11 Weeks Old

I feel like the fog finally lifted about a week or so ago. I pretty much know what the average day will look like, and I'm learning Hadley more and more each day.

The first 10 weeks were challenging. I never really understood what people meant when they said parenting is "hard". It just never made sense to me. And then I went and had a baby and was all,"ohhhhhhh. So this is what you meant. . . ." I wasn't prepared for just how consuming it is. Every thought revolved around eating, sleeping, or awake time. But, like I mentioned before, I feel emotionally stronger and am more resilient than I was even a few short weeks ago. I have found joy in parenting, and am even Jared and I this gift.

 

Hadley is so close to laughing I just can't stand it. Her smile stretches from ear to ear and she goes completely silent and has to turn away from you because she is so happy. Each time she smiles I hold my breathe waiting for a laugh to slip out.

 

Plus H is growing like a weed. Everytime I get her out of her swaddle, I swear she has grown a half inch. She now weighs over 12 lbs too! Her personality continues to shine through and each day she becomes more and more vocal. When we lay her out on the blanket she just chitter chatters away! If you talk back to her when she is talking she smiles and acts as if you understand what she is saying! Pretty soon, she will!!