Mind, Body & Spirit

Today I took Adelyn to a yoga class for parents with babies. I was a little nervous because I wasn't sure how she would do and I haven't done yoga in about two years, but it was great! There were 4 other moms and babies there and the babies were all surprisingly good. There was one other little girl there who was born just one day before Adelyn. I definitely worked some muscles that have not been used in quite some time, but it felt awesome! At the end of the class we all sat in a circle and sang songs with the babies. It was a great class and a really nice break to the day. I am looking forward to doing it again.

P.S. My dad is recovering very well. The surgery went great and we are all relieved that it's over. No doubt he will be running circles around the rest of us in no time.

Papa Swanson

Tomorrow morning my Dad is having heart surgery to replace a valve. Apparently it's a fairly common procedure as far as heart surgeries go, but it's still major surgery and I'm very sad I can't be there for him and to help him during the recovery. I've had a lot of good practice of taking care of someone lately and my nurturing skills have really come a long way so I feel like I could have done a good job. Luckily, I know he has lots of people who will take very good care of him and we will be seeing him soon enough. Until then, Adelyn would like to offer the following advice to her Papa.
-Let other people do things for you, it makes them feel good.
-Slow down and take it easy, this is one time in your life that you don't have to get anything done.
-The only things on your to-do list should be sleep, rest, sleep, relax and sleep.
-Measure your progress one baby step at a time.
We love you Papa!

Party of Three

Last night was the first time that we have gone out to eat just the three of us. It was also the first time I have had sushi since getting pregnant. We walked to the new sushi restaurant in our neighborhood and it was wonderful. Adelyn was perfect the whole time and we really enjoyed ourselves. We've decided we need to go out to eat more while she is still in this stage. I'm sure before we know it going out to eat will be more work than it's worth so we are going to enjoy it while we can. Good thing we have so many great restaurants right in our own neighborhood. Bon appetit!

Little Piglet

Brian and I have a lot of nicknames for Adelyn but probably our favorite is Piglet. We don't call her that because she's chubby or she looks like a pig, but because of the noises she makes. She groans, squeals and snorts just like a little pig. She does this when she wakes up, when she feeds, and when she falls asleep. It is absolutely hilarious and still makes us laugh every time. Here is a clip of our little piglet at her best.

Can you hear me now?

Over the last several days, Adelyn has become a little bit more fussy than normal. Her cries have become more intense and sometimes she cries so hard it sounds like she is being tortured (I swear she is not!). Needless to say, it is extremely hard to hear her cry like that & it just breaks my heart. Luckily she is able to be calmed fairly quickly & doesn't cry for more than just a couple minutes like that. Last night I went to bed & Adelyn was still up with Brian. Usually I am able to fall asleep very quickly, but this time all I could hear was her crying. The screams seemed to be getting louder and louder and after several minutes I just had to check in to make sure she was ok. There was no way I could fall asleep with her crying like that. I walked into her room and Brian was standing over her in the crib. I asked if everything was ok and if he needed my help to make her stop crying. He looked at me like I was crazy and said, "she's not crying, she's almost asleep."
I said, "but she has been crying right?"
"No, she hasn't been crying at all."
"So those screams I heard were all in my head?"
Brian very calmly and sweetly smiled and said, "go to bed Megan, you need to sleep."

This is normal right, or should I be worried?

Video Clip

Hey Everyone! Addy's Daddy here. I'm just doing a little test of putting a video clip on the blog. This clip is from a video taken on November 15th and features Adelyn getting in her "tummy time." She's showing off her skills of lifting her head and turning it. Enjoy!

To-do list

Much to Brian's amusement, I start almost everyday with a to-do list. I like to keep track of what needs to get done. Yesterday was an amazingly productive day, I got the laundry done, folded & put away, I vacuumed, unloaded the dishwasher, Adelyn & I ran some errands & went for a walk & there was dinner to eat by 6:00. Today has been about the opposite, I started the day with big plans & was maybe even going to go to a movie at our little theatre across the street that does cry-baby movies for Mom's on Tuesdays. Well I didn't even get my shower in until almost 1:00 and then Addy & I fell asleep for almost two hours! It's almost 5:00 & I haven't done one thing on my list yet. Oh well, guess I already have tomorrow's list ready to go.