Sweet Little Adrielle (Part 1)

Life has come like a whirlwind!!!! I'm never going to be able to catch up on everything, but I wanted to dedicate some blog time to my sweet Adrielle.

Adrielle,
You will be 10 months old in 3 days!!! I just can't even believe it. My baby girl is already almost 1!!! You are such a little joy! Unlike your passive brother, you sure have a little spit-fire personality. Even though you have some attitude, you are still so so sweet! You are a fun little social girl who loves to smile. Your "whole face" smile is contagious, and you have your daddy's beautiful blue speckled eyes!!!

Here are some milestone dates that I want to remember:

~Rolled from tummy to back sometime in January 13'
~Said Mama for the first time on 5/16/13. I came in to tell you good night and you got all excited and said "Mama." Melted my heart for sure!!!!
~Rolled from back to tummy on 5/24/13
~You were having a blast spitting bubbles on 5/24/13 while we camped at boulder basin (1st camping trip)
~Sat up in your crib all by yourself on 8/2/13.  I went in to feed you in the middle of the night and you were sitting up crying. So so cute, big girl!
~Got your first tooth (Bottom Right) on 8/3/13. You had a super hard night during the Scarlet Threads Sale, and woke up the next morning to a tooth!
~You ate real people food (purple carrots) for the first time on 8/6/13
~Got your 2nd tooth (Bottom Left) on 8/18
~Lastly, you started to crawl on 8/19/13. You just keep getting better and better each day!!!

You LOVE your butterfly mimi and your pa (pacifier), you can even find your pa and put in in your mouth all by your self! Adding to your food list, you have also had avocado, kale, and sweet potato. You LOVE LOVE food! You also LOVE your brother Justus! You always give him big smiles when you wake up!

I love you my sweet little Adrielle! I pray that you would grow up to love Jesus and He would use your attitude for His glory. I pray that He would use your sweet social personality to bring many others into His kingdom, and that you will always love Jesus and put Him first in your life. I also pray that I could be a godly mom and wife for you to look up to!

Love you baby girl!!!

Adrielle at 15 days old Diane Loveless Photography 

 

Whole face smile

March Madness Time with Daddy

Easter 2013

Adrielle 6 Months 

Adrielle Birth Story (Nov. 1st 2012)

Although both of my labors haven't been the most exciting...I wanted to blog to remember!!! :) Nick always had high hopes of getting the.. "I'm in labor, get home" call, racing to the hospital at 90 miles an hour, full of adrenaline, and having some crazy birth story! Sorry Hubby, it hasn't happened yet! ;)

Halloween night, we took Justus, our little pirate, to the hallelujah party at the Packinghouse (He looked so stinking cute), and we had a great time. We came home,  put Justus to bed, and I can't remember if we went to bed too or were just hanging out. Anyway, at 11pm, I told Nick, "We are going to have a baby tomorrow." I always knew she was going to be early, but never imagined 2 weeks early! Nick: "Are you sure?" Me: "Pretty sure" :)
I woke up at 12:30am and was having contractions 5-7 min. apart...what do I do? Shower of course! lol!!!  If I am going to the hospital and have a chance to shower and put on make up, you bet I will! Even at midnight! :) I told Nick to call his mom so she could watch Justus. At this point Nick says..."Ambee, are you sure?" Me: "Um, do I normally shower and put on makeup in the middle of the night?" So Nick called Tami and packed up the car.
I wasn't in much pain, so I figured maybe I was wrong. We laid back down and tried to watch some birthing videos to refresh our brains on this whole "labor thing" :) Contractions slowed, and I think I was able to doze off and on for a bit.
We got up at 7am, made pancakes, walked and waited for progress. I still didn't feel like I was in true labor, partly because contractions were so random and it didn't hurt too bad. I was scheduled for a doctors appointment in the afternoon, but called and moved it up to 10am. At 9:30 we gave Justus a sad hug and kiss goodbye, knowing it was probably going to be the last time with just the 3 of us.
We got to my appointment at 10am, and Dr. Smith confirmed I was dilated to a 5 or 6, 100% effaced, and to quickly go to the hospital. What? Wahoo! I wasn't crazy, I really was in labor!
At 11am we got all checked in to the hospital, had 2 great nurses. The nurses confirmed dilation/effacement. One nurse in training had to stab me 3 times for an IV, that was a bit annoying while I was having contractions, but I felt bad for her... I told her "It's ok, that pain is just helping me take my mind off the other pain!" lol :)
Earlier in my pregnancy, my sweet photographer and best friend, Diane, talked me into letting her capture Adrielle's birth. Wasn't sure how I felt about it, but I remembered not having any really fresh pictures of Justus. I agreed, and I am so glad I did! :) I wasn't sure she was going to make it in time, but she did!
I was stuck at a 7 for an hour (seemed like forever!!!) I was so bored! I was sick of being in bed too, so I got up within my little monitors range and walked a bit. Contractions got stronger and more regular, so I laid back down. Water broke, time to push. Dr. came in and in 3 sets of pushes, my sweet Adrielle was here. :) She was beautiful!!! She was 6lbs 2oz and just perfect!
I am sooo BLESSED to have good pregnancies and smooth births. I am also sooo BLESSED to have an amazing Husband and a sweet friend to keep me company while I was in labor!

Adrielle Rose,
Welcome to your new home! We love you, thank God for you, and pray we can be the best parents to you! XOXOXOX

Thank you Diane Loveless Photography for capturing these sweet moments...

Little Miss Goltry's Baby Shower

Yes, late September, and we Still didn't have a name picked out for our little girl!!! Though she didn't quite have a name yet, she certainly wasn't lacking any love!!! A beautiful baby shower was thrown by my Amazing friend, Diane Schaefer. It was supposed to be totally low key, a no big deal sort of thing, but Diane doesn't know how to "low key." She did a beautiful job, and put so much love and detail into everything. I was blessed by all my friends and family that came out to celebrate our sweet baby girl.(My mama was even able to make it out!!!) I was also overwhelmed and blessed by all the gifts!