One Month

Crazy how fast time flies with a little one around.  We absolutely love having Adelé in our family.  The little spirit that she has in her shines through every day and brings so much happiness with it!  We adore her and are so grateful for Allison and everything she has done in order for us to experience this in our life.  I can't imagine not having an open adoption, it to has brought so many blessings with it. Knowing Allison and her love for Adelé brings a sense of peace and love into our home.  We have truly been blessed!

The Visits continue

Laur, Robyn, and Ryker left for home after we made the trek to Grandma's house.  But my mom was able to stay a few extra days and hang out with just us, which was nice. We were able to get some shopping done at the Craft store and mom was able to get Adelé a cute little tutu made. 

Not only did we appreciate having my mom around Adelé showed her appreciation with what we will consider her first real meant to happen smile.  She is growing so fast!

Once I dropped mom off at the airport on Wednesday we had two days until Oley's parents were to be here.  So I made the most of my time and got the thank you cards written - that's correct just written not sent - hopefully soon though! And Adelé received the most amazing blanket from Whitney.  We love her! 

Father's Day

I never thought I could love Oley more than I already did, until I saw the tears stream down his face when

Adelé was born and how he has since stepped up and shown an unconditional amount of love towards her. The day I had to tell Oley that we were infertile was one of the hardest conversations we have had.  I knew how badly he wanted to be a father and how much it hurt for him to know that we would have to pursue a more difficult route to parenthood.  So to see his joy in the hospital room the day Adelé was born was awe-inspiring.   (He claims he is just allergic to baby ;) )

The love Oley shows for Adelé has given me a small glimpse into the love Heavenly Father must have for me and each one of his daughters.  It's amazing how having a child placed into your life can change your perspective on everything and how much deeper you are able to love.
I am so grateful for Allison and the joy she has been able to bring into our lives.  The Lord has definitely blessed us beyond measure and we could not be any happier with our family and our precious Adelé.  I can't wait for the day we will be able to kneel at the alter and become a forever family.  Oley truly is the greatest Father a wife and daughter could ever ask for!  

Grandma's Birthday

We got to celebrate a couple different birthdays, and lucky for us they were both Grandmas!  My grandma's and my mom's.  Since my mom was kind enough to come help out with Adelé for a week we were excited that we got to celebrate her birthday and Grandma Sheila's!  

Oley and Adelé were pretty tuckered out so didn't join in on the festivities for my mom's.  

We loved having the family here to help out!

 

On Friday I needed to get some work done before we headed up to Grandma's and so Adelé came in and met my co-workers!

 

Adelé got to meet a lot more of the family and was loved on all weekend.  And enjoyed her first restaurant experience, of which she was an all-star!

Grandma Sheila loves her yard and bird houses so on the way home we stopped to pick her up a gift.  I am so glad we did, she loved it!

Haha this picture cracks me up!

Oley got it all set up in her backyard for her and the next morning there was actually a bird on it!  Yay! Love having Grandma and Grandpa so close and that we are able to take a weekend every once in awhile to go up and visit them.  They truly are a blessing in our life!

Puppy Love

I will be honest, we were really worried how Dinky and Lily were going to react to having a baby around.  I don't think they quite understood until the baby actually came home to our home with us and was here for a few days.  But all of our worrying and fretting about how they were going to react was for nothing.  They absolutely love Adelé and are so good at staying away from her face.  

Okay so this isn't her and the dogs but I thought this was funny!

I left Adelé on the couch to go do dinner and came back to find her and Dinky sleeping together.  Obviously probably poor coincidence, but so cute!

Other adventures this week included her first shopping trip - broke her in with a trip to Hobby Lobby. 

 She loves to take baths and hang out with her daddy!  

 

She becomes much more alert everyday, it's amazing how fast she is growing!

Home Sweet Home

I always loved being at my own house sleeping in my own bed , but I never really appreciated it until we had a child.  Oh how wonderful it is to be home!  Our first weekend home was a busy one.  Friday Adelé had her first visit to her pediatrician.  Our little champ has gained all her weight back, she weighed in at a whopping 8 pounds 3 ounces - love this girl!  I have never been a fan of needles, or blood, so when they took the needle to get the rest of the blood they needed to do some testing I thought I was going to die. Adelé did awesome though, didn't even really cry - I thought they were draining her of all her blood! The nurse said she is the most content baby, and I have dealt with A LOT of babies.  We truly are blessed to have this perfect little girl.  When we got in the car she gave me this face.  Love her!

Oley had training for the trek that night and said he would be home by 11 when 1:00 AM rolled around I was a little worried and he wasn't answering his phone.  Finally around 2:30 AM he decided to grace us with his presence.  They had forgotten to tell him that they were going for a night hike.  He then had to be back over there by 6 AM and wasn't home till 5 PM so Adelé and I got to hang out!  

She laid in her own bed while I did her laundry. 

And loved the time she got to swing!

Since her umbilical cord had fell off on our trip to Boise, we gave her her first real bath on Sunday with Allison on Skype.  She loved the water!  

 Allison joined us via Skype.

She is the cutest little baby, EVER!

First Photo Shoot

Lucky for Adelé this was her first of probably countless impromptu photo shoots to come, although really who could resist this cute little baby!  Obviously I am no professional but it was fun to get some shots of her.  When we are back in Idaho Falls in August we will have some actual professional ones taken of her and our new little family.  Until then these will do!