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!