My Happy Baby...

This post was going to be about home improvement in the Lindgren household, but I was happily side-tracked by FC last night...she met a major milestone and is now rolling all over the place! Home improvement can wait until another day!

We chose sweet FC's name because it had a special "ring" to it for both John and I  - quite a feat given that I work with children every day and have certain personality traits and experiences tied to many names. We also wanted a name with special meaning; one that FC could be proud of. Her namesake, St. Felicity, was an incredible woman of faith who died for what she believed in.  Felicity also means "happy". We thought it was a perfect fit for our little peanut. We couldn't wait to hold our happy baby! But, as all you parents out there know...first-time parenting is such an unpredictable journey! Newborns cry...alot. Colicky newborns cry even more...much, much more. We struggled with not being able to soothe our baby and rarely seeing those adorable baby smiles and grins. I kept wondering...."When are we going to get to see happy?". It was, after all, what her name meant! There were days when I literally prayed FC and I through the day. Thankfully, there were many wise women put in my life to offer encouragement and hope...that one day SOON I'd get my "happy". Well - I am thrilled to announce that we are THERE . Most days are just absolute joy...the fussing that we see now has a real purpose and can be soothed...and giggles, laughing, and cooing are the norm. I can't wait to squeeze my happy baby every morning when she wakes and is happily cooing in her crib. I can't wait to hit the door after work to squeeze in some silly play time before we all head to bed. She is such a fun baby and we are just blown away by how much our lives have changed for the better. We are truly blessed...and YES, I'd do it ALL over again!

My first trio of pictures were taken on a "typical" Monday...I'm usually trying to wrap up a little paperwork before Tuesday and knock out the food prep and cooking for our week. FC is the coolest side-kick ever!!

Nana is one of our FAVORITE people around here...she rescued FC from daycare this past Thursday and spent two days playing with FC and mommy. SO fun!!

 



A beautiful picture taken Saturday morning in Marietta's square.

FC sporting her owl hat...I just couldn't resist!

And, as you guessed it, Daddy-time! Much to mommy's disdain, it appears that FC enjoys video game playing too. Her and Daddy were just so darn cute playing together that I couldn't be mad!

 

Now finally after much anticpation, FC is rolling...and rolling...and rolling. She gets the biggest kick out of it. Take a look!