Adalynn {at 3 Months}

Happy three months in this big, wide world little one!

Since time is absolutely whizzing by, monthly updates have got to start. Maybe life will slow down a little? Here's what she's been up to...

All. Day. Long.

Today was the best. It was so so good. 

Monday night, I decided it was time for the stroller to come out of it's box. I busted it open during the Bachelor (yay, Lauren!) and put that baby together. 

Happily, it ended up being an absolutely beautiful day. I took the stroller outside and, because we don't have a great road to walk on, I rolled her up and down the driveway a couple times. She loved it and it put her right to sleep.  

She's got a pretty good babysitter watching over her, too :) 

While she slept in the sunshine, I got to work shoveling rocks.

It felt really good to be outside working up a sweat and doing something useful. I haven't felt like that in a long time, since before the end of my pregnancy. It was something I was really missing. 

I'm not sure how many wheelbarrow loads I moved, but I'm sure my back will tell me it was too many. Oh, that plus the two mile walk we went on later that night. Two mile cross country walk. Yea, my legs will probably tell me it was one too many miles too. 

I'm looking forward to many more days of sweaty work and long walks with our little girl. Now off to sink into our comfy bed and snuggle the night away. 

Goodnight! 

Essentials for Postpartum Recovery

Recovering from having a baby is not the most pleasant thing in the world. Things hurt. Things hurt real bad. 

Plus, bringing home a newborn baby - possibly your first - totally rocks your world upside down (in a good way) and on top of that, you get zero sleep...

All of this makes for a not-so-relaxing first couple of weeks. 

I made a list of everything that made my life easier in those first couple of weeks. It's not a crazy long list, but a few simple things to take away the pain while your body is healing from giving birth to your sweet little one. 

Less pain = more relaxing and bonding time with your baby. Yes please. 

This might get a little graphic, but here it is..

'Bumpdate' # 1

Sometimes I will start a post and, for whatever reason, will forget about it and just not get it finished so it sits there until I delete it.

I started this post April 14th of last year, shortly after we found out I was pregnant. I really enjoyed reading it. I think the reason that I didn't post it is because we weren't planning on telling people until she was 12 weeks cooked and by that time I was pretty much sick all of the time and blogging was not on my radar. 

So here it is, the one and only 'Bumpdate' I ever got around to, if you're interested :)

Have You Heard of Imagination Library?

Shortly after Adalynn was born, Kelly's cousin told me about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. 

It's a program she started in 1995 to give free books to children who are pre-school age. Children receive a free, age-appropriate book each month until I believe age 5. I was so super excited to hear about it that I immediately got on her website and signed up for Adalynn. 

She just got her first book yesterday, 'The Little Engine That Could'. It was pretty nostalgic reading it to her, looking at the pictures I remember so well from being a little girl. 

I can't wait until she's old enough to realize that it's time for her book to come in the mail! I picture her excitement when running out to the mailbox to see if her new book has arrived. For now, I'll be the excited one running to check the mail :) 

If you're a new parent, or know of any new parents, I most definitely recommend checking out her website.