A special day...

One of my good friends came over the other day and took pictures of Kay and I. Hannah has an amazing talent at photography. She just finished photography school and is now starting to do photos for people on the side. There were so many good ones I had a hard time choosing...

Kay at two months old...



Tiny fingers and toes...



Super fan!



Time with mom...

2 month Dr. apt...

Poor Kay... Yesterday was Kay's two month doctor appointment. She had to get the standard immunizations plus Hep B and a blood draw. She screamed during the shots, but seemed to recover quickly. I thought everything was 'OK' until we got home and she woke up. I was unable to get her to eat or sleep, her left leg was swollen, and she screamed in pain for the next 5 hours. My dad came over so he could hold her in one room and I could call the nurse in the other so she could hear me. I finally decided something was not right and took her back to the doctor. The doctor confirmed she was having some kind of reaction to the shot. Her recommendation was to split up the shots next time (one of the shots had 3 immunizations in one). This means she will get three additional pricks next time :( The doctor gave us the instructions of keeping a very close eye on her leg. If there was ANY more signs of redness, swelling, fever, or did not start eating to call them immediately. After about 8 hours we finally got her to calm down, eat, and get some rest. Poor little thing. I hope the next round go smoother...

On a happier note... Kay is now 5% in weight (8 lbs 11 oz), 20% in height (21.5 inches), and 8% in head circumference. Craig and I feel like she is HUGE now compared to when we brought her home. We are reminded at how much growing she still has to do when we think about how 3 of her 4 cousins on Craig's side were all born larger than she is now. The doctor gave her a well check-up and told us to keep having her eat, sleep, and grow! Is anyone surprised that she had the biggest growth in height??

Kay also learned a new trick. Craig says I am not allowed to say "learned" because it was clearly an accident. So... Kay "accidentally" accomplished a new trick. My friend Anna and I were watching Kay and she was on her tummy clearly struggling with some gas. All of a sudden she rolled over! I think we were as surprised as she was. She clearly did not know what just happened, but was happy with the outcome! I am sure it will be awhile before she "learns" to roll over :)

Two months old...

Kay is two months old today! We are amazed everyday at how far she has come from her days in the hospital. We are proud of our little girl and how strong she is. She has outgrown all preemie outfits. She can still wear the newborn outfits, but I imagine those will be outgrown soon too.

My friend who went to photography school is coming over tomorrow. Hopefully after her visit I will have some much better "two month" pictures of Kay.




Kay is wearing a dress I wore as a baby. Grandma made her the "Kay" bloomers.

A quiet week...

We have had a pretty quiet week. Kay has slept for a couple 3 hour stretches at night. This makes a big difference on how tired I am! She still wants to eat every two hours during the day, meaning I get very little done around the house! I even woke up one night during her longer stretches in a panic because I had not heard her. I imagine it will be awhile until she goes longer than a couple hours without food since she is just now the size of a newborn and still has a lot of growing to do. Kay is really starting to take interest in her toys. She really likes looking at herself in the mirror. I have even caught her sticking her tongue out at herself in it- very cute!

Craig's parents (Nana and Pops) gave us a jogging stroller for Kay. We have taken it for several spins around the neighborhood. It is a great stroller and we are enjoying being able to take her out!

Kay went out to lunch with Grandma and mom this week. We went to a restaurant that we knew would not be very busy and didn't go during "prime lunch hour". She did great and slept the entire time. It was such a treat to be out of the house and at a restaurant!

Because we are a little "home bound" these days we have been trying to have friends over to keep up with everyone. Last weekend was the first time we went over our friend's house. The ladies ran some errands while the guys watched Kay. As you can see, Kay had her own personal concert while she napped.



Craig and I used to have "date nights" at home instead of going out. We both really enjoy cooking together. We attempted our first "date night" last weekend. We had big plans of cooking a nice meal at the same time (we have not been able to do much at the same time - I wonder why??). Kay decided she didn't want to miss out on the fun so I ended up wearing her while I chopped veggies for the dinner. I think it will be awhile before we can truely cook a meal "together" again- at least we all had fun as a family!

A Nana Weekend...

Craig's mom flew in last weekend to help us watch Kay during our friends Jamie and Albert's wedding weekend. Nana met Kay while she was in the hospital, but this was her first time really getting to hold her and spend time with her. We had a great time at the wedding and Jamie looked beautiful! Jamie was our guest book attendant at our wedding and I was happy to return the favor.

Here are some pictures from the wedding weekend:

On the way to pick up Gail Kay and I stopped by the bridal breakfast. I was thankful we had a private room...just in case. Kay did great and slept in her carrier the entire time. She woke up at the very end for pictures with the ladies.



Craig and Emily at the rehearsal dinner...



Craig and Emily at the wedding...



Kay snuggling with Nana...



Other Pictures from the week:

Kay watching Grandma. Notice her outfit. I will give you one guess who dressed her...



Dad caught mom and Kay taking a nap...

Kay's Due Date...

Saturday was Kay's official due date. She is "unofficially" two days old today! It is hard to believe it has been 6 weeks already.

Kay went to grandma and grandpa's house twice this week. Grandma and Grandpa watched Kay while we went to Chapel Hill to look at a car. Sadly, we think it is time to retire our "mobile" as we lovingly call the green '95 Camry with missing door handle. No car yet, but we are on the hunt. Craig has an equation of requirements for the used cars we buy (miles, resale value calculation, etc.)



Kay also got to hang out with her aunt Marcia, uncle Scott, and cousin Charlie on Sunday. They were in town for the weekend and we had a family lunch (although we had to eat in stages to man the kids- we decided we will get better at timing everything with practice). We also used skype and called Kay and Charlie's Great Grandma Herse and Great Great Uncle Chuck and Aunt Harriet (my dad's aunt and uncle) in Nebraska. They loved seeing the kids. Kay was asleep the entire time and Charlie sat still for maybe a minute!



Charlie just looked at Kay. He didn't understand why he could not touch the baby. He just watched her and would point. I think they are going to have fun in a few years together! Here is a picture with grandma and grandpa with the grand kids. It is amazing how quickly their house was torn apart between having Charlie's toys everywhere and all of Kay's baby gear!



This week was pretty uneventful. We went back to the doctor again and Kay was 6 lbs 11 oz on Monday. We had an unofficial weighing at home and she is now 7 lbs. It has been rainy in the evenings so we have not been able to take too many walks around the neighborhood.

Kay can't wait for next weekend when her Nana flies in town to help babysit so we can go to our friend's wedding and all the festivities!

First Bath...

Kay has had her first real bath now that her chord has fallen off. She did not really like it much. I think it is because she was cold (she gets that from her mother).



Kay also met her Great Aunt Pat for the first time this weekend. Pat was so kind and brought us a feast of veggies from the market.



Craig and I escaped from the house and went for another walk this morning. We had to keep it short because we waiting a little too long and it was getting pretty hot.

I found this picture of "the grandmas" that I forgot to post when Kay's great grandma was visiting. I love how they are looking at Kay.