Good Friday in Granville

Kyle & I were off work on Good Friday. Wednesday night we were discussing our Friday plans. I had an idea to drive up to see our friends Mark & Jenna from KC. They were visiting Jenna’s parents for the weekend. It ended up working out and we head to NW Iowa for the afternoon/evening!

Adelyn was a great little traveler. Jenna greeted us at the car when we got to her parents’ house and Adelyn went right to her!!

Mark & Jenna were so sweet to get Adelyn a little Easter lamb…she loved it!

She also loved Marks iphone! He was teaching her how to play Angry Birds!

Sadly we hadn’t seen Mark & Jenna since their wedding in September, hence we hadn’t done our Christmas gift exchange. They got Adelyn this cute little Hawkeye lawn chair!! It will be perfect for tailgating!!

We took advantage of Betty’s, Jenna’s Mom, Easter decorations for a few pictures! Here Adelyn is hanging out with the bunnies on the porch!

We enjoyed the afternoon catching up with our besties.

Betty made us a wonderful supper and the boys grilled.

After supper we got Adelyn in her PJ’s and had a little more play time before we had to hit the road home. Needless to say she had a fun afternoon/evening!

Betty had to get a little Adelyn time before we left and it was SO cute. Betty was laughing at something and Adelyn threw her head back and laughed too!! Too funny!

Goodies in the mail!

Last week Adelyn got a few Easter goodies in the mail! I let her open her card from Great Grandma. She thought she was pretty big stuff opening her envelope…or she just liked to rip it!

Checking out the goods! Thanks Great Grandma!!!

Our sweet friends, the Jackson’s, sent Adelyn this SUPER cute pair of fairy wings and a cute little crocheted flower for her hair!! Of course she was pretty curious about what was on her back and kept trying to pull them off.

Stay tuned for more Easter posts this week!

Happy Easter!

 

You have to see the out-takes!

This one just cracks me up!!

“ha ha, Mom, I got these ears off my head!”

“This basket is quite tasty!”

“Mom, I really wish you stop putting these ears on my head!”

Dad came to help….

…and got a few smiles out of our little bunny!

I'm excited about Easter Sunday! We’ve got Adelyn’s 1st Easter dress all ready for church in the morning! Hope everyone has a wonderful day and remembers the real reason we celebrate Easter, that Jesus loved us so much that he died…and rose again!!! Happy Resurrection Sunday!

Outdoor Play

On Sunday it was 85 degrees, sunny, and just a slight breeze. Perfect day to play outside!! I got out this little red wagon that I picked up a garage sale a few years ago for just $0.25! The handle is a bit short, but Adelyn loved it!

We put Adelyn in the grass and let her check it out. She took lots of time to check out this new thing and then pulled away at it!

And of course eventually tried to eat it! Ha!

Oh and Daddy thought he might try out the little red wagon too! Daddy mowed the lawn and Adelyn & I finished our afternoon outside with a walk…and she feel asleep!

We had afternoon playing outside as a family. Looking forward to many more days outside together this summer!

Messy Eater

Now that Adelyn is eating more table food it sure does make meal time a whole lot messier! These days she is so determined to grab the spoon and “help” when I’m feeding her “baby food” so we end up with a mess anyways!

We had 2 1/2 days off the week of spring break. Usually she will just nurse at home in the mornings and eat her breakfast at daycare, so it was nice to be home with her to eat breakfast together. This was one more after having waffles and bananas for breakfast!

Adelyn’s Nine Months Old!

I can hardly type that my baby girl is already 9 months old! Less than 3 months, she’ll be a year. Just doesn’t seem possible! This little girl has forever changed our lives and we couldn’t be happier!

We purchased a new toy for Adelyn this month, a music table. She loves it ‘cause she can stand up like a big girl and play! She also loves to sit by her bookshelf and pull all the books off the shelf and look through them!

We took her to the park for the first time this month and she loved it! The slide was her favorite. She’s wanting to sit up like a big girl when she goes down though and she’s not quite ready for that! But she sure does try for all she can to sit up!

Right when Adelyn turned 9 months old she began “regular” crawling the majority of the time! She will still army crawl from time to time. It’s so fun to put her on the floor and let her just explore, she’s so curious about everything. Adelyn clapped for the first time this month! I sing the praise song “Clap your hands all you people…” to her all the time and slowly she’s starting to get it! So incredibly cute! She can also high 5!

For some reason she has come to hate her changing table. Not only is she uber wiggly, but she also just cries and cries when you put her on it. I’m not sure why or what it is. But diaper changes these days have been a dual effort. One person to change her and another to keep her entertained. I’m hoping she grows out of this phase!

Adelyn got her 5th tooth this month. She got her top one to the left of her top 2. (not sure what the “official” name is) It’s so hard to get a peek at her top teeth we hardly knew it popped through, but she did get sick {again} the end of January and we were home with her for almost a week, so I’m sure that was a sign…or just all those germs at daycare.

Since getting her teeth she has really turned into quite the biter. When we pick her up she gets all excited and nuzzles into our shoulder and bites on that muscle/tendon that sticks out {unfortunately it fits perfectly in her mouth}. Ouch! I’m really hoping this is just ‘cause she is teething and not a sign that she’s going to be a biter when she’s older. We’ve had to “discipline” her when she bites. Not fun for her or us! I’ve cried a few times when I have to do it. She just sticks out that bottom lip real far and just lets out this big, sad cry. Breaks my heart, but I know it’s for the best. No one said parenting would be easy I guess!

Adelyn is doing SO well with finger foods. In addition to the foods I’ve mentioned in previous months we’ve tried peas, string cheese, cauliflower, and oranges. Usually she has 3 “meals” a day and 2 snacks. She LOVES oranges! Grandma & Grandpa Greene brought us back a HUGE bag from Texas and Adelyn has been enjoying those this month!

About a week before she was 9 months she was less interested in her bottles at daycare. She nurses in the morning and at night before bed and then had 2 bottles of breast milk at daycare. Up until now those bottles were 6-7 ounces. Last week she was only eating 3-4 ounces. So instead of having 2 small bottles at daycare we cut it down to one big one. She didn’t even skip a beat. On the weekends and over spring break whens she is home with us, she does so well nursing 3 times a day, usually at 6am, noon, and 7pm.

Adelyn is still in size 3 diapers and wears 6-9mo and 6-12mo clothes. She is just SO fun these days and we couldn’t feel any more blessed to have such a good baby.

*NINE MONTH STATS*
weight – 18lbs 9oz
length – 28 3/4 in
eating – 100% nursing or breastmilk from a bottle, cereal, & solids
clothes - 6-9 mo and 6-12 mo
diapers - size 3

Watch me grow!

Hy-Vee 5K

I ran my first 5k in 18 months on Saturday…the first one post baby! It was a challenge, but I finished and I’m proud of what I did.

The weather was much different than expected. A day or so ago the forecast said it was supposed to be sunny and 73 degrees…but I woke up this morning to fog, chilly, and 48 degrees! Woa!

I didn’t let that stop me though! Threw on my sneakers and headed the 3-4 miles to the race location…I love hometown races! Kyle and Adelyn were in tow as well, official race cheerleaders!

The race was held at a park just outside of the town where I live, thankfully they had REAL bathrooms! I took advantage of that, got a few good luck kisses from my race cheerleaders and headed for the start line, nerves and all.

The race started at 9:30am sharp. I was a little too close to the front and started out quick. At one point I looked down at my Garmin and it said I was pacing at 7:45…not my 10 minute normal. Somewhere around that same time I spotted my race cheerleaders…only 1/4 mile into the race. This is where I backed off a little and got to a more comfortable pace!

To say that this race was a challenge is no joke! Little did I know that this park not too far from my house was filled with HILLY trails! Yep my first non flat race! Here’s a side note, I live in Iowa…the FLAT LANDS, I never run hills!

Ok, back to the race recap…the first hills weren’t too bad, but later in the race it did start to wear on me. I ended up finishing the race with a walk/run routine, which I was was A-ok with. I felt like the slog (SLow-jOG) I was doing up hill wasn’t anymore productive than a power walk.

My ALL TIME favorite race cheerleaders were waiting for me at mile 3. It was so refreshing to see Kyle and Adelyn and it gave me the “umph” I needed to finish that last 0.10 miles strong!

I blew them kisses and was off to finish my first 5k since having a baby! At the end of the race route you had to run right past the finish line and do this little loop…such a tease!

I did it, finished my 5th 5k, 1st one post-baby!!!! I don’t have an official time yet, but my Garmin said 37:02. And I’m proud of that!

I grabbed a banana and 1/2 bagel and met up with this sweet girl who was waiting for me in the warm car! (it was too cold for her & daddy to be outside too long)

This was the first year this race was put on and they did an exceptional job! I’ve ran both big and small races and you never would have known that this was the first go-around. First class race! Great volunteers, well marked course, and awesome goodies!

I’m proud of what I accomplished today, it wasn’t easy, but I did it! I’m looking forward to more races this year!  

(Don’t worry we didn’t let her drive home!)