Sneak Peek!

Last Sunday we had Adelyn's newborn photos taken, and we are pretty sure we have the cutest baby ever!!! She did so well, and the pictures turned out incredible. We are waiting to see the rest once the editing is complete. After everything is done, we will finally be able to send out her birth announcements! Enjoy the pics of our little Adelyn!

40 weeks later...

Cake for Adelyn on her due date! A co-worker of Tim's surprised him with a cake to celebrate Adelyn's arrival. He is so fortunate to have a wonderful group of people to work with everyday!

Yesterday was so beautiful, we took Adelyn and a couple of overweight doggies for our first family walk. Needless to say it is the first of many, we love to walk in the evenings when the weather is nicer! We may have bundled her up a little too much because she was a little sweaty when we got home.

This is how Adelyn spends most of her days and evenings, too bad everyone else in the house isn't so lucky. Baxter and Ginger are beginning to adjust to the interrupted sleep schedule, but Mommy and Daddy aren't so lucky. Being tired all day and a little irritable is completely worth it when we get to see our beautiful baby girl!

Adelyn on her due date, already 5 1/2 weeks old! Our little leprechaun has already given us so many memories and a few heart-stopping moments already. Adelyn we love you so much and can't imagine our life without you!

One Month Old!

Even though we have only been home for one week, Adelyn is already one month old. We plan to take monthly photos of her with the froggie chair since it will serve as a gauge to see her growth. It will be much easier once she is able to hold her head up her own.

Ginger serves as Adelyn's guard dog. We are so pleased with the way the puppies have accepted her, although Baxter has yet to really "accept" her because she makes too many sounds for him to get close right now.

Adelyn enjoying her first swing ride. Yesterday she actually was watching the mobile as it was rotating.

Adelyn enjoying some much needed Grandma Sass time. She can't wait to have a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Sass soon!

She already has Grandpa Andrews in love with her. She is excited to show Grandpa how cute she is now that she doesn't have any tubes or leads now!

Grandma Andrews is enjoying a little slice of heaven while holding Adelyn. She loves holding Adelyn and commenting on how perfect she is, and Mommy is not one to disagree!

Adelyn will have her first professional photo session next week, so we hope to get announcements in the mail soon!

We Are Home!

Yesterday we came home as a family for the first time. We are so excited to finally have her home. We are spending our time loving Adelyn so much, and trying to get to know our daughter. So far she is fairly easy to please, rarely spending much time crying unless she is hungry. Our first night wasn't too bad even when she was waking us up every 2 hours for a "snack". Although we definitely won't complain because we would rather wake up every 2 hours in our home, then have to visit her in the hospital. One of our favorite things is holding her and walking around the house since she no longer has the cords attached. We also love snuggling with her while she naps, any we might be guilty of snoozing a little too. Ginger and Baxter are very interested in her. Each time she starts to make sounds or cry a little, one the dogs usually comes to either Tim or me to make sure we are going to find out what is wrong. Both of them have slipped quick kisses on her head, even if we are holding her and telling them to get away. All of us are trying to get into a routine of our new family, and loving every second if it!

Going Home?

Yesterday we received wonderful news that we would room-in with Adelyn, where basically we care for our baby and the nurses are available if we need them. It is to simulate life at home, so she is still on the monitor but we don't get to see the numbers. We were told she can go home after two nights of weight gain, and we are happy to report she gained weight last night. So fingers crossed she gains weight today and we can go home tomorrow. We have really enjoyed the last 24 hours as our little family should be, with the exception of the puppies at home. We can't wait to bring her home and have the entire family together under one roof! Once we get home we will be able to get more pictures on the blog. Things have been especially crazy over the last 10 days as we have been working to exclusively breastfeed Adelyn. The hard work (and patience) has paid off because she is getting all the nutrition through breastfeeding, and we won't have to introduce bottles to her yet. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers, we are so thankful for the support. We know it is with the help of everyone that we are coming to end of our NICU stay!