Friday, September 18, 2009

Addison's First Photo Shoot!

Addison is 24 days old in these pictures! Enjoy!!!



























Saturday, September 12, 2009

Journey: Week 2 + update!

WEEK 2:
So, I have to admit, I didn't go to my WW meeting on Thursday...I slept in instead! I had every intention of going but Addi has decided to have long periods of awake time at around 3 in the morning :( So I guess my goals will be the same as last week since I didn't do so well of completing them then! Hopefully next Thursday the scale will be my friend! HAHA!

RANDOM UPDATES:
On Thursday my grandparents came into town! We had a lot of fun bumming around with them. Addison really enjoyed meeting her "Great" Grandmom and Granddad! I took lots of pictures and will upload them soon along with a post about their visit!

Amanda is coming to visit tomorrow and is staying for the week! I am really excited for her to meet Addison and spend time with her! We have lots of fun adventures planned so hopefully time doesn't fly by too quickly!

I am returning to work on Monday the 21st :( I am really bummed. My maternity leave has come and gone so quickly. I wish that I had another week or two now that we are finally beginning to settle in and get into a routine. I decided on Thursday to for go breastfeeding. I have really tried to make it work, but it was obvious that it wasn't going to work out since the supplement formula feedings were becoming more and more frequent. I am still trying to do one feeding at night right before she goes to bed just so that we don't have to completely quit, but I really don't think that it will last. She prefers the bottle and doesn't ever seem to get full with out it...we'll see! If it works GREAT, but if not, we'll move on! I have to say thank you to everyone who gave me so much support! Breast feeding was one of the most difficult and painful things I have ever done in my life. I really wish that I was able to make it work, but I feel so much relief being able to feed her a bottle knowing she is content and getting all the nutrients she needs! If we decide to have another child down the road, I think I'll try breast feeding again, but until then, I'm relieved to have that past us! Thanks again for all of your support---it meant SO much to me and really helped me hold out this long!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Picture time!

In this post I have a bunch of different pictures to illustrate our latest happenings!

This first picture is of Eli at La Casa for his birthday! You can tell he was completely thrilled to be wearing the hat and having the waiters sing to him! If you look towards the bottom of the picture you will find a delicious birthday shot which made the public humiliation worth it! He had a great 25th birthday and appreciated all of the birthday cards, wishes, and gifts!
Last Saturday we went over to our good friends', Rayce and Candi's, home to hang out. They have three little ones who are more precious than ever! This is a picture of their youngest daughter, Shylee, holding Addison. Every time Shy sees her she says, "I just love her!" It is so sweet! Thanks for having us Rayce and Candi; we always love spending time with you and your family!!!

The following pictures were taken after Addi was treated for Thrush (yeast infection). Although she didn't show any signs of thrush, I have had it for several weeks and my doctor was concerned that we may have been passing it back and forth thus the reason for my severe pain during feedings. I think we have almost kicked the problem. I still have pain during feedings but it's tolerable now. I found that breastfeeding has been anything but easy, convenient and bonding. For me, it's been very stressful, time consuming, painful, and emotionally, VERY hard. I'm going to stick it out another two weeks to see if the pain subsides but if hasn't, we're going to switch to formula. This disappoints me to some degree, but in many others, it provides so much relief. We will just have to wait and see!

Many have asked how the puppies are doing with Addison and I think the following pictures explain it better than I can!

This originally started out as tummy time, but instead, Addi decided she would sleep. (AND yes, I do know you are supposed to put babies to sleep on their backs, this was a short time and she was in our supervision so don't worry!)


And finally just some fun pictures of Addison! The first Addison appears to be happy; in the second she's done with pictures and just wants to eat! I love it!

...I think she gets her temper from Eli! haha...right!

Thursday, September 3, 2009

My journey: Week 1

So I know it's not Friday but since I went to weight watchers today I thought I would post the results. Now, I am excited to say that my little runner at the bottom of our blog did move slightly towards the right of the screen but I can't say that it was because of hard work and diligently keeping track of my points...nope...I would have to say it was somewhat luck. I really didn't work hard; I tried to eat a little better and was able to make it out for three walks but that's really it...

So the results? I lost 2.8 lbs. this week! Now I need to get busy so it doesn't come back and so I lose some more!

So this week my goals are to:
1) Go for a walk with Addi at least 4 times this week. (We have yet to purchase a stroller so I carry Addi, but I am so thankful to Jan and Ken who gave us a baby carrier!!! Thank you so much...I wouldn't be able to take her on these walks if it weren't for your generosity!!!)

2) Track my Weight Watchers points for at least 5 days. You may ask, "Why not everyday?" Well, let's face it, I'm just not to that point yet...I need more organization in my life!

I'm excited to hear from those who are doing this with me! How was your week? What are your goal(s) for the week? Remember baby steps!!!

And the infamous quote that keeps me truckin': "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!" Good luck!