Welp...It's Official!

We have finally moved to IDAHO!!! :D This day has been long awaited! Last week was one hectic week. We had so much to pack. We got the Uhaul on Monday, Aug. 20th and loaded that up with our roomates stuff first. Then we finished packing all of our stuff and had the truck and the uhaul completely packed by tuesday. So, we we super busy doing all of that. We headed out to our first stop on the three day trip on wednesday the 22nd. We made half way through Nebraska when we stopped and camped. We camped at a KOA off the beaten path which was SUPER NICE! I had heard some bad things about KOA but this one was really nice. I was nervous about Adelaide camping but she did amazing! We fed her and put her down at about 9 and she slept until 6! And when she woke up she was super duper happy. She was amazing.

Before we left

About to get her first bowl of oatmeal!!

Fell asleep with Mimi the day before we left.

Loves her keys grammy and poppy bought her!

St Louis Arch!!! 

KC!!! It was just cool looking! LOL

We saw this really awesome church and I had to take a picture

I think this was in Nebraska. 

World of Fun, I wish I could go!

This is what we saw for most of the trip....fields. 

Camping in Nebraska

She loves camping with Daddy.

The next day was our shortest day so we took our time to get packed up again and to have breakfast. We actually had a sit down breakfast instead of nasty fast food. That was nice even though the closest restaurant was in a gas station. LOL It was really good for where it was. I felt like we would never get out of Nebraska. It took us forever! But it was a beautiful state towards the end. The first half was pretty boring. We only had to drive 411 miles that day so we also stopped for lunch and at the giant Abe Lincoln head just outside of Laramie, Wyoming. That was really cool.

We stopped at a rest stop in WY and this was on the water...I have no idea what it is. Any guesses???

Prettiest Subway EVER!!!

In the subway

Really cool looking

GIANT ABE!! 

hehehehehe

Love this

Adelaide in our awesome tent that kept out the wind so good that night.

About to cook the hot dogs!!!

Pretty Mountains!

We also camped at a KOA in Laramie, WY and this one wasn't so nice. It was right off the freeway and in between two trailer parks. I have nothing against trailer parks but it was really loud. But we had already made the reservation and we all just wanted to relax. So we set up camp and cooked out some hot dogs and almost started a fire on the ground a few times. It was really pretty and really windy in Wyoming. I would love to have a vacation home there one day. Adelaide did really well that night too. She did wake up once but that was because she fell asleep super early. As soon as she was fed she went right back to sleep so it wasn't terrible. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful little girl.
We loved the mountains in Wyoming. We stopped in Afton, Wyoming for lunch and to take a break. By then we only had about 105 miles left before rexburg so we all decided that we wouldnt make any more stops until we got there. (We had to be at the apt complex office by 6) So we pulled into the apartment complex an hour earlier than we though we would which was really good! It gave us some daylight to get all of our things into the apartment.

I dont know what this lake is called but it was almost empty.

New apartment!!!

We love our new apartment. We have some friends living with us because it saves us all money. So that's nice but we have a lot of stuff for a 3 bedroom apartment. So far we have made everything work. If we can, next year we would like to live here but we won't be making the same amount of money that we used to so it's not likely. I love how Adelaide has her own room. She does so well in there. It's really nice not to have all of her stuff and our stuff in one tiny room. I will put up pictures of her room and our apartment once it's completely done. We still have some unpacking to do but we are just about moved in.
So before we left for Idaho, I realized that Adelaide was getting angry and upset every time I fed her and she always seemed hungry after. Also, she wasn't really gaining weight. So I decided to pump both sides and see how much I have been producing and to check if it was enough for Adelaide. Well it turns out that I wasn't producing enough. We thought it was just because of stress and that after the move everything would go back to normal. Well in the meantime we decided to start supplementing with formula. We also started doing baby oatmeal at night and in the mornings. She has done so well with it! As much as I did not want to put her on formula I think its just coming down to it. I have tried pretty much everything to try and get my supply back up but its just not working. So for now I am pumping what I can and then supplementing with formula. And I can tell in just the week that we have been doing that, that Adelaide has gained weight. She feels heavier and she's alot happier. Also, she wouldnt take naps for longer than 30 minutes. We realized it was because she was hungry more often. Now she sleeps great for naps and at night.

Adelaide has eczema and it has gotten really bad up here from the dry weather so her cheeks are so red and dry and itchy. But seriously, isn't she the cutest?!

Just chillin before church

She tried peaches today. She didn't really like them.

Anyway, we love our new apartment and being in Idaho. We have been truly blessed to be here and to have this opportunity. Michael is excited to start school on the 10th even though he doesn't really know what to do yet. LOL I will post some more picture probably next week. Until then have a good day!! :D

On to Bigger and Better Things

Only 12 more days!!! I cannot wait to move to Idaho! I am excited to start something knew with Mike and Adelaide. We will finally be able to be our own family. (: I have always wanted and knew I would go back to Idaho for school. And now that we are so close it can't come quick enough. I'm sad to leave all of our family here, especially Blake (hahaha), but it's time for us to move on and start new. We know more than anything that this is where we should be and we are so excited to be moving. It is going to be super crazy and stressful for the next 12 days but we can handle it.
I am a little nervous about traveling 3 days in a car with a baby. Adelaide is such an amazing baby though that I feel like I shouldn't worry about it. We just have a schedule on when and where we need to be for us to make it in time. So we leave on the 22nd, a wednesday, and we plan on making it to Nebraska that first day. Yes, I know that is really far and a long shot with Addi but we really think we can do it. We do plan on camping because Mike and I are cheap but also because we have never been camping together. Crazy right?! We both love camping and have never been together. Well, we have campsites picked out and everything; Adelaide even has her own tent!!! :D Of course it will go inside our tent but still. I love it. It has come in handy alot! Anywho, we have lots to do. The good thing is most of our stuff is already packed away in a storage until, so we don't really have to pack alot.
Adelaide has been growing like crazy, way too much if you ask me. She has rolled from tummy to back several time and she has scooted backwards!!!! Honestly, she hasn't done those things in a few days but who knew she would be so smart!!? She talks non-stop and is happy pretty much all the time. She is learning to squeal and she really loves to play with her toys in her bouncy chair. (Thanks Dzia Dzia and Gigi!!)

She doesn't have a dr. appointment until the end of the month so I'm not sure how big she is. She is laughing all the time now. It's adorable. But, every time I try to video her doing it she always stops, go figure. She loves to chew on her fingers, well anyone's fingers for that matter. She puts everything in her mouth. I feel like she will start teething so but I certainly hope not. We went to Goodwill and bought her a bunch of books and also this little stuffed duck. She loves that duck!!! It's really soft so we always shoves it in her face which is super cute! She sleeps with it constantly now. So instead of having a blanket over her face she grabs the ducks and pulls it up there.

So yesterday Adelaide and I went to lunch with Tom, Michelle and Blake. Well on the way home we saw this awesome car! We were all making our guesses as to what it was and we turned out to all be wrong! I had never seen this car ever in my life or even heard of it for that matter. It was a Mosler Consulier GTP. It turns out that there were only 100 made total! It was the first carbon fiber and Kevlar-bodied vehicle that has no structural metal! How crazy is that!? It's from the late 80s early 90s but the top speed was 155mph, which was actually fast back then. LOL And it had these cool fans on the back of the car, but I dont know what they were for. What are the odds that I would see one of those in Georgia!!!??? I thought it was pretty cool! Not even my dad had heard of it!! Needless to say I feel really special having seen this rare car!

Until next time...(which probably wont be for awhile).....

 

Her eyes really are that blue! :D I almost always have to put her hair in a small ponytail now because her bangs get into her eyes; but I vowed that I would not cut her hair. When I put her hair up like that Mike always says, "YOU CAN'T GET THE UNIIICORN!!!!" Which is pretty funny if you ask me. I love my little girl and her unicorn ponytail. (:

MICHAEL IS HOME!!! YAY!!! Okay well he came home on the 13th, so he has been home for awhile now. I was so excited!!! I got to pick him up at the base and then since it was so late we decided to forgo the dinner plans and just get pizza and eat at home. So after feeding Adelaide and putting her down we gorged ourselves with pizza and pop! (: It was really fun! I missed him so much! Sadly the next day he had drill at 6 am! He didn't get home until about 5pm so I stayed home all day and just cleaned up and napped. (: We went out for dinner and dessert with some friends while Mimi(Michelle, mikes mother) watched Adelaide for us. That was actually really nice. It was fun to feel like a couple, not that I don't love my daughter to pieces but sometimes its nice to get out and not have to worry about her needing a diaper change, or her fussing, etc.
Sunday rolled around and we had to be at the lake for the Marine Corp Family Day at 9 in the morning! WHEW!! I dont even have to wake up that early for church! LOL Anyway, I was so excited to see Ethan and his parents! We hung out with them the whole time. Which was pretty fun, because Ethan loved to run around and play on the big people swings. (: The last time I saw him he wasn't walking, talking or even running! But now he is just a running machine! He can say "ball", "uh-oh!!!", and "daddy", which is adorable! I'm sure there is more he can say but I just didn't hear it. We just hung around the lake, although we didn't know we were able to get in the water so we didn't wear swimsuits or anything, and ate lunch. It was a little frustrating because there were tons of kids there and this event ran from 9 to 4! Well we didn't have any A/C, and it was in the high 90s and all the kids that needed naps got really tired but didn't really have anywhere to sleep. Adelaide loves the heat but when it gets too hot she doesnt sleep well and thats exactly how it went down. And ever since then she has only done 30 min power naps during the day. All in all, it was fun but I wish it didn't go for so long. And yes, we did HAVE to stay the whole time. We couldn't leave whenever we wanted. Later that day we had a pre-birthday celebration for Michael's step-dad, Tom. It was fun, we did a nice dinner with an ice cream cake. (:
Well now it's back to normal. Adelaide not sleeping and Michael working. :( BUT!!!.....we have less than a month before we move to IDAHO! We are leaving August 22nd and plan on getting there on the 25th. I am beyond excited for this!! (: Anyway, just an update on what we have been up to.

Addi loves sticking her tongue out at us (:

Family Pictures

A couple weeks ago we had family pictures done. We know some friends who have a photography company and they gave us a great price. The bad thing is that it was about a million degrees when we did them so we didn't last very long. And Adelaide was being fussy most of the time so we didn't get a lot of pictures that involved her smiling. And she smiles all the time so it was very tragic! But nonetheless they turned out great! If anyone needs pictures done for pretty much any occasion I suggest Erni Family Photography!!!

This of course isn't all of them, but most of them. (:
Michael has been gone since the 30th of June, which has been just awful! I miss him terribly! He has been in California for annual training with the Marine Corp. I am so excited for him to come home this friday!!!!!!!! I really appreciate everything that he does for me and for Adelaide. I have realized more so in the past couple of weeks what a great provider and a great Father he is! We never thought he would be the patient one in the relationship, but that's kinda how it turned out. He is so patient with Adelaide and I miss that so much. I have had bad days with her and its just nice when he comes home and takes her and she immediately calms down. Everyday I would look forward to him coming home for lunch and then for dinner. I think the hardest thing has been sleeping alone! Who knew!? The last time he had AT for two weeks we were engaged so we weren't living or sleeping together. And man its stinky when for over a year I have had someone to share my nights with and then suddenly I don't. I probably sound so sappy but I miss him like crazy! He needs to come home!! So I am planning a little surprise for him when he does. :D
Also, when he gets home we have Family Day with the Marine Corp that same weekend. I am so excited because 1. I get to see Ethan Nadeau and his family ( I used to nanny Ethan), and 2. I get to see and interact with the people that Michael interacts with at his Unit. I like to see how the military works and what not, it makes me feel like I can be a small part in something Michael decided to do years before he met me. So that should be fun!
Adelaide has been growing up so fast! She has been smiling so much! She is such a happy baby! I love her so much! I remembered the other day that before I found out that she was a girl I had a dream that were were going to have a girl. In the dream we went to get an ultrasound and they said it was a girl and then the nurses said that they had a new software that could show us what she would look like in the future. So they printed out pictures that looked like ultrasounds and but Adelaide was much older! Like 4 months, and then 6 months and then 1 year. Well the way she looks now and how she looked in my dream. In my dream I looked at Michael and I said, " she looks exactly like you and she is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen!" It was truly amazing to have that dream! I am so blessed to have her! She has already started changing so much! She has started to grab at the little rings I have on her carseat! Hopefully this weekend I can buy her a little play mat.
Until next time folks,

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