Being a parent is the greatest adventure that I have experienced in life. Being a dad has provided me with a new perspective in life and forces me to become a better person every day. My wife, Erin, and I have been blessed with 2 healthy, and mostly happy, daughters. Abigail was born April 29, 2011 and Bridget was born 3 years and a week later, on May 6, 2014. I'm pretty sure they could not be any different from each other. Join me on my journey of being a parent.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Growing Like a Weed

On Saturday, Erin and I took Abigail to Valley West Mall for her first shopping trip. The trip was fairly uneventful but we did notice something big when putting Abigail in her car seat. When we brought her home from the hospital 3 weeks ago, the plastic clip that goes across her chest was practically choking her because she was so small. On Saturday, there was about an inch of space between her neck and the clip.

Overall, we had a very good weekend. It started off with a lot of visitors on Friday afternoon and evening. First, Ashley and Kevin brought over there little girl who is almost 4 months old. After supper, Erin's Aunt Lisa along with her son Adam came over with his girlfriend Christy and their little boy. When they left, some of the coaches, Mike, Joel, and Tim stopped over and gave Abigail an engraved piggy bank that is a little shoe.

Feeding and sleep have been going well too. Abigail is going between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 hours between feedings and is taking up to 2 1/2 ounces from the bottle on top of breast feeding. Although I'm sure it isn't very accurate, Erin stepped on the scale with Abigail and it registered that Abigail is over 6 lbs. We will find out for sure today when Erin goes to the Mommy and Me Breastfeeding class at the hospital.

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