JR & Chelsea Pershall are dear friends reaching back to HPU days. Abby will posting better photos, but here’s a quick shot I took. 6lbs 13oz 20in!
JR & Chelsea Pershall are dear friends reaching back to HPU days. Abby will posting better photos, but here’s a quick shot I took. 6lbs 13oz 20in!
Here’s the top five viewed posts from March 2010.
Can you see a theme? Yes – it’s Adele, and more Adele… it’s been a furious month and she’s about to be a month old soon!! Can’t believe it. We are thankful for the (literally) 4,000+ views of the website this past month. We are blessed indeed.
Here’s a picture Abigail took and sent to me while in the office! She’s smiling!!

I’m not sure why, but Adele loves to have her hands near her face. On this particular moment, she decided to hold her nose… not sure if something smelled bad to her. Not sure. But, enjoy!

Well, we’ve made it through our first week with Adele! I think we’ll keep her.
We’re beginning to find the new normal with her… mainly how I will have to adjust at work, how much I work from home, my reading habits, etc. So far, we’ve made the transition pretty well. Adele loves to sleep, so there are a lot more quiet moments in our home than I thought – but that will change I’m sure.
I think one of the neatest things with this season of life is the adventure of this new territory. The house now has bottles and burp rags and onesies, etc… things that really weren’t around before she came along. And I’m glad these things are here. The Lord has a wonderful way of giving you grace and favor to prepare your heart for these moments. Adele could cry and it really doesn’t phase me… I still love her. She could poop all over herself – yep, still got love for her.
So, we’re embracing this time… it’s only been a week but we’re loving it. Below is a video of Adele in the Hospital nursery… only I was able to go into this room. It was a sweet time for me. It’s also a short video because while I could watch it 1,000 times, you probably don’t care as much.
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Here is a REALLY quick video of Adele taken by Abigail. It’s short… you’re welcome.
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Today we’re taking Adele to her first Dr. apt. Nothing is wrong or out of the ordinary, we’re just doing our first checkup for her. This is to check to see if she has Jaundice. It’s pretty common in newborns, but according to our Pediatrician on Thursday, Adele seems to be clear – but we were asked to come in regardless… SO – we’re taking a little trip BACK to the Hospital for this routine checkup!
UPDATE
We went to the Adele’s Pediatrician and they became pretty concerned about her weight loss. In total she has lost about 10% of her birth rate which was a little more than they like for newborns to lose. So, we then saw a specialist who recommended a pretty intense amount of formula in conjunction with normal feeding… so this is what we’ve been doing today… lots and lots of feeding. Adele seems to be handling it pretty well, and is still sleeping REALLY good too.
So, we’re adjusting to the new way to feed, but Adele seems to love everything! Evidence is the picture below!

Apparently, everyone else has had their picture taken with Miss Adele but me – I looked back on the ole’ photos and noticed that there is only ONE. And here it is.

I know some of you really could care-or-less about ANOTHER video of Adele, but we’re doing our best to put as many possible for extended family to see. So here is another little vid or Adele simply looking around and making some faces. Nothing really extravagant, just a close up of our little girl!
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