Kylie Hope's First Christmas

Kylie's first Christmas was perfect! We started off on Christmas Eve morning at Jeff's mom's house with a delicious breakfast. We exchanged gifts and enjoyed each other's company. We then headed up to my family's Christmas Eve celebration. Kylie got to meet lots of my cousins and aunts and uncles. We then headed to my parents where we stayed until Sunday. Kylie gave us a wonderful present..sleeping for seven straight hours! Christmas day could not have been better. We enjoyed every moment of it! The weekend was filled with family time..playing games, laughing, talking and best of all letting Kylie spend time with her granparents and aunts and uncles. She was full of smiles and coos. A Christmas Jeff and I will never forget. Watching Kylie Hope and being with family reminds us of how blessed we are. Thanks to everyone for helping to make it so special.

A fun and busy week!

Kylie had a fun week. On Saturday my good freinds Kim and Megan came down to visit. They brought Kylie her first Christmas present! We had such a nice time...thanks! On Sunday Grandma and Grandpa came down to stay with Kylie so Jeff and I could go Christmas shopping. This was such a big help. Kylie wore her special shirt Grandma had made for her. oops I forgot to snap many pictures while they were here. We love your visits! On Tuesday my freind Katie and her sweet little girl Elysia came over to "play". They are letting Kylie borrow her adorable reindeer shoes and hat. Elysia loved to feed Bailey her crackers (of course Bailey didn't object!). Kylie was good all afternoon. She loves her new freind and can't wait until she can play again!

Kylie turns two months!

Kylie Hope turned two months this week on December 10th. We took her for her two month check up today and the doctor said she is doing great! She weighed in at 10.2 pounds and was 22 3/4 inches long. She also had her first shots. Kylie is smiling all the time and making lots of fun cooing sounds. She has become very interested in her hands and is trying to figure out the most comfortable way to suck her thumb. (Sometimes it's her entire fist in her mouth!)Kylie loves to kick her legs! She also seems to enjoy looking at our Christmas tree lights! We are enjoying the holiday season and look forward to a very memorable first Christmas for Kylie.

Kylie's First Thanksgiving

What a wonderful Thanksgiving we had this year! We have so much to be thankful for and we want our family and freinds to know how much we love them. We celebrated Marcum Thanksgiving the Saturday before and had a nice time. Cousin Matt held me and did a great job! Then we took our first big trip to Grandma and Granpa's and had so much fun. They had Kylie's room all ready for her! They spoiled her rotten (along with her aunts and uncles) all weekend. We so enjoyed having the time to spend with everyone and to show Kylie Hope off. Thanks to everyone for making Kylie's First Thanksgiving so memorable!

Aunt Jaime Visits

Aunt Jaime came to visit Thursday on her day off. We were so excited to have her down for the day! We went to the mall and ate some lunch and did a little Christmas shopping. We spent the afternoon at home and Aunt Jaime held Kylie while I was able to get a little cleaning done. Of course Kylie loved someone holding her all day! Kylie wore her princess sleeper that Aunt Jaime and Uncle Nick gave her. She is the new princess....sorry aunt Jill! Kylie, Jeff and I are looking forward to coming home for Thanksgiving in less then a week. Yeah!!!

First Smile

Kylie is now 5 weeks old and it was an exciting week for us. Kylie gave us her first true smile this past weekend! It melted our hearts. We also started laying her on her play mat. She is starting to track objects and will lay on the mat for about 10 minutes by herself. She also is doing great with tummy time. She is getting really good control of her head for only 5 weeks old. She also doesn't mind taking a nap while she is supposed to be doing tummy time (see pic below). The first picture you see says it all on her bib..." I was worth the wait".

Kylie is one month old!

Wow! We can't believe it's already been a month! It's hard for Jeff and I to tell, but friends and family tell us she is getting bigger. She is definitely getting stronger. When we do tummy time she holds her head upright for several seconds. She is kicking her legs and streching her arms all the time. We are still waiting for her first true smile, although we see her smile all the time in her sleep and when she is eating. We know it's coming soon. She loves bath time and maybe even more then bath time the warm cudding with daddy afterward! As for Jeff and I, we can't get enough of her. Our life has never been richer. Enjoy her one month pics!

Kylie's First Halloween!

We had fun all week dressing Kylie up in her Halloween outfits. She turned three weeks on Halloween. She went back to the doctor last Thursday and she is doing great! She weighed in at 7lbs, 14 oz and was 20 1/4 inches long! We enjoyed our first walk this weekend with beatiful 70 degree weather. (Bailey was glad to see things go back to normal). I am celebrating my birthday today and what a great gift she has been. My family came down to help celebrate, and of course to see the main attraction - Kylie Hope!

Kylie Hope turns two weeks!

Kylie is already 2 weeks old!  She is doing really well. She  likes her hands and has discovered she likes to suck her thumb!  Her hands are usually up by her face, especially when she is sleeping or when she gets mad! She has just recently learned to grab onto my shirt when I burp her.  Her hair is still brown, with blond highlights on the edges.  Her eyes still appear to be blue, at least for right now.   She sleeps between 3-4 hours at night, which we think is pretty good! She loves to be talked to and appears to hang on our every word.  She has enjoyed getting to visit with her grandparents, aunts and uncles and lots of freinds.  She also met her friend Madeline Jade and they even had matching shirts!  We appreciate all the meals and gifts people have brought- thanks! Enjoy the pictures! 

Kylie meets her Great Grandparents

My parents bought my grandparents down to meet Kylie Hope last Friday.  She was wide-eyed and alert for their entire visit!  She seemed to be taking in all of her visitors and everyone talking to her.  It was so much fun to watch her meet her great grandparents for the first time.

A tribute to my Grandma Dann

I wanted to write a small tribute to my  Grandma Dann.  She passed away peacefully in her sleep exactly a week before Kylie Hope was born.  There has not been a day that goes by that I have not thought about her since her passing.  We believe that Grandma put a "request" in to get Kylie here a little early so all would know that she was at peace and watching over our little angel.  Grandma lived a full almost 94 years of life.  She was gentle hearted and kind to everyone.  We would be proud if Kylie took after her great grandma.  Thanks for a life time of memories.

Just a few more pics

  We are enjoying passing our time by taking lots of pictures of Kylie.  We thought we would share a few just to update everyone.  She is eating and sleeping pretty well.  She prefers to be held and we of course don't mind!  How can we say no to this sweet girl? Enjoy the pics!

Bringing Kylie Home!

We are home with Kylie Hope! Our hospital stay was nice but we were so excited to get her home. We appreciated all the visitors who came to see us- we loved showing her off! When we got home Bailey gave her a nice welcome home sniff and kiss and since then has stayed close to Jeff and I and pretty much ignored Kylie! We took her for her first doctor visit today (Tuesday) to see Dr. Mack. She checked out great. Her weight had dropped to 6 lbs, 11 oz in the hospital but today was up to 6 lbs, 12 oz. He said she looked great! The days are already passing quickly as we find ourselves just holding her and watching her in amazement. She is such a miracle to us!

KYLIE IS HERE!!!!

Kylie Hope is here! She is beautiful. She was born via C-section at 9:00 this morning. She weighed 7 lbs 6 oz and is 19 1/2 inches long. Emmi and Jeff are ecstatic! Enjoy the pictures.