Anna's First Weekend Away

This past weekend, the Seidel family traveled to Milwaukee for the weekend to celebrate my cousin Jessica's wedding. It was a big weekend for us...not only was it Anna's first weekend away from home, but also an opportunity for Anna to see Auntie Michele and to meet Uncle Mike for the first time. We were also excited to spend the weekend with Elizabeth and her boyfriend, Brett. Friday Bob had to work and I spent the morning making final packing arrangements and getting us ready for a weekend away. While it seemed like we had packed up Anna's entire nursery, I am proud to say there was only one outfit she didn't wear that we had packed, so I think I did pretty good. We drove down to Milwaukee in the afternoon. Prior to checking into our hotel, we took a detour and walked around Marquette University to show Anna were mommy went to school. It was a great visit - the weather was beautiful and the trees were gorgeous. Anna slept through most of our visit, but I was thrilled to be back and take in all the memories of being there.

Friday night was a great night - we ordered pizza and ate at the hotel with mom, dad, Liz and Brett. Michele and Mike got in around 9 and then we met up with family and had a few drinks and caught up. The wedding was on Saturday and was beautiful. Jessica looked gorgeous in her dress and the ceremony was great. Big congrats Jessica and Ben! Anna was an angel all weekend - turns out she is quite the social bug these days. After everything was said and done, she even slept through the night both nights. We weren't sure if she would sleep in the pack and play the hotel supplied for us, so we tried just putting her in the stroller, which she did great in.

We came home on Sunday and picked up the puppies at Paul and Lois's and got ready for the Packer Game. Michele and Mike had gotten tickets for the game, and Bob and I had decided we didn't want to go to the game, but didn't want to miss out on an opportunity to tailgate. Despite the rain and clouds, we went down to Lambeau to join in on the tailgating festivities - it was a great way to end the weekend! We were thrilled to catch up with Aunt Stacy and Uncle Scott as well. All in all, it was a great weekend and one I cant wait to tell Anna all about when she is older! We are looking forward to Anna's first Halloween this weekend - Anna is all set with her costume - pictures to come soon!

12 Weeks Later....

So, it is has been quite awhile, 12 weeks in fact, since my last post. Apparently, I am not good at blogging with a newborn in the house! Big apologies for the lack of updates. Anna is doing great - she had her 2 month check up (at 10 weeks) last week and weighed in at a whopping 10 lbs 12oz and 23 inches long. (Clearly, she gets her height from her daddy!) I cannot believe Anna will be 12 weeks already this week, where does the time go? The past few weeks have been alot of fun. She has become quite the social butterfly (shocking, I know!) - she loves to coo and tell us stories. It is so fun to see her face light up when we play with her little toes and hands. She also started rolling over from her belly to her back, we find it just amazing to see how well she can support herself when we stand her up and how well she can hold her head up when she is on her belly. Another exciting development is she has started to semi sleep through the night. Before I went back to work, she was getting up once or twice a night. Starting last week, she has been sleeping until 4 or 5 every morning - we are so excited to say we are officially getting 6-7 hours of sleep straight - it's wonderful!

I went back to work almost 4 weeks ago. It was by far one of the hardest things I have had to do. I absolutely love being home with Anna and couldn't imagine leaving her every day. I am happy to say now, while I miss her terribly, I have adjusted well to being back part time. It is certainly hard to be away, but it makes the time we spend with her that much more special. It also helps that I have pictures of Miss Banana plastered all over my walls and computer so I can see that smiling face anytime I want:) My mom watches her while I am at work, which also makes it easier - I can call for updates:)

We are really looking forward to this weekend - it will be our first weekend away from home with our little lady. We are going to Milwaukee for my cousin's wedding and are looking forward to spending the weekend with family, including Michele and Mike, who are flying in for the weekend. Time for Anna to get her dancing shoes on:)