3 Weeks Old

I can NOT believe that Adelle is already 3 weeks old! Time really flies by, and the days run together. I kept thinking that Sunday was Saturday. Oh well!

I got a call from Sharon, my mother-in-law, the other day asking how we all were and if Addie was doing anything new. I actually had to ponder that question! I mean, I am with her all day so I wasn't sure if what I was seeing was new, or if she had been doing it all along. It wasn't until Brian came home and we were getting her ready for bed that we noticed something remarkable. She was fussing in her room so I took her into our room to talk with Daddy. The entire journey from her room to ours she held her head up and was looking around - nothing new here, she has been doing that since we brought her home. But, what WAS new was that she continued to do that - AND turn her head from side to side - for at least 5 minutes. I have to believe that it was close to 15 minutes though because she was doing it the entire time we were in there WITHOUT putting her head down to rest!! While she was doing that, her eyes were wide open and she was quite alert so we kept talking to her and telling each other about our days. It was fantastic!

She enjoys the bouncy seat for brief periods of time now, which is nice because that means Mommy can take a shower while she is up if I need to! She still doesn't like her swing though. I've even tried putting her in it both ways (where it swings sideways or front to back).

We got a really AWESOME play mat/tummy time mat from Brian's co-workers and she loves it! We got it on Friday at a shower they threw for us and Adelle has been in it every day. We put her facing the toys, which she doesn't know how to play with yet but Mommy likes to play... er, show her how to use them. Then when I see that she is starting to get a little anxious, I put her face down for tummy time! She lasts about 5 minutes each way so that is good, and I try to put her in it two or three times a day. I'll have to get pictures of her in it tomorrow!

She has also smiled a bit but I think it's still the gas talking and not her actually smiling. I was able to get her to smile this morning just by being goofy with her and then again this afternoon, but not since then. I CAN'T WAIT until she is able to smile more!!

Alright, I think it's my turn to walk her around trying to get her to close those little eyes since she has been yawning for the past 15 minutes!! We'll see if that works!