Heather Williams - Hallelujah

One COOL chick!

Hello Spring!

Lovin' this spring weather! It is so much fun playing dress up with little girls especially for spring and summer! This is the first outfit I bought when I found out I was having a girl! She's even cuter in it than I had imagined! I cannot wait to put her in a "baybin" suit! (Robin, that was one of my Rachelisms as a child-LOL)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Goodbye bassinet, Hello crib

On Monday, we finally decided it was time to move Adalyn to her own room. After all, she is 4.5 months now. I think it was harder on Jason and me than Adalyn. It was so odd not having her beside our bed in her bassinet. I missed her, and I did not sleep well. It is hard knowing she is in the back of the house, and we are in the front. So thankful for baby monitors. Both nights she has gone right to sleep, but she wakes up numerous times between 3am and 6am for her paci. I can't just lean over and put it in her mouth anymore:( Hopefully, she will learn soon how to put it in herself. My OB told Jason that she put 6 pacifiers in her daughter's crib hoping she would find one. We may try that tonight:)

Going for a stroll

Adalyn loves her feet

Adalyn is 4 months old!

Adalyn in her black tutu dress today. Her bow looks like cat ears--lol! Look at those sweet thighs!

Adalyn went to the doctor on Friday for her 4 month well baby check up and shots. She weighs 17lbs and 1oz and is 25 inches long. The dr said that we could start her on 1 tbsp of cereal if we want, so we decided to try it out yesterday morning. We made it real watery. She looked like a puppy licking water out of a bowl except she was sipping out of a spoon. She made some funny faces. It was hilarious, but she did pretty good. Today, we made it a little thicker and she kept spitting it back out. I don't think she knew to swallow it. I hope to post the video soon. We can start fruit n veggies too, but we may just wait until 6 months to do that. Overall, she is a happy, healthy little baby, and we are thankful. She slept 12 hours on thursday night. That was a record! She also makes a loud spitting sound all the time. In fact, I noticed that the mirror facing her car seat was dirty the other day, and I could not figure out why. Then, it dawned on me that Adalyn had spit all over it. Today, in sunday school, she kept making those spitting noises, and all the men kept laughing and blaming it on one of the men in class. She made class very interesting. Another thing she started doing while at bunco on thursday night is sucking her thumb. She still loves her paci, but it is so cute when she finds her thumb:)

My little model

Adalyn had her pics made on Monday, Feb. 28. There are so many good ones, but this has to be my favorite. I just love those blue eyes! She was so sleepy in this picture.

This little light of mine

Yesterday, Adalyn's photographer showed me a video with this song playing in the background. I sing this song to Adalyn all the time, but had never heard this version before. I love it! There is such truth in the words to this song. I like the part about living each day with no regret and making the most of every chance you get. That part reminds me of the song "motions" saying I don't want to go through the motions of life. We don't want to look back and wish we had done it differently. So let your light shine now and live with no regret. The music video is at http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=92MC91NU. It is so sweet. You won't regret watching it.

This little light of mine lyrics by Addison Road:

There's a little flame inside us all
Some shine bright
Some shine small
The rains will come
And the waters rise
But don't you ever lose your light

In this life you will know
Love and pain
Joy and sorrow
So when it hurts
When times get hard
Don't forget whose child you are

This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Gonna let it shine

May you live each day
With no regret
Make the most of every chance you get
Let your eyes get wide
When you look at the stars
With the same sense of wonder as a child's heart

With the ones you love-
Treasure the time
And for those who are gone
Keep the memories alive

Hold on to your dreams
Don't you ever let go
There's a fire inside you
Burning with hope

This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Gonna let it shine

There will be days when you wanna give up
When the clouds settle in
But after the rain comes the sun
Don't you ever forget
Don't forget
Don't, don't forget

One day there will be no more pain
And we will finally see Jesus' face
So until then I'm gonna try
To brave the dark
And let my little light shine

This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Gonna let it shine

This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Gonna let it shine
Oh, shine
Gonna let it shine
There's a little light inside us all

Adalyn helping mommy cook supper

Adalyn loves to sit in her bumbo and watch mommy. She is getting so big. Last time we weighed her, she was 16 lbs and 6 oz--a butterball! I cannot believe that she will be 4 months tomorrow. She had her pictures taken yesterday and they are SO cute!

We have had a crazy couple of days. Jason has been on call for 3 days in a row and very busy. My left ear has been hurting for a week from some sort of infection or TMJ, and Adalyn still has some congestion and cold in her eyes. I am so thankful Nana came over Sat and Sun to help out. Praise God, we are all on the mend:)