MeRry ChRisTmaS!!!!

Merry Christmas from Adam, Brittany, and our happy little Elf!

(I know, I know, I look like a bad momma letting my baby cry just so I can get a picture, but not to worry, I picked up and cuddled her as soon as I got this picture, she didn't cry for too long!)

Growing so Fast

These are some recent pictures of Kadence, I can't believe how fast she's growing! I don't notice it as much until we see someone and they say she looks huge, then I'm like, yeah, she does look big! When she first wakes up in the morning, she is so bright eyed, she just takes everything in. I got my first real smile a couple of days ago. I was changing her diaper and singing the ABC's to her (Ben and Alexis said they heard that if you sing the ABC's to your baby when changing their diaper, they should know them by the time they are 1.) She was staring at me, and all of the sudden she got this huge open mouth smile, her eyes lit up and everything! Oh, I was so excited! I woke Adam up out of his deep sleep to brag.

My sister Alexis, well sister-in-law, (she's really like my sister) took these pictures of Kadence the other night. She is such a good photographer, she has an eye for it! I thought they turned out pretty cute, they show her big eyes, and BiG cheeks, love how they kind of rest on her chest!

I will ONLY sleep in mom and dad's bed!

So Adam and I had the BEST of intentions when it came to Kadence's sleeping habits...unfortunately it hasn't turned out as planned. When Kadence first came home, she slept like an angel in her crib in her room for about two weeks. We had the little monitor set up, and everything was great! Then after learning that our little one likes to spit up pretty much everything she eats, we became paranoid about her choking, and worried about not being able to get to her in time. So into our room she came, but still in her own bassinet to the side of our bed. This went wonderfully for about two weeks. About 3 days ago, she started grunting and wiggling ALL night long, not sleeping much at all. So in an act of desperation, we let her sleep in our bed. I don't know how she knows the difference between her bassinet and our bed, but she does! She slept all night long last night with us, waking only one to eat. All three of us woke up this morning feeling rested and refreshed, but I am so frustrated because I feel like a failure! What is more important, our baby getting adequate rest, or being adamant that she sleep in her bassinet, even if she doesn't actually sleep??? HELP!

This is Kadence this morning, sound asleep. Don't mind the huge spit up spot above her head, I just scooted her down out of it. I guess I'll be changing our sheets daily now.

Finally Feeling like Christmas!

It's finally starting to feel like Christmas time around our house, and here's why...

1- It snowed!...You can't have Christmas without snow. It does make for scary driving conditions, especially when my husband drives a lot for his job (he's in Park City today), but I think it's necessary in order to feel like Christmas.

2- I have our Christmas decorations up, and most of the presents wrapped and under the tree. It's so much nicer to have them looking pretty under the tree, and not keeping me awake at night in a plastic bag under our bed!

3- I dropped off our Christmas card/Kadence's birth announcement in the mail box last night, so you should be getting them soon!

4- I've been to two Christmas parties in the last week, and have three more coming. It's so fun to be with friends and family around this time of year.

Ahhh...now that most everything is done, I'm going to relax, make a cup of hot chocolate, enjoy my husband and baby girl, and maybe watch Elf a couple more times. I hope you all do the same and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Newborn Pictures

I know most of you probably already saw these pictures from my last post, when I told you to go to Sharstin Miller's photography blog and check them out, but I thought they deserved a post of their own...

Miss Kadence's first Photo Shoot...

Kadence got her new born pictures taken by Sharstin Miller last week, they turned out to be so precious! Sharstin is amazing, she takes such great pictures! I want to thank her for putting up with us, Kadence went pee pee twice on some of her cute blankies, pooped once, and had to take a time out for a little snack! I felt so bad, but she said it happens all the time. What can you do when you have a naked 2 week old, right? She was awake for most of the pictures, which I love. I have Sharstin's Photography blog on my side bar under Friendly Bloggers, www.sharstinmillerphotography.blogspot.com, check it out, she put a sample post of some of Kadence's pictures. If anyone is in the market for a good photographer, hit her up, she's so fun! Thanks again Sharstin!!!!

2 Weeks Old

Kadence had her 2 week well baby checkup last week, so she's really 3 weeks old now. I can't believe she's almost been here for a month now! Her pediatrician said she looks perfectly healthy, wahoo! She is 21 inches- 90% and 8 lbs.- 50%...So she's long and skinny, lucky girl! She is doing so well, sleeping for 4 hours between night feedings, which means momma is doing well also! She's such a sweet baby, doesn't cry much unless she's trying to poop or if she's hungry. We are so thankful that our baby girl is happy and healthy, we love her so much! I am getting a bit of cabin fever...our pediatrician told us not to take Kadence out much. Not to the grocery store, mall, etc... That makes it pretty hard to get Christmas shopping done! I'm going to have to give online shopping a try this year! Here are some pictures of her 2nd week, doesn't she look like she's growing?!
I love when she raises her eyebrows and her forehead gets all wrinkled up.
Kadence is very vocal, she growls and whimpers like a little puppy, it's so funny!

Adam is such a softy! Kadence usually sleeps in her crib, but her daddy thought that she wanted to hang out with her mom and dad on this particular night, they looked so comfy though, i couldn't say no! Notice her p.j.'s say, "Daddy Said I Can."

Kadence's cousin Avery loves her so much, she's so sweet with her! She touches her, and wants to give her kisses.

Kadence's first Thanksgiving, she slept through most of it!

She loves her bath time, except when it's time to get out, so cold!!!

We take lots of naps!