Big Week--First Earthquake and First Wave of Visitors

Seanna experienced her first earthquake yesterday. A 5.4 size to be exact! We were up in the master bedroom and the house did a few quick rolls and she didn't even blink an eye so she is already a pro at handling them... We also have our first waive of family members coming in tomorrow evening. They are so looking forward to meeting Seanna. She is still doing really well on her formula and seems to be growing daily. We were able to take a photo in the outifit that came from the doctor's office this weekend.

No More Newborn Diapers!

Sometime last week, I was feeding Seanna and thought to myself--Wow, she seems like she is getting heavier... Later that evening, Wes was feeding her and said--Wow, I think she is getting heavier!! Of course, I had a good chuckle about this one and stopped off at the doctor's office the next day to see exactly how much weight she had gained--she now is 9lbs and 8oz!! Almost 10 lbs!! She has grown out of her newborn diapers already and we have moved to the next stage of Pampers. Speaking of Pampers, I will NEVER purchase another brand as they have saved us from so many near disasters, we are loyal brand shopper from now on...

Seanna is also becoming very aware of her environment and just today was able to pick her head up 90 degrees for about 10 seconds. It is almost amazing to see how strong she is already with her leg muscles and her upper body strength. She is going to be one strong little girl!!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! We are going to work on getting some rest... :)

Back to work...

It's Thursday and we are finally all settling into a routine now that Wes has gone back to work. We had such a special bonding time that first week and had a tons of fun figuring each other out and of course we were exhausted too. Seanna is doing fantastically and we can not believe how strong she is as she is already trying to lift her head up when she is on her tummy. She loves her tummy time and loves looking at herself in the mirror (any mirror). Her appetite is still wonderful and is starting to take regular naps and has an eating schedule down now. Here are a few more photos from this past week (the one in her car seat we propped her head up with a blanket, just for the photo so we could get the effect of how comfortable she actually was :) and the other was during some tummy time with daddy on the left). Enjoy!

Big First Week!

Seanna arrived at 4:24 on Friday, July 4th, 2008. She weighed in at 8lbs 7.5 oz and 21 inches long... She has had a very busy first week of life as she went home with her adoptive parents on Sunday, July 6th. She had her first doctors visit on Tuesday, July 8th and is resting comfortably in her bassinet now. The doctor's visit went wonderfully and she is a super trooper for handling the visit so well. Wes and I have already been pooped and peed on twice and Seanna is drinking up to 4oz of formula per feeding now! She eats about every 3-4 hours and is trying to still get her daytime and night time hours on schedule. All and all she is one happy and healthy baby and we are so blessed to have her with us.

A Special Bond of Love

A Special Bond of Love
by Karen Ledbetter

A poem of thanks to a birth mother.

Once strangers, not knowing of each other,
God brought us together
To share a special bond of love
With a sweet little girl named Seanna.
You may never understand the pain
Or know the tears I cried.
Our heart's desire was for a child
To nurture, love, and guide.
We may never understand the pain
Or know the tears you cried.
You said good-bye to this precious child,
Entrusting us to nurture, love, and guide.
We see your face in her pretty smile,
And love in her sparkling eyes.
She's the answer to countless prayers,
A blessing to many lives.
No longer strangers,
We share a special bond of love
With a very precious gift From our God above.


© Copyright Karen Ledbetter