Happy Independence Day!

Aria is very patriotic already (with a little help from mommy and Auntie Kira)

Baby's baby-toe

Just like my mommy's

Aria is 3 weeks old!

I can't believe it, my little stinker face is three whole weeks old. I feel like it's been a lifetime already and at the same time like it's just going so fast.

Aria is doing so well. She's getting chunkier every day! Unfortunately she has decided that nighttime is 10am to 5pm….and actual nighttime is "hold me, feed me and give me attention time"…so we need to work on that. I never thought I could function on so little sleep. But I think there is some sort of God-given power bestowed on new moms to get through this time. And I'd do it all again :-)


She liked to eat every 2 hours at night and during the day she eats every 2-3 hours and then very close together, like every half hour before "bedtime". I'm hoping this will even out soon, but if not it's okay, she just a little baby that wants attention and I'm going to give it to her!

Day 17- What's in a name?

Aria 16 days old

Well, hello there. This past Sunday was Father's Day. Kevin was so very excited to celebrate his 1st Father's Day with his beautiful little girl. He is the best daddy to her already. I am so lucky that my wonderful husband is also an amazing father. 

While Kevin was excited to be a new Daddy, my Dad and Grandfather were equally excited to be a new Grandpa (Pops) and a first time Great-Grandfather. For Father's Day we decided to use the cuteness that is Miss Aria Rose for a Father's Day gift. We picked up some puffy paint and little white onsies and wrote on them "I <3 my Pops" and "I <3 my GGF". My poor little girl was not too happy about our intended photo shoot. We ended up having to take over 200 photos to get a handful of good ones. Though, I as the mommy, of course think she looks adorable in all of them :-) 

Here are a few:

 When I set her down she would immediately start wailing...

 Look at that little face!

 Resigned.

 Mommy kisses help a little.

 Sleepy time.

The next project that little Aria unwillingly participated in was the footprint and hand print molds. Ever since I was little, I enjoyed looking and cousins and friends baby footprints. They are always hung on the wall with the utmost care and those littlest fingers and toes look so precious. As Aria approached her 1 week birthday, I knew I wanted to capture the impressions ASAP. 

I had to re-do the hands 5 times because little stinker kept curling her fingers under. But, I finally got a fairly decent one.

Aria Rose House

Our little angel joined our family on June 9th at 8:23am. She was 6 lbs and 13 oz, 19 3/4 in.

Perfect in every way. We couldn't be more blessed.

Baby House is almost here...

Dear Baby, 

Please hurry up and get here. I can't wait to meet you!

Love, Mommy