The Park, Easter and Grammy Leaves

March 16-31, 2013 (again) I found more pictures that I somehow missed earlier.

Leila (pre-NICU) with her face still swollen from labor/birth.

Looking at the fish.

I love this one!

Sponge bath at home

Easter Sunday

First ride (of many) in the jogging stroller

If you're looking for a good double jogging stroller, I love mine! It's a Schwinn Safari and I use it every day for walks/runs. I tried out a double BOB but Caleb was too tall for it at 16 months-old, his head was hitting the canopy/cover thing. I ordered mine on Walmart.com. I use it for running and with the front wheel locked, it doesn't wobble at all. I do have to lock the front wheel when I start running faster than about a 9:30 min/mile. The lock/release is on the handlebar and awesome! I like that it isn't permanently locked because I also use it for walking a lot. It is definitely a heavy stroller but I like that it has the place for me to put my phone, water bottle, keys and also the trays for the kids and the undercarriage storage. I fill it up with snacks, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, diapers and we stay out for hours. Sturdy, fits through a normal-size door. I do not know how small it folds up since I have never folded it up. This would be too big for outings/doctor appointments. I have a Chico side-by-side double umbrella (that I also love) that stays folded up in the car for when I need it.

Grammy with her grandkids

We loved having Grammy here for two weeks! She left Saturday, 2 weeks after Leila was born and 1 week after she came home from the hospital. We mostly alternated which adult got to sleep and take care of Caleb or Leila. She helped grocery shop, cook and wash dishes, played with Caleb, held Leila, let me sleep and went to the park. She and my dad also filled our new freezer in our garage with lots of food.

All loaded up in the Civic to drop Grammy off at the airport

First real bath

March 31st was Easter Sunday

Leila's Easter dress

I guess I'm trying to show Caleb how exciting dying eggs is. He's cute, I look dumb :)

Talented Dad

Caleb loved the Easter egg hunt and caught on pretty quickly after Allen showed him that you're supposed to put the eggs in your basket.

He wanted to do it again.

Until he found out there was candy inside!

"Open up another one Dad!"

Making cheese crisps: Adams' Sunday tradition

Week with Grammy

March 25-31, 2013
Leila's first week at home was rough. She was still having problems with reflux, slept best in the swing so we used that or she slept in the bouncer in my mom's room.

Whew! Now that we're out of the hospital and home, I've got my planner out to see what we missed, what we need to do and what's coming up. I don't think I'll ever completely change to an electronic calendar.

The most miserable thing that happened this week was kidney stones. I was outside with everyone else, holding Leila while Caleb pushed his cozy coupe up and down the street. We started talking to our neighbors and all of the sudden there was this sharp pain. I thought it was a post-partum contraction but it didn't stop and I couldn't stand up straight. Eventually I walked inside and sat on the stairs (still holding Leila) and just pushed on the spot with my hand, willing it to go away. It didn't. Eventually the pain subsided and everyone else came back inside.

The next day I was hit with one particularly long, agonizing hour+ of pain. It felt like a contraction with referred pain along my flank/back. I was almost positive it was kidney stones and just wanted to wait for them to pass. Unlike a contraction there was no break to breathe. After over an hour of being balled up on my bed, Allen called my OB's office to ask what to do. They said just as a precaution I should go to the ER, so we went and I passed my stones before we saw a doctor. I had no more pain (other than postpartum stuff) but we still had to wait for the doctor to come and do his thing. In case you're wondering, passing a kidney stone is NOT like giving birth. The pain is similar to the pain of contractions but kidney stones are considerably smaller than a baby and does not require pushing to eliminate.

We bought a cozy coupe for Caleb as a kind of peace offering, I guess. Here's a fun toy to play with since now you'll have to share our attention with your sister . . .

He couldn't wait!

He knows where the steering wheel goes.

Intense driving face.

We got bored waiting and read a book.

Allen and I went out to Pappadeaux for dinner. It was delicious! Thanks for babysitting Grammy.

Caleb doesn't ride in it, he just pushes it.

He loves watching the wheels as he pushes it.

Gotta fill 'er up! This was completely unprompted. I didn't know he had any idea what filling the car up with gas was! He just ran and grabbed the hose nozzle from the garage. 

And washing more dishes.