POTW Winner!

I'm proud to say Miss Audrey won 2nd place in the Picture of the Week contest for the Mommy board I post on (www.thebump.com).


She won for the category of 'New Year's Baby'.


Yay Audrey!!!!

3 months old!

Our little Audrey Ann turned 3 months old today. 1/4 of a year already.
Oh, the memories and love she has given us! How lucky are we?!

Happy 3 months, baby girl!


We took peanut to the Dr's tonight for her 3 month checkup!
Her stats are:
Weight: 11 pounds, 15.5 ounces
Length: 24 inches
Head circumference: 40.2cm

Growing like a weed!

2 down, 48 to go!

Well, I added a new book to my list today! I finished reading Marley & Me tonight. I had to use a million tissues and hug and kiss Charley a bunch! It was soooo sad! I'm really looking forward to seeing the movie now. It is a must for me to always read a book before seeing the movie.

50 Books in 2009:
1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 1/1/09
2. Marley & Me by John Grogan 1/6/09

I'm hoping I can keep up with 1 book/week but I have a feeling I'll slow down more when grad school starts back up next week. On another note, I received New Moon today in the mail (the 2nd book in the Twilight series) and I am really excited to read it! Gotta keep up with my middle school kids and the popular books they are reading! ha!

Hello 2009!

So, needless to say I have absolutely NO time for updating this! Audrey keeps us busy, busy and we wouldn't have it any other way!

Today was my first day back from the holiday break and the kiddos were craaaazy! Of course, it was to be expected. Jedd and I had a great Christmas with our new addition and we were happy to ring in a new year too! We feel that we were extremely blessed in 2008 and are excited to see what 2009 holds!

I have decided that instead of a New Year's Resolution, I would instead decide on something I actually WANT to do this year. So I've got it: I'm going to read 50 books this year. Ok, so my original goal was to read 100 but Jedd told me I'm not practical. And he may be right--- we have a newborn daughter, I work a full time job, and I'm going to grad school part time. So, I adjusted my goal.

And the best part? I've already added 1 book to the list (and I'm currently working on another):

50 Books in 2009:
1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 1/1/09

I'll leave you all with a picture of our darling daughter (who is growing by the minute). We go in for her 3 month checkup next Thursday so I'll update with her stats. She is now a babbling fool--- trying to talk all the time! She also just started slobbering/drooling constantly and is chewing on anything in site (we're thinking teething may be coming our way).

2 months!!!

Audrey turned 2 months old yesterday! I can hardly believe it! We took her to her 2 month checkup and she had to have 4 shots (3 in the leg, 1 that she drank). She did awesome--- well after the initial shock and 5 minutes of screaming bloody murder. She was calm the rest of the night and has been fine since!

Audrey's stats are:
Weight: 10 pounds, 15 ounces
Length: 23 inches
Head circumference: 38.5 inches

She was above average for length and average for weight and head circum! Yay Audrey! She's growing so big!


We switched her formula on Sunday. I read up on Similac and found that a lot of babies have extreme gas issues with it. We actually bought a cheap generic brand at BJ's and *knock on wood* she has pooped everyday and has not had gas at all!!! YAY! She seems so much more happier and relaxed! Not to mention we got a 60 oz can for $19.99 and Similac was $28 for a 34 oz can!

I went back to work last week. It has been pretty smooth returning! The kids are readjusting to having me back (I think my sub was a little too lax with them). It's also nice to get out of the house everyday and to converse with adults! Jedd drops Audrey off at the sitters everyday so I never have to deal with the sadness of leaving her (which is probably a good thing). She's been doing really well there and we're really happy with her!

Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays! I still have some shopping to do but not enough time to ever get it done! Christmas will be here in 9 days!!!! AHHHH!! I'm posting some of the pictures my sister took of us for our Christmas cards! Enjoy!

7 weeks!

Our baby girl is 7 weeks old today! I cannot believe it! Time has just flown by since she entered the world! My maternity leave is officially over on Monday. Part of me is really sad because I'll miss spending the day with Audrey, but another part of me is really excited to get back into a normal routine. Plus, I'm only back for 2 weeks and then Christmas break!

I had my pp checkup yesterday. Everything is completely back to normal and I have about 5lbs to lose! I was pretty excited to hear that!

I took some Christmas pictures of Audrey the other day. I'm still going to have my sister take some of the 3 of us, but I figured since I was bored I'd put her into a little stocking and see how she did! They turned out really cute!

Sleeping Through The Night

Sleeping Through The Night (STTN)--- seems like it's been years since this has happened! I didn't sleep very comfortably during the last month or so of pregnancy and then of course Miss Audrey arrived and that took sleeping right out of the question!

However, I believe a small miracle has arrived. Audrey slept from 10pm - 4am on Thursday night. I really didn't even want to mention it to anyone because I was sure I would jinx it. But, I told everyone anyways--- I was too excited not to! Last night, Audrey slept from 10:30 - 4:30am. Yes, you read that correctly. Two nights in a row. I seriously can't believe it!!!! I have woken up both of those mornings for her feedings feeling like I got a full night of sleep. Then I get to go back to bed for another 3 hours until she wakes again! I really feel rested and I certainly needed it!!!

I started getting the Christmas decorations out last night. It is one of my favorite times of the year to decorate!!! Jedd and I are either putting up the tree tonight or tomorrow and I can't wait!! I'll make sure I post pictures when all of the decorating is done!

Hope everyone has a nice weekend! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

We had a great holiday today! Audrey was very fashionable for her very 1st Thanksgiving!!! We even put her little swing right next to the dinner table so that she could "eat" with us! I told her next year will be even better when she can actually eat the great food!

Jedd and I are super tired now and just relaxing for the rest of the evening! I hope everyone had a great holiday!!!!

We can officially start decorating for Christmas tomorrow--- YAY!!!!

Enjoy the pictures of Audrey on her 1st Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Eve...

Getting ready for Thanksgiving today! I'm so excited for Audrey to experience her 1st Thanksgiving. Ok--- so maybe I'm just excited to put her cute little outfit on her (let's be honest, she won't know it's Thanksgiving anyways.)

Today Jedd and I went to the store to get all the goodies we were responsible for. Our families are doing Thanksgiving together again this year but this time it's at our house! We actually requested this because it's so much easier for people to come to us with Audrey being so little yet! We divvied up the food and everyone had specific things to bring! We are mostly in charge of providing the place and making sure it's clean (which I have yet to do).

Tonight is the unofficial annual West Perry reunion! For some reason every Thanksgiving Eve most WP grads go out and meet at the Stone Mt. Inn in New Bloomfield. I'm still trying to convince Jedd to go with me and even Grandma Howard offered to sit!

I had to go into work yesterday for a brief IEP meeting and then went out with coworkers after that. It was so nice to get out and socialize but of course my mind always wanders back to Jedd and Audrey. I just feel so incomplete when they aren't around!

Have I mentioned Audrey is starting to smile? It's the BEST thing in the world! It doesn't happen all the time yet... but when you make funny noises at her, she'll give you a quick one! It's absolutely the cutest thing in the world but also the hardest thing to catch with a camera--- here are my attempts!

I'll update tomorrow with pics of Audrey in her cute little outfit! Hope everyone has a nice and safe holiday!!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

I DID IT!!!

Excuse me while I brag for a minute, but I FINALLY fit into all my old pants!!! YAAAAY! I stepped on the scale last night and I'm still about 6 pounds heavier than when I got pregnant, but I'm getting closer....

I have a meeting at work today so I figured I'd go upstairs to try and figure out what to wear. This has NOT been a fun scenario since Audrey was born. Nothing fits and although I'm close to pre-pregnancy weight, it has been miserable trying to look "presentable" without looking "frumpy." I tried on a pair of gray pants I had, and they fit. NO WAY! Then I dared to try on my black pants, they too fit! YES!!! I go back to work in 2 weeks so this is important because I don't feel like spending money on a whole new wardrobe! I am thrilled!!! I know the pants will fit even better when I stop eating junk and lose those last 6 pounds!

Today is also important because it marks 6 weeks since I went into labor. 6 WEEKS?!?! Where has time gone? My little angel is now starting to smile and interact with people and I couldn't be happier! I do hear of an evil "6 week growth spurt" that leaves babies fussy and miserable and I have to say the last two days have sort of reflected that. Audrey has not been a happy camper--- and she's fed, changed, clean, dressed comfortably, etc. Today seems like she is finally getting back to her self (we can only hope). She also seems to be in-between sizes. Her newborns are getting tight and her 0-3 month clothes are swimming on her!!! She looks like a little gangsta when we put them on! Hopefully soon she'll start fitting them better because she has a closet full of awesome clothes to wear!!!