Monday, July 30, 2012

Just a swingin'

One cute little girl in the Fogle house LOVES her swing! Addison takes about 3 naps a day in it and sometimes likes to lay in it and watch the bird mobile while listening to music...see for yourself...

 Loves the bird mobile!

 Cozy nap spot

And just because I can't get enough of her, here are some other picture I've taken in the past week...
 oh I could kiss those cheeks to death!
 Riding/nappping in the car with my cousin, Olivia
How cute are they?!


 Cuddling with daddy
See those hands? She LOVES them!

Sunday, July 29, 2012

All about Addy

Isn't this whole blog all about Addy? Who am I kidding, right? Well I wanted to share with you some of the things I've learned about my sweet little bug over the past three weeks. That's right...three weeks. Time is flying!

1. She is brave. After watching her have her little foot pricked the first 5 days that she was alive, I tried my best not to get upset. Her daddy did too. She on the other hand handled the situation very well. The nurse would stick her foot, she would jump and then just sit there. Not one time did she cry. I think it's safe to say that she also has a high pain tolerance. Thank goodness that whole thing with jaundice and blood work is over. I don't think her daddy and I could have taken it any longer.

2. She loves to read. At night sometimes the only thing that can get her to stop crying is to read her a book. We've been reading lots of bible stories. The only one that she doesn't seem to like is Samson and Deliah.She cries every time I read it...Who knows why.

3. She likes being outside. When she had jaundice my mom and I sat outside with her a couple of nights so she could get some natural sunlight. We would just melt in our arms.  I guess that warm sun felt good...she gets it honest though because her daddy LOVES being outside as well. Maybe next year she will be outside helping him in the garden!

4. She just might be a practical joker.

5. She is patient...except when it comes to her food. When she is hungry, she is hungry. You better have that bottle ready to go!

6. Girl can eat! Oh yes she can! We started giving her 2 ounces of milk because that is what I kept reading that babies around her age eat. At first, this was enough, but very quickly she started wanting more. She now takes at least 3.5 ounces at each feeding and at night she sometimes takes more. Mike says she might be a competitive eater. lol...

7. She's a cuddle bug. Oh my favorite! I could cuddle her all day long! She will curl up into a little ball on your shoulder and lay there all day long and I can't get enough of it! Because of this she has acquired the nickname BUG (my little cuddle bug...)

8. She loves bath time. When we put her in her little tub she will look around and crack little smiles. It's really cute!

9. She is cold blooded. This she gets honest too because I am ALWAYS cold! She has so many warm and soft blankets that she loves to be wrapped up in.

10. She loves her hands. We tried the whole swaddling thing, but she loves to have her hands up by her face when she sleeps, so that didn't work out too well for us. Even in her ultrasound pictures we could see that her hands were always up by her face. It's funny the little things that you notice from your pregnancy once they are here.

11. She's a sound sleeper. Addison snores. Yes...snores. It's hilarious! Now we just need her to snore at night instead of during the day. We're working on it....

12. She's ticklish, especially on her back.

I know one thing, she is the most amazing little girl. I find myself just staring at her all the time because I am seriously amazed by her. I feel so blessed to be the one that she is going to call mamma. Oh, how I love her so!

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Celebrating 3 years

Yesterday Mike and I celebrated 3 years of marriage. Really, three years? I guess time flies when you're having fun! On our wedding day I knew that I was one lucky girl, but I never dreamed that God would bless our lives in the way that he has. I am even more in love with Mike than I was when we said our vows in front of family and friends. Michael, happy third anniversary! I love you more and more every day. Thank you for being an amazing husband and father. I can't wait for many more years of happiness with you!

Check out the video if our wedding day and some of my favorite pictures the photographer captured:





























Date night as mommy and daddy

Mike and I have always had date night at least once a week. This is just something that we started when we were dating and we have grown to love our time set aside each week to "date" each other. While Addison was staying her extra day in the hospital, I had been discharged. That meant that when it came time for meals, I was no longer on the rotation to have mine delivered. So Mike and I decided to have date night at the hospital. Addison had to have her levels checked every so often and we had to take her to the nursery to do so. It normally took them about 45 minutes to an hour to check her out completely and we were not allowed to go back with her. When we dropped her off, we decided to have our first mommy/daddy date night at the hospital. Mike and I went to the cafeteria, ate dinner together and then went to the gift shop to look around. We got tickled at ourselves, but it was nice to get out of that hospital room and walk around a little bit. Being cooped up in one room for 3 days will make you go stir crazy! Just a funny little story I thought I'd share about our first date as new parents...I am sure we were quite the sight....in our pjs, not shaved, worried to death about our little girl, sleep deprived and waddling around. Glad we didn't run into anyone!

My little bug

I just wanted to share some pictures of my precious girl that I've captured this week. Addison is definitely more alert this week and is changing every day. She is taking 2.5 ounces at each feeding and is growing like a weed. She now weighs 6 pounds 9 ounces. She has a big girl belly button and has started taking big girl baths. She loves laying under her play may and looking at herself in the mirror and listening to music. Her other favorite things to do are read books and cuddle with mommy and daddy. I am going to say this a lot but I wish time would stand still. She's growing way too fast!!

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Working on the yellow, yellow funny fellow

Addison had jaundice when she was born. Jaundice is a condition that is really very common among newborns, especially if they are being breastfed. Mike has called this the yellow, yellow funny fellow because it caused Addison to turn a yellowish tint. I prefer to say she had a tan. :) In babies, their bilirubin levels spike causing them to become a yellowish color. If it isn't treated then it can be dangerous to the baby.

On Tuesday morning we were supposed to go home from the hospital. The nurses had to check Addison out one more time, so while I showered they came and got Addison and took her to the nursery to check her labs. When I got out of the shower I heard them wheel her in. I was so excited to get out of that hospital, but the sight I saw what not what I expected. She was laying on this blue lit blanket in her bed and there was a doctor there I'd never seen before. She explained that Addison's bilirubin levels were high enough that she had to stay an extra day in the hospital even though I was being discharged. She then explained the blanket that Addison was laying on was going to help the bilirubin level drop to a safe level, but until she was out of the medium zone, she had to stay in the hospital.

Now that I've done my research I know that this is something that is very common among newborns, but when you round the corner and you see your precious newborn laying on a lit blanket with tubes coming out of it and you hear that she is not well enough to leave the hospital with you, your heart breaks. So Addison spent Tuesday night in the hospital. Mike and I were lucky enough to board at the hospital along with Addy. This means that I have been discharged and don't need services from the nurses, but we are still allowed to stay in the room. Good thing because there was no way that Mike and I were leaving our baby girl!

On Wednesday her levels were safe enough for us to take her home, but she had to bring the bilirubin blanket with her. We then had to take her to the hospital every morning so that they could draw blood and check her levels. She was so brave! Not one time did she cry when they stuck her foot to draw her blood, which made the whole situation a lot easier on this momma! Her levels are now dropping on their own and the doctors say that as long as she is peeing, pooping and eating regularly then we are okay.
 The bilirubin blanket



 Sunlight is supposed to help clear up jaundice levels, so this past week we've been outside working on getting rid of the yellow fellow...

Thank goodness this has cleared up without much help from the doctors because we were worried sick about our little girl. She on the other hand handled it like a champ!

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