A Day at The Open

On Adelaide's one week birthday, I ventured out for a few hours to catch some tennis. At the US Open to be exact. With Flushing Meadows practically in our backyard and JP Morgan being a huge sponsor, we decided to take advantage of the opportunity. Ryan went several times to entertain clients and I made a girls day of it with my mom, Amanda, & Abbi. Don't worry, Adelaide stayed home with her nana! I may have texted several a thousand times throughout the day to check in on her. Paranoid mommy.

The weather was just warm enough without being too sunny/humid. We watched the finals of the mixed doubles, the Bryan Brothers in men's doubles, and the epic 5 setter between David Ferrer and Jarko Tipsarevic. We dined on delicious paninis and sipped Moet champage. All in all, a smooth and successful first day away from baby Adelaide.

I can't wait to share with her the importance that the US Open played in the first few days of her life. I will forever remember Kim Clijsters final match because it was when I was having my pre-induction ceremony. The day Adelaide was born we had a plethora of matches on TV to help pass the time until we met her. Her first few days and nights were filled with amazing tennis which she loved seeing while eating/being awake. And she will LOVE wearing her US Open pink t-shirt next year!

One Week, So Many Firsts

My first feeding (outside mommy's tummy)

My first car ride

My first sponge bath (at home)

My first doctor's appointment

My first girls day out

My first big girl bath

LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE FIRSTS ADELAIDE!

Adelaide Jane Thompson: Arrived August 30, 2012

There is no way to describe the feeling of giving birth. It is the most surreal, moving experience of my life and those words don't even do it justice. In some ways, I blinked and barely remember the process (a sure way to ensure that mothers keeping having babies ;) ). In others, I keep playing the moments in my head savoring every last one. And the most amazing moment came when the nurse said, "open your eyes and see your baby...it's a girl!" In that second, any pain I had suffered was beyond worth it.

Weighing in at 8 pounds 6.5 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long, every thing about her gleams with perfection. She has the chubbiest little cheeks, the most adorable double chin, and the longest fingers. Her little expressions are already bringing lots of laughs for us and her beauty brings tears of joy to our eyes. I am still in awe that she came from me; that I made something so beautiful, innocent, and wonderful.

It is no secret that Ryan & I like traveling. It is one of our favorite hobbies to do together. So it makes sense that we plan to name our children after cities that we love. Adelaide is a city in Australia and while we haven't been there together, we just love the name. We plan to call her Adelaide, not Addy. Jane was my Mama Comley's first name and is my mom's middle name (as well as my sister Kendahl's middle name).

We are just as smitten as can be with our sweet baby girl. We find ourselves staring at her as she sleeps, eats, burps, watches the US Open (yes you have to start them young!), etc. She is our little miracle of life and we want to breathe in each and every moment of her.

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While Nikki, author of Bedazzles After Dark, is fashioning in New York, she asked me to guest blog for her. Hop on over to BAD to see what maternity fashion I had to share with her readers!

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