More Firsts

First trip to the park on Monday...slept through all of it!



First trip to a college campus! We visited Lipscomb University, Jennifer's alma mater. This is the famous bison that gets repainted frequently. Mackenzie found a chunk of layered paint that came off the bison, it's pretty cool!



First bonfire! Steven and his Dad built the fire pit last weekend. It was a perfect evening for hotdogs and s'mores.





And, on a side note...we had Addy's cardiology appointment last Wednesday, and everything went well. The doctor said it was a normal newborn heart murmur, nothing to worry about. He'd like to recheck it in 3 months, just to be conservative.

Addy's Affirmation Weekend

This past weekend we celebrated Addy's baptism with an Affirmation at church. She was baptized in the hospital the day she was born, so this was a celebration of that at church. Both sets of grandparents were here along with her Godparents. Addy has been so spoiled with so much attention! She's loving it. And we're loving the extra help!

This is the only close up picture I have of Addy in the baptism gown. It is so special she was able to wear it. My mom and her siblings wore it, and I wore it for my baptism.



Here is our whole group!



Chris made her cake. It was absolutely beautiful and super delicious!



My cousin, Jennifer, and her family are here until Saturday. And, truth be told, Addy doesn't really need me this week. Mackenzie has everything under control! She is such a huge help, she pretty much tends to Addy's every need. The only thing I haven't convinced her to do yet is take on diaper duty! Katie loves helping too, but not quite as much as Mackenzie.

All Smiles!

I think Addy has been "intentionally" smiling more these days, but today there was no doubt! We were in conversation being silly and then she just smiled a huge smile. I grabbed my camera quickly hoping she would repeat that gorgeous smile, and she did! She is so expressive when she's wide awake, I love watching her make faces. This one is by far my favorite!



And, she slept really well again last night! She slept from 11:15-4:20 and then until 8:00 again! Good sleep = happy mommy and happy baby! What a sweetheart.

4 Weeks Old!

It's hard to believe that Addy is 4 weeks old already! In some ways it seems like she's been around for a long time, but for the most part I can't believe how fast time is going. She also had her best night of sleep last night. She's always been pretty good sleeping 3-4 hours between feedings, but last night she slept from 11:15-4:00 a.m., ate and was back in bed by 4:15 and slept until 8:00! Mommy REALLY appreciated that! It's our first stretch of just being the two of us at night while Steven is working. We've had both grandmas here previously. So far, so good! Hopefully she'll keep it up.

Here's a picture of her napping today, just looking sweet as ever!

She's Growing!

Addy had a doctor appointment yesterday. She's up to 8 lbs 6.5 oz and 21.75" long. She has a heart murmur that the doctor wants us to have checked out with a cardiologist next week. The pediatrician isn't too concerned, she just wants it checked for good measure. Our appointment is next Wednesday.

She's completely outgrown all things "newborn". She's wearing 0-3 mo. pretty well right now. I'm dreading finishing the box of newborn diapers that we have open right now because I think she'll fit into the size 1 diapers and we won't need anymore newborns!



This is a picture of Addy wearing the outfit that I wore home from the hospital!



We put some of Addy's new pictures in frames and hung them in our bedroom...our Addy shrine!