The Jourdan Family: 1 Month!!

I know I just posted about her arrival, but its been a busy month! Just as a warning, this is long but there are lots of pics to distract you :)

Adelie is ONE MONTH OLD!!! Holy crap that went by fast :)

As you can imagine, its been a month full of firsts! Let me start with her homecoming though.

in the car about to head home

We got to come home Friday the 3rd. When we got here, Grammy (Bliss' mom), was here waiting for us with a beautifully decorated house.

dont mind my dead bush in the middle

Baba (my mom) arrived later that day and they both loved all over their new grand daughter.

That weekend she got her first hair washing/sponge bath in the sink.

Baba didn't have much time to take off from work and had to go home on Monday. That same day we went to the Adelie's first doctors visit. She weighed in at 8 lbs, the same as she left the hospital. The doctor was very happy with everything and said she was perfect :)

Luckly Grammy stayed for the next week to take care of all of us. She was a great help. On that Wednesday, we had our first real outing. Grammy, Adelie, and I went out to run some errands and had lunch. Adelie did wonderfully and slept though it all. That evening was a little rough for our little girl. She started crying and we couldn't make her stop. So of course, I cried too. Grammy went and got her some gas drops as Bliss and I gave her a bath. She quieted right down while in the tub but started crying again when we took her out. Right after that Grammy got back with the gas drops and all was well again.

Grammy stayed until the next Saturday when Christina and her youngest Jillian arrived. Adelie slept the whole trip to the airport and though meeting her cousin and aunt. Oh well! She had plenty of time to get to know them over the next 10 days.

Adelie and Jillian with "broken" necks

We got Adelie's new born photos done on Sunday after Christina arrived. Our friend Adnan took them for us and I'm so excited to see them. I'll post some when I get them back. That night was the first time I left Adelie. Christina was a great babysitter :) The next day, Adelie became a big girl and lost her bellybutton! I'm going to be honest, it was a little gross.

my big girl with a real bellybutton

Not much else happened around here until the next weekend when Baba and Papa Jeff arrived. Papa Jeff got to meet Adelie and spend some more time with Jillian.

They left on Monday. Adelie went to the doctor again. She was 9 lbs 8 oz and 21.5 inches long. For those not great with math, that means she gained 1.5 lbs and grew an inch in 2 weeks!! Dr. Slade made jokes about how I don't have any skim milk, only cream and that I could feed all the babies :) At least my baby is getting what she needs.

Christina and Jillian left on Tuesday. Bliss and I were really grateful to have all the help that we did. It would have been much harder without everyone taking care of us. Now we're enjoying life as our little family!