Our First Christmas Together!

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Love You Forever

I'm not going to lie... I read this book to her yesterday, not today. I just didn't get a chance to write about it. We have had a busy week! Adaline was 2 weeks on Monday. She had her 2 week check up and she weighed 7 lb 7 oz and is 21 in long. That's 4 oz above her birth weight! Tuesday we went to Covenant Hospital to visit with a lactation consultant. We are doing great but still trying to work out some kinks. After our appointment we went to Target, then Jimmy John's for lunch, home for a bit, then Hyvee for some much needed groceries. Later on Gram and Grandpa Hoekstra stopped to get their daily dose of baby and gave Mom and Dad a chance to eat our homemade enchiladas that we had previously made and frozen. It has definitely been a busy week so far so today Adaline and I are taking a girls day. Daddy starts his new job at T8 Webware so we are on our own! I am sure we will use some of that girl time to read today but before we do that I must share with you the book we read yesterday!

Love You Forever

By Robert Munsch

Illustrated by Sheila McGraw

Love You Forever is a story about unconditional love and how this love is strong enough to last generation after generation. Even through everyday or more serious struggles the love between a mother and child has the potential to be stronger than anything else in the universe. This book holds an extremely special place in my heart. I can, clear as day, still remember my mother reading this book to me over an over again. If I close my eyes I can almost smell how my home used to smell and feel my mom's heart beating as she reads this book to my siblings and I before bed. This is my most memorable childrens' book. Ever sense my mother passed away I still can not read this book with out crying. The memories of her reading this book to me mean more to me than anything else I have ever possessed. I love that I got to rock Adaline to sleep while reading the exact same copy of this book to her. Yes, the tears flowed and I didn't care at all. I loved it so much. I read it so slow and really felt every word the same way my mom did for me. It was perfect.

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Before You Were Born

Adaline is 13 days old today! She slept exceptionally well last night. I got 3.5 hours of sleep in a row! Daddy and I were so thankful. Especially because she had slept all day yesterday so we weren't expecting much for sleep. What a great surprise. In other news, Adaline meets her uncle Tim and aunt Anne today. Because of this big event Adaline needed to look her best so she had a bath this morning. She is really starting to enjoy them. My favorite part is wrapping her up in the super soft, organic cotton towel (that aunt Anne gave her) and rocking her for awhile after the bath. I then lotion her up, get her dressed, and we rock some more. During the second round of rocking in my fabulous glider I figured it was a perfect time for another book. Here is what we decided on for today!

Before You Were Born
by Jennifer Davis
illustrated by Laura Cornell

So today's book is not one from my childhood but a book I received as a gift for one of my baby showers. I love it because it reminds me of the time my mother was pregnant with my little brother and was trying to explain pregnancy to my sister (then 6) and I (then 7.5). She did a great job but I am sure that if this book was around back in 1993 it would have been part of the collection. It is such a sweet, rhyming story with flaps that uncover fun facts about the growth of a baby inside the mommy. All of the facts are appropriate for young children and very factual and informational. I love this book and will definitely be reading it to Adaline again when it is time for #2... don't get any ideas though people! ;-)

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The Napping House

Today Adaline is a whopping 12 days old and growing WAY to fast already! I figured day 12 was a good age to start going though the collection of childrens' books that are already in her room. A majority of these books are the same ones that I read with my mom as a little girl and I am sure she probably started to read to me right around day 12 too. To kick start this blog I starting with a very sweet and colorful book that I loved when I was little.

 

The Napping House
by Audry Wood
Illustrated by Don Wood

This book tells a sweet tale of a family and their adventures with napping. All the family critters are invited and in the end a not so welcomed critter ruins the peace. I love the beautiful illustrations in this book. It is so colorful and the colors evolve very well with the story.

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