Fourth of July Photos

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Getting ready to go… I’m not a big fan of red on pale babies so we skipped the 4th of July outfits and got this cute shirt instead.

We went to a barbecue at my friend Faith’s. Bailey hates the heat just like her mommy. We were outside for about two minutes and she had a meltdown, so I had a great excuse to come back in!



Bailey and Grampa

My mom watched Bailey while Jonathon and I went to see fireworks with my dad and my grandpa… but I forgot to bring my camera for that

Happy Father’s Day!

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Today we celebrated Jonathon’s first Father’s Day by going over to my parents house. He got his ice cream cake like he always wants for every holiday

She was up late last night so she slept this morning in the church nursery- yes, this is the second time I have put her in there. But I am the nursery coordinator for the first service hour, and that’s when I put her in there, so I was able to poke my head in about every five minutes and look at her. I think if I wasn’t back there where I could see her, and if I hadn’t worked in there for so long and known how it runs, I wouldn’t have put her in there yet. Plus, our church is huge so the rooms are very age-specific. She is only in with other babies who aren’t crawling yet, so they don’t touch the same toys or anything like that yet.

Bailey was very well behaved all day, which was a gift to both of us! Not that she isn’t usually a good girl, but she was just especially mellow today. After we got home, Jonathon and I were able to take a long late-afternoon nap together while Bailey slept. Then I even made dinner tonight!

Here is Bailey right before we dropped her off in the nursery…

My grandpa, Jonathon, and my dad- the proud daddies

Our little family on our first Father’s Day together- we went to my parents house to celebrate. I was supposed to host it at my house originally but I haven’t had much time to clean lately and it’s just gotten embarassing. This weekend I managed to clean both bathrooms and put away some of the random junk that seems to be laying around everywhere since Bailey has been here… I will really have to do some cleaning tomorrow though because we host our small group here on Tuesday!

Bailey with my grandma while we open gifts… I got Jonathon a mini SD card for his new phone (which is also an MP3 player and his early Father’s Day gift) so now he can start putting music and videos on his phone. Just what everyone needs, right? Someone actually joked about me getting him a life insurance policy for a gift- LOL- but he already has one anyway… ours is through State Farm but I know there are cheaper options out there like Globe life insurance…

Memorial Day Weekend

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Ready for church- her first time sitting through service because last time we just went to Sunday School. She did so well- mostly slept and ate of course but I was glad to know she could make it through without causing a scene or having to get up and leave or something.

Look how big she is in her bassinet now!

She was smiling at her daddy but I couldn’t manage to get a picture of any of the really big smiles.

At Grammy and Grampa’s house for Memorial Day


Funny face

Her hairbow fell down and of course we all thought it was hilarious instead of just moving it out of her face…

Why is everyone laughing and taking pictures? Just get this stupid thing off my eyes!

Our first happy (or at least content) bath experience

She made it through my whole bath without any tears! Maybe because she was so tired she just didn’t care…

My First Mother’s Day

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It was great! Jonathon really outdid himself making it special for me. We spent the afternoon and evening at my parents house, hanging out and eating dinner and watching the Survivor finale. He made a card for me and drew a really cute picture of our family on it, holding hands I got two gifts from him: a diamond butterfly pendant necklace and a pair of butterfly earrings that were “from Bailey.” Her room is decorated in butterflies, so this was actually more meaningful than it sounds. He did a great job picking everything out and I’ll have to take a picture of the jewelry soon so that I can post it. Also we had chocolate cake with Buttercream icing, which is my favorite.

The only bummer is that Bailey hadn’t pooped in over 24 hours, so she wasn’t in the greatest mood, and I was worried that she was going to have a blowout so I made the mistake of changing her out of her cute little dress before we took pictures. Oh well.

Happy Mother’s Day

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Today was the greatest “first Mother’s Day” ever. I’ll have to tell you about it sometime. But in the meantime, here is a really sweet poem that was forwarded to me:

Before I was a Mom
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
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:
Puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so 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 them down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I
couldn’t stop the hurt.
I never knew that 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 and happy.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

Cinco de Mayo

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We are all doing well and adjusting to our new way of life. We have started to get out of the house a little more, including two shopping trips and Bailey’s first party!

Asleep in the bouncy seat (Mommy forgot to put her headrest in first- her poor little neck!)

Bathtime might be a disaster, but at least this tub is good for napping in She has had her first bath now but it was way too traumatic to stop and take pictures during the actual event.

First time wearing shoes- all ready for the big party!

Cinco de Mayo party at Jen and Aaron’s house

All worn out and sleeping like an angel!

My Lovey Sweetie

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Today is our second wedding anniversary- hard to believe it’s gone by this fast. I feel like we’ve done so much in the past two years, but it doesn’t feel like two years at all. Since we’ve gotten married we’ve bought a house, gone to Mexico, Jamaica, and Canada, I’ve gotten a new job, and now we are expecting a baby! Wow. Each day I think I love Jonathon more and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us.

He surprised me with a balloon and roses- my favorite! He said the purple ones are for Bailey I thought that was the sweetest thing ever.

Last Child-free Valentine’s Day

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Any big plans today? We celebrated on Saturday, so today I think I am just going to get Jonathon some candy and I’m sure he’ll get me flowers. (Honey, if you’re reading this, I’m SURE you’ll get me flowers- and not roses- right??) That’s my not-so-subtle reminder, which he probably doesn’t even need Then, something really exciting: We are going over to my parents house to eat pizza and play cards with my parents and grandparents. Can we say old married couple? Wow. And to think this is our last Valentine’s Day without kids… but we never were really into this holiday to begin with, so I don’t really care.

I’m also pretty tired today, which adds to my not caring about anything. I’ve already taken a nap at work, and it’s only 10:30 a.m. I had a horrible time getting to sleep last night- I am really congested and on top of that for some reason I had horrible indigestion. I didn’t eat anything weird- we had French Toast for dinner- so I don’t know what it was from. I got up in the middle of the night and took a bath because I needed to sit up for a while and couldn’t sleep anyway. I used to hate the chalkiness of Tums and I have noticed that now I appreciate them so much and look forward to taking them!

Happy Day Off Work!

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Ahhhh, Martin Luther King day. A holiday that is never actually celebrated, yet those of us who work for schools or government get to enjoy a day off. Can’t say that we have any MLK traditions around my house, but I enjoyed sleeping late today:)

I got a pedicure today with my pregnant friend. She picked out a really cute toe color so I ended up copying her. Not going to post a picture of the piggies though- I really don’t like feet much to begin with so I’m not up for sharing mine with the world.

The other day my mom surprised me and bought me the mobile for Bailey’s bed. It was one of those things that we couldn’t decide whether to register for or not- do we really need it etc etc… but now that we have it I am so glad we do! It is absolutely adorable.

I stood in her room and listened to the music play and watched it turn around for quite a while. It makes her bed look even better. And the best part is that the butterflies have the cutest little smiley faces. I can’t wait for her to see them, and I hope she likes them as much as I do!

Belly Pictures- 25 Weeks

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Here are some recent pictures of the belly- taken on New Year’s Eve. I think this shirt makes me look thicker all the way around. Sometimes I see pictures of myself and think that I should take pictures and look at them BEFORE I go out instead of after. Then I would know how I really look. Or I am just being overly self-conscious about getting bigger.

At home before we went out- yes, our Christmas tree is STILL up.
A little blurry, but here’s one with my sweetie We went to Jen and Aaron’s house to celebrate with a few other couples.

The girls- Me, Sarah, Jen, Jen, and Laura

Happy New Year

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I can’t believe it. This is the year we are going to have a baby. We are going to become a family instead of a couple. There will no longer be just two of us (plus the cat) in our house. Nothing will be the same again.

Sometimes this really freaks me out, but right now I am just excited. We have gotten enough work done on the nursery that I am no longer worried about that- but also not ready to post pictures! We finally got the painting finished. It was a horrible project, but it’s done. The “really pale lavender” of course turned out much darker once we had it all over the room, but the good news is that it matches the bedding really well. Instead of being a lot lighter than the bedding, it is almost the same color or maybe just a touch lighter. But I think it will be nice.

I have thought a lot about our ages for some reason. I am 26 and Jonathon just turned 31. I think those are okay ages to have a baby. I always imagined that I would get married at 24 and have my first baby at 26– don’t know why but just one of those funny things.

We have also chosen a name for the baby- both first and middle name are final now. We announced it to our families this past week. I wanted to hurry and decide on the middle name (we’ve had a first name for a while) so that we could tell my parents on Christmas. I am going to wait to post it on my blog until we make sure that we have told other people that “should hear it in person” first. It’s really nice to be able to use her name now instead of just calling her “the baby” all the time. And it makes it seem more real.

Baby’s First Christmas– kind of…

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We got our bedding for Christmas- from my parents- the ONE thing that I asked for! For some reason, Babies R Us sells the bedding all in one package for a million dollars instead of selling each item separately. So I knew this would be one of our big items we needed for the baby. I didn’t want to wait to get it at a shower or something because I wanted to start on the nursery sooner. Because I like to have everything now now now!

Here is the stuff we are decorating with- it’s the Paloma pattern from Babies:

It actually looks a little washed out here because I couldn’t use a flash- but the lavender and pink are not as faded looking as they are in this picture. We got a matching blanket to put over the rocking chair, too.
And Jonathon made his first baby-related purchase: This cute bib for me- well I guess it’s really for the baby, huh… but I was excited about it- he put it in my stocking

The in-laws surprised us by sending a gift card to my parents house for us to open on Christmas. Do I feel guilty for complaining that they didn’t get us anything? Maybe a little. But it was still weird how they did it a month after we did “Christmas” with them. Anyway there is more than enough on the gift card for our high chair, which is what they had mentioned us doing with it. I know we don’t need that right away, but I like the pattern that is out right now and don’t want them to replace it with a different, tacky pattern in the meantime. This one will match our kitchen really well.

Merry Christmas

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Little Bit of Christmas

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9. Easiest person to buy for? Jonathon, and then I’m sure the baby will be much easier than him

Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plains

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Well, we’re leaving this morning. So I might not be able to post much while we are there. His parents have dial-up, and their computer is in their bedroom.

Just wanted to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! I hope my little girl likes pecan pie