Defnall Girls

I don't think there is anything more fun than a girls' night with all the Defnall girls (my mom and Adeline included of course). Well, there were several of us together last weekend and it was so nice to have some girl time while the men went hunting. Adeline loves playing with her aunts, who can always seem to make her smile and laugh. Girls' night is no longer a night out on the town, but instead, a night staying at home and taking pictures of Adeline holding her head up (her latest trick).

Because of Adeline's dislike of the carseat, I have hardly taken her anywhere by myself. I took advantage of my sisters being here and decided to venture out a bit. Our first stop was the grocery store, which I must say went a little better than I had expected (I did not have high hopes). We loaded her infant carrier in to the buggy and made it to the produce department before Adeline decided she had had enough. After that, we must have looked like something off of Supermarket Sweep...one person held her while the others ran through the aisles grabbing what we needed for dinner that night....amazingly we got out of there with everything on the list! Our next stop was Old Navy, which actually went much better (bad news for Dad...Adeline already likes to shop).

So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am grateful for my sisters. Only sisters could have fun creating a scene in Kroger with a screaming baby; only sisters would insist on holding Adeline at all times because they knew how much their sister's back needed a break; and only sisters would get as excited as I do about Adeline holding her head up. I hope Adeline is lucky enough to have a sister (or two)!

"Easy Like Sunday Morning"

As many times as Adeline has heard Lionel Richie's song "Easy Like Sunday Morning," you'd think she would know that Sunday mornings are supposed to be easy and peaceful. Well, it was neither easy nor peaceful for the poor nursery volunteers at Perry Presbyterian Church this Sunday morning. We went back to church (our first time since Adeline was born) and took Adeline to the church nursery. I was a little nervous to leave her with people I did not know, but figured it was good for both of us to "branch out." Adeline looked so precious when we dropped her off. She was wearing a beautiful dress, white booties, and a smile on her face. She looked like an angel and I had high hopes that she would entertain the nursery ladies with her sweet smiles and coos.....well, entertain them she did! When we went to pick her up, she was sound asleep on one lady's shoulder. "How did she do?" I asked, feeling sure they had loved every minute they had been able to spend with her. "We won...we always win" was the reply I got. They went on to explain that she had cried...and cried....and cried. They had tried the swing, the bouncy seat, the rocking chair, but nothing had worked until one lady finally put her on her left shoulder (they said the right shoulder didn't work either) and Adeline finally passed out. As I apologized, I noticed the other babies in the room sitting peacefully in the infant carriers, bouncy seats etc. So Adeline had been the star alright...she had been the center of attention...just not in the way I had hoped. Of course, we forgot to take pictures BEFORE we went to church, so here are some pictures of Adeline after her church performance. When we got home her dress was wrinkled, her diaper was wet, and she had lost her booties somewhere along the way. However, she was all smiles (and tongue)...as if to say "No, I won."