Houston we have a sitter...

 Well for about 5 seconds anyway!  Still very exciting.  I am terrible at keeping up with baby books, but will randomly write things down.  When Adelee learned her new trick I grabbed Riley's baby book to see when he started sitting.  Guess what???  I DIDN'T write it down, imagine that.  I instantly became obsessed with figuring it out, finally I found a picture I took at the end of October.  Riley was 6.5 months when he could sit.  Adelee is 5.5 months, but Riley was early and with his adjusted age I think they are right on track with each other.  It is fun to see how they develop differently in some areas and just the same in others.  Thinking back on when Riley did this or that also makes me very sad that he isn't a baby anymore.  Where did the time go? 

Adelee



Riley



5 months...I am so thankful

So a lot has happened since I started this back up again.  As you can see from the pictures we have had another baby, Adelee.  She is so stinking cute and Riley loves her most of the time.  What I am about to say might sound ungrateful and that is not my intent.  I am so grateful for all my blessings.  With that being said I am grateful for month 5!  Adelee is 5 months old, praise God!  I love my babies, but I REALLY struggle in those first few months.  Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled to have my little baby in my arms.  I just am not one of those moms that pops a kid out and everything is perfect as a pictue.  It takes me a bit to adjust to the change in the family dynamics and the change in me.  I had post partum with Riley but had hoped that it was due to my month long hospital stay before he was born.  I wasn't so lucky...I knew by week two.  Then Adelee was having tummy problems and did nothing but scream for the first 6 weeks.  If she wasn't asleep (15 min at a time) she was screaming.  I had to hold her non-stop, but that didn't do much good.  About week 7 we got her on special formula and by week 9 she was like a different baby.  It was such a relief for the both of us.  Her little personality bloomed and I started enjoying my sweet baby.  Things started getting better with Adelee, I wasn't so tired, and the zoloft (for me-not the baby) kicked in.  Again, praise God.  So what I am getting at is that by month 5 we had a happy baby, happy momma and a nice little routine.  Month 5 makes me smile and shed a happy tear!