Four Generations

Here are Four Generations of one family on 2 different sides.


Front: Rachel and Caleb (Great grandchildren)
Middle: Grandma and Grandad (Great Grandparents)
Back: Scott (grandson) Ricky Kay (Daughter) Jeff (grandson) Lilian (Great granddaughter)





Front: Rachel and Caleb (great grandchildren)
Back: Jeff (grandson) Ricky Kay (daughter-in-law) Lilian (great granddaughter) Granny (great grandmother) Scott (grandson)

First Bath-Part 2

Here's Daddy drying off the beautiful little Lilian.

She did pretty good for her first time!

When her eyes are open, it's wonderful! We give her a bath when we want her to wake up!

First Bath

Here is my first attempt at uploading a video. This is a clip from Lilian's first bath on Friday night. We were excited that her belly button fell off on Tuesday! We were at Aunt Stacy's house, and it was Uncle Mike's birthday! What a special day! :)

It's Like Church Camp...

Those of you who have ever spent a week at church camp knows the exhaustion that follows. By the end of the week you are completely spent and wiped out and wishing you could just go another week. As best as I can tell, this might be what that second week would feel like. Lilian is a great baby, but as she approaches 3 weeks, we are struggling to get enough sleep.





Last night was particularly trying. We put her down at 10 PM, but didn't get to sleep until Midnight. I was up with her again from 2-3:30 AM. Jeff checked on her before he left for work at 5:30. Lilian and I were up for good 15 minutes later. We are pretty wiped out, to say the least.





On a lighter note...Lilian had her 2 week check-up this week, and she is wonderfully perfect! Just last week at a visit, she weighed in at 7lb 13 oz. Today she weighs 8lb 9oz! What a beautiful growing girl! Here's a cute pic of Lilian ready for church!

Good Friends

A great special THANK-YOU to Jamie and Lindsey for bringing us supper last night! The food was fantastic and the company was even better! We certainly need to get together more often.

This was a great eye opener for our lack of baby proofing. Jamie brought over her baby gate to block the stairs...GOOD CALL! Lilian's not really mobile so we have yet to block that off. We also noticed all the little toys and trinkets that I have laying around that are not baby friendly...such as the chess board (small pieces) and photo albums. Blinds are fun to play with as well as punching the TV screen. No harm done it was just a wild and crazy night with 3 Big Girls! Poor Lilian just slept right through all the craziness. It was so fun! :)

It's a little wake up call that our sweet little girl will too soon be a Big Girl. Aunt Stacey brought her some 12 mo clothes that were on clearance for next year and it made Jeff rather depressed to even think that they would ever fit her. It's a reminder that we need to appreciate and cherish every step of the way. I hope to keep that in mind when my patience is tried. We'll see, right?

Here's a couple of pics from the night.

Miley, Kayla holding Lilian, Baylee, Chloee? Hope I got those right. Correct me if I'm wrong Linz


Here's all us mommies, Me and Lilian, Jamie and Miley, Lindsey with Baylee and Chloee

Life with a newborn

I'm sure we will wake up from this dream one day...but until then, I'll just keep on! So far, Lilian has just been wonderful. I know newborns sleep a lot, so I guess we'll just enjoy it while it lasts.

Here's the basic schedule for the first 6 days of her life:

sleep

poop

eat

repeat

Granted, she was a bit jaundice, and that makes babies lazy. But she's coming out of that on her own. Here's a little story about that...we went to her pediatrician on Monday and we were sent for a follow-up bilireuben test (Jaundice). Fine and dandy, except for the lady that pricked her heel. I guess this particular test is not something she did on a regular basis. It absolutely broke our hearts to hear Lilian scream out in pain. It was all I could do not to cry. Daddy was holding her as I just watched. As this lady squeezed and squeezed her little leg and foot, apparently, Lilian is a slow bleeder. To make things worse, she dropped the vial of blood and spilled some of it. This whole process was lasting way too long to suit us and Jeff and I were both about to slap this poor woman for hurting our baby girl! She finally got enough blood and the test came back good so Lilian's getting better on her own. :) No more of that!

Lilian is waking up a bit more over the last couple of days. She is wonderful though! She'll lay awake on the floor and just look around. No fussing, no crying, no problems in the world. We are certainly hoping and praying that she is a sweet laid back, easy goin' baby. So far so good. She only gets up twice a night right now and that works for us to each have a turn and sleep the rest of the night. I'll be sad when Jeff goes back to work. :(

As for me, I love not being pregnant! My body is returning to it's "normal" state. Whatever that is..;) I guess I'll leave you with a couple of pics of the most beautiful girl in the world!

Grandma and Nana

Grandma Tish's 3rd grandbaby! I think she's loving every minute of this! Besides the really cold hospital room!

Nana Ricky's 3rd Grandbaby as well! Both grandma's have a grandson and 2 granddaughters. So much in common!

Here's Grandma Tish with all 3!

Friends

Here's my good friend Jill with Lilian. Jill, it's been so awesome connecting with you on a motherly level! Love you! We were so happy to have her come see us! I can't wait to see if our little girls are good friends! We'll have to see to it, I guess. :)

Here's Claire and Gracie with new friend Lilian. Can't wait to see your new sister too! 6 weeks away!

This wouldn't be complete without Kathy and Kinley. I guess we missed a photo op with Crystal. So, Crystal, if you have a shot of you and Lilian...I need one!

COUSINS!

Here is Aunt Stacy and Cousin Josie. Josie LOVES babies! Just today she held baby Lilian for a really long time. That's a pretty good attention span for a 2 yr old!

Here's the Big Man Nathaniel with his new little cousin.
Here's all three. Hmm, what will they be able to get into growing up? Time will tell.

INTRODUCING...

Lilian Rae

Born: July 3, 2008 @ 1:17 AM
7 lbs 7 oz 20" long

Happy Birthday Mom Ricky!

Me and Momma Ricky at Christmas



I just wanted to brag on my other mother (mother-in-law) Ricky on her birthday. I won't give away how many birthday's she's had, but I must point how much this woman has done for us!



Last summer/year she was at our house every weekend without fail and often days in between as we built the wonderful house we live in.


Since I was put on bedrest, she's been over almost every weekend and many weekdays keeping me company. She's also cleaned our house many times.


She works full time and finds time to work at church and is just the most helpful person you'll ever meet. In the next couple months, she'll take on the role of babysitter 3 days each week.


Never in a thousand years will Jeff and I be able to repay her for all she's done. She's an amazing woman with a great big heart, not only for her family but her Savior reigns in her heart.

So, I guess there's still time left for me to get you a baby for your birthday but don't hold your breath. :) She'll be here soon. Love you always! Happy Birthday!