7 weeks +

Gotta love the smiles and the adorable bow! Seriously, that smile melts my heart!
Climbing rocks at Garden of the Gods with my cousin's kiddos.
Grandpa Steve wearing Coranelle in the baby bjorn.
My cousin Gibby getting Coranelle to take a bottle.
Wide eyes (as always!)

Why is it that a simple smile can bring sunshine and joy to your heart in an instant. My daughter's smile is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Just thinking about it makes my heart swell with joy. Coranelle has been smiling a bit more and I love that! The medicine seems to be helping some- as her cries are not as pained and not as often. She is still fussy in the evenings, but that is normal. She also seems pained right before she poops. One of Pam's friends was holding her today when she was crying. She said she felt her stomach get really hard and then she blew out and dirtied her diaper. It's like her system is still not fully mature and she is in pain sometimes. Poor girl. But, everyone keeps telling us that it goes away by 3 months. I hope for Coranelle's sake that this is true. I want her to be happy. We have so much fun when she is happy- and it makes me sad when she is upset.
She has been a busy girl. Yesterday, Mom, Steve, Coranelle and I went to Colorado Springs to visit my aunt, my cousin and my cousin's 4 kids. We went and explored Garden of the God's and hung out at my aunt's house. It was a big day for Coranelle, but she got to meet lots of great people. Today, we went to Longmont to see a friend's new home and go for a walk with my mom and Heido, Pam and her friend Laura.
Tuesday, we went to our breast feeding group. Coranelle is now 9 pounds and continues to gain an ounce a day! I am very thankful that she is gaining weight and the breastfeeding is going well. Anyhow, I took Coranelle's diaper off and put her on the scale. I picked her up to take her over to the "circle" to put all of her clothes on. As we were walking, she decided that it was an opportune time to pee- all down mommy's front side. It was a bit shocking, and it kept coming, soaking through my light colored khaki shorts. I had to laugh, as I had never experienced that before. I have extra clothes packed for her, but not for me. Needless to say, I did not go out to lunch with the other mothers- as planned. I looked as if I had peed myself. Funny child!
I have started going back to body pump at our Rec Center with a friend who has a 4 month old. It feels great to be able to lift and do classes again. Ryan has agreed to take Coranelle Tuesday evenings so that I can go. I hope to tone up a bit and try to get my stomach to go back to normal a bit. The first few classes have been hard, as I haven't done abs or lifted anything for 8 months! I also got out for my first little runs these last few days and that has felt great. I cannot wait until Coranelle can sit up and I can take her out in the running stroller.
Not much else to report. I am enjoying motherhood more and more as time goes on. I leave my daughter for an hour and my arms feel empty and I miss her. I am so addicted to her!