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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Cute Outfit!




At one point in my life I decided that I did not like knitted or crochet outfits for babies. I told my mom I didn't want her to make me any. Well I was at my mom's house one day and sitting on the side table next to her chair was the cutest little dress I had ever seen. I fell in love and said "I want this". My mom being the wonderful person she is made me not only the dress but the whole outfit which includes: a dress, a jacket, booties, hat, and a blanket. I love it!! Abi looked so cute in her outfit. It was too hot for the jacket so I can't wait for the cooler weather so I can put it on her and see how she looks in it. Thanks Mom for making this outfit even when I had told you I did not want any crochet outfits.

P.S. I am not sure that I spelt crochet right so please forgive me if it is wrong





Friday, August 12, 2011

Welcome Abigail Brynlee







Well I finally have gotten some time to sit down and blog about Abi's birth. So here is the story:
We had been waiting to hear that Cindy was in labor for almost a week but she was not having any painful contractions. Every night I would sit at home holding my phone so I would not miss that phone call saying she was in the hospital and Abi was on her way. I had about given up on her coming before her due date. Friday July 29th I had a horrible headache all day long and just wanted to go to bed. I kept thinking I sure hope Cindy doesn't go into labor tonight because all I want to do is crawl into bed and sleep for a really long time. The headache eased up but never really went away. I was watching tv and thought I will just lay down for a minute here on the couch then head to bed after this show is over. With in about 10 mins of laying down I get a text message saying that Cindy was at the hospital and they were admitting her. So the adrenaline started pumping and I called Jon and told him he needed to head home. I then got together Baylee's stuff so we could drop her off at grandma's for the night. I was going nuts waiting for Jon. I just kept pacing the floor thinking "Come on Jon you can drive faster then this!!!" Finally Jon got home changed his clothes and grabbed Baylee from bed and we headed to grandma's . Baylee was super confused when we first got in the truck. She couldn't figure out where we were headed but as soon as we said that mommy and daddy were going to see Cindy because she was having baby sister she was wide awake and super excited.

Jon and I got to the hospital and for me it seemed to go fast from there. Before I knew it she was at a 10 and pushing. Jon went and tried to sleep in the truck while I was with Cindy and Isaac and their mom's. It was an amazing experience to be apart of Abi's birth and I am so thankful that Cindy let me have that opportunity. I was in tears before Abi even was born and couldn't believe how much love I had for her. Her first cry sent my heart soaring!


After Abi was born Jon and I went home to get some sleep and to let Cindy and Isaac have some time with Abi alone. We wanted them to have the chance to be a family without us around. Later that day after a wonderful nap we picked up Baylee so she could meet her baby sister. Baylee was so happy and full of smiles the minute we walked into Cindy's room. She climbed right up on the bed with Cindy and Abi and didn't want to leave her sister's side. On the way home from the hospital I asked Baylee "Do you think Abi is so cute" she said "no" I then asked "do you think she is ugly?" she said "yes". I found this to be funny because it was honesty but yet the next day she said she was very cute.

Monday Aug 1st was a very eventful day for our family. We got everything ready here at home for Abi to come to then headed out to the hospital to pick her up. Baylee was very sad when we got to the hospital and didn't go see Cindy. Baylee loves Cindy and gets so excited when we would go see her so it was hard for her to understand that we were not going to see Cindy but going to pick up sister. In her mind they go hand and hand. Baylee did not want Abi to be out of her sight so when I handed Abi to the nurse Baylee burst into tears and got scared that we were not going to get to take Abi home. It broke my heart to think that Baylee was this worried about it. I kept reasurring her that Abi was ours and we would get to take her to our house. Once we were in the truck headed home, Baylee said "We got her, she is ours!" It was so cute to hear how excited she was to have her sister. She still asks to see Cindy and is excited when we go visit. I am glad that we have a great relationship with Isaac and Cindy and their families so that Abi will be surrounded by lots of love.

My mom stayed with us that first week we had Abi and that was great. It was nice to know that I didn't have to figure this mother of two thing out all by myself. Jon helped a ton by making sure Baylee got the attention she needed. I think that I am finally getting the hang of things and everyday feels a little bit easier. You would think that it would be easy since Abi sleeps so much but Baylee doesn't want to leave her alone even for a min. so I use all my energy trying to stop Baylee from smothering her sister. This last week has been a ton easier. Abi is starting to really fill out and has changed so much in looks. We just love her. I love to just cuddle her and listen to her grunt! She grunts most of the night which at times makes it hard to sleep but then other times it is the cutest thing ever.

Sorry this post is so long, I figured I might as well just do it all in one. Also sorry the pictures are not in any kind of order. I was in a hurry to get this post done before Abi woke up wanting her bottle. I will be better about my future posts and will most more pictures of my girls next time.