2 Months old!!

Happy little girl.
Meeting Aunt Paige.

Sunday Morning Walk.


By the State Capital

Daddy loves his little baby.

Bath time is the best!

Kisses for my sweetpea.

Kaitlin turned 2 months old this past Friday. It is amazing how much she has changed. She is growing so fast. She is very alert and wide eyed. She loves colors, music, and the sound of our voices. I love to watch her take everything in. I am not just saying this because she is my baby, but she really is a good baby. She only cries when she is hungry. I hope she keeps it up! She also LOVES to get her diaper changed. It is so funny because she starts smiling as soon as you lay her down. When she coos it sounds like she is saying "hi." Its so cute. I'm in heaven!

Mother's Day 2010

All dressed up for Mother's Day!
Pretty flowers sent to work.

One of the gifts from Kaitlin and Daddy.

Smiling @ brunch...she is so well behaved.

Getting ready to go to brunch.
Daddy's girl.

I had a wonderful first Mother's Day. BJ (and Kaitlin) had a lot of surprises for me and I really enjoyed the whole weekend. It was nice to relax and be with my little family. My parents are out of town so I didn't get to see my mom on Mother's day, but I have a whole new appreciation for her now that I am a mom. She is such an inspiration and the best mom I could ever ask for. I pray that Kaitlin and I will have a strong relationship like my mom and I.

8 Weeks.

Sweet baby girl.

Proud mommy!
Growing up so fast!

Maddie giving the baby kisses. She loves her little sister so much!

Kaitlin has grown so much! I can't believe it. She is certainly not a newborn anymore!!! She has developed her own little personality and it is so adorable. She smiles when she hears my voice and I love it. I read her books even though I know she doesn't understand...but it is good to stimulate her brain. I am having so much fun!

Time to start exercising again!

Amber bought me a new workout shirt and one for Kaitlin too! :)

I went to the Dr. this past Thursday and he told me everything was back to normal (or as normal as it will ever be). I am still a little sore from the surgery, but that is to be expected. He said it was Ok to start working out again, but not to over do it. I am taking advantage of the wonderful spring time weather. This is the best time to have a baby! Kaitlin and I have been walking after work by the river (right by my office). It works out perfectly because BJ goes and picks her up and brings her down to me and then either he walks with us or my friend Amber joins along. Eventually I might start jogging with her, but for the time being walking is just fine! I absolutely LOVE our jogging stroller and I'm so glad that is what I chose, after changing my mind a dozen times. The fresh air is good for me and the baby...its nice to get outside!

6 Weeks...back to work.

6 weeks went by WAY too fast. The first few weeks were such a blurr due to lack of sleep and pain killers. I technically should have stayed off work for a couple more weeks, but I was getting some pressure from my job to get back. So even though I physically (and certainly emotionally) was not ready, I went back. It was honestly the hardest thing I have ever done. I felt like I was sending her off to college. I cried and cried and cried.... But it is getting easier. I miss her so much, but it only makes the time I get to spend with her all the more special. We are lucky because we have family to watch her. I could not imagine her in day care at this young age or a stranger keeping her. Thankfully, our mom's are sharing the babysitting. And of course they are loving every minute of it! They might not feel the same when they have to start chasing her around!

Kaitlin is growing like a weed!!! I put her newborn clothes away around week 5 and it was so sad. But I am loving watching her grow into her own little person. At week 6 she really started smiling a lot and cooing. She loves taking baths and looking in the mirror. I am still breast-feeding which has become more difficult since going back to work, but I am going to keep doing it as long as I can. We supplement with formula while I'm at work and at first she HATED it, but has no problem now.

First Month

At her one month check-up she was already weighing 9 lbs and 6 oz! She had also grown an inch, measuring 21 inches. She is perfectly healthy. Because she had a "tramatic birth," as they called it in the hospital...there were some initial health concerns. She had low blood sugar that had me worried for the first 24 hours and a heart murmor that has disappeared. Also, despite her difficult journey into the world she came out looking just perfect. Minus a scar from the "failed forceps", there was not a mark on her! And the scar is hidden by her hair and will fade with time. She certainly has no problem eating! The nurses at the hospital said they have never seen a newborn "latch on" as easily as she did. She also has been so alert since day one and is very strong.

These are some of my favorites from her first month of life. I will always treasure this time. Although I was not feeling so hot and completely sleep deprived, I would re-live those first few days over and over. Its hard to explain, but there is nothing like it.

Our Sweet Baby.

Kaitlin was born at 9:26 p.m on Sunday, March 14, 2010. She was a healthy 8 pounds even and 20 inches long. She was absolutely perfect. She had blue eyes (for now) and to the surprise of us all she had a full head of BLACK hair! Since she was my daughter, everyone had of course pictured her with blonde hair. It just keeps getting thicker and longer, but I think it is growing in lighter...so we will see! I love all of her hair!!

She is the light of my life. I am so amazed by everything she does. I feel like the luckiest person alive. Being a mom has to be the greatest gift in the world.