First I was Five Weeks and Now I’m Six Weeks Old

On Saturday, April 28, Adaline, Cory and I completed a 5k at Thanksgiving Point in Utah. We had a great time walking the three miles of the track. We finished the race ahead of a whapping 6 other people. Sounds pretty pathetic but I was proud of myself for finishing the three miles of the race. Adaline and I had been walking about a mile and ½ each day in preparation for the 5k but the three miles almost did mommy in.

 Adaline was bundled up as snug as a bug in rug with her little bear outfit that keeps her toasty warm. She also slept the whole way we walked. It was fun to do this as our first family outing.

 We think it would be really funny if Adaline turned out to be a avid runner and that this is only her first race. 

 So we got pictures of her with the medal that they gave to each participant.

Adaline tends to fall asleep in her boppy pillow given to us by her Aunt Bridgette. I could not resist in taking a few fun pictures of her sleeping.

I dressed Adaline up because I thought she was going to have come with me and my visiting teaching companion Jessica because Cory had to work late. She is so fun to get all dressed up in her dresses and bows.

 
Grandma Kathy gave her a really pretty dress the colors of brown and pink that she looks incredible adorable in. Cory was able to get home in time and instead of going with me visiting teach she spent the time with daddy.

 
Cory is very good at multi-tasking. He can hold his little girl and surf the internet. I think this is a new talents that daddy’s are learning to accomplish.

 

The day before Adaline turned six weeks old Aunt Mischa arrived to spend the next week and ½ with us. Both girls were so excited to meet each other. 

 

We met Mischa in the airport so Adaline could welcome her home with balloons and a big Hooray sign. 

 

Adaline and Mischa had good times together the first couple of days that Mischa has been here. Mischa loves to hold her and talk to her.

 

It is really cute to see the two of them together because I know that Adaline is going to love her Aunt Mischa and will enjoy all of her visits to see us.

 Friday, Mischa, Adaline, and I went and saw Johnny, Kelsie, and Kayson at their new home in the BYU student housing. Their place is small but very cute. Mischa got to meet Kayson, her great-nephew for the first time.

Mischa even got in some practice being a mom and it looks like she might be destined for twins.

 

 

She was great with him and had a great time visiting with Johnny and Kelsie.

 

Today was the first time Adaline has been to church and everyone in the ward thought she was just too cute. We had dressed her up in her Easter dress that mommy had bought her at K-Mart. With her purple flower and adorable dress she was just the cutest little thing at church.

Daddy's Little Girl

 

Mischa and Adaline decked out for church, so cute!

 

Mommy and Adaline, smile for the camera.

 

 

My new calling is Secretary in the Tri-Ward Young Women program. The other two wards in our building have really small Young Women programs so they combined all three together to have enough girls so our presidency covers three wards. I am over Personal Progress for the three wards and I went to all three Young Women’s classes today. I spoke on the Family Proclamation and also on our hope for the girls in the Personal Progress goals. We as a Young Women’s group are memorizing the Family Proclamation for girls’ camp. With Cory and Mischa’s help I was able to memorize almost the entire thing in one week. I was able to testify to the girls that Heavenly Father will make it possible for them to memorize the entire proclamation of the next 11 weeks if they will just ask for His help and to spend 30 minutes each day working on memorizing the paragraph of the Proclamation for that week. I am looking forward to all I am going to learn while in this calling and I hope that I am successful in earning my Young Women’s Personal Progress Medallion again during this next year. I hope I learn the things the Lord wishes to teach me and that I am able in some small way to help these beautiful girls come to believe and seek to accomplish their Personal Progress.

Four Weeks Old & Getting My Groove!

Four Weeks Old & Getting My Groove!

Adaline is growing each and every day. She is now 8 lbs and finally fits into her newborn clothing. She loves to take naps and cuddle on mommy and daddy’s chests. Every moment her looks seem to change. I can see her cousin, Gabriel, in her looks, then she looks more like Brindy, then Alexsis, and then she looks just like Cory. We are interested to see how her looks change of the next couple of months and years to see who she really will look a lot like.

We are pretty lucky parents because Adaline is sleeping about 6 hours each night. I feed her between 10 and 11 pm and then she is out until around 5 am. Then she eats again and sleeps until about 9 am then we eat again. She then stays up for about 2 hours and then takes a little nap and then around 12 or 1 she is ready to eat again. Then I feed her around 4 pm and then again at 7 pm and then 10 or 11 pm again. We have been really lucky and are so grateful that she is such a great baby.

We have been having the fun new parent experience of leaky diapers. We learned the hard way that Huggy’s are the way to go at night and then we can have her wear the Walmart brand during the day. Aunt Vonda suggested that we try the larger size Walmart brand and see if that helps with the leaks so we are going to try that once we are done with this bag of diapers. The live and learn experiences of parenthood!

Cory loves being a daddy. Every night he comes home from work and gives me and Adaline a kiss hello. Then he loves to hold his little girl and talk with her. It is so cute to see the two of them together. She loves to be held by him and usually falls to sleep in his arms.

Adaline and I have been going for walks around the neighborhood and it is really nice to get the fresh air. I will have to get a picture of her in her stroller and post it. The walks are nice and usually about 1 hour. It is nice to be able get out of the house and get a little exercise.

 Let's play a little game.... Who does Adaline look like?

I have attached a few different facial expressions she made in a three minute period so you can see if you can see the different family members in her face!

 

Who does she look like here?

 

 What about this one?

 

 This one?

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 So who do I look like?

Mommy and Adaline

Adaline pasted out on breast milk

We think this is her most comfortable position because she loves to fall asleep on our chests.

 

She is seriously the cutest thing ever!!!!

 

Three Weeks Old

Three weeks old and having a great time!

Mom, Adaline, and I went to see Adaline’s pediatrician to do her two weeks check and the nurse there stated that Adaline is actually 20 inches long and is weighing in around 6 lbs 13 oz. Well that was a week ago and so we think that Adaline is now around 7 lbs 5 oz and growing every day. The outfits that she wore just after birth are starting to finally fit her and we know the growth will only continue.

We were sad to see Grandma Kathy go home but Grandpa Neil needed her back in Arizona so she left us last Friday. We can’t wait to see the whole family in a few weeks for her baby blessing.

This week has been pretty uneventful but each day with Adaline has been a great joy to me. I love to sit and hold her. Every time I get to feed her I feel an ever increasing bond with her. I love to see her different facial expressions and we are starting to take videos of her. I hope we will be able to post some of the really fun ones to the blog so everyone can see.

Her little cry is so precious and sometimes she really gets mad at mommy when I don’t feed her fast enough but daddy is her favorite. She loves to be held by him and usually falls asleep in his arms. Cory and I love being parents and we pray each day that we can be the type of parents she needs us to be.

Here are a few more fun pictures to see of Adaline this past week. Enjoy!

Daddy with his little girl! They are so cute together....two little peas in a pod!

 

Mommy with Adaline. She just finished eating and she was doped up on breast milk. 

Funny thing to see if you ever get the chance...baby strung out on breast milk.

Grandma Kathy's last day with Adaline! Grandma was so great and 

Adaline is going to love sharing a birthday with her grandma.

Delivery Day and Beyond!

 

Adaline Helene Kellersberger is here! Born on the 22^nd of March she gets to share her birthday with her namesake, Great-Grandma Helene Hunt, and with her Grandma, Kathryn Brewer. She was born at 7:14 pm and weighted 6 lbs 9 oz and she was 19 inches long.

We spent two days in the hospital to make sure that she was ok and good to go home. Grandma Kathy was there for her birth along with her daddy, Cory. They were the perfect team to help me get through my natural birth. There were many moments of difficulty but with the strength of Cory and mom by my side and with the blessings from heaven we were able to get Adaline here safe and sound.

The first night we spent in the hospital Adaline and I got to spend the night having skin on skin contact all night long. It was wonderful to hear her heart beat next to mine. Her little hand resting there on me brought some many powerful feels into my being. Even after 27 hours of labor I was so awake that I did not want to miss even a minute of her first day of life. Being able to hold her for pretty much the entire night and get to speak with her was one of the most precious moments of my life.

Adaline is completely healthy and is an incredibly well behaved baby. She breast feeds very well and is sleeping around 6 hours each night. She has done so since the second night in the hospital and Cory and I feel very fortunate that we have been blessed with such a well behaved baby. On the second night in the hospital Cory got to be in charge of the baby and was able to spend close bonding time with his new daughter. He got to hold her and speak with her as he developed a wonderful close bond with her as her new daddy. We left the hospital the next day which was Saturday and spent our first afternoon and evening at home with Mom. Cory has taken lots of pictures of Adaline and below you will see some that he has taken.