Our kids had only seen a couple of people over the course of those days. We have done a lot of playing outside, eating outside, and completing house projects! When Adalyn was born DibDab came to stay for a week - which was a huge help and a great change for the kids. After she went home Gigi and Gpa came to visit for Easter weekend - we were thankful for the company and visits!
We lasted a few more weeks, but on April 26 - we caved - we packed and loaded up and went down south to visit all of the grandparents for a week. This was a much needed break for all of us - the kids got to play with cousins and Daniel and I got out of the house and had adult conversations :). As I type this we have started our count over :) The kids and I are on day 8 since returning from Geneva County and Daniel left today for a week long hiking trip - I guess that counts as quarantining as well!
Our world is crazy and scary these days - everyone wears masks when in stores and around town, we do not linger shopping and we sanitize and wash everything we touch. I pray that this disease goes away soon and people can return to a more normal living - however, I am thankful for the time we have had together as a family at home with out so many "things to do" on our calendar.
Kiddo Updates:
Lee -
Lee is continuing to do school - we have a hard time focusing on it when the weather is so nice outside and we can just go out and have fun :) I am sad for him as this would have been the first summer he could participate in VBS as a student, but those are being cancelled or changed all around us. It is hard to believe he is almost 5 and will be starting kindergarten in August! He is still the sweetest and LOVES his baby sister! He is constantly coming to check on her and love on her. He and Savannah Faye play well together!
Savannah Faye -
Savannah Faye is quite funny in all that she says and does these days - I have to frequently remind myself she is 2 - she talks and knows so much. She communicates so well! She absorbs so much from Lee's school and always has to have something to do during that time as well. She has learned to ride the tricycle and tells me she is going to go "peddle her bicycle"!
Adalyn -
Adalyn went for her one month appointment on May 7th. She weighed 9 pounds 15.8 ounces (the scale kept bumping up to 10 pounds even) which is the 65% and 22 inches long which is the 82%. That is up 2 pounds 4.8 ounces in a month!! She lost her umbilical cord on 4/14 and had her first tub bath on 4/14. She started to give us a few little smiles toward the end of the month. Her first big road trip was at 3 weeks as I mentioned above - she did great. Sleeping 3-4 hours at night and easy to get to sleep. Not much other craziness happened in her first month - other than just still living in the Covid -19 Quarantine....
Here are LOTS of pictures from our month - I will caption some of them :)
Last picture as a family of 4! We did this same thing with Lee before Savannah Faye was born...then took a picture of the four us again. I'll post those with Adalyn maybe next month!
Delivery day!!!
Thanks to Covid-19 - we look like bandits in the delivery room!
When the nurses left the room - I snuck brief moments of oxygen :) I had to wear an actual oxygen mask for a little while during labor and "lost" my cute yellow mask under my pillow somewhere! Thankfully my baby did not have to see me with a mask on when she arrived!
Hello World!!! Meet Adalyn Tabitha Geiger
7 Pounds 11 Ounces
21.75 Inches Long
5:55 P.M. on April 3, 2020
With her daddy - love him so much!
Slowly getting a glimpse of those beautiful eyes!
Lots and lots of comparison pictures coming at you for a while! It is so fun to me to see who looks like who. We think Lee and Adalyn could be twins and Savannah Faye's eyes give her away in every picture!
Hospital selfies :)
This momma hopes her feelings change about the bows in the next year!!! Clearly she is not happy!
GOING HOME!!!!
The two very excited older siblings waiting to meet their little sister!
I think he might have been the most excited!!! He even fixed his hair for us! Bless him it was soaking wet when we walked in the door!! LOVE how much he loves his sisters!
Savannah Faye wanted to hold "her Adalyn" - so she would not smile for me!
Finally a decent picture - love them looking at her!!!
She is happy now haha!
Because of hospital restrictions HeeHaw and Gigi and Gpa did not get to come up when Adalyn was born. But she got to meet them all soon after!
Hello DibDab!!
Thankful for my momma who taught me how to be a momma and so much more!!!
All my babies!
All the faces!!!
He is soooo excited!
We have to have a video game picture with daddy always!
Snuggle up!!
Making the most of our time at home - Lee has been participating in an online Martial Arts class! He is loving it! Savannah Faye is keeping us entertained with all she says and does!
Picnics outside in the wonderful weather! They are eating their hotdogs sitting in the wagon so Bella will not get them haha! P.S. little did we know how awesome of a blessing that swing set in the back ground would be - see my last post about how we got it and how awesome God is a month before we quarantined!
First sink bath at home - funny story...I let Lee take the pictures of this...I am posting one of like 100 haha!
Naps, smiles and snuggles - momma's favorites!
Easter Egg Coloring!
During the quarantine - isolation - whatever you call it - we converted my old garden (that did not grow anything) into a sandbox!! They love it!
This year's Easter Egg Hunt consisted of two children who had about 80 eggs to find! Last year we had about 20 kids in our back yard to egg hunt. This isolation has been hard, but thankful for the time we have with each other and our health!
Hello Gigi!!! Thankful for my mother in love!
Easter Pictures!!
We got all dressed up to take a few family pictures in the front yard! Right before it rained!!!
Just riding around in the back yard and napping while the big kids play!
Lee decided to help me wash the dishes all on his own one night!
He washes like his momma - got the water all over him!
Making resurrection rolls!
Just hanging around!!!
Big Yawns!
Mommy - I have pockets! She gets so excited about pockets! (Can you tell she had been playing in the dirt???)
Patiently waiting on the pizza guy!
I love cuddling naps!
Working on school while his sister supervises!
I do not know what is going on with her in this picture - but it was soooo funny - I said this is how we all feel about this isolation!
Hey Uncle Greg - we invited him over for social distance outside picnic - and no high fives! haha the kids did so great!
First bathtub bath!!! She LOVES the bathtub!
Play time for everyone!
We broke free of our house after 43 days of quarantine and went to visit all the grandparents and cousins!
Backyard boat rides at DibDab and HeeHaw's house!
Swing naps at DibDab's are the best naps!
Spend the nights at DibDab and HeeHaw's are so fun!
Pool Day at Gigi and Gpa's house!
Mary Margaret was sooo excited to hold Adalyn - she is such a good big cousin!
Bike rides and tent camping with cousins at Gigi and Gpa's are so fun!
Some smiles!!!
Again...the theme of this blog entry besides the arrival of Adalyn..."due to Covid-19" we could not do newborn pictures. So I attempted to do them by myself!
And then she turned ONE MONTH!!!! Adalyn you are the perfect addition to our family! We love you so much!
Here are all three of my babies at one month!
See ya at two months!
