Day one hundred seventy-seven

We got back from Mexico last night. We had a lot o' fun. I think we wore Addie out with all of the hustle and bustle of travel life. For the most part she did great. She just woke up from her travel recovery nap and is singing to me.

Adeline's favorite part of the trip was spending time by the pool. You may choose to check Aubrey's blog for more pictures.

*Please excuse the pale skin... Over the years I have come to realize that having a tan isn't the most important thing in the world. On the other hand, not having skin cancer and/or a body full of wrinkles is much more appealing to me.

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Day seventy-one.

We got home yesterday. There were a few delayed posts, but they should be more regular now that we are settling in at home.

Adeline is happy that she gets to sleep in her own bed again. I just wish we had our second car back.

Day sixty-three.

We spent a good portion of the day in Park City with some friends from Arizona. Aubrey rode the Alpine Slide and I rode the Zipper. It was lots o' fun. We took turns waiting with Adeline at the bottom of the hill.

Addie smiled more than I have ever seen her smile before. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that she was outside.

So a little advice to new parents. When you take your kids outside for more than a couple of minutes be sure to take sun screen. We remembered it for Adeline, but forgot all about our own precious vanilla silk skin.

Day forty-two.

She likes to sit in her bouncer chair. It's nice because her neck isn't so squishy in it anymore.

Last night we took her in her stroller to the pool while we went swimming. She slept the whole time. She is a good baby.

Day fourteen.

First of all, I would like to thank Aubrey for being so diligent in helping me post daily on this blog. As you may or may not have heard, I went to my parents cabin just outside of Payson, AZ. We fished all day yesterday. We got a few more hours in this morning as well.

Enough about me. The baby is doing great. Almost officially two weeks old and hungrier than ever. It was hard being away from her for so long. Yes, I missed Aubrey too.

Right now we are watching Master and Commander: the far side of the world. It is a really long movie and may have been more appropriately titled, Master and Commander: If you think the title of this movie is long, you should try sitting through it. Adeline tried to stay up but fell asleep after the first twenty minutes.

Anyway, this is what Adeline looks like today, kind of.

Day twelve.

Adeline had a visit with the good doctor today to make sure she was gaining weight (now 8 lbs 12 oz). She also had to have another PKU test done because the first girl that did it screwed it up. Apparently it was her second time or something. This time we were guaranteed that it would work. Adeline did really well, except for the kicking and screaming part. They did put a cute little bandage on it though.

After the doctor we had to go run some errands. I had to get some fingerprints taken, but we couldn't go until 1:00 so we had some time to kill. We went to BIG LOTS! Aubrey and Adeline's first experience there. I don't think either of them were too impressed.

After the fingerprints we ate at Prickly Pear in North Scottsdale... Good food. People ooh and ah whenever we take her places... and this was no exception. I will let Aub tell the rest of the story though.

Now we are home and wishing we could go swimming because it is so hot outside... too bad our pool is still closed because of the crazies.

p.s. I am really into using hyperlinks right now.