New Toys

This past week Amelia has gotten a couple fun new things! I got her a play mat with fun toys that hang down and a mirror that she can admire herself in. She loves it! She kicks the toys and scoots around on the mat and likes to stare at the pretty baby looking back at her in the mirror. She squeals in delight and it can entertain her for quite awhile. I normally stay down there on the floor with her and help her grab on to the hanging toys and pull her back onto the mat when she scoots right off. It's been something new for both of us this week and we've had so much fun. She also got a little Glow Worm from her Nana and Pop Pop (Chad's parents). I actually think that Amelia slightly resembles a glow worm with her big eyes. She especially looks like one when she's swaddled up in bed. She really loves the soft light it gives off and it will be so fun for her when she can squeeze it herself and make it light up in bed with her. It's so cute to see her responding to things and having fun:)

Are those MY feet?

Today Amelia seemed to really discover her feet. She was sitting in the bouncy seat on the kitchen table and Chad and I were eating and she was so intently staring at her feet which she kept bringing up to her hands. You could see the determination in her eyes as she tried so hard to get her hands to grab her feet. She would get close and she just kept trying and finally she got a foot! We were so excited.....you'd have thought she took her first steps or something. It's just so amazing to see a baby learn. Yesterday she couldn't grab her foot, today she could with tons of effort and tomorrow she'll probably hold onto her foot all day.

Village Chapel Baby

Tonight was Amelia's first time to church. In fact it was my first time to church since I was put on bed rest back in January. We are eager to get back into a groove. We thought maybe the night service (6pm) would be best with Amelia's eating schedule. I dropped her off at the nursery and she got her little name tag and I got a card to claim her and we went in to church. Of course I was distracted by the little monitor where they post your # if your baby is crying and about 30 minutes into the service I saw our number. I went to rescue her and it only took a couple minutes of me holding her and she was fast asleep. I just ended up bringing her into church and holding her the whole time. So..we will try again. She did perfect at my Wednesday morning mom's bible study last week in the nursery, so we will do that again this week and try church again Sunday night.

Waking Up Amelia

Farmer's Market Fun

All summer we've been wanting to make it out to the Franklin Farmer's market which has quite a different feel than the Nashville one that we go to often. Finally today we decided to go. It was a beautiful morning to be out and about and I just love looking at all the produce and yummy baked goods for sale there. Next time we would definitely take a cooler to buy some perishables, but we didn't have a way to keep any of the yummy cheeses or meats cool today. I got a yummy Hibiscus tea lemonade and Chad got a green tea lemonade and both were refreshing. We split a tiny chess pie and mostly just enjoyed being out. Chad was carrying Amelia and she was looking over his shoulder. She got a lot of attention....which is always fun as a parent:)

As we were leaving the Farmers Market I decided to change Amelia's diaper and during the diaper change she just started crying hysterically. It was awful. We couldn't get her calmed down and I felt that everyone around us must wonder what we are doing to torture her. We finally made it to the car where I could nurse her. It took awhile to get her calm enough and I really wondered if something was wrong, but once she ate she was fine. Goodness...imagine if we all had meltdowns like that when we got hungry! She was content and so we headed into downtown Franklin and had a yummy lunch at Puckett's Grocery.

Now we are home and Chad is watching a Disney Conference on his iphone, Amelia is napping and I'm on the computer.....nice relaxing Saturday:)

Happy 3 Month Birthday Amelia!

To my sweet baby Amelia,

Mommy can't believe you are already 3 months old. It seems like just yesterday we brought you home from the hospital. Boy, have we come a long way since then. You are such a fun little girl and really pretty easy to take care of. You are learning new things every day. Lately you have really discovered that your little hands can hold onto things and pick things up. It's so cute to see your pretty eyes focused on something and your tiny hands working so hard to grab it. You do really good at lifting your head up high when I lay you on your tummy, but you don't like to be left like that too long....you start getting fussy. One of my favorite things is getting you up in the morning. When I peek over the crib you always break into a big smile for me. It brightens my day! You are so cheerful in the morning and ready to have a fun day with me. You have also recently started learning all the cute noises you can make. Little squeals and cooing noises and something that sounds like a little giggle. I love to "talk" to you. Your Daddy and I just love you so much. We already do lots of fun things with you and have so many places and things we want to show you. It was almost a year ago that we found out we would be having you and it was such a long journey for you to get here. I'm so thankful everyday that you hung in there so long and were just perfectly healthy. Happy 3 month Birthday!

Love,
Mommy

First Overnite Date

Last Friday Chad and I got to have our first overnite date. That was a pretty big milestone for me. My mom and dad were in town and they were so wonderful to offer to keep her. I worked hard to have a supply of milk on hand and they assured me that as long as they could feed her then they'd be ok. We had a wonderful time! We had booked a couples massage at a beautiful spa in Franklin, TN and after that we checked into the Aloft Hotel also there in Franklin. It's a really modern hotel and a great location. That night we had dinner in downtown Franklin at a place called Red Pony where we ate on their patio and it was a gorgeous night. Then we walked around and got ice cream and then headed back to the hotel where we lounged on some comfy lounge chairs in an outdoor area they have. It was so relaxing. We slept great that night and I didn't really even worry at all about Amelia. In the morning, we had breakfast in Franklin and took a long scenic way home. We were met with a big smile from Amelia and the report that she had been "just perfect". Yayyy! Here are some pics of the whole family pitching in on the babysitting:) We are so thankful she has so many people who love her!