Angela here! It's been three weeks since our princess entered the world and things are going great. She has already been dubbed "Perfect Adley" because, well, she is perfect. She sleeps about 20 hours a day and knows that her mama needs rest at night and will give me a 4-5 hour stretch of sleep between feedings. She doesn't mind car rides and understands that when her brother is having a meltdown, she is to remain asleep. Other than pooping and spitting up WAY too much, I could not ask for a better child.
Now Hudson never had a great adjective in front of his name as a baby, but he is definitely making up for it in the big brother department. Every time Adley makes a peep or spits up, he comes running to let us know. "Daddy! Baby Addie 'it-up' (spit up)." If she cries, he immediately shoves a paci down her throat. And he throws away all her dirty diapers after announcing to the world "PeeU, Baby Addie pooed!"
Chris had the past two weeks off so we could enjoy some quality family time. And Hudson was out of daycare for a week so we all got some extra LolliPop time as well. Hudson lovesssss his Pop; they are best buds! He is always most excited to see his Pop and it is so sweet to watch. Mowing the lawn is their new favorite hobby together.
We did a lot of fun activities this past week since Hudson was home. I was so proud of myself that the family managed to pack up and head out for daily trips. Life is so much different with baby #2...your anxiety is less and you feel like you can conquer the world. At least, I keep trying to convince myself that. We first hit up the Cincinnati Zoo, which Hudson LOVED! He can tell you any animal and the noise they make. He kept pointing out and showing Adley all the animals. Again, adorable to watch. Good thing Hudson didn't notice that Adley slept the entire time.
He still loves to hug the goats....
I needed to run errands one day sans children and came home to the picture below. Chris and Adley were both snoring on the couch and Hudson was happily chomping away on some crumbly substance that ended up all over my couch/carpet/blanket. Chris mentioned how tough it was to watch two children at once. He must be Superman if he can manage a nap between watching children....
Our next activity was Parky's Farm, which has a petting zoo, tractor rides, a play park and lots of space to run around. We packed our lunches and headed out with Lolly and Pop. Hudson even got to water the vegetables and flowers, which continues to fascinate him. Every morning, we have to water the plants on the front porch. He's going to have a great garden one day.
The hanging vegetable garden...
Perfect Adley again slept the entire time. The most she ever moved was just to stretch...
And Hudson's favorite part was the ponies. Ever since July 4th weekend, he has been asking for "horsey rides." We thought he would forget, but he has persistently been asking on a daily basis. I'm just glad we were able to find some "horsey rides" for him. And if you try to correct him and say "horse," he will insist that you are in fact incorrect...it is a "horsey ride."
Hope everyone has a great rest of the week! Chris is back at work and Hudson has returned to daycare. So it's just us girls hanging out and on a mission to find more "horsey rides."
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