At the end of our Memorial Day cookout, after almost everyone had gone home, Addy decided to entertain us with a little dance.

We’ve hit a couple of milestones that have made parenthood more enjoyable.  Since getting home, it seemed like the only way we could get Adalyn to stop crying is to put her on the breast (Kayla’s, mine didn’t seem to work).  Even if she had eaten just 10 minutes before.  But, I’m proud to say Addy is now self soothing with a pacifier!  Kayla’s chest thanks her immensely for that.  Oh, and the little squirt is now sleeping in something other than our arms!  As much as we love holding our little bundle of joy, the moment we sat her down on the couch, the pack and play, crib, our lap, or anywhere she would immediately wake up and refuse to sleep until we cradled her in our arms again.   But, we’ve seem to have found a nice little bed with high sides (like arms wrapped around her) that she’s taken a liking to.  Today, Adalyn had her first appointment at Children’s Healthcare.  She was an absolute angel the whole time.  Although, the nurses didn’t seem to think it was funny that she christened the digital scale they put her on.  🙂   That’s our girl!  Anyway, we’re really enjoying the quality time we’ve been given with Addy.  I’ve taken mucho pictures already and have started an album I plan on printing at the end of the year.  Super excited about that.  Here are a few pics from Addy’s first bath.  You have no idea how many embarrassing pictures of Adalyn I now have to go in the private family photo album.

We can’t believe Adalyn is one week old!

Every day Adalyn does things that remind us of ourselves…or other family members.  🙂

Shield your eyes or risk being blinded by pure adorableness!

Well, we finally made it.  Baby and mom are safely in the comfort of our own home.  We will truly miss the wonderful staff at Northside Hospital who spoiled us with their knowledge and attention.  I tried very hard to get the cell phone numbers of much of the staff but for some reason they refused.  The car ride home was truly traumatic for all of us.  I don’t know what we were thinking when we decided to leave during rush hour traffic.  On another note, I am now  a country music fan as it seems Adalyn calmed down only when we turned on the radio which was on Kicks 101.5.  We’re now trying to get our schedule down at home but I managed to snap a few images of the little lady.  Hopefully once everything has calmed down I will be able to get the images for the birth announcement.  Stay tuned!

I wanted to get in one last blog entry before the little lady arrives.  Last Saturday we had a blast at the Spence Crew baby shower.  I want to send out a big thank you to my Aunts Beverly, Brenda, and Pattie for putting it all together.  I think we officially have everything we need for the big day.  Last night, in an attempt to coax the baby out on her own, we visited Scalini’s to participate in their Eggplant Parmigiana Babies tradition.  Birth is supposed to happen within 48 hours after eating their famous dish.  Guess we’ll see!  She’s coming one way or another.  🙂   We’re currently running around grabbing all the things we can think of for tonight.  We should receive a call between 6PM and Midnight letting us know our room is ready at the Baby Factory.  Once there, Kayla will receive some medicine that will do it’s job overnight preparing her cervix for delivery.  Then, in the morning she’ll get a shot of Pitocin to jump start the contractions.  Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.  If all goes according to plan we should have a beautiful and healthy baby girl Friday afternoon.  We’ll keep everyone posted!  Here’s Kayla chowing down on that eggplant: