My Life as a Mama with CF

Adam asked me how my blog has been going the other day.... which reminded me that I haven't written or posted pictures in quite some time! So here's a look back at Christmas for your viewing pleasure! This is Christmas morning One of Alida's first noisy electronic gifts; thanks grandma and grandpa!  Alida in her new Christmas dress from Oma and Opah! :) One happy little girl! Alida really enjoys jumping in her jumperoo! Mmmmm, those rings sure taste good! I've got more pictures to upload, so you should be hearing from us soon!!! We love you! Love, The Librande Family

Hi everyone! So we've been pretty busy in the Librande/Hodsdon household lately. Here are some pictures to catch you up with what's been going on! So this is at the pumpkin patch... :) Alida and Grandma outside the pumpkin patch :) Alida was VERY unhappy when I tried to put her in the ergo. Grandma did a little photo shoot with Li Li :) This is after carving pumpkins... Can you guess who did which one? (I'll give you a hint one was mine, one was Adam's and one was my Dad's) Alida loves falling asleep on Grandpa's lap! Alida with Aunt Kendra and David Alida is now 6 months old, can you believe it?! Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and the stores are already decorated for Christmas; time needs to slow down a little! We miss you all so much and we hope to see you soon!!! Love, The Librande Family

Hi everyone! Sorry I didn't get this post up on Monday, we had a little bit of a delay getting pictures up! We hope that everyone is doing well! Here's a little bit of what's been going on in the Oregon Librande household.... Alida had her first taste of peas! She didn't seem too pleased at first and spit most of them out, but for a first new food type experience, I would say that it went pretty well! :) We have since moved on to carrots which she seems to like MUCH better. (We put one of Adam's T-Shirts on her because it tends to be a VERY messy mealtime) When we came home one day, Grandma Hodsdon surprised us with a new high chair! Yay! Alida seems to enjoy sitting at the table with everyone :) If you didn't know, Alida LOVES books! Every time we pick one up to read to her she starts smiling and kicking her little feet and talking up a storm! Here's some pictures of Adam and Alida playing and enjoying some reading time... (On another ...

So far October has been an enjoyable fall month with some new "firsts" for the family. Alida had her first introduction to solid food! Yummy rice cereal! I'm not sure how much she actually swallowed, but here's a picture so that you all can get the general idea... We also went to the pumpkin patch!Unfortunately the patch that we went to (which we went to last year) was going to charge us to pick the pumpkins plus for the weight of each pumpkin (which they didn't do last year)! So we didn't actually make it into  the pumpkin patch, but instead stopped by a local fruit stand and got pumpkins from there (for 4 cents less per pound, mind you). Here's a picture just before leaving for the patch... Another first for the family is that it was cousin Patrick's 1st birthday! Yay Patrick! We wish we could have joined you, buddy! And here are some more pictures from this last week :) Our little wiggle worm! We love you all and...

Now for the long awaited pictures that I promised long ago.... Alida saying "Hi!" to the camera! (at least that's what it sounded like...) She still hasn't quite figured out how to use the bouncer, but she does enjoy looking at the toys :) As you can see, Dada has a way of putting Alida to sleep...zzzzzz Adam and Alida having a very serious conversation! Our happy little girl! :) I'm really going to work on posting at least once a week, so check back next Monday around this time! We love you all and miss you! Love, The Librande Family

Hi all! Sorry I haven't posted in weeks, things have been a little crazy in the Hodsdon/Librande household these past couple of weeks. First off Grandpa had surgery on his heel to remove a bone spur, so he's been home for about 2 weeks now! Alida's gotten to know her Grandpa better than ever and I've got to admit, it's been pretty nice having some company around the house. Adam and I worked at the Oktoberfest one Saturday for the Salem Right to Life booth (St. Michael the Archangel's). Our shift just flew by! Person after person came by hoping to get one of Adam's GIANT ice cream cones, or one of the world famous cinnamon rolls that St. Michael's sells year after year. I was thankful that the time went by so quickly because that was the longest that I have been away from our little girl, and I was definitely starting to miss her. Alida had her 4 month appointment, and she did so great! She is up to 14 lbs. 11 oz and 24.5 inches; it's amazing how ...

Hello all! So as some of you know, part of my having Cystic Fibrosis (CF) means that I need to do different nebulizers at least twice a day (3 times currently) for a minimum of 30 minutes each session. Sitting down and breathing for about an hour each day might sound relaxing, however with a 4 month old it can be anything but. The mornings usually go quite well, I'm able to lay Alida down on her giggle garden play mat and she usually stays content playing with her rings and smiling at mama. The evenings, however, are a completely  different story. You would think that having three extra people around in the evenings to hold Alida if need be would make doing evening nebulizers even easier, but for what ever reason Alida turns into a mama's girl at night as soon as I start my nebs and no amount of holding, swinging, or singing seems to be able to calm her down (except for grandma every now and again). Well, last night grandma and grandpa went to bed early, so Adam was left with t...