2 Months

I cannot believe it- my baby is 2 months old already. When she first came home Clayton kept saying that he wanted her to get bigger so that he could play with her. He wasn't just satisfied with holding her and watching her every move and commenting on how precious it was and how sweet she was and everything that a mother is content to do when babies are so teeny tiny. In only 2 short months, however, Clayton is having more fun with her. He can't jostle her around or rough house with her yet like he wants, but she is way more interactive. She smiles and talks all the time and it is so hear melting that I would be seriously worried if Clayton wasn't more interested in interacting with her.

So in addition to her smiling and laughing and talking now, she is getting bigger. I don't notice it as much because I'm with her every day, but it's getting hard to ignore that she is growing up. Her features have changed a little bit, but I think it's just because she's more awake and aware of what is going on around her. Her face is just more awake.

Poor girl just had her 2 month appointment today where she got 3 shots and an oral dose of vacinations. It was already a rough day for her because she really wanted a nap, but things kept getting in her way so she couldn't have a full nap. Then, after being so tired and not able to sleep, mean old mommy takes her to the doctor where they shine lights in her eyes, pull on her legs, stick things in her ear and mouth, and then they poke her with needles. I can't lie when I say that I think I was in as much pain as she was with those shots though. Her pain was physical (and maybe psychological) but mine was emotional. It killed me that she was in pain and there was nothing I could do about it- that she was screaming and there was no way that I could comfort her :o(

Even though Ady is growing up and getting bigger, apparently she's not getting big enough to please the doctor. Length wise and head wise, Ady is doing really well. Her weight, however, is not growing at the same rate as the rest of her. Looking at her, I thought she was chunking up pretty well, but I guess not because she's only in the 10th percentile for weight (not that I actually know what that means, but it concerned the doctor). I promise, I am feeding my child. And I promise that she knows how to eat. Some how she's just not getting enough, so we have to go back in a couple weeks just so the doctor can check her weight again. (Oh, she's 9 lbs. 8 oz. by the way.)

I kind of have a theory about her weight though, it's also what I finally pieced together about her daytime sleep patterns as well. Most babies sleep ALL day long, but not my little Ady, she's awake and interacting with me and not sleeping more than 2-3 hours in the day time. That's with me--when Mom, Kim, and Dana were watching her, however, she slept a LOT more. I thought about that and perhaps I'm over stimulating her in the day time and I'm keeping her up. If that were the case, then Ady is burning more calories than most babies too because you use more energy when you're awake than when you're asleep. So it's not that I'm not feeding her or that she's not eating, it's that the percentile is based on sleeping babies who super chunk up because they eat then sleep all day. That's my theory. I don't know what I'm going to do with that theory (if I'm going to change how I interact with Ady all day), but there it is.

Blessing and House Guests

I'm a little late in typing this one out, but when am I not late in typing up a blog post? June 3rd was Ady's blessing date. Mom and Dad came up a couple of days early so that mom could help watch Adelyn while I went back to the last 3 days of school (that's a whole other story that I don't want to get into- of why it was the last 3 days and not the last 2 days). Because Mom and Dad came early, Clayton and I even got to go out on a date! So Mom and Dad came up Thursday morning, Kim and her family got in Saturday evening and Dana and Josh came in late Saturday/ early Sunday.

Sunday morning wasn't as crazy as I thought it was going to be because most of the prep work for the luncheon had been done on Saturday, and the house guests were pretty mellow. Right before church, things got a little more hectic because Angie and her family came over because Corey had ridden his bike from Hooper to our house (I don't even like that drive and he freaking biked it- crazy!) and they brought his church clothes over so he could shower and change. Jan also came over with Grandma and Grandpa Johnson because she had food that needed to be dropped off. Add that to my family and it was just a little overwhelming and I was trying to double check that Ady was doubly covered with 2 diapers to guarantee she wouldn't blow out onto her dress, make sure her milk was thawed so if she was hungry I wouldn't have to take her out, and other last minute double checks.

The whole gang made it over to the church building and doubled our ward's regular sacrament attendance (not really, but we did have a lot of people there). Clayton was the voice of a very sweet blessing (although there was no blanket "and bless her with anything else she stands in need of at this time" line to cover all his bases :o) and apparently Ady was smiling the whole blessing (we had several peekers who told us that one).

After sacrament the families were invited to our backyard for a light lunch. My family was forewarned that NO ONE would be allowed into the house for the luncheon because I didn't want 50 people traipsing around my house. Clayton's family didn't quite get the memo. Mostly people stayed out, but a few slipped through the cracks. I was pretty stressed about the luncheon and didn't particularly enjoy it to be honest, but it was what it was.

When the luncheon was over, Mom, Dad, Josh, and Ben headed back to California but Dana, Kim, Roman, Isaac, and Aaron stayed for a longer visit. I hadn't thought about it when Kim asked if they could stay for a week after the blessing, but I had meetings the next 3 days, so the timing couldn't have worked out better for me. Kim and Dana got to watch Ady for 3 days and I didn't have to find a babysitter or ask Clayton to give up any work time. It worked out all around.

I really enjoyed having them all here. I can't say that the boys enjoyed the WHOLE time- Kim didn't bring anything extra for them to do. I really wish she would have told me that- I do have things they could have done: toys, balls, crafts, paper to color on, I don't have a ton, but I have stuff. The boys did get lots of park time, though. I think that's what I was most excited about before they came. We have pretty much the MOST awesome park right across the street from us and I was so excited that the boys would be able to play on all the different playgrounds (Ady can't really take advantage of them right now). They did dive into my bookshelves a little bit and they definitely explored the house- Roman approved the house for me, said he liked it.

I'm pretty sure that Kim and Dana had fun watching Adelyn for me, although it took until the last night they were there for her to really open up to them and show them just HOW adorable and happy she can be, with her smiley face and her giggles. The 3 of us got to go running together, so that was good for me to get out and exercise more, plus it gave us a designated time to talk without distractions. While they were here we also all went out to Uncle Brent's new house and had dinner with them out there. That was fun, but unfortunately Clayton and  I had to cut our visit a little short because Ady had a major blow out and wasn't in the best of moods. Grandma and Grandpa Smith came down from Ogden to visit one of the days as well. I also appreciated that we took turns cooking, so I had good cooked meals every night they were here, but only had to make one of those meals! Plus I had left overs that lasted after they were gone.

I'd say that there weren't too many down sides to their trip, although I can think of a few: the boys (and Kim and Dana) got home sick, Dana was supposed to be working while she was here but I don't know how much she actually got accomplished, and our water bill skyrocketed with all the showers that a house full of extra people take. Eh, it was all worth it.

 I'm sure there's tons that I'm forgetting to write about, but on the last day they were here, we took a walk down memory lane. When Dad used to take us to the Wild Animal Park or Zoo or where ever, we used to stop off at a Hostess Outlet and he'd let us pick out any treat that we wanted. Well, there is a Hostess outlet near our house that I hadn't been to yet, so before everyone left, we all got our shoes on a walked down to the outlet and got ourselves a treat. Pretty sure the boys didn't appreciate it like we used to when we were little, but that's because Kim has her own traditions with them- this one was ours.