darn...

Brooke was supposed to have her last ortho appointment on Wednesday, but they called today to change her appt to Friday afternoon. Looks like another week of the harness.

Pics will be coming soon.

Congrats!

Congratulations to Cara and Chris.

Baby Adornetto arrived today at 5:22 p.m.

Teagan Isabella Adornetto
8 lbs 1 oz
20.75 inches

Yea for baby girls!

You know you're a Floridian if....

You know you're a Floridian if....

You know you're a Floridian if....

Socks are only for bowling.

You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over infive minutes.

A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store,but everything to do with shade.

Your winter coat is made of denim.

You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.

You're younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65.

Anything under 70 degrees is chilly.

You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.

You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.

Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.

You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.

You dread love bug season.

You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list.They aren'tHurricane Charley or Hurricane Frances .You know them as Andrew ,Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne .

You know what a snowbird is and when they'll leave.

You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.

'Down South' means Key West .

Flip-flops are everyday wear.Shoes are for business meetings andchurch, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.

You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.

You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.

A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.

You know the four seasons really are: hurricane season, love bugseason, tourist season and summer.

You've hosted a hurricane party.

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Withlacoochee and Micanopy.

You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, thanhave a boat yourself.

You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.

You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas and New Years.

You recognize Miami-Dade as ' Northern Cuba '.

Not so much

Well, the fifth night was NOT a charm. We knew it would happen because Brooke slept pretty much the whole day yesterday, just waking up to eat and hang out for a few minutes before dozing off again. I nursed her somewhere in the 10 o'clock hour, gave her to Chris to burp (did you know they used to use the word 'bubble' for burp?), I passed out on recliner, we all went to bed somewhere around midnight (maybe a bit earlier??), and she woke up at 3:45 crying. So, I changed her and fed her and she went back to sleep. Today, we will work on staying awake a bit longer so everyone can have a restful night.

As for me today, I have my six week post partum check up. Then, I thought Brooke and I would head to the book store and the grocery store. I want to get a book with developmental milestones. Brooke is definitely exploring her voice more and made the sweetest sound this morning while hanging out in her bassinet. Both Chris and I heard it and smiled at each other. We just love her so much.

She is napping in her crib, although I hear her every so often. I better get in the shower before she decides she is DONE with the nap.

Oh, and NINE more days of her hip harness. WOO HOO!

4 nights straight

I am not sure how we lucked out, but Brooke has slept 8-9 hours for the past four nights. Day one and two, she had a bottle (about 4 oz) and then fell right asleep. But, for days 3 and 4, she nursed, hung out for a bit, and then passed out. So...we will have to see how tonight goes, but I am thinking it will be good. :)

I guess our baby is growing up.

Sleep

On Tuesday night, Chris and I decided to let Brooke cry herself to sleep. We knew she wasn't hungry, or wet, but she has this need to be rocked/soothed to sleep. We decided we can't have that happen every night anymore. So, at 10:55, we put her in her bassinet. We said we would give her till 11:10 and if she was still crying, we would get her. Well, she cried for those 15 minutes, but she did get a bit calmer towards the end, so we decided 10 more minutes will be good, but she cried till 11:20, and then we gave her 10 more minutes again, and she fell right asleep at 11:30. That's the time she has been going to bed, so 35 minutes of crying and she passed out.

We planned to do the same thing last night, but then this happened:

I gave her 4 oz of pumped breast milk and she passed out at 10:30 and then slept till 7:15 this morning! WOW!!! We were not expecting her to sleep for 9 hours. I didn't even hear a peep out of her all night, so I am going to try giving her a bottle again tonight to see how it works.

So, for those of you who don't like math: that's almost 9 hours straight of sleep for our 5.75 week old!

Here is a picture of her without spikes, she had just gotten a bath. She isn't too happy, she wanted to be held:

And, here's a picture of Brooke in her crib. It looks like she is wearing suspenders. Only 13 more days of harness, hopefully:

On her changing table. Is she about to sneeze???

That's all for now. She has some Gator onesies now, so she will be dressed properly for the game this weekend. :)

Five Weeks Old Today

Time is going by too fast. I love spending time with Brooke and can't believe that five weeks have already gone by. ONLY seven more weeks, then I am back to work. :(

We found out this week that her hip harness is doing just what it needs to do and she will have to wear it for 3 more weeks. Her hips which used to have angles of 30 and 35 degrees are now both 23 degrees. Only 3 more degrees to go and Brooke will have normal hips! She also got a new harness which fits her growing body much better. She's up to 9 lbs, 10 oz and 23.25 inches long!

The twins (below)

Brooke and her furry sisters.