Finally a photo shoot!

I am ashamed at how terrible I have been a photographing my own daughter!! I have really been awful at it! Mostly because my camera needs an attitude adjustment.....or a cleaning! So, needless to say, my photos aren't the greatest quality....so don't look too close!

Little Miss Adylin doesn't do a whole lot besides sleep, so therefore, that is pretty much the "pose" we got from her!

At almost 1 month old, this little princess is just that...a princess! She already knows how to get exactly what she wants! In true "girl" fashion, she goes from happy to mad in all of about 1 second! There is no in between with her, no transition from fine to screaming mad! She keeps us on our toes! All in all she really is a precious baby! Very snuggly and content most of the time! She eats like a champ and has gained about a pound and a half since birth!

We love, love, love our baby girl!

Where did the time go?!

My little man is 4!!! I can't believe how fast time has flown by! It makes me sad to think that 4 years is just gone, but it makes me happy to see him grow and learn new things! He is so very smart, and overly excited to be 4!!

Birthday morning Aiden got to pick what he wanted for breatfast. His pick? French Toast. I always put a candle in breakfast food on birthdays....kicks the day off with a wish!
Aiden couldn't decide what "theme" of cake he wanted this year. All he could decide was that he wanted blue.....so David and I picked a big blue nubmer 4, and Aiden was thrilled! Rindee watched Adylin for me that afternoon so I could take Aiden to pick up his cake and ice cream for his party that night. It was a much needed "one-on-one" trip for the two of us, seeing as how we had been so busy with a new babe!
We had the cousins over for cake and ice cream that night, and had a little family party!

Aiden was SPOILED as usual! He got some fun toys....Santa is going to have a run for his money!!

Aiden is more than thrilled to be 4! He is a typical 4 year old! He loves playing with anything "boy!" Trucks, trains, tractors, you name it! His biggest thing right now is Herbie the love bug. He watched the show at Grandma Belnaps once and has been hooked ever since! Aunt Kari got him ALL the Herbie shows for his birthday, and he loves to watch them! He is so obsessed that he has named our car Herbie and insists that "Herbie" talkes to him! (When the car honks as we lock it, he thinks that Herbie is talking to him) We play along and make sure to make it honk as much as possible!

Aiden is my little funny man! He says the funniest things, and he is usually very politically correct! He likes to play the boss, but is very helpful! I love my little man and all of his quirks! I am very lucky to be his mom!

This little sis is lucky to have a GREAT big brother!

Being a big brother has come quite natural to Aiden! He loves to help take care of "his baby" as he calls her. He loves to kiss her!

He likes it when I let him feed her. Whenever she is hungry, he tells me that she doesn't want to eat from me, that he will do the feeding! Once he gets a little better at it, it will be nice to have his set of hands!

The other morning, Aiden thought it would be fun to have Adylin watch cartoons with him! It was pretty cute! Aiden started telling her everything that was going on in the show!

Having a new baby in the house has not been all smiles. Aiden has felt just a litte put out by all the attention that Ady needs. He constantly asks me to play with him in the most in-oportune times....mostly when I am feeding her! We will adjust and I will learn to please both kids soon I hope!

New babies draw crowds!

Little Miss Ady Grace knows how to entertain! In the few days after we brought her home, she had alot of visitors! My mom came to stay with us for a few days to keep Aiden occupied so I could get some sleep during the day! It was so nice having an extra set of hands, and Aiden was more than thrilled to have Grandma Rita stay! The first night they slept in Aidens tent in the basement....(for about an hour.) The fun of being cramped in a kid sized tent wore off as Aiden got more tired and they both ended up in bed! But....it was fun to try! :)
Our favorite girly cousins were only so excited to hold the babe! Baby girls are just like baby dolls.....I am sure that these 3 will have LOTS of play time in the future!

Ady and Carlee

Ady and Cambree

Even the boy cousins couldn't resist the cuteness of a baby girl! :)

Ady and Codee

Ady and Tadyn

Ady and Tristin

Davids Grandparents also came for a visit, and they brough Aiden a cute book about being a big brother. Grandma Belnap sat down and read it to him. He could definately relate to the boy in the book!

We had so many friends and family bring meals in and gifts for our little lady! Thank you to my visiting teacher Susan, my sister in law Rindee, Linda Christensen, Shannon Smith, Ross and Linda Gneiting, Kris and Sarah Merrell, Sonya Moss, Elise Padigimus and to everyone who called to check on us! We appreciate it!

Catching up......

Adylins first night went actually quite smoothly. She slept about 5 hours in a row, and that scared me! My first "first night" with Aiden was quite the opposite, and so I anticipated being up every 2 hours. Miss Ady was just tired I guess! :)
This ladies is the man of my dreams! I NEVER changed a diaper in the hospital. This amazing man right here did all of the dirty work and let me sit in bed! I love him!

Aiden got to come and meet his sister that morning! He was so very excited! The smile on his face was absolutely priceless! He was somewhat confused at how the whole process worked out, but was more than happy to see her!

His first big brother duty was to tickle her face and say..."goochy, goochy, goo!" Aiden loves to hold her....until she starts to cry, and then its someone elses turn!

One of the first things I noticed about my little princess, was her finger nails! They were SO long! So.....one of the first orders of business was a manicure! I look forward to giving many, many more manicures! :)

Later that afternoon we got to take our girly girl home! At first she was not so excited about the car seat.....but has since learned to go right to sleep in the car!

We are now home and I am slowly adjusting to having 2 kids! Aiden is quite the helper, and sometimes over steps his bounds and comes across a little bossy....to me! Yesterday morning, Ady had the hiccups and Aiden was concerned. He said, "Mom! Help her, she has the 'piccups'!" I explained to him that babies get the hiccups and that its normal. He looked at me very sternly and said, "Mom, are you sure you know what you are doing?"

Honestly....no! Sometimes I feel like I have absolutely no clue what I am doing! But, Aiden turned out ok, so I guess here we go again!

She's Here!!!

Our baby girl made an early appearance late Wednesday afternoon! She was 3 weeks early and so I wasn't sure I was actully in labor. At 2:30am Wednesday morning, I started having contractions. I thought maybe they could have been fake labor pains, but at 6:00am when they hadn't stopped, I woke David up and said that we should probably go to the hospital. We woke Aiden up and called my mom to tell her we were bringing him to her house and that we would let her know if we were staying to have a baby. Sure enough....I was dialated to a 5 and they checked us in! Davids mom and dad came up to get Aiden from my mom so she could be at the hospital with us. Aiden was excited to see his sister, and he was a little dissapointed when he came and she was still in my stomach.

At about 1:30, things got a little scary! The babies heart beat was really fluctuating. My blood pressure was a little high and my oxygen levels were low. My contractions had stopped and the nurse was concerned. They put me on oxygen and gave me some fluid. Staring at that monitor for the next few hours was the longest moments of our lives!

Things leveled off about 2 hours later, and my contractions sped up! Just 30 minutes later our baby girl was born!

Adylin Grace was born at 4:02 pm and weighed 6 pounds 8 oz. She was 18 inches long and perfect! 10 fingers, 10 toes and a head of dark hair!

It was love at first sight for this daddy and his little girl!

This mommy was pretty in love too!

We are all so very excited that she is here and healthy!

"Only as old as you feel!"

If the statement is true that you are only as old as you feel, then this year, I am a 70 year old woman suffering from bladder incontinence, hot flashes, and joint pain that waddles like a penguin! One year older just doens't sound fun right now!

I made the best of my birthday anyway....even though the idea of getting older scares the beejeebers out of me! Davids mom offered to take Aiden for the morning so I could spend some time with my dad! It was nice to be able to just hang out with him for a while. He has been under "quarantine" for the last few weeks, because of a bug called "C-diff" and my doctor advised me not to go in his room at the risk of getting the baby sick. So, I visited from a distance through glass windows until yesterday! He has been taken off of strict quarantine, and while you still have to be extra careful...i.e. mask, gown and gloves......he isn't in solitary anymore and Dr. Lovell cleared me for a visit!
My dad has NEVER missed a year that he hasn't sent me flowers on my birthday. He started back when I was in Jr. High and I don't remember a year that I didn't get them, and I was absolutley SHOCKED when my door bell rang just as I was on my way to the hosptial! The delivery lady handed me a beautiful arrangement and said they were from my dad. I had thought that someone had "reminded" him, or done all the work for him, but when I got to the hospital, he asked if I had gotten my flowers! I told him that some crazy man from the ICU had sent them to me and he laughed! It was nice to see him laugh!

I spent most of the day with him and then I went home to watch the Bronco game with my little family! Davids mom and dad came to drop Aiden back off home and brought dinner and a birthday cake! I really have THE BEST in-laws! They have been overly supportive and helpful the last year and I couldn't ask for more! Aiden helped Grandma make this cake and he even put the sprinkles on by himself! He was so excited!

As soon as he walked in the door he ran to me and said, "Happy Birthday Mom! We made you a cake and this present in here is a bracelet!" (Ty and Sandra got me a bracelet! haha!)

I got to celebrate complete with singing and candles.....ALOT of candles!!

Aiden helped me blow out the candles....since there is a small child hanging out in my lungs right now, I appreciated the help!

The cake was YUMMY and the Broncos won 63-13......so, not a bad day...even if I am 29!