Monday, February 22, 2010

Borek, party of 3...we're ready for you now.

Our table is ready. Our number has been called. It's our turn. Brad found out last week he would be travelling to Ohio for work :( He was supposed to be here at the end of December but when I started going in and out of the hospital with false labor he arranged with his boss to have someone take his place. So, we are so grateful he was here for Caroline's arrival and those first three weeks but it's still a hard pill to swallow. Even though we knew to expect this it's still hard and it still sucks! He left for Ohio last Wednesday and I left for Grosse Pointe to stay with my family until we could be together again. We had obligations for the weekend that I stayed behind to take care of. But, this morning Brad, I and our little one ventured down to Ohio and plan on being here until the end of the week. Caroline has so far been a decent traveller. She fussed a bit after being in her seat for too long but we were able to fend off any major screaming fits :) The picture below shows how much she is enjoying living in a hotel so far...

In other news Caroline hit the one month mark yesterday!!! I can't believe it and yes, it is hard to remember the time before her now :) She seems so much bigger and different already but it must just be me. Everyone else still thinks she looks the same and is still small...which I love to hear. She has good neck strength and her legs are poweful! What a kicker! Just tonight I laid down next to her about a foot from her face and she actually looked at me and reached over to try to grab my face . We've been trying to get her to reach for her toys so we are very excited. She is also starting to "smile" alot too. It may just be gas or something but it's just too darn cute to us...

Monday, February 15, 2010

Our funny Valentine



Caroline celebrated her first real Holiday this past weekend and it was quite exciting. Daddy gave her a Valentine's Card AND gift. In other monumental news mommy got a Valentine's card and gift from daddy too (a first on both counts!) She also got a 'real' Valentine from a little boyfriend too :) Our little friend Aidan sent her a Star Wars valentine and we will definitely hold on to that one!



She went to the doctor about 10 days ago and was declared 'Perfect'...but who didn't know that already? She weighed in at 9lbs. 9oz. (YAY!!) and was the same length as at birth. The doctor also gave me some tips to help Caroline sleep longer at night and she now sleeps for three hours at a time!! Although, I only usually get 2 hours to sleep since she takes at least an hour to go back to sleep but I am doing just fine with it all. On some nights Brad will get up for some of the feedings too and bring her to me and then burp her and change her for me as well-teamwork at it's best! He loves coming home and getting his time with her-and I don't mind handing her over for a few minutes when he arrives :) and they sit and 'talk' and play and are so cute. We are really starting to look and act like a little family now and it's so exciting.