Out and about

Today after lunch, mom and I took Lauren Margaret for a walk around the block. We got all bundled up thinking it was going to be really cold outside and then quickly realized it was actually pretty warm today. It felt great to get out in the sun after all the ice and rain we've been having lately.

1 week old and growing!

Today Lauren turned 1 week old, so we celebrated with a little cake after dinner. Lauren Margaret's grandmother made us a wonderful meal and is taking great care of all of us this week! Happy Birthday, Baby Girl! We love you!


We also gave Lauren her first bath today. It went pretty well except for a little "accident" she had after mommy wrapped her up in her towel BUT before she had a diaper on (you can read in between the lines on that one). It was quite funny!!


On another note, we took Lauren to her doctor's appt. yesterday...she was 7 lbs. 8 oz. at birth and then went down to 6 lbs. 13 oz. at the hospital. She gained 2 oz. before we left the hospital putting her at 6 lbs. 15 oz. Then, yesterday at her first doctor's appt. she weighed in at 7 lbs. 5 oz. (gained 6 oz in two days). She got a clean bill of health from Dr. Neely and then enjoyed brunch at Dream Cafe with her grandmommy and mom. It was a fun morning for all of us!


Lauren's 1st time in her swing...loves it! You'll have to turn your head sideways to see this...I need to figure out how to rotate the image...hmmm....???



I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge my wonderful new brother in law who is responsible for most of the pictures we have from Lauren Margaret's life thus far. He enjoys photography as a hobby and is quite talented if I do say so myself! Lauren Margaret is already spoiled by her one and only "UT". The "UT" is what Trent likes to call himself (a.k.a Uncle Trent). He loves the name b/c it makes Daddy (Brandon) crazy since he is such an OU fan. I think it's really cute. Here is a picture he touched up and signed for her. It made me cry when he sent it to me...so special. It's a rose from one of the arrangments we received after her birth. We will cherish this photo always.

The Paparazzi Visits Lauren Margaret

If you like to look at pictures...well, you're in heaven...here are all 693 of them :)
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Here is KK being the proud great aunt she is in Houston. She teaches with my mom and wore this to school after LM was born. I'm sure all the kids thought it was pretty funny! She's not a proud aunt, is she??

She's Here!

We are pleased to announce that our little angel, Lauren Margaret, was born January 20th at 5:47 pm. She weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. and was 19 3/4 inches long. We are back at home today (Saturday) and will post more later once we catch up on some sleep :) The first few days were like a dream...we were in such a daze, but are coming back into reality and getting some sleep. Lauren Margaret is eating and sleeping so well and loves looking at all her family and friends with her big blue eyes.

At four days old her favorite things to do are as follows:

- Eating...she came out ready to eat and hasn't stopped :) We are so thankful this is going so well. She actually showed weight gain the day we were leaving the hospital and her pediatrician, Dr. Neely, was quite impressed...what can I say...she must be gifted and talented already!
- Sleeping...she sleeps just right at 3 hours at a time and likes to coo and rub her face when she's hungry...seriously has barely cried - yes, we know this won't always be the case but we sure are loving it now!!
-Being held by loved ones...she seems to love to be held and enjoys opening her eyes and looking and listening to people talk to her
-Looking cute...well, okay, maybe not but when we had her all dressed up in her coming home outfit she looked like she was smiling and posing for the pics...like she knew she was cute...it was so funny!

Thank you for all your thoughts, prayers, and sweet messages! The delivery went so well...I couldn't even believe how great I felt the whole time and continue to feel. I'm just taking it easy and enjoying having my mom here. Brandon has been such a great Daddy and husband and is taking good care of Mommy and Baby as well. It was great seeing so many of you at the hospital and we look forward to introducing LM to more of you very soon!!

Okay...now back to sleep for now....more to come :)

Welcome to my room!

Welcome to my "Crib". Here's the banner that Jaclyn's mother in law had made for me. It is hanging on my door.

Here's the cute wreath Mommy's good friend Christi Conway Daigle made for me. It is hanging on my closet door.

As you walk in my room, here's the view :)
my bookshelf with lots of fun things to play with and books for Mommy and Daddy to read to me (lots of these things will have to be moved once I am crawling/walking b/c they are breakable).
My initials hanging over my crib
My dresser and a view of my backyard...I can watch my big sisters Lucy and Gi Gi play outside!!
Mommy's glider and ottoman...I think we will be spending a lot of time eating, reading, and rocking here! It is super soft...minky dot fabric! The chandelier is something my Daddy got for me...isn't it pretty? The blanket is from my aunts, Sarah and Katie.
Here's my "big girl bed" and some pictures my Aunt Carrie's boyfriend Andrew took of my things. They had them framed and gave them to me for Christmas...a very special touch to my room! Mommy plans on adding more pictures of ME to the wall once I'm here!
Here's my crib...looks comfy!


and last but not least, here's the bassinet I will sleep in when I come home in Mommy and Daddy's room. My Mommy and aunts (Katie and Sarah) slept in it when they were little!


Well, that's my crib. Thanks for visiting :) See you all soon!!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! We hope you had a good time ringing in the new year. We enjoyed celebrating with The Weidenbach's at their house this year. They had a great party and we enjoyed catching up with everyone there! New Year's Day our cousin Amanda hosted a fun party at her house....lots of yummy food and good company. We also were able to get the car seat "installed" into the car, I got the crib sheets and bassinet sheets washed, and Brandon got the tree down (last stage of Christmas to go). It always looks so empty in the house after all the decorations are down...does anyone else feel that way?? I miss them, but it was time for them to go. Sorry for no new pics from New Year's...I left my camera at home for both parties...again, pregnancy brain I guess :)

I was reminded that as of today we only have 18 more days until Lauren Margaret's due date...I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon and am anxious to see if we have any "changes." I've had a lot of countdowns in my life, but I have to say this is the most exciting one ever! I just can't wait to hold her!!!

Well, enough rambling for now but I did want to mention how glad I am to have started this blog b/c my memory is horrible, so hopefully now I'll be able to remember some details of our life...like maybe I would have remembered that this time last year Brandon and I were at the Fiesta Bowl in Arizona and in Sedona, Arizona for a New Year's trip. I had completely forgotten what we did last year until he reminded me...so I am definitely glad I have some place to write things down and now Lauren Margaret will always have these memories, too! So...come on everyone...get your BLOG ON! It's fun and mighty helpful! Happy New Year!