Friday, May 28, 2010

Whatever It Takes

Oh the things we do to keep our child entertained...

Sporting the kangaroo pouch while making Sushi...

...when she get's fussy, my Dad drags her around the house all the time. She loves it...


...stroller rides...

...patty cake...

...and lastly, the infamous airplane ride...

...Oh but does she ever make up for it!


On a side note, I now have a greater respect for all moms who have experienced sleep training. We began sleep training two Sundays ago. She has been sleeping through the night since she was a month in-a-half, so sleep training was entirely to train her to fall asleep on her own, and in her own bed. Ever since that first night of letting her "cry it out," she has been an angel for us, and has gone asleep on her own every time without crying (give or take a time or two). Unfortunately, I never realized I would have separation anxiety when I was just moving my baby into the other room! Since then, I have found excuses to bring her back in our room on random occasions (hence our security alarm going off in the middle of the night last week.)

Now that the baby is trained, we have one more problem we are working on. This time it is with her dad. I sometimes hear him in her room making loud noises, and have even found him picking her up, all while she's dead asleep. He claims "he misses her and wants her to wake up." After about the tenth time of "accidentally" running into the door, you think he would come up with a different excuse! Let's hope he kicks the habit soon!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

I'm Finally Done!!

After years and years of schooling, I'm finally done! That is at least for now. I graduated last weekend with a Bachelor's of Science, within the College of Education. I don't think I have ever been more excited to have something behind me. Even though I check my calendar daily for upcoming assignments I still think I have, I feel a weight lifted off my shoulders. Obtaining a bachelor's degree was always a major goal of mine, but I had to put it on the back burner when Nate and I were first married. After working full time for a year to support us, I went back to school. I transferred Universities, which tacked on three extra semesters. Despite what it took to get there, I am happy to say I finally got there. Today I am happy.

When I received my diploma, I had Adley in my arms. A moment I will always cherish.


Check out the cheeks on that one!


Hope everyone had a Happy Mothers Day!!

Friday, May 7, 2010

Brothers Wedding

Oh how I love weddings...

Two weekends ago was my older brother's wedding. We love his wife Jenna, and are so happy to have her apart of our crazy family.

These are my two super stylish aunts. The one on the right owns a flower shop in Omaha so we were lucky enough to have her here to put together the flower arrangements.

Adley Bear was quite the social butterfly. By the end of each night, she was exhausted.

Random Nate. I laughed so hard when I saw this. Always entertaining the kids when they come over! (You might have to enlarge it to get the full effect)

The night before the wedding, we attended a surprise bachelorette party for Jenna.
Wedding Day




Taylor was the best man. Watch out ladies, he'll be of dating age in a year!
The reception was at my parents house. They had a sushi chef. I probably ate a total of three rolls.


As always, I lack in pictures.

Congrats Aj and Jenna!

Monday, April 26, 2010

Adley meets Blakely

I realized Adley will one day be able to choose her own friends, but for now, I get to choose them for her. With that said, Adley met her best friend Blakely about a month ago. Emily was here to visit from Canada, so we made sure we saw each other several times.

About 13 months ago, Emily called me to tell me she was pregnant. Since Nate and I had been trying for a couple years for a baby, she was hesitant to tell me. In the same phone call, I announced I was pregnant as well. It was so fun experiencing pregnancy with my best friend who was due at the same time. Both Emily and I gave each other play by plays the entire time we were in labour.

Adley and Blakely were born four days apart. We are excited for them to move back, so we can raise our girls together.





Monday, April 5, 2010

3 Months

Little Adley will be 3 months in 1 week. Part of me wants to stop the clocks so she'll stay little forever. Another part of me is excited to watch her grow. She already has such a cute little personality. We think she's just great!

Some highlights:
*She smiles ALL the time now
*She loves her binky (which is more of a highlight for her mom)
*She has recently discovered her hand. She sucks on it all the time when she doesn't have her binky. I'm nervous she's soon going to find her thumb!
*She has slept 8 to 9 hours through the night since she was a month in a half
*She loves the car, and hates in when I stop (even for a split second). She squeals when I stop at a stop sign or red light.












Check out those cheeks!


Now that we've made our blog private, I'm excited to start posting more. I promise I won't be one of those mom's who only posts about their baby. I'll try and fit some of Nate and I in as well! :)

Friday, March 19, 2010

Updater Blog

I am making our blog private in the next couple days. For those of you who will have access, add nateandlynleeupdate.blogspot.com to your google readers, sidebar updater lists, etc. I have made this separate blog so you can know when we update our blog, which will also include a direct link to our blog. I'm excited to start posting again!

Monday, February 22, 2010

PRIVATE

I will admit, I am not happy about making our blog private. In order to avoid more creepy things, we've decided it's in our best interest to go private. Please leave your email if you would like to continue reading our blog. Even if you're a cousin, of a friend, of a neighbors sister....leave us your email. Don't be shy!

Adley's First Play Date

Adley had her first play date a couple weeks ago with Baby Luke, who is 3 months older than her. She made the poor little guy cry.

Both calm

Adley cries

Adley makes Luke cry