Sweet Sleep

This was a rare moment when Adrianna actually fell asleep outside of her own bed. She had a long day, and after a stern talk to settle down she crashed hard! It made for a perfect opportunity to take a picture of both girls sound asleep.

1 Month & 3 Year Check-ups

Adrianna and Alicia went to see their pediatrician today.

Adrianna is perfectly healthy and is scalling the growth charts at 39" tall, and 34 lbs. She is in the 90th percentile for both height and weight and she shows no signs of slowing any time soon. Adrianna received a Hep A shot this visit, she is really good about the actual needle, but she hates to be restrained (imagine that)!

Alicia is also doing great, she weighed in at 8 lbs. 5 oz. and is 21.5" tall. Alicia doesn't get shots until next month so Sarah will probably send me to take her! :-)

We have two beautiful, healthy, and happy girls!

Portrait Studio Pics

For Adrianna's birthday we decided to have some 3 year old portraits taken. The studio told us to bring in Adrianna's favorite prop which is now Alicia. We had a good shoot and wanted to show off the beautiful pictures of our amazing girls.

Headline News!

Alicia's story made the front page of our local newspaper for Father's Day! It was a special treat to commemorate Father's Day for us. Thanks to our friends Angie & Derek who pitched our miracle to the local news. They initially wanted us to be on TV, but we thought that would be too much. We decided to go with the newspaper instead. We figured it would make a nice keepsake for Alicia. We met with a reporter earlier this week to tell her our story, we think she did a pretty good job. You can view the article online here. Thank you Angie for pursuing this, it was a lot of fun!

http://www.gazette.com/articles/terry_23707___article.html/sarah_baby.html

Footprints

We finally got around to taking some keepsake footprints of Alicia for her scrapbook. She has my feet, long and slender. Her feet and hair were the first things I noticed when I cut her ambilical cord. They looked so big for such a little girl! They don't look so big now, and they are still very cute.

Happy Day Birthdays

Adrianna and I celebrated our Birthdays this week. I took the days off to spend some quality time as birthday girl and birthday dad! Adrianna started off her day by dressing herself and putting on everything backwards (Shorts, shirt, and shoes). She makes backwards look good. We then enjoyed some princess pancakes for breakfast. Sarah made Adrianna a birthday cake. When Adrianna talks about birthdays she always says "Happy Day Birthday" rather than just "Happy Birthday". Sarah did an excellent job decorating the cake (I helped under her direction). She recently completed a course and wanted to show off her new talents with Adrianna's cake. It was a beautiful and delicious cake! The Fedele's then invited us over for her birthday dinner, where we enjoyed their family recipe Polenta (Delicious!). It was the perfect ending for Adrianna as she was the center of attention again! Thank you Fedeles for the wonderful party and presents, Adrianna loves her toy puppy! Thank you also to Tio David y Tia Vanessa for the very cute birthday girl dress!

Happy Day Birthdays

For Joseph's birthday we went to Kura for sushi. Adrianna loves miso soup, and tempura fried vegetables, she also enjoys a few pieces of nigiri here and there. I couldn't have asked for a better birthday. After lunch we enjoyed a relaxing evening at home, a final afternoon off before I return to work.

Buh Bye Twos

Adrianna's last night as a 2 year old, tomorrow she will be 3.

Tios (Uncles) Visit

Tios Visit

Joseph's brothers came down to visit today, David came all the way from Washington D.C., and brought a friend (Lenny) to see Alicia. They were in Colorado on business and made a weekend of their trip to see family. We cooked up some Brats and Hamburgers and enjoyed some time at the park. To Adrianna "Uncle (Tio)" means: "rough-housing and play time." She had a blast at the park playing soccer, chase, tackle, and wrestling with her uncles.

David, Kurt, and Lenny got to enjoy Alicia; though she slept through most of their visit they each got to hold our sweet little angel. We finished the night playing two rounds of Settlers of Catan. Thank you Tios for a fun filled visit and for the wonderful gifts for both Alicia and Adrianna.

Alicia Time

Adrianna treasures her moments with her baby sister. Here she is enjoying some relaxing time with Alicia in her big girl bed. We moved her to Sarah's full size bed last month, just a few weeks before Alicia joined us. It was the perfect time so we can enjoy cuddling in her room.

Kisses

You can't help but want to kiss those beautiful cheeks!

Family Picnic

We enjoyed our first Family picnic with Alicia on Tuesday, she had her 2 week doctor's visit so they could check on her weight (she is now 7 lbs). After her visit we joined up with Adrianna's playgroup at Ye Old World Park in Cordera, it is themed after Alice in Wonderland. Adrianna got a chance to run around while Sarah was swarmed by moms who wanted to confirm the rumors of Alicia's miraculous birth. It was nice to relax a bit and enjoy the park.

Family Picnic

Bath Time

Unlike her sister, Alicia was not excited about bath time. She did not like being naked or the temperature changes at all. She is still pretty cute even when she is pissed off! She finally calmed down once she was swaddled up again.

Buds

Adrianna just adores her sister, she loves the moments they get to spend together. She likes to help in any way possible, from getting blankets, diapers, lotion, etc... You name it Adrianna is on top of it. She is a great help and a wonderful big sister.

Beautiful Bellies

Adrianna and Alicia, comparing bellies. Quite the contrast!!