three weeks old...

today, our sweet jaelyn turned three weeks old!! i can hardly believe that she has been here for three weeks. it feels like she was born yesterday! she is the most precious baby. i am enjoying every second of her being with us!!! she is so sweet!!

at three weeks, she is a "typical" newborn. jaelyn sleeps a lot and eats a lot. she has a few awake periods throughout the day (sometimes night too). and she loves to look around and is very alert. as i was holding her yesterday, she smiled at me twice and then again today!!! her smile was the best thing i saw all day.

she also lost her umbilical cord yesterday. that made me a little sad. it reminded me of the day she was born and that wonderful moment she made her entrance into the world. jaelyn is still a pretty little baby. i am not sure how much she weighs now, we won't go for a well check for another week or so. but everyone comments on how she is the tiniest thing they have seen. of course i am loving having a tiny baby - i am trying to find the recipe i can use to freeze her and keep her this small for a long time!!

my friend, gina, gave me a baby sling (she makes them and is so talented and creative!) for a gift and i am loving wearing her. we haven't been very many places, but when we do go somewhere - i like to take her out of her infant seat and "wear" her!!! i will probably start wearing her around the house when she needs to be held and i need my two hands. i love to hold her and do it a lot!!!

speaking of going places, this past saturday we took our first family outing!!! all six of us! we went to elevation's baby dedication and had jaelyn dedicated - it was such a sweet time - i will post pictures later! after that we went out to lunch with our good friends, the prevettes and the carrs! they had their babies dedicated too!! when we arrived at the restaurant - i realized we needed a spot for SIXTEEN!! yes between our three families we have 16 people! that is 6 adults, 5 babies and 5 big kids!! wow! we had a fun time. then that same night we went to union academys boo bash (fall festival). the kids had a great time and jaelyn slept in the sling the whole entire time - she attracted a lot of attention being in the sling!!

on sunday, jaelyn went to church for the first time!! our special friend and babysitter, johanna, kept jaelyn for me in the lobby while i went into the service. she slept the whole time there too!! i felt really weird being without her - the first time in three weeks that she wasn't with me!

jaelyn is such a blessing! i really wish the time would slow down!! but i am enjoying every second as they fly by!!