Saturday, February 6, 2010

Our newest member


This was the welcoming committee for baby Adalie who made her entrance into the world a week ago tomorrow. After spending the first part of the week with Auntie Trudy and the second half of the week with Grandpa & Grandma H., they came back home last night. I enjoyed a quiet week just holding the baby, sleeping when I felt like it, and just taking in the newness of this precious little girl. And now it's back to reality, but it's good to have them home too. Lydia especially is really going to be a helper this time around- I'm going to need that!
Miss Princess herself, Hannah, is taking the demotion fairly well. She thinks Adalie needs a hat on continuously since she was wearing one when they visited in the hospital. Being that Hannah carries a baby doll around or pushes one in a stroller the better part of the day, she's quite intrigued by this baby that cries and squirms and makes funny faces. A little too intrigued at times.
Adalie has done what newborns do best most of the week- sleep away the daylight hours and put up a bit of protest about settling down at night. Yesterday and today she's needed to have the billiblanket on her because she's jaundiced. She's not real fond of it and I'm hoping we're done with it by tomorrow.
The week ahead will bring some interesting adjustments which I'm not especially looking forward to. I was able to take off this past Friday from school but I'll have to go back this coming week. Not looking forward to that at all, but I knew it was coming. And we will survive.
And on that note- with the older kids in bed, it's time to cuddle with that baby of mine!

7 comments:

Aleena said...

Congrats! Good luck with going back to school and hope you get into a groove that works soon!

Cami said...

Congratulations on your new little girl! What a precious picture. : ) Hang in there with school...not much longer. It'll take some adjusting but come May it'll all pay off.

Jennifer Skoog Photography said...

Congratulations on your new baby!
Final stretch of school is always the.hardest.ever. You can do it!

Katie said...

Congratulations on the newest baby! And good luck with school.

Lori said...

Congrats on the new baby! I love the name, adorable!!

Anna said...

Congrats! Beautiful family. Snuggle with the little one all the chances you have!

Kelly said...

Look at those big smiles on Lydia and Jack! I love it. and Hannah wondering just what might be happening to her reign as Queen. Adalie is quite the cutie! Congrats again and good luck in the next 11 weeks! the countdown rolls on...