More baby...

Cute face :)

There is something about the two of them together that's always soooo cute!

Getting ready one morning half asleep and kind of smiling.

Another cute face :)

I can't get enough of this girl!

Disclaimer: I totally know that my blog is ALL about our baby and I'm OK with that right now:)

Thankful

I just felt like I needed to post and say what I am most thankful for...and that is family. I have so many friends who are not able to be around their families on a regular basis, yet I sometimes forget how much of a jewel it is in my life to have them ALL so close.

J's mom and dad, sister, one brother, both Grandmothers, and an aunt and uncle all live in either Greensboro or High Point. My mom, step dad and 2 sisters, dad, Grandma, one aunt, one uncle, and about 6 or 7 cousins live right here in Greensboro or High Point!

It's comforting to know that we are all here to help one another out and that the drive to do so, at the most, would be 30 minutes!

I love you guys and I hope you feel that love from me all the time!


Other things I'm thankful for...

1. Grandma's candied yams, mac and cheese, and dressing (good thing I'm nursing this year because it's an excuse not to watch the girlish figure)

2. My AWESOME, incredibly SEXY husband! He really does anything me or DD need him to do...thanks Jerms!

3. My Dancin' Diva!!! She really does give me purpose. I don't have the words to explain what I feel for her...I just know I LOVE her and I am grateful that she is healthy and so much fun!

4. The jobs that J and I have. I have been in turmoil lately about having to work, but since I have to what can beat... off at 3:45 and summers off with BOTH DD AND J!!! I'm a lucky girl:)

5. Cozy socks and my blue fleece robe (I hate being cold!)

6. Hugs from J

7. DD's little legs...they make me giggle:)

8. Friends that make friendship easy

9. The Gospel

10. Desire...desire to do anything...be anything...and help create the future I want for my family!

I hope all of you got to spend Thanksgiving with the ones you love!!!

One Month :)

Our DD is 1 month and she's amazing!!! She had her 1 month check up and she's PERFECT! She is 8 lbs 13 oz and 21 3/4 in long. Here are a few pictures of our DD. Enjoy!

Our Ladybug on Halloween!

Looking cute ;)


and the cutest thing ever that she started doing...

SMILES:)

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Dancin' Diva's Birth Story

We finally have our Dancin' Diva in our lives and we are sooooo happy:) Parenthood has been amazing thus far and I can only imagine the adventures our little family will go through.

To make a long birth story short...

I thought I was in labor Saturday morning (in the wee hours) and they sent me home:( So, I thought there is no way I'm going to know when it's the "real deal." Well on Sunday morning (in the wee hours) I knew it was the "real deal" and at 12:56 in the afternoon we had our baby girl:)

The hospital stay was great and the EPIDURAL WAS MY BEST FRIEND!!! I had some pretty serious back labor so I needed the relief. This little girl has changed me! Ey, I cry now! Things have always touched me, but it's different now:)

She is a joy and she is thriving and we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her to bits!!!

Check out the pics below...Enjoy!

So in love!

Preggo Photo Shoot

Here are some pictures that my fabulous little sister took of J and I a couple of weeks ago. She did a great job and we love them all!!! Enjoy:)

We are total Blackers... Sorry

So, I was sitting around thinking of how we haven't posted in forever, and how we're huge blog slackers, and trying to figure out some type of clever combo of blog and slacker I could come up with. Unfortunately the only one my Summertime Brain could come up with is Blacker. So, sorry to all of you faithful blogging friends out there who are not blackers... things have been busy around the Holmes Home.

E is doing great. She is at cheerleading/dance camp this weekend for her UNCG girls. She still cannot be stopped, I can only hope to contain her.

Dancin' Diva has got to be the cutest little baby waiting to be our daughter there is. She is very active right now, just like her Mamma, and likes to kick Daddy in the face when he is saying family prayer at night... just like her Mamma?

I'm doing very well. I'll be trying my hand at teaching English 9 and 12 this year at Ragsdale, and I've been hanging out with the Golden Vlazny all week becoming good buddies with Caden. I even got to babysit for about a two hours yesterday and we had a great time.

E will have some more to post about soon. I will try to get her to stop long enough to do that soon. Love you guys.