Beach Bum

We went to Brad's parents in Alexandria this past weekend for the day. Will had a blast on the beach and in the water (the water was freezing, but he didn't seem to mind!!). He was so excited about playing in the sand. He spent the entire day outside and was so worn out by the end of the day. We took him in and gave him a bath before we came home (he had sand in every crease of his body!!) and when he got dressed, he went right back out for the sand!!

He also got to play on the "Rainbow" play system and took a tractor ride with Granpie! He didn't seem too excited about the tractor ride...too focused on the water and the sand!!

We are so happy that he loves the water and beach so much. We will be spending a lot of time at the lake this summer!!

Mini Van

Ok, so I said that I would never drive a minivan, however, we now have a brand new one sitting in our garage. Brad and I realized that life has become much more complicated in the car with strollers, diaper bags, two car seats, toys, etc. and that we needed more space. So, he went last night and bought a minivan. I am now an official "soccer mom!"

Updated pictures...

There are updated pictures of Addie and Will on the website. We also were so lucky to have April, Aleia and Diane (sister-in-law, neice, and sister-in-law's mother) here to visit this weekend. Will and Aleia had fun playing together.

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Addie's first few days at home...

Addie has been such a good baby. She is growing and changing daily. We took her to the doctor on Friday for her checkup and she had already gained an ounce in less than 24 hours. They were very pleased and want to see her back for a weight check in 2 weeks.

She has been eating like such a champ. She nurses about every 2-4 hours and usually for about 45 minutes to an hour. She has quite the appetite. She has been sleeping really well at night. I usually get up with her around midnight or one and then again around 4 or 5. Last night she slept from 8:00 until 1:00 which was really nice. I have been getting some pretty good rest at night and today took my first nap during the day.

I can't imagine doing this without any help here. I feel like all I get done is feeding Addie and trying to spend time with Will. I haven't had to worry about cooking or anything which is nice. I am not sure how this is going to work when my mom is gone and Brad goes back to working downtown. It is going to be a huge adjustment for the entire family. I just want to make sure that I spend enough time with Will and also get everything else done. It has been so hard to not pick him up. I can't wait to heal a little more and be able to do normal daily activities (and also be out of pain and be able to sleep comfortably).

Do a litte dance

Today the TV was on and Will was in the living room watching. There was music playing and he was dancing along. Then he spun himself in a circle with his little foot stomping dance. It was so funny. I have never seen him dance that long and do any circles or anything. He was so proud of himself and was clapping.

Photos of Addie

Here are photos of Addie. We will continue to update with pictures as we take more.

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Announcing....

Adalynn Quivette Bollinger

Addie was born at 10:15 am today. She weighed 7 lbs 6 ozs and was 20 inches long. She has tons of black hair and is a little tiny thing!! So far she is a pretty fiesty baby with a great set of lungs. The grandparents could hear her screaming from the OR out in the waiting room! She is eating like a champ and has been sleeping most of the afternoon. I got about an hour of rest with her and that was really nice. She is currently sleeping in her daddy's arms and we are just soaking up every minute with her!

Will was pretty indifferent about his new baby sister. He just kind of looked at her and had better things to do around here! He didn't stay very long as there are too many things for him to get into here. We will probably bring him back tomorrow afternoon after he has had a nap to spend a little more quality time with his new baby sissy!

We are thrilled and blessed! We will be posting pictures tonight and will let you know the address as soon as we get them done!!

Grandpa, my hero

My dad got to our house last night and Will has been his little shadow ever since. It is so funny how much he adores his grandfather! He just would whimper and kind of whine because he doesn't really know how to express himself yet.

He has already had grandpa down on the floor playing cars, sat in grandpa's lap for dinner and breakfast this morning, and they have read a hundred books. Will had a hard time sleeping last night and we think it is because he was so excited that his grandpa is here. He just sat in his bed and was talking away. I finally had to go in there around 9:30 and give him some warm milk to get him to go to sleep. He was up bright and early at a little before six this morning looking for him!

He and his grandpa will have a blast for the next three weeks!! What will we do when grandpa and grandma leave????

Baby Dream

Well, we went to see the doctor this morning and I am still 2 cm and nothing really has changed. I am still having contractions, but nothing regular enough yet. The Dr. thought I would probably make it to Tuesday, so we are just taking it easy and getting some rest. I am just tired of waiting and aniticipating.

I did have my first baby dream two nights ago. I dreamt that we had an ultrasound and I had "band of baggoline" which is nothing real (they told me it was related to bag lettuce and there was a bag of lettuce sitting in chair next of me). They then put the baby's picture up on the big screen in the office and the baby was swimming. We learned that it was a boy and it looked just like Will looks right now. It was a big baby!! I am not quite sure what Fraud would have to say about that?!?!?

Mad Motor Skills

We are amazed every day at the motor skills Will has. I have been reading things on motor skills and the things that he is doing are things that a 3-4 year old do. He is walking backwards with ease, standing on one foot, marching, running, he is balancing on objects, sometimes with one foot (he was standing on the handlebars of his trike trying to reach something on the counter the other day) and he just starting snapping his fingers. I am just amazed watching him. He still isn't communicating verbally very well, however, he is learning new words and consistantly using the sames sounds or words for objects. We have really been working on vocabulary with him, but I know that will come soon enough!

He provides us comic relief everyday with all of his little quirks! We are so blessed to have such a wonderful and amazing son!!

Baby Update

I went to the doctor today and we have nothing new to report. She did not check me today because I have been having contractions (however, nothing regular) and by checking me it would stimulate more contractions. She just indicated that if they become more regular to go to the hospital immediately.

So we are just sitting and waiting. We will keep you posted as things progress.