Smile!

Chelsea was all smiles today for Mama!

And I love this expression...

Neighbors...

We have some new neighbors.... on our front porch!

Update - Checked the nest again today (4/29) and there are now TWO eggs!

6 Weeks

Chelsea is almost 7 weeks old! She's doing so well, too. We decided to give nursing another try, and she caught on wonderfully. I'm so happy not to have to pump so often anymore. We've also started seeing real smiles this week. It melts my heart when she looks at me and smiles. She's still not sleeping well at night though, and I think that she may be in a growth spurt, because it seems that she wants to eat constantly. Here's some pictures from the past week!

Daddy giving Chelsea a bath.

Sucking on her thumb after her bath.






She's her father's daughter... Chelsea making her best pirate face!

All tuckered out...

Love baby feet!

Easter Pictures

Here are a few pictures of our pretty girl from Easter!

4 Weeks!

Chelsea is 4 weeks old yesterday! Time has gone by so fast. We had her 1 month well doctors appointment. She is doing great. She weighed in at 8 lbs 8 oz and is now 21 1/4 inches long!

Last weekend we took Chelsea on her first trip to NJ! She did great in the car. Slept the entire time, except when we stopped at a rest area to eat and change her diaper. This coming weekend she gets to go to Church for the first time and to meet the rest of the Schaefer family in Maryland!

Last week, Chelsea's umbilical cord stump finally fell off at 3 wks 1 day. We started her on tummy time for a few minutes per day so she can build up those arm and neck muscles. She didnt like it much the first time, but I could tell she wanted to be able to scoot!



Here are a few pictures from while we were in NJ. Chelsea wore her blue party dress for Christopher's birthday! The bunny was a gift from Grandma!

Here is a great family picture:

Yesterday it was so nice outside that we decided to take a walk. We put Chelsea in the baby bjorn for the first time. She slept for the entire walk. I think she enjoyed being so close to her Mama.

Last but not least - Chelsea in her swing! We raised the back of it a bit so that she could sit up a little bit better and she liked it a lot more. She was fascinated with the owls!

3 Weeks

Chelsea will be 3 weeks old tomorrow! It's so hard to believe how fast the time has gone. She has grown SO much, too! Soon she will be wearing the 0-3 month clothes because the newborn clothes are getting too small. Today Mama and Chelsea ventured out together for her first trip to the mall! We had lots of fun. Here's a picture of Chelsea after we got back :)




Here are a bunch more pictures from the past week, because I know everyone really only comes here for the pictures :)

Chelsea loves her Grandma!

Daddy's little girl

Daddy's little pirate! Arr! The pink pants were not Stephen's idea... but I think they look cute!

Chelsea loves sitting on her Boppy Pillow!