Jada was practicing her soccer moves this morning on her changing table. She was so happy and energetic after she had a full tummy and was changed. She started wiggling around, kicking her legs, and punching the air. She made little attempts to yell, "Goal!" Okay, little high pitch squeals, but it was pretty close. :-) I was able to grab the camcorder and record a couple minutes of the action. We'll try to get that posted too. Jada is such a fun girl!













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Jada is now 7 weeks old and had many visitors this week! Grandma Kathy, Grandpa Peter, and Aunt Katelynn came up for the afternoon on Wednesday. Katelynn was really excited to feed baby Jada with a bottle. She was such a big helper. She's told me that she also has a baby Jada and her room looks just like Jada's room. :-) She can't wait to play with Jada when she gets a little bit older.

Grandma Marianne and Papa Ron came up to visit over the weekend and enjoyed spending time with their granddaughter. Jada loves all of the attention; she's quite the smiler and intently watches when we talk to her. Before we know it, she'll be making little talking noises back to us. I can't believe how quickly she's developing her little social skills.

I have to admit, it's really nice having family come up to visit us instead of us traveling down to Eugene! We are, however, going to make our first journey down to Eugene this upcoming weekend over the President's Day weekend. I'm a little nervous to stay somewhere else overnight with Jada and especially for the commute with the dogs and a baby. I'm sure everything will work out just fine, though. It will be great for Jada to see both of her grandma and grandpa's houses.

Jada just started intentionally smiling this past week! I've seen little smiles before, but now it's definitely in response to someone smiling at her. I LOVE her smiles; it is so rewarding to have my precious baby look up at me and flash her cute little toothless grin. I love her so much.

Jada just looked like a baby doll this morning when I snapped these pictures. I just can't get over how beautiful she is. I'm sure every mom feels like this towards their baby, but seriously, she is striking. I am a proud mommy.

Jada wasn't too happy about this little outfit because it requires the top to go over her head. I usually stick to outfits that snap down the front so we don't have to go through the trauma of pulling a onesie over her head. This little outfit, however, I just couldn't pass up; it's just way too cute.

The first picture is Jada expressing her discontent with getting dressed. The second was taken only seconds later after I put a hat on her and tucked a blanket around her (we were going outside). She seemed to have suddenly forgotten why she was upset and just fell asleep mid-cry. She is so funny!

Sometimes Jada wakes up from her morning nap before I'm done getting ready for the day. When this happens, I'll just put her in the Moby and let her watch me dry my hair, brush my teeth, or put on makeup. She particularly likes the hairdryer. I don't blow it directly on her, of course, but the white noise it creates somehow makes her pretty happy and content. This is a quick snapshot of her I took with my phone while I was drying my hair this morning.

Not only do we get ready in the morning together, but she also enjoys helping Mommy clean, bake, or even put the laundry away. I like to explain to her everything we're doing throughout the day. "This is Daddy's brown shirt. It goes in the closet". I think it will help her with language development. It's crazy to think that soon she'll be making little noises to communicate with us (besides crying, which is more of a big noise). I wonder what her first word will be...



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Jada is 5 weeks old today. This last Tuesday was her one month birthday. I can't believe she was born over a month ago. We can count her age in months now, not just weeks. Moms have always told me "it goes by so fast" and now I'm experiencing it. She reallyis already growing so fast.

I love being a mommy. I love watching her observe everything around her, soaking in new information, her attempts to communicate to us by her expressions, noises, & smiles.

She is truly amazing and our little miracle. We're so blessed by our little Jada. Every day is a new adventure. She honestly looks so much different every day. How incredible it is to experience being such an important part of her life each day.

Are you wondering what Jada's little day looks like? Here's our current schedule (I say current because I hear once you think you're on a routine, baby decides to mix things up a little)! For the past two weeks, though, the night hasn't strayed more than 15-30 minutes from what's listed below. I'm so proud of her little ability to stick to the routine. It really makes life more predictable for both baby and parents.

Daily Routine

7:00- We wake up (our last nighttime feeding & diaper change).
8:00am- I carry Jada downstairs in the Moby & she intently watches me make coffee & eat my cereal.
8:30am - We all go for a walk- Jada's in the Moby & the dogs on the leash.
9:00am- We're back from our walk & Jada's asleep in the Moby. I have about 1.5 hrs to sit at the table & get some work done (currently working on taxes, but could be any type of paperwork project).
10:30am- I slyly slip off the Moby in the middle of our bed & she rolls out still sleeping. I move away any cloth from around her face then book it to the shower - I have about 20 min. to get ready before she wakes up!
11:00am- I feed Jada.
12:00pm- Now I'm ready for lunch too, so she watches me make then eat lunch from her fantastic view in the Moby.
12:30- Now we'll just do whatever is on the To-Do list for the day... could be cleaning, going to the grocery store, a playdate, Dr. Appt etc.
2:00pm- I feed Jada.
3:00- We start making dinner together.
5:00pm- Yay! Gabe's home from work! I feed Jada again then Gabe & I eat dinner & the 3 of us hang out as a family.
8:00pm- I feed Jada then Gabe & I put Jada down to sleep in her room.
9:00pm- My bedtime! I usually get my longest stretch of sleep now.
12:30am- Jada wakes up & I feed her. Then back to bed.
4:00am- Jada wakes up & I feed her. Then back to bed.
7:00am- We get up...a new day has begun and Jada's a whole day older. Wow.

Jada looks more like Gabe everyday; I love it. I feel like I'm carrying around a mini-Gabe throughout the day! Don't you think she looks a lot like Daddy?