful for my situation, I couldn’t ask for a more supportive husband who is willing and excited about the idea to stay home with Addie for 12 weeks to prolong her time at home before she starts daycare.  I am grateful for the flexibility to have a choice on what we can do, if I/we decide that working outside the home is just too difficult I don’t have to. 

I am praying for the strength to make it through the day tomorrow for all 3 of us :)

I’m 12 weeks old!!!!!

Okay, okay….time really is flying!!!  I can’t believe she is already 12 weeks old and I go back to work….tear :( 

This past week was filled with lots of adventures for the little one.  We ventured out to Childress again and she traveled even better this time around if that’s possible.  We had guests stay with us for the week and took Addie with us all over the place….the aquarium, the malls, Chuy’s and a few BBQ’s.  She was such a trooper and rarely made a peep when we were out.

Addie is much more aware of her surroundings, she loves to check out any new place we go to.  She is extremely alert and loves to talk.  She loves when you lay next to her and she will just tell you all about her day :)  She has found her arms and her hands, most of the time she is trying to figure out how she can stick both hands in her mouth at once.  She is a little shy, she doesn’t mind meeting new people or being held by others but she is much more reserved with new faces.  It takes her a little bit to warm up to you and share her big smile with you.  This week she even treated us with sleeping through the night 3 nights in a row.  I am hoping she continues this trend as it will make it so much easier to get up in the morning when I have to go to work. 

I thank God everyday for our little blessing.  We have a great baby and I am so thankful for her and excited to watch her grow. 

First BIG flight

We braved our first family flight at 10 weeks this past week.   We headed to Cincinnati for Grandpa Remke’s birthday and the Leonhardt family reunion.  It was a great trip as we got to go with most of the family and catch up with our extended family in a whirlwind weekend. 

We stayed at Aunt Karen who had enough for all 9 of us…it was so great to be able to stay at the same place.  Unfortunately we had a rough start as Mom was checking out the new waterfall in the backyard and got a little too close to the curb with her face.  Luckily no broken bones or teeth just a nice bruise and story.

Overall it was a great weekend, a little wet but thankfully not crazy hot.  The kids all traveled well.  There was a span on the way back on the plane on the way down I didn’t think we were going to make it as all 3 little ones were crying for what felt like forever but I am sure it was only a few minutes. 

I am not sure if this will become a yearly tradition but hopefully we will be back up to Cincy sooner rather than later as it is always a good time catching up with everyone.

The Leonhardt family reunion shot… 

Remke Family

Keadryn

Sweet Sayla

Chillin with kids

Rockin itty bitty down to sleep

Drew enjoying the healthy eats on Cincy

a rare pic of Kead smiling

Excited about 1 of the many runs for midnight cheese coneys

A tradition of Cincy chatting, eating and enjoying the midnight grease runs…

It was an exhausting and enjoyable trip….

SMILE

I love little Addie’s smile.  She smiles ALL of the time and it cracks me up every time I see it.  I have yet to capture her smile on camera…at least a picture that will do it justice.  It is just so adorable.  She will cry and I can pick her up and immediately she smiles when she sees me.  She smiles in the middle of the night when it is time to eat or time for bed…she LOVES to smile. 

This smile is making my heart ache for the days to come when I return to work as this is what I will miss the most in the beginning. 

No Longer Needed…..

Little Addie no longer  placed in her bed to squirm around a bit and fall asleep.  The Dr said that self soothing would be one of the next signs of development but I wasn’t expecting it to happen so suddenly, no gradual change, just cold turkey. 

Is it weird that this made me just a little sad.  Of course I am happy that we no longer need to walk or rock her for hours at night to fall asleep and we can start to get a little more sleep at night ourselves. 

This is a good change, I just wasn’t expecting it so suddenly.

First Trip to Childress

This weekend we made Addie’s first trip to Childress.  We were a little anxious for the 4 and a half hour car ride as our little Love Bug is NOT a fan of her car seat.  (We are super excited to get the new and different car seat this week since we have to replace it after a small car accident a week ago) 

Addie was such a trooper, she did an AWESOME job in the car.  She only woke up to eat once on the way there and we ALMOST made it all the way home without her waking up, with just 15 minutes to spare she was awake and starving :)

It was a great trip.  We got to meet cousin Libby who is 4 and a half months old, she is such a doll.  She is super cute with a full head of hair.  

We also got to meet cousin Abbie, who is 6 months old, she is just as cute as she can be.

Yes…my 7 week old baby is pretty much the same size as the 6 month old…..RIDICULOUS :)

We had lots of family time, which included a lot of stories and lots of eating.  I think it is so ironic that all the 3 Seal boys will have baby girls this year.  Dan and Nikki are expecting a little girl on October 13th (dave’s birthday)

As always it was a whirlwind of a weekend but it was a great time to see everyone and finally introduce Addie to her Grandpa Seal.