Baptismal Video

We had a wonderful Labor Day weekend with family and friends! Lakely was baptised on the 6th and it was absolutely beautiful! She was such a trooper through out the whole process and was on her best behavior when we went to lunch to celebrate. Her Aunt Betsy is her Godmother and her Great Uncle Paul is her Godfather. It was so fabulous to have our loved ones with us on her big day, although we did miss several important people who couldn't make it. We hate that it didn't work out, but are so glad that we got great pictures and even a video to share with them. Lakely was certainly a spectacle in her long gown and everyone at church had to come over and talk to her. They would tell her how pretty she looked and if she wasn't sleeping, she would flash a super big smile! After lunch we came back to our house for cake and presents. Lakely got some beautiful gifts from everyone; we thank them all so very much!

Great Visit!

We had a fantastic long weekend back in Atlanta! We got to see all the family and friends that hadn't yet met baby Lakely. I was a nervous wreck when we first decided to go because I thought her schedule would be turned upside down. Turns out that she adjusted perfectly and even slept 8-9 hours each night when we were there. I'm sure it was from pure exhaustion from being passed around for 4 days, but it sure was a nice change! Everyone thought she was adorable and of course I agreed! "Uncle" Jon even got her to fall asleep in his arms during his visit; it could help that he has about 20 nieces and nephews ;)

The next couple of days we have to get ready for some company coming to town for Lakely's Baptism. We are so excited that her Godparents could be apart of this memorable day. Grandma B bought Lakely the most beautiful gown I've ever seen for her big day. We thank her oh so much!

2 Months Old

Lakely got her shots today! She was such a big girl; just a little fussing and NO tears. She weighed 12.8 pounds and was 22 1/2 inches long. The nurse said that she's in the 90 percentile for weight and 50 percentile for height. She has been so good today, I was concerned she wouldn't feel good. Last Friday she slept 8 hours and the next two nights she slept 7. I have been feeling like a new woman with all of the sleep that I've been getting! Last night she only slept 5, but that's a given, she's done that for weeks now. Since she's received her shots she'll be allowed to go to the nursery at our gym. I'm so anxious to get in there, I haven't done anything besides walk and I feel a bit "soft." Oh, I forgot to mention that she SMILES now...ALL THE TIME! I love my sweet girl!



So Happy!



Tony and I at a friend's house.



Lakely's friend Kate...they don't know what's going on! Haha!




Lucy and I at the pool! So glad she came to visit us!



Chillin' by the pool :)



Pool time again!



Me and T

Mommy Check-up

Went to the doctor today for my "6 week" check-up even though it technically has been 7 weeks. She said that all is well with everything and that my incision looks great. I have to go for a gallbladder ultrasound at the hospital though because I've had some crazy upper abdominal pain the past couple of weeks. She wants to rule out gall stones, which is a common problem for pregnant/postpartum women for some reason. Wish me luck! (BTW: I never really knew how much weight I had gained, so I asked the doctor when she had my chart today...43 POUNDS during the pregnancy!!! OMG! And about 15 of it was in the last two weeks of the whole ordeal! So I'm very enthused to announce that I have lost 35 of it, WOO HOO)!

Little Piggies

I never knew how hard it would be to get the house cleaned when you had an infant..well I do now. It took me all day yesterday just to get the downstairs clean and I still have stuff to get straightened up. Today I would like to conquer the second floor, which means the third floor just won't get done!

I took a picture of Lakely in her swing because I couldn't get over her adorable little toes sticking out of the blanket!

Cute :)

This past weekend we ventured out with some friends and went to dinner then back to our house for some drinks. Lakely went out with us and was an absolute doll during dinner and once we got back to our house. It was the first time that I had actually stayed up long enough to enjoy some grown-up time with company, so once I made it to bed around 1:00 am I knew that I would be in for it later that night. She proceeded to wake up at 2, 3 AND 4 so needless to say it took awhile for me to get moving on Sunday!

Lakely and her Daddy were having some quality time the other night and the pictures were just too cute not to post.

Happy Girl

4 Weeks

Lakely's first day at the pool!

3 Weeks Old

One happy baby and one really tired Mommy.

The Story of Princess Lakely

Where to begin...Well, Wednesday June 24th I had my 39 week appt. I had an ultrasound that showed the baby was 9+ lbs. My doctor decided that a c-section would be best for me considering her size but we would have to wait until Friday 26th or Tuesday 30th because the hospital was "booked" and this wasn't considered an emergency case since I wasn't past my due date (June 30th). I went home that night, had a normal evening and went to bed. At 12:06 am my water broke while I was sleeping and the fun began! We rushed to the hospital that was about 35 minutes away and got checked-in as the contractions were getting pretty crazy. My doctor was not on-call so I had another doc from within the practice. I had never met her before, but I really liked her. The scary part was that she did not have my chart from the office. She had me repeat everything from my visit earlier and that's the info she worked with. (STRESSFUL). I entered the O.R. at 3:06 am and by 3:09 am she was out and screaming! It was a pleasant experience; certainly glad to be home now though! All is well; I love being a mom!

Maternity Pics @ 37 Weeks

Doc Update

So, we went to the doctor today for the 38 week appt and were disappointed to find that NOTHING has changed! I'm still sitting at 1cm and she hasn't dropped at all. HOWEVER, the doc did measure me and seems to think that this is a "good-sized" baby and has ordered an ultrasound for the 24th. There are now several options: If the baby is at 9lbs. she is going to do a c-section the 25th. If the baby is "normal" weight and there still isn't any additional dilation, the c-section will be set for the 30th. The baby is still so high that even if she were to induce today, nothing would happen. She thinks it has to do with my body type; maybe the long torso, who knows. If she weighs less than 9lbs and my dilation HAS increased, she's going to let me continue on and see what happens; but promised that she wouldn't let me go longer than 1 week past the due date...SO MANY SCENARIOS! I do like having some idea of what is going on; nervous about the surgery though.

37 Weeks

My profile shot by the lovely girls at work. Whoa! Off to my 38 Week appt tomorrow afternoon. We're VERY anxious to see what she has to say! Maybe another ultrasound too?!

Charleston Shower 36 1/2 weeks

This was during a day of shopping with the Moms in town. We had a little lunch at Red Lobster, and then off to the outlet mall! I swear people were staring at me...probably thought my water was going to break at any moment.



This is from my Charleston shower that Miss Lauren threw for me :) (THANK YOU)! Tony came home toward the end of it after a great day of golf in Myrtle Beach. Man it must be hard being an expecting Dad. (Just kidding babe ;)

36 Week Appt.

I went to the doc last Friday and found out that I'm dilating! Woo Hoo! I'm only at 1/2 a centimeter, but certainly making progress. I typically go every Friday, but this coming week it'll be Wednesday due to the doc being on-call. We are all taking bets on when she'll arrive, so hopefully Wednesday we'll find out even more! I got my strep test back too and it was negative. Another thing I don't have to worry about. That makes me smile :)

Weekly Doc Visits Begin!

I went to the doctor today for my weekly check up. Blood pressure was good, she didn't have any complaints about my weight(what?!), and she didn't seem too concerned when she "checked" me. HOWEVER, she usually is very firm and short with her words when she says that there isn't anything going on down there, and today she was much more relaxed with her explanation. She said that there really isn't TOO much going on...what the heck does that mean?! I guess since she knows I'll be back next Friday, there isn't anything to get excited about. Very interesting indeed I tell ya.

Lakely's Room!!

31 Weeks; I think she likes it :)

34 1/2 Weeks

I am a BIG girl...

31 Weeks

I am HUGE! And to top it off, strangers keep asking us if it's TWINS!! NO, JUST ONE BABY PEOPLE!!





This is the last ultrasound pic of Miss Lakely! It was bitter sweet; now I know we have to wait to see her again once she gets here.