Two Months

Adelyn turned two months old yesterday & today she had her 2 month doctor appointment which unfortunately meant immunization shots. She did great though, she only cried hard for a few seconds and then was over it. The nurse was very impressed, as was I. Our little girl is definitely growing. She is 11 pounds 4 ounces, 23 inches long and her head is 40 cm. All of which put her exactly at the 75th percentile for each. The doctor said we had a happy & healthy baby on our hands & I completely agree. I can't believe how big she's gotten already and how much she's changed. She's already sporting some of her 6 month clothes. Here she is showing off her fashionable threads from Kerry Ann. Thanks KA!

Merry Little Christmas

I was a little worried Christmas would feel lonely this year since we wouldn't be with our families, but it wasn't at all. Brian and I made sure to do some of the same traditions we grew up with and it ended up being a wonderful Christmas. On Christmas Eve we went to a candlelight service at church and we drove around looking at Christmas lights (Brian's tradition). We opened stockings & made steak fondue (my family's tradition). We also observed our annual tradition of watching the movies "Elf" and "Love Actually", went to see the Christmas lights at a Botanical Garden & video chatted with both of our families. All in all it was a wonderful Christmas holiday and believe it or not I think I am finally sick of listening to Christmas music. Apparently 55 straight days is my limit.

No Excuse

I would like to pretend there was a reason for taking these pictures, but honestly I have no excuse or justification. They just make me smile every time I look at them. Brian says I will owe Adelyn an apology someday for dressing her up in ridiculous outfits & taking pictures. I say add it to the list of things I will probably have to apologize for someday, until then I can do what I want & don't need an excuse.

Santa Baby

'Tis the season for holiday parties! In the past week Adelyn has gone to four different holiday parties and was a hit at each one of them. Brian and I were a little worried at how she would do with so many people around, but we should have known she would be a social butterfly. She was a real trooper & actually even slept through most of a couple of the parties. It was fun to show off our little Santa Baby.

Big Foot

For such a small baby Adelyn has really big hands and feet. My fingers are short and stubby and hers are long and thin. Her feet are also pretty big for a baby. I know she didn't get big feet from me, but I think I have an idea of where she gets it from.

Welcome Isabelle!

Although Adelyn is only 7 weeks old, she is already an older cousin. This morning Tad & Robin welcomed their little girl Isabelle Anne into the world. At only 5 pounds 15 ounces, she is a little peanut so Addy is the older and bigger cousin. We are so excited to meet Isabelle & I can't wait to see my brother as father to a newborn. Never in my wildest dreams did I think Tad and I would become parents within a couple of months of each other, but I'm so happy Addy will have cousin so close in age. The Swanson grandchildren doubled in size this year which should make for an exciting Christmas. Congrats Tad & Robin!

Addy's Daddy

As I mentioned in the previous post, on Saturday Brian took Adelyn by himself to a holiday party. Well yesterday I received 3 emails from people at the party saying what a great job he did, how cute he was with Addy and what a natural Dad he is. It makes me so happy to read those emails. Not only am I lucky to have a helpful husband, but Addy is very lucky to have a Dad who is so involved. Often times I overhear Brian having the funniest conversations with her, he is always talking to her and pretends that she is talking back to him and it cracks me up every time. My favorite thing though, is even if she has just spit up directly down the inside of his shirt (which happens nearly every day), he still manages to see the humor in it. And on the occasions when he's just starting to lose his cool, Addy gives him a huge smile & he instantly melts and is back to calm again. They have a very special relationship & we are both lucky girls.