Our Beginning

Tripp and I are in the midst of a plumbing problem and I am sitting at my parent's house waiting for Padyn to wake up. I am remembering all of our friends who told me to start a baby blog while I was pregnant, and I have decided it is time I get with it and let everyone know how we are and how God continues to bless us everyday.

I have to say being a parent is the most wonderful thing I have ever done and watching Tripp being a daddy is amazing and I love him more and more everyday. Padyn was born Dec 16th and we are approaching her two month Dr. appt and I am anxious to see how much she weighs now... she is developing a too cute double chin and I am thankful I don't have. Everyday she changes and she has been smiling for a little over a week and it is such a joy to walk in and get her up in the morning and be greeted with the biggest smile that makes her eyes sqint up so you can hardly see them, a smile that she gets from me and I get from my Grandma Olsen. Padyn is such an amazing sleeper, I can't imagine a better baby. She was sleeping 6-7 hrs right away and now is to 12, which was my goal. Night before last she slept 13 hrs and I went to wake her up to get some food in her and she has been down right at 12 right now, and I have no complaints.

This picture is when Padyn was just a week old and now looking at her she looks so tiny here. ->

Many of you know that we remodeled our house and we just have a few little projects to finish and then we will be done. We love our house and our neighborhood and hope to stay there as long as we fit. Gus and Izzie are adjusting to the baby real well and Gus loves our neighborhood, we like to walk him down the streek and throw tennis balls, it is his favorite thing to do in the world. He is having some hip problems and has been on kennel rest on and off for about 3 months and now we are working on getting his muscles strong again and his endurance up.

<- Here Padyn is about 6 weeks old playing with your floor gym.