Baby Blessing

We were so happy that we were able to have lots of family around us on this special day. We love you all and thanks for being there:)

Playing Catch Up!

So I am fully aware that I have been "ghost" for a while now, but that's all about to end. So in an effort to catch everyone up in a timely fashion, I am going to just download some pictures that tell the story of our holiday season. Enjoy!

...and yes, they are kind of backwards in how they happen because I didn't think to download them in the opposite order in which I needed them and I am too lazy to drag them in the correct order...ha!

Playing with toys

First Snow

Sunday Dress Grandma Tina got for her

"Sitting up"

Great Grandma Tina

Great Grandmama Holmes


Great Grandma Blair

That's right...3 Great Grandmas! What a lucky girl:)

Christmas Day...and yes she has a black tutu on with a black polka dot ribbon for the waistband:)

First Christmas

Random cuteness ;)

Christmas Eve with her doll Penelope!

She LOVES this doll:) It goes with her everywhere and she eats her face and talks to her when we are riding in the car. Too cute!!!

Well there goes my "catch up" attempt. Now I'm on track and I hope to have posts coming at least once a week.

Toodles:)

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!