Today Ada received the sacrament of Baptism! She wasn’t the most pleased by the ceremony, especially the cold water flowing over her little head, but she made it through with flying colors. Thanks to everyone that came and helped out for the reception and a big thanks as well to my friend Trey Speyrer for being the official photographer.
Posted: August 24th, 2009 under Faith, Photos.
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Little Miss Ada turned one month old this week! It feels like she was born yesterday and at the same time like she’s been here forever! We can’t really remember what it was like before she came into our family (Except at 1:00 in the morning. I definitely remember what a full night’s sleep was like–it was nice!) But, just this week, Ada has started sleeping 5-6 hours at a time at night and we are loving it! We hope that this continues in a positive direction.
Daniel and I did a mini-photo shoot on the 19th to document her turning a month old, and we wanted to share some of the pictures with everyone!
Posted: August 22nd, 2009 under News.
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Ada’s little belly button finally healed completely and we gave her her first tub bath this week. Once she got in the water, we think she really liked it! She loved having the warm water poured over her, but hated getting in and out of the tub. We have learned that she really hates to be naked, which is ok with us! 
I also threw in a picture of Ada with her new friend, the pacifier. We introduced the “noonie” this week and we can’t believe we waited this long to do it! This glorious piece of plastic has helped us to have much calmer evenings and better sleep!
Posted: August 15th, 2009 under News.
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I have learned a great deal about our child in the past two weeks, especially that she likes to change things up quite often. Just when I think I have her pegged she throws me a curve ball.
It seems that just when we think we have found “her rhythm” she changes. We are not schedule people by any means, but a little regularity would be nice. The only thing we can probably say is that she sleeps more in the day than during the night. I have also tried so many different techniques of soothing Ada over the last two weeks that I feel like I am in a circus performer. I have gotten countless pieces of advice from other parents, but what I have learned is that what works now, doesn’t necessarily work later. Trying to pull out a cause and effect relationship with a newborn is proving to be very difficult!
All things said…we know it could be a whole lot worse! She does actually sleep, she isn’t a fussy baby, and when she is a sleep…she is out! So don’t take this rant as a strike against my beautiful daughter…more just a thought from a topsy turvy father.
Although this looks painful...it was really cute!
Posted: August 5th, 2009 under Funny, Parenting.
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