8 weeks old

Well, I have survived going back to work and the baby is 8 weeks old! Time has flown by and we are now looking forward to her baptism on the 23rd. Of course, it will be at the Family church in Fredericksburg and Caroline will finally get to meet her great Oma. I am currently looking at changing careers within Covance, so maybe I will actually get a work/life balance. Joey and I have been enjoying being together as a family and are absolutely crazy over our little princess. She is talking to us and smiling all the time. The poor baby has flashes going off in her eyes all the time, but we can't help it. Her biggest leap has been rolling over. My family was all over and in the middle of tummy time, she just rolled over. We thought it was a fluke, but then she did it again... our daughter is brilliant. Below are a few pictures of the past few weeks.

My little cutie!

It's all smiles!

I forgot to mention that Caroline went to B is for Bear's Daycare for the first time. Our friend Amy is taking care of Caroline a couple of times a week and we are soooo lucky. She was the answer to all of our worries! This is little Caroline when I brought her home from her first day with Amy and her little on Audrey.

Cracking up during tummy time...

Find the baby :)

My Family

So don't be shocked... yes I am writing my second blog this week. I just wanted to share a couple photos of our sweet baby girl and my family. Treva once again captured the most amazing pictures and these are just a few of them....

1 Month Old

I cannot believe how fast time has flown. Yesterday Caroline turned 1 month old!!! She is doing extremely well. Sleeping throughout the night in 4-5 hour increments and great awake time in the morning and evening. Joey and I have really gotten into the swing of being parents and are still completely amazed that we are parents to such a wonderful little girl. This Friday is her 1 month doctors visit and I am preparing myself for the first round of vaccinations :( I am also preparing myself to go back to work in the beginning of August. I went in yesterday to introduce my co-workers to the baby and found out that there was a possibility of a new job for me, so I am excited for that, but not ready to go back....

Playdate with Ruby!!!

Tummy Time Break :)

3 Weeks Old

I cannot believe that Caroline is already 3 weeks old! She has still not made it back up to her birth weight, so she is all legs and arms :) Her pediatrician said she is perfect in every way (which her parents already knew), so we are just working on making her gain some weight. Today we had her first photo shoot and I cannot wait to see how they turn out. The most amazing photographer, Treva (she did all of our engagement, bridal, and wedding shoots), came over to the house tonight to capture our little princess. Life is wonderful and Joey and I could not be any happier!

First trip to the pediatrician

The doting Daddy


My Family

First Bath


The nursery


Where the Princess Sleeps

More of the Nursery

Daddy and his Sweet Little Caroline

My Sweet Little Angel

Life is Perfect!

The most wonderful moment!

Our baby girl is finally here! On Saturday, June 20, 2009, at 08:48 am, she arrived, exactly 9 months to the date of our wedding! She is an absololutely gorgeous baby and already ahead of the class. She had an Apgar score of 9.9, which is basically perfect since it is on a 1-10 scale (a baby over 7 is healthy). She weighed in at exactly 8 lbs and 21 1/4 inches long. She passed her hearing test faster than all the other babies in this weekend, and was given a clean bill of health by her pediatrician. I have a few pictures and once I get the hang of these hours, will post more :) We are all doing well and are excited to spend our first night tonight, in our house, as a family. Catch up with you all soon!

Luv,

Joey, Adrienne, and Baby Caroline

39 Weeks and the News is.....

Alright, so at the final doctor appointment today we found out that little miss Caroline is perfectly content with no plans on making a move, so we are evicting :) We are going to be admitted to the hospital tomorrow and then if everything goes as planned, she will be here Saturday. Stay tuned and I will let you know how tomorrow goes....

38 Weeks and Ready to Pop

I have decided that it is not the pregnant woman that does the nesting, but the anxious fathers :) In our ninth month of pregnancy, Joey and I have put a new glass storm door up, made some alterations to our shower, completed the nursery (pictures will be coming soon), painted our entire downstairs, and had new hardwood floors installed. All of this on top of Joey turning 30!!! In which we hosted a BBQ for all of our closest friends on Joey's new Big Boy BBQ pit. Of course, it did not escape our notice that the parties have changed drastically, we had 3 pregnant ladies, 3 energetic kids, and 2 adorable 4-5 month olds. At our 38 weeks and 1 Day appointment today, I had lost 4 more pounds, bringing my total pregnancy weight gain to 1 pound, crazy I know, apparently Caroline doesn't like being squished by my meals. Doctor Gunby set my final appointment for next Thursday and if she is not here by then, we will be planning her eviction!!! Only a few more days now and we can not wait to meet her. I have a fresh hair cut, grand plans of packing my bag (hopefully next day or so), and Joey installed the car seat base, so we should be pretty much set. I will post some pictures this weekend of the Levandowski House, 1 week before baby makes 3....