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Adele: 2 Months Old August 8, 2012

Filed under: Baby — Kelocity @ 4:52 am
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Wow, two months old. It’s amazing how fast she has grown out of her newborn phase already. She is SUCH a great baby in so many ways. She teaches me new things every day. She’s such a happy, laid-back baby and gives us so many big smiles all day long. The world really needs more ‘Adele’s’. I learn from her daily. I can’t imagine my life without her, she is just so wonderful.
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Here’s her official ‘2-Month Photo’:
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This month was full of so many great things. In no particular order, here is the recap!

ADELE LOVES HER DADDY
Adele’s love for her Daddy is so adorable to watch. When Irving comes into the room, her face lights up and she gives him the biggest laughs. He is not afraid to make funny faces and noises (even in public) to make her smile. She laughs even before he makes those sounds because she knows what’s coming.
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I love to watch her interact with him. She gives him her undivided attention when he plays with her. It’s such a sweet love. Their bond is already strong, I can’t wait to see it grow over the years.
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Their afternoon cuddle sessions have become routine. I love to sneak in and steal glimpses of them sleeping.
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SINGING
Contrary to popular belief, Adele thinks I have an amazing singing voice. Her favorite is “The Wheels on the Bus”, but she also settles for “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”, “The ABCs” and “Rock-A-Bye Baby” too. My favorite one to sing to her is “You are my Sunshine”. We also learned a bunch of new songs in our Mommy and Me class that I add into the rotation each week too. She really likes my voice (I know, I can’t believe it either) and she focuses on my face when I sing to her. She flatters me.
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MOMMY AND ME CLASS
We both do a weekly class together where we sing songs, meet new friends, and talk about development and all things baby. I really love the class because of its social aspect. Lots of great ladies in there and all of the babies are around the same age. It’s fun to compare notes, ask questions and hear about other people’s journeys too. Last week, I learned some new Tummy Time techniques that Adele seemed to love.
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SLEEPING
Ok Moms, don’t hate me…Adele has been sleeping 9-10 hours straight through the night since she was 3.5 weeks old! She usually goes to bed around 9 and wakes up between 6:30a and 7a each morning. I’m not sure why or how, but I attribute it to her champion eating during the day. She eats about 5 ounces every 2.5 to 3 hours throughout the day and then doesn’t need to eat overnight. Knock on wood, but she’s 9 weeks old now and still going strong. People keep telling me this will end soon, but so far, it’s been 6 weeks straight of solid sleeping. She’s just like her mama!
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To sleep at night, we still (triple) swaddle her, make the room really dark and put on white noise all night long. She’s been in her own crib since she was 4 weeks old. She sleeps best in her own room, so far, it’s working for us!
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The downside to having a great night sleeper is that she’s a terrible napper. We’re lucky if she takes one half hour nap during the day. She might cat nap for 15 minutes a couple of times, but for the most part, she’s up all day long. If we know she’s tired, we’ll put her in the carrier, go for a drive or push her in the stroller and she’ll be able to catch some Zzzz’s, but never really at home. (Makes it hard to get things done during the day, but the tradeoff is a solid night’s sleep! I’ll take it!)

BATH TIME
She LOVESSS Bath Time still. She is so zen in the tub. She really relaxes in there. It’s my fussy-time fix when I’m home with her at night. She only cries when I take her out—even if the water has started to get cold! She’d probably stay in there for hours if I’d let her!
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I love her crazy bath hair too! So soft and it smells so good after! (Some of her baby hair fell out, but it’s starting to grow in again!)
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TRAVELING
We’ve successfully taken her on three trips so far! Palm Springs, Avila Beach and Yosemite! And we have a few more coming up too! We knew when we got pregnant that we’d have to adjust our traveling lifestyle a little bit, but so far, she’s keeping up with us and loving it! We bring the Pack N’ Play and she sleeps like a champ in that too! She’s really flexible and goes with the flow. As long as her needs are being taken care of, she’s happy to come along for the ride!
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She’s so curious about everything around her. When we go out, she’s constantly looking around, following people around the room and taking in the scene. She looks out windows, into mirrors and over our shoulders. She is fascinated by the simplest things. She refuses to nap sometimes because she doesn’t want to shut her eyes. She enjoys being upright more than lying flat. I think it’s because she wants to see what’s going on all the time! I really hope to raise a curious child. It’s my #1 goal for her.

TOYS
Right now, she loves mirrors and her playmat. She also loves anything with blinking lights or bright colors. She can’t grab onto things just yet, but you can tell she wants to soon! She does still like the MamaRoo too, but I think she might be outgrowing that soon—I think she finds it boring.
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GROWTH
As of this week, she’s finally in Size 1 diapers. We tried to stretch our last box of newborn diapers out, but alas, she has officially outgrown them. At the doctor’s appointment this week, she was 10 lbs, 4 oz which puts her in the 25th percentile for weight. Her height was 21.5 inches (also 25th percentile). She’s healthy, proportional and happy.

(She also got 6 immunizations this week! SIX! One was an oral vaccine and the other 5 were shots in her thighs. OMG it was horrible. She did great though, I think I cried more than she did!)

 FOOD
Her diet still consists of 100% breastmilk. We’ve gotten into a great groove and it’s going really well. I’m pumping here and there when I know I need an extra bottle or two during the day. I hope I can keep it up when I go back to work and keep my supply up enough to feed her all day long when I’m not there. But I still have some time to worry about that later.
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It’s been an awesome month, time is definitely picking up now. She’s already almost 9 weeks old! I can’t believe it! Happy two-months old, baby! We love you!

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(Don’t forget to check out her weekly update pictures here too!)

 

Those are some big trees… August 7, 2012

Filed under: California,Family,Yosemite — Kelocity @ 4:41 am
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On Friday morning, Irving went out to golf with the groom and his friends at the Wawona Golf Course. So Grandma Julie, Adele and I took the shuttle bus to the Mariposa Grove to see the giant Sequoia trees! I was giddy with excitement!
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I strapped the sleepy baby to me in the carrier and did my best to keep her out of the shade. The Mariposa Grove has an upper and a lower section. We just did the short .8 mile trail (1.6 miles total).
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Adele slept through the whole hike! But I narrated along the way: “Look at that big tree! Did you see the squirrel? etc..” She loved it, obviously!
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I seriously waited my whole life to have a kid that I could take to parks like this and explore the great outdoors. I always loved nature walks and learning about the animals and the history of places. I’m so excited that the time is finally here! I feel like my life is just beginning since I get to experience all this cool stuff all over again with Adele.
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The Sequoias were beautiful. We took a tour led by a park ranger to learn about where they came from, how they grow and how the park protects them.
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The roots of these giants are only 2-4 feet deep! Isn’t that crazy! Here is a picture of the roots of a tree that fell in the 1800s! (Fun Fact: Sequoias have a chemical in them that makes them nearly impossible to decay! They will eventually, but it takes decades longer than a normal tree!)

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Why, hello there, big tree!
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I was laughing to myself that maybe someday when we take Adele back here, she might whine and complain, “But mom, why did we have to come all the way out here on vacation to just see some big treeeees?” Hopefully she’ll learn to appreciate them for what they are! And if all else fails, at least they sell ice cream in the gift shop, right? LOL
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Also spotted on our walk… a Deer! (Actually a few deer, but this is the only one I snapped a picture of!) Thankfully we didn’t see any bears.
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Living in LA, it really is something special to stand at the base of so many gorgeous trees reaching towards the sun.
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Finally we reached our destination: a Sequoia named The Grizzly Giant. It’s one of the biggest trees in the world.
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The branches on that bad boy were as big as regular trees!
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Adele did great on our hike. When we got back, she was nice and hungry and I fed her on the Adirondack chairs on our porch. IMG_4770

Then it was time for some playtime and a nap. Grandma took over and I actually went down to the restaurant and dined by myself on the patio. It was awesome! Can’t remember the last time I could enjoy a meal out by myself! It was so nice! (They even served me Pink Lemonade… on the house! Score!)
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It was such a perfect day. So far, one of my favorite weekend getaways to date!

(Stay tuned for two more posts Yosemite themed posts this week!)

 

Family trip to Yosemite National Park August 6, 2012

Filed under: California,Family,Yosemite — Kelocity @ 1:49 pm
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We just got back from spending four amazing days in Yosemite National Park. Irving’s good friends, Brian and Victoria, love the park so much that they decided to get married there! I’ll save their gorgeous wedding for my next post, but for now, here’s a recap of our first day in the park!

Adele slept almost the whole way there (it was about a four hour drive). We met up with Irving’s mom, who volunteered to watch her while we went to the wedding. She was so excited to spend time with the baby. Adele wore a pretty dress because she was excited too!
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Adele continued her love affair with big hotel beds.
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We stayed at the Wawona Hotel inside Yosemite. It was so cute. It had an old-time rustic feel, but it was really well upkept and offered lots of charm and comfort. We had a great room with a nice balcony overlooking the fountain out front.
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When we first arrived, we spent the time playing on the bed with the new toy Grandma bought for her.
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She loved it! The mirror was her favorite part.
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When the sun began to set and the temperatures finally dropped, we sat by the pool and took in the sights and sounds of the great outdoors.
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Which, of course, turned into a photosession!! Yessss!
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And my favorite photo of the day! (Because if this doesn’t scream ‘national park’, I don’t know what does!
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Get a Job! August 4, 2012

Filed under: Baby — Kelocity @ 4:37 am
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At eight weeks old, don’t you think it’s time for Adele to get a job and her own apartment?
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…haha cute onsie from Aunty Janie!

 

A girl can dream… August 2, 2012

Filed under: Baby,Home — Kelocity @ 4:33 am
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We already know how much Adele loves to have big hotel king-sized beds all to herself (As exhibited in Palm Springs and Avila Beach!) But it seems the theory has also been tested and proven here in our own home as well!
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Complete with her own kid-sized pillow too!
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Sweet dreams, darling.
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Note: Baby was 100% supervised, no pillow suffocation risk, promise!