First Fever

Well, Adelle got her first fever. We didn't really think anything of it because it was 100.1 and we're not supposed to call the doctor until it hits 100.4. We ended up giving her acetaminophen and calling the doctor a couple of times.

I was very distraught because I didn't know how to help her. I mean, I changed her, let her sleep, fed her, but it felt awful not to be able to make her, "all better."

Now that she has gotten her first fever though, I feel comforted to know that we did everything in our power to make her feel better. I am also happy to know what she is like when she is sick. I know that babies (and adults) act differently depending on what is wrong, but I am happy to know a little about what comforts her when she is sick. This is something I never wanted to know, but am happy I know it now.

Addie Talking

Adelle is so sweet! The other day, while we were waiting for Daddy to wake up, we went downstairs and started making breakfast. While I was mixing pancake batter, Adelle decided to chat away. Every time I got the camera out and started taping, she stopped. Is she my girl or what?! Anyway, I was able to get a little video. Sorry about the auto focus - I need to remember to turn that off before shooting because it makes me a tad dizzy when I'm watching the videos.

Visiting Friends

Friday we were able to visit with friends who moved to Florida. They came up for a wedding and had a little get together at a local place they don't have where they live - Buffalo Wild Wings. We were very excited to see them and to introduce them to Adelle.

We miss you Laura and Matt! It was fantastic seeing you!!

4 Months and 4 Weeks

Adelle is getting so big!! She is eating solids - the Gerber 1st foods. We have given her rice cereal, but she only ate it one time. Then she just spit it out the other times we've given it to her. All of it. Then we gave her prunes. She devoured them!! When it was time to give her more, we were curious; would she eat them, or would she spit them out? Well, she ate them! She even leaned in to eat them!!


Prunes, yummy!

Some other things Adelle has been doing lately include grabbing things around her. She likes to grab earrings, hair, shirts, necklaces, collarbones, and toys. If what she has managed to grab is loose (not tied down or connected to something else) she pulls it to her mouth. She will even do that to some things that are stationary and she will lean in and pull at it with all of her might. It really is adorable.


Speaking of her mouth... she is drooling more than ever. I hope this means that she will be getting teeth soon. Well, let me clarify. I hope she stops drooling so much and if that means she has teeth, or a single tooth, to show off, then I will be happy. To top it off, she soaks a bib every day! By the time she and Brian make it home, her bib is pretty wet. Ish! While she is drooling like mad, she also likes to suck on her fingers. I don't think it's helping the situation either!


Another milestone our Sweet Girl has checked off, is rolling over! She is able to roll from her stomach to her back AND from her back to her stomach!! She does it rolling to the right, but has also accomplished this feat from the left. In fact, the other day she rolled over so many times she rolled right off of her blanket! The picture below is how Brian found her one afternoon after her nap. BTW - we ALWAYS put her on her back when she sleeps.


The thing I love the most though, are her giggles. Now, Adelle has been doing this for a while, but she is doing it more often now. She has the sweetest giggles that simply make you smile and giggle yourself. Her whole face lights up and my heart swells to 10 times its size!

Jumping

I am trying to figure out movies and our computers. Meaning, we have a lot of videos to share and we are unable to. So, I am trying something new! My school has those little FlipVideos available for classroom teachers to use. I used the 3rd grade camera on Friday for a presentation and am trying to upload those videos to our class page. I thought that if we can get these to work, maybe we just need to get one of these. If not, I have another trick up my sleeve!

I hope this works!!!

New Members

When Brian and I got together, we started looking for a church to attend together. We liked the churches we used to attend with our families, but we wanted one for us. We looked and looked and found a few that were ok. Then we found St. Andrew Lutheran when we were looking for a church for our wedding. We needed a church big enough for our families and still feel how we wanted/needed it to feel.

After the wedding, we went back a few times and we knew we really liked it there. The pastors were great, and the other parishioners were nice. The only thing we didn't like was having to drive 20 minutes to church. Especially since we were thinking about having a baby.

The search continued.

We found a couple more churches around our neighborhood that were nice, but we didn't like them as much as we liked St. Andrew. We decided, after months of deliberation, that we would like to continue to attend St. Andrew. Adelle was even baptized there! So now it is time for us to join.

Tomorrow we will become members and we couldn't be happier!

Rice Cereal!

Today we gave Adelle her first bites of rice cereal. I can't believe she's growing so fast! When we went to the doctor for her 4 month visit, he told us we could give her some (cereal) because she's eating so much.


Well, we mixed it up today and tried it out. She seemed to really like it! We first tried giving it to her while she was sitting in her little red seat. She kept crouching down so we ended up moving her to her booster/high chair.


She seemed to do better here, so we kept offering it to her. She ate it and seemed 'ready' for it too! I mean, she opened her mouth when I brought the spoon up and didn't spit a whole lot out either!


We got a video of her eating, but Brian doesn't have the right program on his machine, so we have to edit it on my Mac and then post it (it's too big to upload). It will be up soon - hopefully.

4 Months

Our Sweet Girl is now 4 months old! We really can't believe it. It seems like we brought her home yesterday, and at the same time it seems so long ago that we were up at night with her - none of us getting a lot of sleep.


We went to the doctor on May 6th and got some good stats to share with you! She weighs in at 13 pounds 7 ounces and is 25.5 inches tall! She is doing very well and is eating a ton. He said she looked great and when we asked if it was normal for a (just turned) 4 month old to be eating 30+ ounces a day he said yes. He also said we could start her on rice cereal if we wanted, to try to fill her up more.


Oh my goodness she is growing so fast!

She also got her 4 month (duh) shots. This, she didn't like at all! She obviously cried, so did I, but we were able to comfort her before we left the clinic.


Since then, Adelle has been really talkative and has been reaching for, and playing with toys within her reach. We got a cute toy to go on her car seat that she likes to play with. When we drive places she reaches out and hits the toys, then talks to them. It's so adorable! She has also been playing with the toy on her little seat. She will suck on her fingers and then hit the toy, suck on her fingers then hit the toy.


Did I mention she likes to suck on her fingers? She loves to suck on the first two fingers on her right hand. When she is really hungry she will suck on/eat both of her hands and sometimes gag herself on them. Hopefully, she will grow out of this sooner rather than later. We've tried giving her a pacifier and she just spits it out.


Addie has been sleeping really well! We put her down between 7-8pm and she'll sleep through until 6 the next morning!!! Mom and Dad really appreciate that! We're also trying a couple new routines. Dad puts her to bed at night and Mom wakes up with her in the morning. This is working for the most part but I think Addie really misses her Mom at night time. Sometimes she'll cry really hard when Dad puts her down and then Mom will come in and she'll calm right down and fall asleep.