5 years

This past Friday, June 10th, Matt and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary!  What an amazing 5 years it has been.  Through the good and the bad... I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else.  Time has flown by and I just can't wait to see what the future brings.

We had a great weekend together.  We were pretty excited we got Eden to bed early on our anniversary, but we both ended up falling asleep with her at 7pm.  haha.  So we celebrated on Saturday by going out to dinner at Honey's in Doylestown.  YUM!  What a nice time we had together.  It was great to go out, just the 2 of us.  But it just didn't seem right.  So today we took a family hike at Evansburg State Park with Eden.  It was so nice to get out and get some exercise.  I blame it on carrying a 10 lb. baby on my chest, but boy am I out of shape!

Big girl!

Eden had her 2 month check up and now weighs 9 lbs. 7 oz.!  She is getting so big!  I'm happy to say, I think she is about out of newborn size clothing and we are moving on to 3 months.  So excited to dress her up in all the cute clothes everyone gave her.  Here are some pictures I snapped from my phone today.

happy girl!

not so sure about the Bumbo yet

Get me out!!

Thanks, Aunt Karen, for the outfit!

8 weeks

Eden will be 8 weeks old on Monday!!!  Here are some pictures we took this morning.

Meet Adalyn

Last week Eden's first cousin was born!  Matt and I are thrilled to be "aunt" and "uncle."  Adalyn Jane Rice was born May 18, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz.  We are so thankful that she entered this world and that she and Anna are both doing well!  How exciting that these 2 little girls are only 6 weeks apart.

Pictures and more!

Since I am averaging about 1 post every 3 weeks, I realize I probably don't have any followers anymore!  Anyhow, I'm still going to post those pictures I promised and give you all a little update!  And my goal from now on is to post at least once a week!

Here are some pictures of our sweet girl from her first 6 weeks of life... yes, 6 WEEKS already.  Can you believe it?!  Where does the time go?

1 day old

First time in her car seat... coming home from the hospital

First bath... not really a fan.

Our attempt at taking some "artistic" newborn pictures... she dislikes being naked, though.

Easter

More to come.  I'm always a little behind on pictures.  Matt takes most (ok, ALL) the pictures in this family.  So, it's always a little delayed until he edits them and I finally remember to ask him to send them to me!   Most of these are from her first 3 weeks, so I feel like she has changed so much since these pictures!!

A little update on things... we are doing well!  Some days are more challenging than others!  For the most part, Eden is a pretty good baby.  She had a spell where she was really cranky in the evenings, but I think she is starting to grow out of that.  Plus, we are trying to put her to bed by 7:30-8:00, so we are bypassing some of that cranky time.  I'm trying to get her on some kind of schedule, but it seems impossible!  It would probably help if we weren't running around so much, but I am trying to make the most of my maternity leave... trying to spend time and catch up with friends and family.  BTW, why does 12 weeks of pregnancy seem like FOREVER and 12 weeks of maternity leave fly by?!

Almost 3 weeks!

Hey all!  Sorry it has been so long... I haven't forgotten about you.  It's just amazing how someone so little can keep you sooooo busy!  I don't know how all you moms keep your blogs updated!

Anyway, today was suppose to be Eden's due date!  I can't believe she is almost 3 weeks old!  Time is flying by and she is changing everyday.  Just wanted to give you a little update and I will try to post some pictures a little later.

We are all doing well!  Eden is bringing us so much joy, we are really enjoying her and starting to adjust to life with a newborn!  Her little personality is starting to show more and more everyday.  She is becoming more alert and it's fun to watch her check out her surroundings.  Everyone asks how well she sleeps at night... well, every night is different.  Some nights she is up every 2 hours and other nights she sleeps about 4 hours at a time.  Nana and I took her to the outlets shopping yesterday and she broke a record!  She made it 5 hours without eating... I think she really likes to shop!  Nursing her has been the most challenging part of this for me.  She has a stubborn streak in her and sometime it is a bit of struggle.  Her neck is freakishly strong for her age and she puts up a good fight.  So, I am looking forward to getting her a bottle so Matt can take 1 or 2 feedings a day.

Thanks everyone for all your love and support.  Eden is so spoiled!  We are overwhelmed by everyones generosity!  And if you haven't met her yet, you should!!  We love visitors and we can't wait for her to meet all her friends and family!  Ok, we'll get some pictures up soon!

Eden is Here!

Phew...it's been a whirlwind the last couple of days. In case you haven't heard, Eden decided to show up about three weeks early. She was born Monday morning, 4/4 at 7:21 and weighed a healthy 6 lbs 9 oz. Kel and Eden were discharged from the hospital today, so we're all back home now and doing well. I'm trying to help Kel rest as much as possible, but it's difficult when the baby needs to eat every couple hours.

Here are a few pictures of Eden so you can get to know her. We'll post again soon.