Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Friday, December 12, 2014
avery | 4 weeks
Happy 4 weeks little bird!
We are so happy our photographer, Lani, took this picture! This picture was taken before we started calling her little bird and now this is such a special picture to me.
Friday, December 5, 2014
A letter to Avery
To our sweet (3 week old) Avery,
You have stolen your daddy and my heart little girl. Wow, have you rocked our world! Even though you have been here for such a small amount of time, you have been such a joy to us already! My favorite part? Seeing everyone I love, love you so, so much! You are surrounded by love and I hope you always feel that.
You have the sweetest little whimper and you hardly every cry at the top of your lungs. When you do, I know you are "starvin." (That's what I always say to you when you start to eat!) You crinkle your forehead when you first start to eat. Oh, how I love when you do that! You also let your arm fall down past your side when you eat which always makes you look super relaxed. You get the hiccups a few times day which I am not surprised about at all because you got the hiccups when you were in my belly a lot! I started feeling your hiccups really early on in my pregnancy. Your hiccups are the cutest.
Your feet look like mini versions of your daddy's! So far, the only thing we can tell that you got from me is your chin and lips! (My chin is actually your PaPa's chin!) Your eyelashes are so long which I'm sure you will love one day and your legs are long, too. I think you may be tall like your daddy little girl! (He is already talking about you playing basketball)
You circle your lips into an "O" shape and sometimes stick your tongue out when you make that face. Your cousin Bryson used to make that face when he was a baby and I always thought it was SO cute so I absolutely LOVE that you are making that same face! We love to just look at you and watch you make faces. You smile a lot. Even though we know its just twitches, it is the cutest thing we have ever seen! We find ourselves hovering our phones over your face just trying to catch one.
You sleep with your mouth open like your momma and you keep your mouth open a lot in general so we have started calling you "little bird" "baby bird" and sometimes "birdie."
You love taking baths! You never cry during bath time which I was very surprised about. I hope that means you're going to love the water like me and your daddy do. After you get your hair washed it always looks super blonde. I can't believe I have a blonde haired baby!
You love to keep your right arm up right by your face just like we thought you would. Every single ultrasound that I had, your little arm was always up by your face! It was a miracle we ever got a good picture of your face on our 3D's! You also love to snuggle on me which I cant get enough of. My friends who I snapchat (I'll explain this to you one day) get pictures of both of those things all day long! I will admit I kiss you every single time I pick you up. I just love kissing that sweet face of yours.
You hate to be swaddled! We will swaddle you and look back over a minute later and you will have completely come out of it and literally be sprawled out! In the mornings I like to put you in your bouncer beside the Christmas tree so you can look at the lights and I really would like to cover you up, but you always kick the blanket off of you. Apparently your daddy did the same things when he was little! I also think it is because you were balled up in the breech position for so long that I think you are loving getting to stretch out as much as you can!
Your MeMe and PaPa light up when you are around! It has been so neat seeing my parents be grandparents to you! What a special experience that has been. I can't wait to see your relationship with them one day! You are your Pappy's 2nd girl grandchild and you can tell he loves you to pieces just like he does Hayden. You will have him wrapped around your little finger too! Fun sleepovers with Lawson and Hayden at Pappy's is definitely in your future.
Your aunt Ashton is a baby hog which we all laugh about, but she loves you little girl! Your cousin Lawson was born just 4 days after you and gosh are we so excited to see y'all grow up together! Your cousins, Hayden and Bryson, love you so much! Hayden already loves taking care of you and Bryson just loves to hold you (mostly because he doesn't want anyone else to hold you). Shawn is so good with you and Ryan hasn't quite figured you out yet. But, nonetheless, they love you too, little girl! You have so many people who love you little bird!
I want to make sure I tell you how wonderful your Daddy has been! I never knew how much I loved him until I saw how much he loves you. When you were first born, we had to feed you with a syringe and put our pinky finger in your mouth to get you to suck it down. Well, your daddy loved putting his pinky in your mouth to help feed you and to help soothe you. That's a memory I will never forget. He also has been awesome at getting up at night with you and taking turns with me. He changes your diapers like a pro and he loves getting to feed you. He will randomly say while looking at you and smiling, "I just can't get over it." He loves you, baby bird, more than your could ever imagine!
We have been so blessed beyond words with you sweet Avery! We thank God every day we get to be your parents. Its indescribable how much we love you! So, the love God must have for us...wow! We love having you here with us and we can't imagine life without you. I pray you always know how much you are loved.
You have stolen your daddy and my heart little girl. Wow, have you rocked our world! Even though you have been here for such a small amount of time, you have been such a joy to us already! My favorite part? Seeing everyone I love, love you so, so much! You are surrounded by love and I hope you always feel that.
You have the sweetest little whimper and you hardly every cry at the top of your lungs. When you do, I know you are "starvin." (That's what I always say to you when you start to eat!) You crinkle your forehead when you first start to eat. Oh, how I love when you do that! You also let your arm fall down past your side when you eat which always makes you look super relaxed. You get the hiccups a few times day which I am not surprised about at all because you got the hiccups when you were in my belly a lot! I started feeling your hiccups really early on in my pregnancy. Your hiccups are the cutest.
Your feet look like mini versions of your daddy's! So far, the only thing we can tell that you got from me is your chin and lips! (My chin is actually your PaPa's chin!) Your eyelashes are so long which I'm sure you will love one day and your legs are long, too. I think you may be tall like your daddy little girl! (He is already talking about you playing basketball)
You circle your lips into an "O" shape and sometimes stick your tongue out when you make that face. Your cousin Bryson used to make that face when he was a baby and I always thought it was SO cute so I absolutely LOVE that you are making that same face! We love to just look at you and watch you make faces. You smile a lot. Even though we know its just twitches, it is the cutest thing we have ever seen! We find ourselves hovering our phones over your face just trying to catch one.
You sleep with your mouth open like your momma and you keep your mouth open a lot in general so we have started calling you "little bird" "baby bird" and sometimes "birdie."
You love taking baths! You never cry during bath time which I was very surprised about. I hope that means you're going to love the water like me and your daddy do. After you get your hair washed it always looks super blonde. I can't believe I have a blonde haired baby!
You love to keep your right arm up right by your face just like we thought you would. Every single ultrasound that I had, your little arm was always up by your face! It was a miracle we ever got a good picture of your face on our 3D's! You also love to snuggle on me which I cant get enough of. My friends who I snapchat (I'll explain this to you one day) get pictures of both of those things all day long! I will admit I kiss you every single time I pick you up. I just love kissing that sweet face of yours.
You hate to be swaddled! We will swaddle you and look back over a minute later and you will have completely come out of it and literally be sprawled out! In the mornings I like to put you in your bouncer beside the Christmas tree so you can look at the lights and I really would like to cover you up, but you always kick the blanket off of you. Apparently your daddy did the same things when he was little! I also think it is because you were balled up in the breech position for so long that I think you are loving getting to stretch out as much as you can!
Your MeMe and PaPa light up when you are around! It has been so neat seeing my parents be grandparents to you! What a special experience that has been. I can't wait to see your relationship with them one day! You are your Pappy's 2nd girl grandchild and you can tell he loves you to pieces just like he does Hayden. You will have him wrapped around your little finger too! Fun sleepovers with Lawson and Hayden at Pappy's is definitely in your future.
Your aunt Ashton is a baby hog which we all laugh about, but she loves you little girl! Your cousin Lawson was born just 4 days after you and gosh are we so excited to see y'all grow up together! Your cousins, Hayden and Bryson, love you so much! Hayden already loves taking care of you and Bryson just loves to hold you (mostly because he doesn't want anyone else to hold you). Shawn is so good with you and Ryan hasn't quite figured you out yet. But, nonetheless, they love you too, little girl! You have so many people who love you little bird!
I want to make sure I tell you how wonderful your Daddy has been! I never knew how much I loved him until I saw how much he loves you. When you were first born, we had to feed you with a syringe and put our pinky finger in your mouth to get you to suck it down. Well, your daddy loved putting his pinky in your mouth to help feed you and to help soothe you. That's a memory I will never forget. He also has been awesome at getting up at night with you and taking turns with me. He changes your diapers like a pro and he loves getting to feed you. He will randomly say while looking at you and smiling, "I just can't get over it." He loves you, baby bird, more than your could ever imagine!
We have been so blessed beyond words with you sweet Avery! We thank God every day we get to be your parents. Its indescribable how much we love you! So, the love God must have for us...wow! We love having you here with us and we can't imagine life without you. I pray you always know how much you are loved.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Avery Claire | Week 30
We had a growth scan this week & Avery is measuring at 3 pounds and 14 ounces. She is doing great and is healthy as can be!
She is head down now (thankfully!) which has actually relieved pressure on my sciatic nerve! Yes!
We are counting down the days until we get to meet our baby girl!
Friday, September 19, 2014
Avery Claire | Week 29
Days Down: 208
Days to go: 72
Movement: She is still quite the wiggle worm!
Pregnancy Symptoms: This siatic nerve pain unfortunately has gotten worse. My back is starting to hurt now and my tailbone will hurt at random times.
Random fact: your tailbone starts to hurt during late pregnancy because your body is trying to prepare for delivery, so the ligaments that are holding your bones together start to relax which causes pain. Ouch!
Best things about this week: Our cousins, Taylor and Kam, are throwing us a couples shower on Saturday with Taylor and Zach!! We are ao excited!
Nursery progress: The changing table is in place with the pad and cover on top! We also have our diaper genie ready to go! (Thank you Ashlee and David!) We have also started to stock the table up with diapers, wipes, desitin, and powder!
Random facts about Avery this week: Avery is the size of a small cabbage! She is about 17 inches long and 2.9 lbs! In the next 10 weeks, she will more than double in weight!
Days to go: 72
Movement: She is still quite the wiggle worm!
Pregnancy Symptoms: This siatic nerve pain unfortunately has gotten worse. My back is starting to hurt now and my tailbone will hurt at random times.
Random fact: your tailbone starts to hurt during late pregnancy because your body is trying to prepare for delivery, so the ligaments that are holding your bones together start to relax which causes pain. Ouch!
Best things about this week: Our cousins, Taylor and Kam, are throwing us a couples shower on Saturday with Taylor and Zach!! We are ao excited!
Nursery progress: The changing table is in place with the pad and cover on top! We also have our diaper genie ready to go! (Thank you Ashlee and David!) We have also started to stock the table up with diapers, wipes, desitin, and powder!
Random facts about Avery this week: Avery is the size of a small cabbage! She is about 17 inches long and 2.9 lbs! In the next 10 weeks, she will more than double in weight!
My sweet friend, Morgan, came by with a gift for me since she knew I had a hard week! My favorite candle & body butter that she has loved during her pregnancy! So thankful!
Avery's changing table!
Friday, September 12, 2014
Avery Claire | Week 28
Days Down: 201
Days to go: 79
Movement: She is still quite the wiggle worm except for the day we did the 3D/4D ultrasound! She decided she wanted to stay curled up in a little ball and keep her arms over her face!
Pregnancy Symptoms: This sciatic nerve pain is literally the worst thing EVER! I literally can't walk without my right leg hurting. I am praying it gets better! Also, Avery is feet down right now and I feel every single kick on my bladder. Turn baby girl!
Best things about this week: We got to see Avery's face this week! She has Tyler's lips and nose! And, we are official in the 3rd trimester! Praise the Lord! We also got her car seat and stroller delivered today which makes me feel a lot more prepared!
Nursery progress: Her changing table is in the nursery now! We will post a picture when her nursery is completed!
Sleep: I'm sleeping okay except for waking up every 2 hours to pee!
Food Cravings: None!
Random facts about Avery this week: Avery is 2.5 lbs and around 16 inches long! She is blinking, hiccupping, coughing, sucking, and taking practice breaths. Her sleep now includes REM which means she could be dreaming!
We are so excited to have Avery here with us! I still can't believe we are only 11 weeks (ish) away from meeting her! Tyler and I are so excited to be parents and we absolutely can't wait to be HER parents! We are so blessed and so happy!
Days to go: 79
Movement: She is still quite the wiggle worm except for the day we did the 3D/4D ultrasound! She decided she wanted to stay curled up in a little ball and keep her arms over her face!
Pregnancy Symptoms: This sciatic nerve pain is literally the worst thing EVER! I literally can't walk without my right leg hurting. I am praying it gets better! Also, Avery is feet down right now and I feel every single kick on my bladder. Turn baby girl!
Best things about this week: We got to see Avery's face this week! She has Tyler's lips and nose! And, we are official in the 3rd trimester! Praise the Lord! We also got her car seat and stroller delivered today which makes me feel a lot more prepared!
Nursery progress: Her changing table is in the nursery now! We will post a picture when her nursery is completed!
Sleep: I'm sleeping okay except for waking up every 2 hours to pee!
Food Cravings: None!
Random facts about Avery this week: Avery is 2.5 lbs and around 16 inches long! She is blinking, hiccupping, coughing, sucking, and taking practice breaths. Her sleep now includes REM which means she could be dreaming!
We are so excited to have Avery here with us! I still can't believe we are only 11 weeks (ish) away from meeting her! Tyler and I are so excited to be parents and we absolutely can't wait to be HER parents! We are so blessed and so happy!
Friday, September 5, 2014
Avery Claire | Week 27 + 5 days
Days Down: 194
Days to go: 86
Movement: Avery sure is a wiggle worm! I love feeling her move and I don't think feeling her inside of my belly will ever get old.
Pregnancy Symptoms: Holy lower back pain! My back has been hurting this week for the first time and it is SO uncomfortable. The only thing that seems to help is walking which is definitely inconvenient at 11pm at night.
Best things about this week: This is the last week of the 2nd trimester! Praise God! Also, I am feeling when Avery has hiccups which has been so cool!
Nursery progress: We have bought pink knobs for her dresser and they are super cute! We are still on a crib mattress search!
Sleep: I bought a body pillow so it has definitely helped get me comfortable at night! I am glad I made this purchase before the 3rd trimester!
Food Cravings: Nothing in particular!
Random facts about Avery this week: Avery is about 15 inches long and is about 2.2 lbs! She has developed regular sleep and wake cycles and she may also be able to recognize my voice now!
Days to go: 86
Movement: Avery sure is a wiggle worm! I love feeling her move and I don't think feeling her inside of my belly will ever get old.
Pregnancy Symptoms: Holy lower back pain! My back has been hurting this week for the first time and it is SO uncomfortable. The only thing that seems to help is walking which is definitely inconvenient at 11pm at night.
Best things about this week: This is the last week of the 2nd trimester! Praise God! Also, I am feeling when Avery has hiccups which has been so cool!
Nursery progress: We have bought pink knobs for her dresser and they are super cute! We are still on a crib mattress search!
Sleep: I bought a body pillow so it has definitely helped get me comfortable at night! I am glad I made this purchase before the 3rd trimester!
Food Cravings: Nothing in particular!
Random facts about Avery this week: Avery is about 15 inches long and is about 2.2 lbs! She has developed regular sleep and wake cycles and she may also be able to recognize my voice now!
Is it fall yet?! I am ready for boots & sweaters!
...And, November! :)
Photo from 27 weeks + 3 days
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