Mommy and Kayleigh....she's sooooo tiny! 

Papa, Granny and Kayleigh. This was her first visit to Papa and Granny's house. 

I saw this onsie at Target and just had to get it.

I love this picture! 

And here's a sorta smiling picture. 

Gotta have a crying picture in here. 

Kayleigh and Granny 

Here's a good "I'm awake" picture.

Here's Kayleigh and her Aunt Samantha. 

Here's Kayleigh minutes after she was born! Isn't she just perfect! 

My little sleepy head. 

Hey Everyone!
 
I know it's been 3 weeks since the last post...I have a good excuse though!
 
Our beautiful daughter, Kayleigh Lynn, was born Monday, July 5th at 10:30 pm.  She weighed 7 lbs 3 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long.  I'll get some pictures posted soon.  Kayleigh is a really good baby so far. She sleeps at least 3 hours at a time at night, so I'm getting enough sleep. I keep waiting for the hard part to start! 
 
I absolutly love being a mommy! 
 
Well I've got to go feed the little one now! 
 
Love to everyone!
 
 

Hello Everyone!

I know it's been two weeks since the last update. Sorry! I avoid the computer like the plague when I'm at home!

No baby yet :(! She is taking her time getting here. One lady I know told me little girls are usually late....they like to primp in the womb before they make their appearances. Kayleigh sure is primping. Well, she's only a day late so far...so I guess that's not too bad. I had a doctor's appointment this morning...seems my body is being stubborn on this preparing for labor thing. I haven't dialated or anything yet. I go back on Tuesday to see if there is any change. If not, then we are going to wait until the 14th to induce, since there's an increased chance of c-section if we induce before I start dialating. Which means Kayleigh would share a birthday with her great-grandma Punkie and her cousin Atley. That would be cool!

Of course I am doing anything and everything I can think of to induce labor. I'm thinking maybe if Justin and I go to some fireworks on Sunday all the loud sounds will make Kayleigh interested in seeing what's on the outside. :)

Well that's about it! Hopefully I'll have more exciting news really soon!

THIS IS MY LAST DAY AT WORK!!!!!!

Two more weeks to go till July 1st! Wow! I had a doctor's appointment this morning...nothing new to report, just the same old stuff! Although he thinks she's going to be a little one. Yea! Maybe I'll be able to use all those newborn diapers I have. I do have an end in sight now though...I went ahead a scheduled myself to be induced on July 7th if she doesn't come before then. My doctor doesn't want me to go too long after her due date and I really don't have any strong feelings one way or the other on being induced. So, by July 7th we will have Kayleigh with us. I'm really hoping she decides to come on her own before that, but first babies tend to be stubborn!

I can't believe it's already my last day of work before maternity leave starts. I have no idea what I'm going to do with myself while I'm waiting for her to come. I think this week I'm going to do some cooking and try to fill up the freezer. I'm really hesitant to buy all the food though....I mean what if she decides to come this weekend....then I'll have all that food needing to be cooked. She can't come this weekend though since my doctor's out of town...did you hear that Kayleigh, stay put till Monday at least. And she can't come next Saturday because Justin and my labor coach, Dee, are in a wedding. Do you think if I told Kayleigh the days she's allowed to come she would listen? If she's anything like her mother, she'll probably come this weekend just to defy me. Yeah, I've got a little rebel blood in me.

Well I best get to work...only 4 1/2 hours to go!

Only THREE more weeks until Kayleigh's due date!

Like Justin said before, we attended childbirth classes this weekend. I was a little hesitant to go and didn't really think they would be worth it. Boy was I wrong! I am so glad we went! The classes really answered a lot of what-if questions I had and I think they really helped Justin to see what I'm going to go through. I think guys (before their wives have a baby) think labor is no big deal, but man those videos sure do show them otherwise. And it was cool meeting other couples...you probably really get to know one another if you take the 12-week course. We weren't the only procrastinators...two other couples due before us were there. Talk about waiting till the last minute!

The one big question I still have concerning labor is....when will I KNOW it's time? I know that I'm supposed to call my doctor when contractions are 3-5 minutes apart and lasting 45 seconds to a minute. Oh, and they are strong enough that I can't talk through them. But when will I know labor is starting? What does a contraction feel like? I wish there was a sure sign of labor beginning....did you know only 30% of women experience their water breaking before labor begins. I guess I'll just have to wait and see. Everyone tells me I'll just know when it's time, so I guess I will.

I just can't wait to hold my Kayleigh! I can't wait to bring her home and start life with her. I can't wait to feed her, change her little diapers and dress her in all the cute little clothes she has. Most of all I can't wait to see what God will teach me through her. How will I change because I am Kayleigh's mom? What lessons will come from raising her? I really can't wait to see Justin as a daddy. There's something really cool about watching your husband being transformed into a father. I have a feeling I'm going to have to steal her from him so she can eat! Something tells me he's not going to want to let her out of his arms. I mean you should see him with the dog.....yeah he's a softy, but don't tell him I said so. (I'm probably in trouble now)

One more week of work! Yea! Have a great weekend everyone!

Hope everyone likes the new look. I was getting tired of the old one, plus I'm really bored at work! That's what I get for being efficient and getting all my projects done.

Only FOUR more weeks to go! That sounds like such a short time, and yet I feel like it will never come! I go in for my weekly appointment tomorrow....I'm hoping to find out if I'm dilating at all. I have been experiencing some pretty good Braxton-Hicks...so maybe there will be some progress. All I know is the second my leave starts, I'm going to walk my little tush off, eat some pineapple, drink some raspberry tea and do anything else known to bring on labor. Of course, my luck I'll just end up with sore legs, ulcers in my mouth and relieving my bladder every 30 minutes from all the tea. ;)!

I'm taking a breast-feeding class tonight at the hospital. I have to say this is the experience I'm most looking forward to when Kayleigh is born. I really hope I'm able to feed her shortly after she's born. I just can't imagine what that will be like! Oh, and our childbirth classes are this weekend and then we'll be done with all of that! Whew! I'm just glad she's going to let us attend them! I have this feeling she's not going to wait much longer to make her appearance. Then again...that could just be because I'm kinda tired of being pregnant and super anxious to hold her.

Well I best get back to conjuring up some work to do!

Five more weeks! 34 more days!

In other exciting news! August 27th will be my last day of working at LISD! Yea! I'm going to follow in my mother's footsteps and take care of other people's children so I can stay at home with mine. I'm so happy and relieved. I was dreading going back to work. I struggle to keep up now and Kayleigh's not even here yet. Anyways! I already have one for sure client starting in February and two maybe clients that will start around September. Plus, I'll be keeping twin girls for a half-day a week. Everything seems to be coming together so quickly. I told my boss about our plans on Monday and by Wednesday I had people calling me about watching their children. I had no doubts that God would provide what we needed, but this just blows my mind! I get to be a stay-at-home mommy!!!!!

Only three more weeks till my leave starts...I am so ready to be done working for a little while. My last day here is June 17th...I think it would be awesome if Kayleigh decided to come around then...I'm thinking maybe Father's Day. I wish I could know when she'll come. Oh well!

Six more weeks to go! Okay, I'll admit, I'm starting to freak out a little here! I remember when I found out I was pregnant thinking that nine months was such a long time to wait. Now I have less than a month and a half! Next week is the last week of May! The good thing is we have almost everything we need. They only major thing left to get is the car seat.

My work gave me a baby shower yesterday. I work with the most amazing people! Everyone is so generous and I really feel like we are a little family of sorts. Anyways! The shower was so much fun! Kayleigh received a lot of onesies, which I've been told she will live in for a while. She also got her Pack-n-Play...yea!!! Her Ami(Justin's mom) gave her a personalized diaper bag, which I have to say I might recycle has a purse when she's done with it. I have a feeling Kayleigh is going to be a spoiled little princess. It's okay though...as long as Justin and I aren't the one's spending the money, I don't care how spoiled she is!

I'm starting to get anxious to leave work...that's okay right? I'm going to miss my co-workers, but I just can't wait to be at home with my daughter! I have 19 more days of work! Wow! I think I'm getting stuff caught up though. I'm trying really hard not to leave anything pending, but you know how that goes. So far the plan is that I'm coming back at the end of September for a couple months.....but Justin and I are looking at the financials to see if I can't quit sooner. I'm so lucky to have a husband who wants me at home as much (maybe more) as I want to be. This is going to be a giant step of faith for both of us...please keep us in your prayers. It's so hard for both of to make decisions without knowing exactly what the outcome will be!

Until the next time! Have a great weekend everyone!

Only 7 more weeks! 48 more days!

Nothing much going on...just getting through each day and taking it easy. Justin is going on our church's Men's retreat this weekend, so I get the house all to myself! I'm one of those weird people who actually enjoy being alone sometimes. I know I should probably call some girlfriends and go out, but when I get the chance to just sit at home, I take it! Plus, I'm working on some stuff for Kayleigh (cross stitch and plastic canvas things). I might go see a chick filck or something. We'll see.

Sorry things aren't very exciting!

I think I am having my first "I HATE being pregnant day". I know tomorrow will be probably better, but today is the pits! I'm really working on having a good attitude.....after all my mom always tells me, "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you take it". Maybe if I could actually sleep at night, things would be better. I know....I need to get used to being sleep deprived...but that doesn't mean I still can't complain about it. Kayleigh must really be growing today...my tummy feels all tight and stretched. I am going to look on the bright side though...only 56 more days (I hope). Plus, after all this is over, I'll have a beautiful daughter to show off to everyone.