Some weekends are better than others

Last weekend was a great one! My dad and Kris came down to visit on Friday and Saturday, then my mom came down Saturday night and Sunday. It was so nice to see them all. It's harder than I thought it would be to live away from them now that we have Adilyn. Sometimes I feel guilty that they can't see her as much as they would like to, but then I really believe that everything happens for a reason, so I know that we are in Houston for some reason. I'm sure one day that will become more apparent. For now, when we are together, I just try to enjoy each moment as much as I possibly can.


On Saturday, Adilyn took her first "no-hands" steps. She was walking from Kris to Cory, and she took off - after about 3 steps just fell forward into Cory's arms. We all laughed and clapped, and she looked so proud. The problem was that I think she thought that we were clapping for her falling, so that's what she kept doing. Still, it was exciting to see her trying new things.




Sunday morning came along, and I was going to do a triathlon. It was an hour drive away, and we had to be there by 6am. We got Adilyn up super early and threw her in the carseat in her pj's. Once we got there, Cory and Mom stayed in the car while Adilyn got some extra z's...I finished the triathlon (without dying), hung around there, had some lunch, and we went home. Long story short, Adilyn was super cranky all day. She was whiny and all she wanted was for me to hold her. She went to sleep pretty early, and I had intended on leaving her at home in the morning to let her sleep in a little. I called Cory on Monday morning at 9:30 and she was still asleep! She did not wake up until 10:00 that morning! She almost slept for 14 straight hours, poor sleepy girl.


I guess all that walking, cheering for her mama at the triathlon, and having fun with all the grandparents really wore her out!

My First Mama's Day

My Mother's Day started with Cory going upstairs to get Adilyn when she woke up, so I could sleep in. Of course, when given the opportunity, no matter how hard I try, I cannot sleep in...Reluctantly, I got up, and we decided to go to breakfast at IHop, my favorite. It was crazy busy, but we were ready for it. Adilyn was in a really good mood at breakfast, keeping everyone around us entertained. After breakfast, Adilyn and I decided to go on a bike ride in the neighborhood - she really likes taking rides in her new bike trailer. We stopped at the park and played around there a little bit, she kept wanting to give me the pebbles, sweet girl. After that, we hung out at the house for the rest of the day, which is exactly what I wanted to do. My idea of a perfect Mother's Day this year was to hang out with Adilyn and just relax...it was everything that I wanted it to be.

The Last Hoorah!

Every night after Adilyn's bath we have one last little play time. She should probably go straight to bed because she's tired, but she's so silly I hate to put her down. She crawls around, giggles, and buries her head in the pillows or blankets that are around. She'll "help" with cleaning up, which really means that she just throws all her toys out of the box when I put them in there. If the dogs are around, she plays with them. She'll crawl over to Willow, reach her hand out to touch her, and then squeal and run away when Willow turns and licks her. I love that time because sometimes she will start giggling uncontrollably, and that makes me laugh, too. It's great to end your day with that much joy. =)