Kaylee goes Swimming!!!

This week we are staying at my mom and dad's house with the dogs while they are at the lakehouse. We thought this would be a good opportunity to try Kaylee in the pool. We got in the pool Saturday night and she really enjoyed kicking her legs and hanging out in her float, but it was very bright outside so she was getting a little frusterated that she couldn't open her eyes. We only stayed in long enough to get a few pictures but we did put her back in the pool yesterday when it was overcast and not so bright. She liked it much better then and we stayed in for about 30 minutes. Here are some pictures from Saturday's swimming, I will try to get some better ones this week.

Cool Website

I found this cool website that has pre-made backgrounds that you can put your own pictures on. Check it out.....www.imikimi.com

New Toy

A few nights ago I pulled out one of Kaylee's toys she got from my baby shower from the Saad's. It is a really neat toy, it lights up and plays music and has a big mirror on it. You can either lay the baby on their back and they can look up at the lights or you can flip it over and they can do "Tummy Time" with it....anyways, Kaylee absolutely loves her new toy....she will lay under it and talk to herself in the mirror and she will hit at the little animals to make the music turn on. It's so cute. Thanks to the Saad's for this great toy. Kaylee is really enjoying it :)
She is so fascinated by the light and music"Mom, I'm trying to play"She loves looking at herself in the mirrorWe need to work a little more on Tummy Time...shes not so great at getting her hear up yet lol...at least she tries!!

The Landing

Saturday we went to the Landing to see some big boats that were in town for a poker run. I was amazed by the size of these boats and how nicely they were painted. My favorite was the Ferrari boat....Mommy and Kaylee looking at the boatsThe Ferrari boat was my favorite!!!

Kaylee and Daddy

John was supposed to be keeping Kaylee awake until bathtime one afternoon and this is what happened. I went upstairs for five minutes and came back to this. Too cute!!!

"Mac Daddy's" Birthday

Yesterday was my dad's 45th birthday...man he's getting old :) haha!! We celebrated by meeting my Mom and Dad, the boys and Nana and Papa and Aunt Toni for lunch at St. Johns seafood..it was delicious. Happy birthday Dad....hope you have a wonderful year!! We love you!!
Mac Daddy, Mami, and Kaylee at St. Johns Seafood

Visit with Brendan

This past week Kristin and Brendan came in town for his birthday. He turned 1 year old on May 25th. It seems like he was just born yesterday. We didn't get to go to his birthday party since Kaylee had not yet had her shots and she couldn't be around a bunch of kids, so Thursday night they came to my mom and dad's house and he got to meet Kaylee and we gave him his presents. I wish they lived closer so that Kaylee and Brendan could play when she gets a little older...but we will have to make sure they make plenty of visits so they can be great buddies :)

Doctor's Appointment

Today Kaylee had her two month doctors appointment and got her first set of shots. I was unable to get off of work so my mom took her for me (Thanks Mom). I wanted to be there but I wasn't too upset because I didn't really want to be in there when she got her shots anyways. I can't stand to see her upset. My mom said she only cried for a second then they were giving her the polio vaccine which is taken orally, she hushed right up....this kid will eat anything :) She weighs 12 pounds even and is in the 50th percentile for height and the 76th percentile for weight...chunky monkey!! The doctor said I can start giving her white grape juice...i'm sure she'll love it....and she can start eating fruits and veggies at 4 months. I can't wait for that!! She will go back to the doctor in July for her 4 month check-up and her next round of shots!! I wonder how big she will be by then?? I don't have any pictures since I wasn't able to go...but my mom said she has pretty sparkly band-aids so i will make sure I post a picture later :)

Memorial Day

Memorial Day was Kaylee's first holiday. We didn't really do too much, but we enjoyed having the day off and pretty much hung around the house all day enjoying each others company. I think we all stayed in our PJ's until about 2:00..haha. Last night I took Kaylee to the Principe's to meet Rebecca and Alice Rockliffe. Rebecca used to babysit me and the boys and the Principe girls when we were little (boy did she have her hands full). HAHA. Rebecca now lives out of town with her husband and I haven't seen her in about 5 years! I'm so glad we got to meet up and she got to meet Kaylee!!

Mommy and KayleeKaylee and Rebecca

2 Months Old

Yesterday Kaylee turned two months old...it's so hard to believe. She is getting SO big SO fast!! I already have a whole box of clothes packed up that don't fit her anymore :) She is getting to be so much more fun now that she doesn't just sleep all day!! She always wakes up very happy and yesterday she even started talking a little bit...it was so cute. I'm not sure how much she weighs now but im guessing about 12 pounds. She goes to the doctor on Friday for her shots so we will see. I gave her a little bit of rice cereal from a spoon yesterday for breakfast and she really liked it. I know it's a little early but I just wanted to see what she would do. At first she made some really funny faces like she wasn't too sure about it, but then she started opening up her mouth like she wanted more and she even cried when it was gone..little piggy!! She hasn't started smiling yet, so hopefully that will be soon...I can't wait to be able to make her smile. She slept 8 hours straight last night..I was so proud. I didn't think that day would ever come..LOL. Hopefully it wasn't just a fluke and she will actually start doing that everynight. Month two has been great and we can't wait to see what she will start doing next and how much she will grow within this next month. Here are some picture from this last month.

Hurry Mom I'm FreezingGetting too big for my bathtub!!Pretty GirlStop taking pictures....I'm trying to nap :)Eating cereal for the first time...not to sure if she likes itYep...she likes it :)Silly hat!!Kaylee and MommyHurry up...this is SO boring!!Your not about to leave me here in my crib are you mom???What you looking at??Bye

Prayer Request

I'm sure many of you may have already heard that christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter Maria Sue passed away on Wednesday night. They adopted her from China and she was the youngest of their six children, 5 years old. It was a tragic accident and this family really needs prayer. Her older brother was backing out of the driveway where she was playing and accidentally ran over her. My heart is heavy for this family and I have realized that life can be so short and we never know what tomorrow will bring. My prayers go out especially to her brother who will have to live with this for the rest of his life, he will never be the same. I pray that God will give him peace!! This morning on 88.1 the promise they played a tribute version of the song "Cinderella" that Stevin Curtis Champan wrote for his daughters, it has little Maria Sue singing throughout the song and it is such a blessing. Tune into 88.1 to hear it..they will be playing it all throughout the day! Please keep this family in your prayers.

Big Girl!!

Our big girl has slept in her crib in her own room for the past 2 nights. John and I were a little paranoid to put her in her own room, but she kept waking up at 4:30 when he got up to get ready for work so we decided it might be the best thing to do. We went out Saturday night and got monitors and decided we would give it a shot. I kept her bassinet by my bed because I wasnt sure how long she would last in there. She had her bath and bottle and went to bed around 9:30. For the first hour and a half she was in there John and I sat on the couch and just listened to her breathing in the monitor. Every time she would move all night I was sure she was waking up..but she slept 7 hours...this was the longest she had ever done. She woke up at 4:30 and I fed her and changed her and put her back down and she slept until 6 when she decided she was up for the day!!! But a 7 hour stretch was good for me...if only she would do that everynight. Last night wasn't as good. She was sleeping all arternoon and I coouldn't wake her up to feed her so I ended up putting her to bed without feeding her at 8:30...I know she wouldn't sleep all night since she didn't eat..but she slept until 1:30 then went right back to sleep. When John got up to leave at 5:00, she had been moving around for a while and I told him to go ahead and bring her into bed with me since we only had one hour left until we had to get up and get ready. I am hoping that maybe if I start feeding her and putting her to bed around 10:30-or 11:00 she will sleep until 6:00 when we have to get up and get ready....we'll see!!!

Mother's Day

Yesterday I had my first wonderful Mother's Day. We slept in...(well if you call 7:30 sleeping in) then got up and went to Fernindina. We skipped out on church since Kaylee has a little cold and we didn't want her to fuss through the sermon. I wanted Barbecue for lunch so we went to Sticky Fingers and I got ribs..They were fantastic. Then we went home and just hung out until bed time. This morning I got to my mom and dad's house and Kaylee had made me a mother's day present ;) My mom had done impressions of her hands and got a little plaque to put them on...I'll be sure to post a picture later..they are so cute!! Being a mom is so wonderful and makes me appreciate my mother so much more than I ever did...Thanks mom for everything you do for me!! Here are a few pictures from us last night hanging around the house. Kisses from Mommy

rite picture of them so far!!!

"Before I was a Mom"

This is a really cute poem I came across and thought I would share for Mother's Day!!

Before I was a Mom I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.

Before I was a Mom I slept as late as I wanted
And never worried about how late
I got into bed.
I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was a Mom,
I cleaned my house each day
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to lullabies.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't worry whether or not my
plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been pooped on,
Spit up on,
Chewed on,
Peed on,
Or pinched by tiny fingers.

Before I was a Mom,
I had complete control of myself;
My thoughts,
My body,
And my mind.I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so that doctors could do tests or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of
the night every ten minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
The joy,
The love,
The heartache,
The wonderfulment,
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so
much before I was a Mom.

Princess Kaylee...

Last night after Kaylee's bath I decided to play dress up with her. HAHA!! Aunt Lori got her this robe for one of my showers and I couldn't wait to use it. I saw it at Walmart when I first found out I was pregnant and I wanted to get it before I even knew I was having a girl just because I thought it was so cute. Farryn and Ashlyn got her some matching slippers. Isn't she just too cute!! She's not to sure whats going on!!
Too cute!
The shoes were way to big...but I couldn't resist.

Ruth's Chris

Saturday night John's parents kept Kaylee for us while we went to Ruth's Chris for dinner. I got a giftcard from work a few months ago and we decided to save it until after I had Kaylee so we could enjoy a nice evening out. We had both been there before and loved it so we couldn't want to go back. The food was absolutly amazing and we had a great time talking and hanging out "just the two of us" although I did miss Kaylee. She was such a good girl and slept the entire time we were gone. Here is a picture of us at his parents before we left.
I think she was mid yawn...thats why she looks like she is screaming LOL

1 Week Down!!!

Well I have officicially made it through my first week back at work. Things are going good and we are starting to get in a routine which is nice. We wake up at 6:00 a.m., I feed Kaylee her bottle and put her in her swing in the bathroom with me while I take a shower and get ready. Then I get her ready and we leave the house by 7:00. We get to my parent's house at 7:25 and I go over everything with my mom and leave there by 7:40 to get to work at 8:30. I get off work at 5:00 and get back to my parent's house by 5:45 to pick her up. We usually leave there by 6:00 and get home by 6:30. My wonderful husband has dinner ready when we get there so I come straight in and eat. After dinner around 7:30 I give Kaylee her bath and then John watches her while I clean her bottles and do any other household chores that needs to be done and lay out all our things for the next day. Around 8:30 we head upstairs and I take a shower then put Kaylee to bed while John takes his shower and then we get in bed. The days are pretty packed and don't leave too much time for fun or resting, but I think I am going to enjoy the weekends a lot more than I used to. Here are a few pictures from this morning before work!! Getting Ready to go to Mami's
Cuddling for a few minutes before I head to work!!