The Premier of Our Little Movie Star

Delaney Meeting Asher

On April 28, when Asher was four days old and Delaney was 6 1/2 weeks old, Delaney was all smiles when she met Asher for the first time!

 Since then, they have had three play dates...  at first D was playing hard to get but by the end of play time, she allowed him to come in for the smooch!

 Asher (almost a month) and Delaney at 10 weeks old, sunning by the pool.

First Date Night Out!

With three, Blake and I are trying to make it even more impertative that we occassionally have adult time with no kids. I have a similar picture with both Carter and Addie around this age before a nice dinner out while MeMe is in town. Delaney was seven weeks here.

The Curl & Her Blue Eyes

At 7 weeks old, we LOVE her curl and we are still enjoying her baby blues!

Delaney & Her Dad

At nearly 7 weeks...

Delaney's First Smiles

We first caught a glimpse at three weeks but then more frequently at four weeks. By six weeks they were on demand and we are in love...

6 Weeks Old & We're All In Love

Delaney's 1st Trip To Wylie!

At 4 1/2 weeks old, it was time to travel to Dallas to meet all your Brown relatives and to celebrate Carson & Cali's 5th and 3rd birthdays! There was so much love in Wylie!

Addie & Delaney

What does Addie think of Delaney?

 That has been the big question. The first week we had Delaney, Addie was only somewhat interested in her new little sister. She wanted to hold her a couple of times but quickly realized even 7 1/2 pounds was kind of heavy. Honestly, I was a little worried at how uninterested Addie was but then Blake reminded me that she isn't acting out, in fact her behavior has been better than ever and most importantly, she is still 100% our confident little Addie. By the end of the week, she was bringing home artwork for the baby from school every single day and I realized that this was Addie's way of loving the baby when she was this timy. As the second and third weeks have passed, she is showing more and more interest in the baby and stops by to say hi to her every now and then. Addie is real proud of the fact that Delaney has curly hair when her hair is wet and straight hair when it's dry, she says, "it's the opposite of my hair!" For now until Delaney can actually interact with Addie, Addie is much more focused on her art, Smokey and of course, her hair!
Fast Forward to now when Delaney is almost five weeks old.... and we have seen a big change in Addie towards Delaney. Although she still has no desire to hold her, she is much more interested in her and likes to say hello, "shhhh" her if she is starting to cry, show her how to do "tummy time," kiss her head and just be all around, is more into her.

 

Addie's Kinder Round Up

Blake and I were set on making Addie's first and only Kinder Round up (just 365 days after Carter's) as special and exciting as Carter's was. We make it a family affair as we had done with him. I remember the unknown feelings walking in with Carter to the gigantic school not knowing where to go or what it would be like. This year it was a very relaxing experience, Addie knew what to expect. I was shocked when the Principal's assistant was calling her name across the cafeteria when she was looking for where Carter had gone. I was thinking, how does she already know who Addie is?!?! What I don't want is Miss Addie to live in her brother's shadow throughout her school experience and after that one night, I don't think that will happen. Addie has such a strong personality that Carter was being introduced as Addie's big brother to many of the staff instead of the other way around. It was funny. Addie has no issues starting Kinder and was ready a year ago! It's surreal to think that we will be back here one last time in five years with Delaney.

My First 30 Observations...

... during the first 30 days of being your mom.

Day 1. I love how alert you were but so calm at your birth. I will always remember how you showed us your large dark blue eyes for hours and hours that first afternoon.

Day 2. I love how you instinctively want to keep your arms and legs as close to your core body as possible.

Day 3. I love how today you are the tiniest you will ever be and I love how I'm not in a hurry to put the ounces on you, like I was with your older brother and sister.

Day 4. At four days old, I love how the only time you cry is when you have passed the 2 biggest gas bubbles and the quiet cries and grumbles when you wake up hungry.

Day 5. I love how quickly you got back to sleep in the middle of the night. You have never mixed your days and nights up, thus far.
Day 6. I love how we hardley used the swing at all this time and you aren't obsessed with the paci, thus far. You may want it once a day in early evening but you haven't shown a big affinity for it yet.
Day 7. I love that I never woke you up to eat, being the third child, I love knowing that you will be okay.

Day 8. More than anything, at day 8, I love how laid back you seem and the calm mom you have made me. I love that I'm enjoying every single second of your infancy so far, something I can't confidently say about the older two.

Day 9. I love how you mold to my body when I easily carry you in my left arm, while you are just under 8 pounds.

Day 10. I love how you barely spit up.

Day 11. I love what a great nurser you are and how it has  been a much better experience this time.

Day 12. I love that your dad thinks I have become a pushover, making him the bad guy thus far, as he always has to keep you awake to keep eating.

Day 13. I love how I can't stop hugging and kissing you.

Day 14. I love your name - Delaney Cheryl and the meaning it had to my mom when we told her what it was just minutes after you were born, in the delivery room.

Day 15. I love your dark brown hair and how your dad and I use your tiny baby brush to comb the top forward into a little curl on top.  Your hair color reminds us of Carter when he was born.

Day 16. I love how you stare at bright lights and sleep all naps in your nursery and all night in our closet. I bet you weigh 8.5 pounds today.

Day 17. I love the knowledge I have with you being my third child that when you recently started having three nights in a row of fussiness that I instantly knew to quit eating all dairy and we have seen a remarkable difference.

Day 18. I love your perfect tiny little ears and nose that I stare at while you nurse. Your nose reminds us of Addie.

Day 19. I love your first two weeks of life you struggle to be awake four-five hours a day when you aren't nursing or sleeping. Your "milk drunk" look makes me smile.

Day 20. I love your newborn baby stretches and the positions you put your arms in when you try to go to sleep after you have a full belly.

Day 21. I love how you prefer from day 6, to have your left arm out of your swaddle.

Day 22. I love how well nursing is going.

Day 23. I love how I feel like I can instantly calm you even if you are in so much pain because I forgot and messed up and ate way too much cheese. :(

Day 24. I love how serious you get, with your eye brow bones scrunched together, when you need to pass gas or poop.

Day 25. I smile with how mad you get, so fast, when you wake up hungry. I have to allow you to get a little mad just so you will stay up and eat sometimes.

Day 26. I love how we can tell your hair is already growing over your ears.

Day 27. I love how I think I am getting carpel tunnel in my wrist from holding you so much your first month of life.

Day 28. I love how your first smiles have been around Ya-Ya when she is talking to you.

Day 29. I love how we CONFIDENTLY KNOW that you have an issue digesting milk when I eat it and that I have the power to avoid it therefore make you a happy and easy baby.

Day 30. I love being your mom these first 30 days and person you have made me... much more at ease. I never would have thought I could just sit with you in my arms all day and night and not get  that ansi feeling like I need to be doing things. What you have done to me, Delaney, is SIMPLY a MIRACLE (and I love it!)