Adella loves to take a bath!

Adella is finally taking a real bath. She liked it right away. I guess the warm water is soothing. She is taking to a feeding/sleeping schedule for the most part. I have to pull a few tricks however, such as giving her a bath to prolong her wake/play time in the late evening. I would love to see her sleep less in the afternoon and more through the night but I guess this will come with time.

We are adjusting to life well. I have always respected motherhood but I have a new found respect for it now! Being a mom really does mean being a jack of all trades. (I am sure that I will continue to realize this and comment on this theme for many months to come.) I am getting used to not sleeping more than 2 hours at a time and to only speaking with an infant and dog all day long. Both are adorable and great listeners however, neither of which are good conversationalists! (I have never liked the sound of my own voice but I am really sick of it now!) I have also realized that I don't know ALL of the words to any songs! I start to sing a song to Adella to calm her or while I am changing her and inevitably it ends with me humming or trailing off because I can't remember how the rest of the song goes. (even my favorite ones!) I guess I will have to work on that or just spare her and stop all together.

2 weeks have come and gone so quickly! Life is starting to get back to "normal" (what ever that is!) We are feeling good and trying to get out of the house every day. I don't know how mothers with more than one child do it. I have a new respect for my mother. I don't know how she got all six of us out of the house and to church on time every Sunday. I couldn't even get me and Adella to a Dr's appointment on time this morning! Babies require so much extra stuff! Not to mention that I had to change her clothing twice do to a spit up incident. Adella is feeding and sleeping regularly. We are working on getting her on a schedule so that she will sleep through the night. Right now she likes to sleep in the late afternoon and play in the early morning! The pediatrician reports that she is healthy and growing. She weighs 7lbs 10 oz as of today.