I sure am grateful for my beautiful family! Amy is a wonderful mom and baby girl ______ is phenomenal. I walked in her room the other day to find her changing her own diaper. She learns so fast! We wish! Our daughter is just a sweety. I love it when she just sits down wide eyed looking at the world. It is fun just to watch her. Earlier tonight Amy and I went for a walk with baby in the pouch. Little girl likes that pouch. Every time we put her in the baby carrier she is out. Life is great!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
My Beautiful Family!
I sure am grateful for my beautiful family! Amy is a wonderful mom and baby girl ______ is phenomenal. I walked in her room the other day to find her changing her own diaper. She learns so fast! We wish! Our daughter is just a sweety. I love it when she just sits down wide eyed looking at the world. It is fun just to watch her. Earlier tonight Amy and I went for a walk with baby in the pouch. Little girl likes that pouch. Every time we put her in the baby carrier she is out. Life is great!
Monday, September 21, 2009
More Baby Pictures
We just couldn't resist putting up more pictures of our baby girl _______. You can fill in the space with the name of your choice for now. Come to find out, at least in Louisiana, you don't have to have a name for your baby for 6 months before you start getting in trouble. Hopefully the name comes soon!
Here's the pictures (not in any order):
We love our baby girl! Actually we can't get enough! It's almost a problem because we all need sleep but no one wants to sleep because we'd all rather watch baby sleep.
These are our friends the Mangums. They were kind enough to bring us dinner Monday night so when we got home from the hospital Monday night, we had a warm meal. They are our super heroes-with a baby less than a month old, they are out bringing us dinner (their daughter's name is Annie-also in pic above)
Leaving the hospital!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's just the beginning of hauling who-knows-what for the kids!
We have really appreciated having Nana here to help out. She is a wonderful support especially because there are a lot of things that I just don't know about that Nana does.
Here's the pictures (not in any order):
We love our baby girl! Actually we can't get enough! It's almost a problem because we all need sleep but no one wants to sleep because we'd all rather watch baby sleep.
These are our friends the Mangums. They were kind enough to bring us dinner Monday night so when we got home from the hospital Monday night, we had a warm meal. They are our super heroes-with a baby less than a month old, they are out bringing us dinner (their daughter's name is Annie-also in pic above)
Leaving the hospital!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's just the beginning of hauling who-knows-what for the kids!
We have really appreciated having Nana here to help out. She is a wonderful support especially because there are a lot of things that I just don't know about that Nana does.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
More Pictures (ie-yes we're crazy about her)
This morning around 8 she decided that it was finally time to get some sleep. The funny thing is that no matter how tired Amy and I are we can't help but sit and stare at her. There are so many little things about her that we adore. 
Baby Girl Kemp!!!!
We decided to name her Baby Girl Kemp because that's what her little bracelet says. Easy enough-if you don't pick a name, they do it for you although I thought they might be a little more original than Baby Girl but it's all good. We'll love her anyways!
The first night went great! Well, it depends on your definition of great. I hit the wall around 2am and was dead to the world but Amy stayed up with baby for most of the night. I think she got about 1 1/2 hours of sleep. Baby didn't sleep much but she sure loved to be fed. She's getting an A+ in sucking reflexes!
Sure I am biased but that little girl is the most beautiful little girl I have ever seen. She got that from her mother. Thus far we have decided she has my (Jeff's) horizontal brow crease versus Amy's vertical brow. Her nose appears to be a mix. She has a little dimple which she gets from her momma. When she makes a fist she hold her thumb inside her fingers-something I did/do. She has Amy's cold feet. This was determined after we discovered baby girl likes to have her feet held to keep them warm. Her toes are long-that's just due to being 10 days past her due date (the long finger nails too). And so far, she loves to eat and pass gas-she is her daddy's daughter.
We are grateful for this beautiful addition to our family! We are also grateful for our wonderful family and friends who are so supportive! And her name is.....................probably announced on the next blog post!
The first night went great! Well, it depends on your definition of great. I hit the wall around 2am and was dead to the world but Amy stayed up with baby for most of the night. I think she got about 1 1/2 hours of sleep. Baby didn't sleep much but she sure loved to be fed. She's getting an A+ in sucking reflexes!
Sure I am biased but that little girl is the most beautiful little girl I have ever seen. She got that from her mother. Thus far we have decided she has my (Jeff's) horizontal brow crease versus Amy's vertical brow. Her nose appears to be a mix. She has a little dimple which she gets from her momma. When she makes a fist she hold her thumb inside her fingers-something I did/do. She has Amy's cold feet. This was determined after we discovered baby girl likes to have her feet held to keep them warm. Her toes are long-that's just due to being 10 days past her due date (the long finger nails too). And so far, she loves to eat and pass gas-she is her daddy's daughter.
We are grateful for this beautiful addition to our family! We are also grateful for our wonderful family and friends who are so supportive! And her name is.....................probably announced on the next blog post!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Aw, mushy!
This guy is the best husband in the world. (Not just because he's willing to try on my baby headband flowers.) He's just 100% goodness through and through! I love you, Jeff!> 41 weeks!
So I'm not terrible happy about the title of this post. But really, I'm not going to complain. I'm still feeling well and baby is still healthy. Apparently I just have a very hospitable womb.
We had an ultrasound today and baby got an 8/8 for the things they score like movement, amniotic fluid, etc. It was so fun to see her- she was sucking away on her arm, we saw a glimpse of her face (I'm predicting some chubby cheeks!), and she even threw us a thumb's up (just joking). And as a bonus, the technician verified that yes, she is definitely a girl and no, she hasn't been in there long enough to grow a full set of teeth, haha.
While the ultrasound was fun and gave us a little boost, we are obviously even more excited to SEE HER IN REAL LIFE!!
Here's the 41+ week baby belly, just for the record. I figure the next picture of the belly will be when we're headed out the door to the hospital!
We had an ultrasound today and baby got an 8/8 for the things they score like movement, amniotic fluid, etc. It was so fun to see her- she was sucking away on her arm, we saw a glimpse of her face (I'm predicting some chubby cheeks!), and she even threw us a thumb's up (just joking). And as a bonus, the technician verified that yes, she is definitely a girl and no, she hasn't been in there long enough to grow a full set of teeth, haha.
While the ultrasound was fun and gave us a little boost, we are obviously even more excited to SEE HER IN REAL LIFE!!
Here's the 41+ week baby belly, just for the record. I figure the next picture of the belly will be when we're headed out the door to the hospital!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
You know you got a bad haircut when...
... you have to let your husband fix it!
Yeah, I was too lazy to ask for recommendations on where to go get my haircut, so I went to the place down the street. Well I learned my lesson. Let's just say I was lucky to get myself outta' that chair as soon as the hairstylist finished the second "let's hack at this thick hair and see if it happens to be even when we get to the other side" and just before she misinterpreted my "layers" comment as a request for straight across bangs. I could go on...
Anyway, Jeff was kind enough to trim off my "rat tails" as he called them. I had to take a picture because I thought it was too funny.
Yeah, I was too lazy to ask for recommendations on where to go get my haircut, so I went to the place down the street. Well I learned my lesson. Let's just say I was lucky to get myself outta' that chair as soon as the hairstylist finished the second "let's hack at this thick hair and see if it happens to be even when we get to the other side" and just before she misinterpreted my "layers" comment as a request for straight across bangs. I could go on...
Anyway, Jeff was kind enough to trim off my "rat tails" as he called them. I had to take a picture because I thought it was too funny.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Hurray for 40 weeks!
Sorry folks, no baby news from Baton Rouge today-- not that I was actually expecting her to come on her due date (although it would make an awesome b-day). But still, I feel like giving a hip hip hooray for 09/09/09, for making it 4o weeks, for the fact that baby will be here soon! Life is good.
Here's the latest nursery project- bought some plain wooden disks, paint, and little wooden animals (already painted) and created these decorations:
Still not set on how I want to hang them (what you see is a duct tape test run) But they were fun and easy and cheap (like $1.75 each) to make. This pic also shows the basket liners I made and the fabric I want to use for the changing pad sheet.
Here's the latest nursery project- bought some plain wooden disks, paint, and little wooden animals (already painted) and created these decorations:
Still not set on how I want to hang them (what you see is a duct tape test run) But they were fun and easy and cheap (like $1.75 each) to make. This pic also shows the basket liners I made and the fabric I want to use for the changing pad sheet.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Dreaming of baby
We're having a nice, quiet Sunday today. Here's my hard working man taking a nap. I think the position of his arms/hands is great. He could have fallen asleep while saying a prayer, but I really think he's getting ready to....
.... hold one of these! (nice photoshop, huh? haha) Jeff is going to be such a good Daddy. Oh, we're excited for baby to come. I don't think either of us realize how soon she will be here and how much our lives are going to change! Did I mention we are soooooooooooo excited!?!?!!
Here is a pic of the belly at 39.5 weeks! (sorry 'bout the poor quality- my photographer was sleeping)
.... hold one of these! (nice photoshop, huh? haha) Jeff is going to be such a good Daddy. Oh, we're excited for baby to come. I don't think either of us realize how soon she will be here and how much our lives are going to change! Did I mention we are soooooooooooo excited!?!?!!
Here is a pic of the belly at 39.5 weeks! (sorry 'bout the poor quality- my photographer was sleeping)
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Sew Proud
I decided to sew the bedding/decor set for the nursery... call me crazy, but I think I have a few good reasons: 1) It gives me something to do while waiting for baby 2) It's cheaper than the sets you can buy 3) Hopefully it will be just as cute and 4) I get to practice sewing!
Today I tackled the crib skirt. I discovered this is not as simple as it sounds..... 4 hours, 2 needle sticks, one bumped head, and about 15 conference talks later I emerged from what was beginning to feel like sewing prison with this crib skirt that actually looks decent!
Hopefully my patience and determination hold out long enough to make a valence, simple quilt, and maybe a bumper...
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