Quinn thinks I'm funny

I told Quinn a joke and she thought it was hilarious. A real knee-slapper I guess. 

Grand Tetons and Quinn's first big road trip

If you know Cole and I at all, you know our favorite place in the world is Grand Teton National Park and Colter Bay. We went to Hawaii last year and loved it but both agree that we still love the Tetons even better. I guess we are wide-open-spaces kind of people. 

We decided to go for a little day drive up to Jackson Hole and Colter Bay yesterday (one of the perks of now living in Idaho Falls is being a lot closer). We wanted to introduce our little bundle to our favorite place. Even though she slept practically the whole time, it was nice to get away for the day and realize that we can still get out and "do stuff" with a baby.

At the General Store at Colter Bay

Colter Bay and the Teets :)

 

It was cloudy at first but turned out to be a beautiful day.

We went back to Jackson Hole and picked up some dinner to eat at the park. Quinn loves being outside.

It was so nice to get away. The drive is beautiful and it was nice just chatting with   Cole the whole time. Until next time Tetons!

Being a mommy

I cannot believe Quinn has been here a month!! It felt like being pregnant dragged on and on especially near the end. Now time has been flying by and I swear every time I pick Quinn up, she's heavier. 

Motherhood has been good. It is definitely an adjustment, but it is amazing to know that this little girl is mine. I feel pretty lucky. She is a good eater and has pretty good temperament. She smiles at me all the time. Is that normal for a 3-4 week old? She is super active. Her legs and arms are constantly moving and she often works herself up because her arms are flailing all over. If I hold her arms down or swaddle her, she calms down.

I've been able to get her to sleep four hours at a time. So I feed her and put her down at 12:30 am and she'll sleep until 4:30 or 5 am. She'll eat again and then sleep from 7-9 or 10 am. So I guess I can't complain. She is so loud when she sleeps. She's a major grunter. I makes me wonder if she has an upset tummy. She grunts for hours! But she doesn't seem bothered by it so I just ignore it and try to sleep. 

I think the hardest thing for me so far is losing my freedom. It's hard when I can't even shower or eat or go to the store on a whim. But giving up my freedom is totally worth it when I look at my cute little girl. 

I can't wait to workout!! I should be able to start in a week or two. It will be interesting trying to balance getting back in shape and breastfeeding. 

Motherhood has been everything I've imagined and more. I feel so blessed that  Heavenly Father entrusted me with a healthy baby girl. I hope I can be the mommy she deserves! 

My new favorite picture of her.

Cole is such a great daddy. 

This picture makes me laugh. She's like yo yo...doing a gang sign

Chubster

Can't kiss her little cheeks enough

One month postnatal. Can't wait to get this body back in shape. I haven't been sweaty in a long time and I can't wait to get my sweat on!