Bailey's Big Day

So, yesterday Bailey had a big day. She got her ears pierced! It wasn't that bad either. Probably cried as much as she does when she gets shots and after about a minute or two to calm down, drank the rest of her bottle and was fine! It was very exciting for her & for me and Aunt Jen. Thank goodness Jen was there to hold her...my eyes welled up just watching. =( But we wanted to do it before she knew where her ears were. She'll never remember it, but she'll have pretty ears =)

Then last night, B went on a date with her Godparents and me & Jake. We went to dinner and then to see Santa!!! We chose to go to the Bass Pro Santa because I am big on the traditional Santa pants and jacket with a white beard...not the fake crap with button up shirts...its just not the same. Anyway, so we get up to Santa and they take her picture with her not even looking...so i went to get her from Santa and he told me to go ahead and take a few more with my camera. Really sweet!!! Definitely gonna go back next year too! Then we walked around the canal and looked at all the Christmas lights! They were beautiful! I wish that EVERY tree would have been lit up and more regular decorations, but at the main area by the Sonic and Starbucks and the fountains was gorgeous. It was a lot of fun. B was awake for quite a while and every time we would pass a tree, her eyes would just follow the lights. She loved it!!! It was probably one of the funnest nights we have had with B yet! She looked so pretty last night with her dress, shoes, flower in her hair, and earrings - just beautiful! Definitely a night that her daddy and mommy won't forget!

Bailey is 3 months!!!

So, Bailey turned 3 months on the 19th - and what a great 3 months we have had!!! She weighs 14 lbs and 6 oz. She is just growing like a rose bush! She is so so cute and I just fall more and more in love with her everyday! She has started to amuse herself while I do things around the house. She sleeps through the night about 90% of the time - which makes mommy and daddy real happy! She isn't normally fussy at night anymore. We are about to move up to size 2 diapers...I can't believe she is this big!!!

So, We had our 1st Thanksgiving as a family and it was awesome!!! The most awesome thing about it: Bailey got to meet her Great-Grandma and Grandpa Jones for the first time! It was so exciting! 4 generations in my moms house at one time. I let my mom and grandma take her the day before Thanksgiving while Jake and I went shopping (new couch - beautiful) so that they could spend time with her. I miss my grandma all the time and wish she would move out here so we could spend all the holidays together! Of course, she just loved B and B loved her right back!

We spent Thanksgiving afternoon at Jake's Aunt Tami's house with his side of the family! It was great to see everybody. B was so good...everyone was holding her and playing with her and then she just fell asleep and hung out. After his family we went straight over to my mom's house and spent Thanksgiving evening there with My grandparents, mom, sisters, Aunt Thelma and Uncle Chris, cousins and their kids. It went pretty good considering how many people were in my moms kinda small house. All in all I think Thanksgiving was a success...one broken dish - no broken bones or too bad headaches...yup - a success! After dinner and pumpkin pie...Sisters and Dallas came over to watch a movie at my house! It was so relaxing to the end of an exhausting but awesome day!

Thanksgiving night - B was sitting on the couch and I was in front of her just playing with her...and she laughed for the first time! It was so freaking cute!!! Of course, I yelled for Jake cause he was in the bedroom...we tried and tried- she hasn't done it since. But, her Aunt Jenn witnessed it, so I know I wasn't hearing things! She will soon be laughing up a storm tho!

Also, On the 28th, she started sticking things in her mouth to chew...so I am thinking that with all the drooling that has been going on lately, that she will start teething soon. I am really excited that her hands have figured out how to put things in her mouth (which I'm sure I will regret saying later) but it is exciting for right now. I love watching her hit all her milestones.

Jake has been working with B on rolling over...She will do it with his help, but hasn't yet mastered it. I will definitely let you know when she does! Hopefully I will have it on video too!

Okay, So plans for the next few weeks are: She will meet Santa for the First time; She will get her ears pierced; and we might be trying some cereal soon! Milestones Milestones!!!

Okay, I will post some pics later!!!

She's So Cute!

Halloween!!! Bailey was my Sweet Pea in the Pod!!! We started out at Gigi and Papa's...then went to Grandmommy's and Aunt Jenn's...Then went to see Aunt Sharon and Uncle Dallas and ended the night at Tyler's to visit with T, Aunt Jen and Uncle Heath! Bailey was home and in bed by 9 and mommy and daddy enjoyed her candy! Thanks to everyone who made her 1st Halloween a great one!!!

So, we went to the doctor and B got her vaccinations. Yes I am all about vaccinations. Anyway, she is 24 inches long and weighs 12 lbs 9 oz. My little chunk. But her Aunt Jen and I both thought 15-16 lbs tho! lol. Dr. said she is perfectly healthy and if she keeps on growing like she is then she should be like 5'7 or 5'8! OMG - again the shortest. I'm the shortest of my sisters and friends, May as well be shorter than my daughter! lol

So, my sweet little girl is just amazing. She makes me so happy all the time. I hate going to work and being away from her especially for more than one night in a row. I just miss her so much!

She smiles more and more every day! I think we make her happy too! She loves to play with us. She likes long hair. Gigi will flip her pony tail at her and she just smiles...I wave my hair at her and she smiles and laughs. Well, her laugh is kinda like a cough, but it will turn into a laugh.

She is getting more and more beautiful! I know I'm biased, but seriously!!! She is actually learning to entertain herself. I'm not sure what she looks at, but she just smiles and laughs to herself. She is sitting in her swings and laying on her little play mat with the arches (top pic) and has a ball. She watches cartoons like Dora while I'm getting ready or picking up the house. We read stories every night. Dr. Seuss and Winnie the Pooh and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

One morning I went into B's room and she was just smiling and cooing and laughing (coughing) to herself. She was having a blast!!! I was standing at the end of her bed and she didn't see me. I just watched her for a few minutes and decided to tell her good morning. so I leaned over the side, said "good morning sun-shine" and she looked straight at me and started crying!!! She has now learned how to play us!!! I thought it was hilarious! I told her that she didn't need to cry because I already planned on getting her out of bed...lol.

We still only wake up like 1 time a night...normally between 4:30 and 6. Last night we actually slept from 9:45-7:00. I consider 7 am or after- sleeping all night. So congrats B...you slept all night!!! Let's see if you keep it up!!!

Note to B:

Bailey,

Hi, it's your mommy! I truly hope that you are enjoying your life with your daddy and me. We just love you so much and cannot imagine our lives without you. I just look at you and thank God that I have you in my life!!! I know that my world is complete with you and your daddy in it. You are an amazingly beautiful baby and I cannot wait to see how you look when you are a toddler and a 5 year old. I bet you are going to be breath-taking!!! Please never forget that your mommy and daddy love you!

Love you mostest grostest!

~Mommy

My Bailey is 2 months now!

So as of 10:26 p.m. last night and my baby turned two months old. These last two months have been the happiest of my life. I fall in love with Bailey all over again every time I look at her. She is getting so big. We have her 2 month appointment Thursday and she has to get more shots. It makes me sad to think of more shots. She got poked so many times in the hospital that I just hate for her to get more. We will make it through though and I will update everyone her weight and stuff Thursday.

Jake has been absolutely amazing learning how to be a dad. He is a natural. He loves to play with her and love on her. After he hasn't held her for a while, he just goes and gets her just to look at her. I see them together and my heart just melts. Hearing him crack up at her smiling and cooing just makes me smile! Seeing him as a dad - it's like I'm falling in love with him all over again! (awwe) We've been together 11 years and I still love to love him!

For me, I have started working again, which is hard but nice to finally get a paycheck. It is so hard to leave her at night and then be away from her all day while I'm sleeping. After the st night of working, I figured I would just sleep when B sleeps...Oh that didn't go so good. She slept like 20 minutes at a time and fussed the rest of the time. Needless to say, I was up for 30 hours straight on 3 hours of sleep! I was exhausted and very emotional. I kept telling Bailey that I am a good mom and a really good nurse, but I couldn't do both! Of course, I would choose bailey over work, but life would be HARD! When Jake got home, it was decided that I needed help and had to find a babysitter.

Luckily, I have awesome friends who helped me out tremendously the next few weeks, watching B so I could sleep. During those 2 weeks, I got in touch with my best friends grandma, who runs an in-home daycare. She started there Monday (the 18th) and did great. I am really happy that she is going there because I trust her and I sleep better knowing she is safe.

So, at 2 months, my Bailey is smiling at us and cooing and i swear trying to laugh. She will do this coughing thing with she gets excited. I know that she trying to laugh. She is so happy in the mornings. Her eyes just light up and she is just all smiles and looks around at everything. She is getting so big. She sleeps from about 8:45-7 the next morning and only wakes up once, normally between 3 and 5. It's not bad. I haven't had a full night sleep since I was about 7 months pregnant. I'm getting used to it tho and can totally function on 5 hours of sleep! We read every night before bed.

Okay, this is all for now. I'll be back Thursday to tell you about Dr. appointment and will then post some pics.

A Post From Daddy!

Wow, what a month it has been! My daughter, Bailey Rachelle, was born into this world and completely changed our lives. Before she was born I was so nervous because I have never been around babies and was always so scared to even touch them as many guys usually are, but this time it was completely different. I have always heard guys really only become Dads when the baby is born unlike the moms because they get to carry the child so there is a totally different feeling for guys. I learned this is totally true because when she was born, it was like I knew her already and the love for her was there automatically. I was not even scared to hold her or anything. For all the guys out there like I was with someone else’s baby scared to even move afraid you will break them, you won’t feel that because they are yours and those thoughts are gone when you first lay eyes on them. I was so afraid of how I was going to feel when she was born, but I felt love for her as soon as I laid eyes on her, it was such a good feeling and all the anxiety went away.
The hospital stay was good even though we were there for so long, but it was worth it to have a healthy baby to come home with. I did feel bad that she had to be poked so many times and be under the bililights, but she got better and I learned a lot while we were there such as changing diapers and not sleeping much. We had a lot of visitors which was great because everyone was so helpful with bringing food, gifts, and keeping us company. I want to thank everyone for that. When we finally got to go home it was great until Heather got so sick. The first 3 days I just kept her in the living room and slept on the couch because Heather could barely move without puking. I felt so bad because I could not do much to help her but she had great friends who took her to the hospital and helped out around the house. I am glad that I had to learn how to take care of her like that because it really helped me learn her habits and how to take care of a newborn. It was a great feeling that it just came natural to me because I was so scared that I would not know anything. I learned the hard way but sometimes that’s the best way.
The next week was pretty brutal waking up every 2 hours for feedings and changings and I was so glad I had 2 weeks off work because I would have been a zombie. The next 2 weeks were great because she was getting on a normal sleep routine, because before that it was backwards. She had her days and nights mixed up I think. She was sleeping in our room in a bassinet, but she did not really like it so we tried her own crib in her room and it seemed to help a lot. She would sleep for like 4-6 hours which was awesome because I went back to work and felt good during the day. Heather helped a lot feeding her in the night and not making me get up. Thanks Babe! She is such a good baby when we take her places too, she does not cry hardly at all except when she is hungry, now when she is at home it’s a little different, she cries more but it’s not too bad because she is just so cute.
Bailey was such a wonderful gift and I am so happy that we have a daughter to love and spoil. Life has changed but I have lived a great life and have gotten to do the things I have wanted to do, now its her turn and we are gonna have so much fun in the future with her doing sports and watching her grow up. She will have so many great friends and family to grow up with and it will be great to watch. I love Bailey with all my heart and she is so beautiful to look at, sometimes I just stare at her while she’s sleeping and watch her facial expressions while she’s dreaming. I saw her smile for the first time while she was dreaming and it made my heart melt, I love her and her mommy so much words can’t describe. I guess we will see what the future holds for us and live life day by day.
Sincerely, Jake(Baileys Daddy)


Now a little from me...the mom.
So, I cannot believe that my baby girl is 1 month old today! She is so unbelievably beautiful! I love just sitting here staring at her. I love taking pictures of her and sharing them with everybody! I love listening to her little noises she makes when she is sleeping. She is so peaceful when she is asleep! She is a really good baby and I feel so blessed to be her mommy! Being a mom is an indescribable feeling that I wouldn't give up for anything! Sometimes I could just start crying when i look at her because I get so overwhelmed with emotions. She is so amazing to me. Not long ago she was just a dream and now she is here and real and changing our lives forever. I am such a lucky woman!
As for my husband and her daddy. He has been more amazing than I ever thought he could be. He is so good with her and so patient with her. Just looking at the way he looks at her, I can tell he is under her spell. He's so in love with her! Sometimes I just listen to him talk to her through the baby monitor and I just smile! I have wanted to be a mom and have a family ever since I was a little girl and now my life is finally becoming a "happily ever after."
Thank you so much to everyone who has come to visit us this month, to all our family and friends who have helped us out and to Bailey for being so freaking cute! I couldn't ask for better people to have in my baby's life! Bailey is a lucky little girl! She may not realize it now, but just wait til she's older...she will know!



Happy 1 Month Birthday, Babygirl!

Firsts in the First Month

So, today Miss Bailey is 4 weeks old. I can't believe it! She is growing so much and making more noise than ever. Jake and I are learning her different cries and what they mean! She normally doesn't cry-cry unless she is hungry. And she has this kinda whiny cry when she is wet or just wants to be held. She also does the whiny thing and screams and grunts when she is poopin! I have never heard such a loud poopin baby. Super cute tho! So, thought I'd give everyone the 4-1-1 on some of the things that have happened this month!!!

Bailey started sleeping in her own bed, in her own room about a week and a half ago. She really just was not happy in her bassinet in our room with us and she kept us up a lot. We went and got a monitor that works really good. I mean I can hear her MOVE. The first night, I just laid in bed wanting to go look at her and bring her back in our room...She slept for about2 1/2 hours and i fed her...then she slept for like 4 hours. Now she almost always sleeps for about 4-5 hours when we first go to bed and then is up in 3 hours. So most of the time we feed about 3-4 and then again between 6 and 7. Last night she didn't get up to eat until almost 5 so I got to sleep in til 7:30. Yay, Bailey...you are getting better at the night/day schedules.

Last Saturday, Sept. 11 - Bailey went to her first Western Days Parade! It was so much fun! We sat where we always do- in front of the car wash next to the fire station! She was so good...not at all fussy! The noises didn't bother her at all and she was held by her 2 Aunt Jen(n)s and Auntie Katie the whole time! Afterwards we walked around for a little bit, but she seemed to be getting really hot so we decided it was best to go.

After the parade we went home for a wardrobe change and headed over to Auntie Ange's house for the OU game. Bailey's first OU watch party and she looked perfect for the occasion. She wore her OU onsie, tutu, and bow. She didn't like it when I put it on her, but she soon calmed down and then sat so perfectly for all of us girls to take pictures of her. She was one beautiful OU fan!

Today, her Aunt Jen and I took Bailey to the Fair for the 1st time. She totally slept for the 1st 2 1/2 hours that we were there while Jen and I looked at all the really cute bows, tutus and head bands for her. I found so much stuff for her and got some really good ideas on new projects. I can totally make so much of the stuff that they sell there. She came home with 2 new headbands and will be getting some more when Daddy, Bailey and I go back next week.

Focus, Bailey...Focus!!!

Yesterday, Bailey was laying in my bed while I was getting ready. I sat to play with her for a minute and she was looking at me. She was really looking at me...not through me. So I told her that I was her Mommy. Then when I was putting her in her car seat I saw her looking at her turtle hanging...so i moved it to the other side and she followed it!!! So i moved it back and forth a few times and she did- she kept following it. This is a big moment for us Brewers...She is actually trying to focus on things and her actually looking at me and knowing that I am hers is something I am really excited for!

So, today she is 3 weeks. I cannot believe that it's been 3 weeks since we had her. That's almost a month. OMG! She has already changed so much! I just look at her and think to myself and a lot of the time out loud, "How freakin cute is MY baby!" I know I'm a little biased, but she is really cute! If anyone decides to tell us otherwise...you'll have to deal with daddy...who is addicted to her. lol

Bailey's Birthday!

So, I know it's a little late, but I have been a little busy- HAVING A BABY! I went into the doctor on August 19 and was dilated to almost a 5 so they admitted me to augment my labor. By noon I was admitted with an IV. They started pitocin (a drug to make me contract) and then it started getting intense! Not the most horrible pain ever but I knew it was time to ask for my epidural! So, in walks my nurse and the anesthesiologist and I got seriously scared. I dont know if it was because I've seen a million of these done at OU and so I know what happens and how big that needle is or what, but I was a little freaked. They made Jake sit in a chair while they were doing it and I made him move over more to the front of me so he couldnt see the HUGE needle that they were about to poke into my spine. (eek!) I felt the burn of the lidocaine and that was it. No big deal. It was super easy. Then my legs started feeling funny. I could still move them for a little while but I couldnt feel them...totally a weird sensation. Not one that I liked very much but at least my contractions were no longer painful. After a while, my Team Bailey started showing up to give me the support that I needed. I was doing good tho...I even did my make-up with the help of my older sister holding a mirror for me. (lol) Then I started feeling some pain in the right lower part of my abdomen. It freakin hurt. I told my nurse and they bolused some more epidural. My nurse came in a little while later and I was still hurting. She checked me and I was a 7. Pain still there, she turned me to my right side to help gravity move the epidural to work better. It helped. So, I'm laying there and I start feeling that pressure everyone talks about. I call my nurse and she checks me and I am complete...within an hour or so from being a 7 - I was ready to have a baby. FREAKY! I didnt want to do it anymore. I'd been working so hard, walking everyday with Jen, sittin on a birthing ball, eating pancakes - all to have a baby and now the time was here and I didn't want it at all. The fear of the unknown sucks!

So, Jake calls everybody back to the hospital and my nurse calls my doctor. My doctor was in surgery so we did some practice pushes. It wasnt so bad - Actually not so bad at all. Pushed with my nurse until the point of no return and then we waited. Waited for the doctor and pushed through one contraction and my precious Bailey was here. It's so weird - one minute she is inside me making me miserable and the next she is here and making me cry. It was the easiest delivery I could have asked for. I was scared for nothing.

So, August 19, 2010 at 10:26 pm Jake and I gave birth to our beautiful Bailey Rachelle. She was 8 lbs 15 oz, 21 1/2 inches long. I have never been so happy and was so happy to share that moment with my husband and best friend. Seeing Jake hold his baby girl was priceless.

All in all - it was an amazing experience. I am so happy that my friends and family could be there to welcome Bailey into this world. And I wish that my family who wasnt there could have been!

Waiting for Bailey!

So, I asked my lovely sister, Sharon, who is a blogaholic to build us this blog so I could write about all the cute and adorable things my daughter is doing and everybody could see it! I can't guarantee that I will be that great at posting things because I had another blog that I havent touched since August of last year. (oops) So I figured now I would kinda give you the scoop on the last 9 months!!!

December 2009 ~ I graduated Nursing School and Jake and I headed off to Cancun!!! It was a DREAM vacation that was much needed and very deserved for both Jake and me! So, I get there...have a mimosa and figure out that I was "late." (There went my drinking for the week on the beach- not that i drink a lot but I just really have liked mimosas lately) Sooo, then Jake and I finally get home after being stranded in Houston Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and I take a pregnancy test the next day, thinking- there is no way Jake and I are pregnant...and Boom - a positive sign. 3 home tests and a Dr. appt. later our due date was set for August 28th! Unreal-Unbelievable-the best day of my life!!!

1st Trimester~ Not horrible...had to eat bland food every few hours or I would feel sick. Only got sick a handful of times. Was definately fatigued but overall - not horrible. My leg started going numb which was annoying and then would ache - which was more annoying...but still not a bad first trimester!

2nd Trimester ~ I felt better - more energy- no sickness- the one thing was my nerve...she (yes this was the trimester we found out Bailey was a girl) was sittin on a nerve that made my leg hurt where it was numb to the touch, but felt like i had Road Rash constantly. It was so painful. that lasted for about 2 months or so and then boom - one day it was gone!!! So all in all - not a bad 2nd trimester!

3rd Trimester~ Awesome! huge- dont fit into anything!!! Have 2 shirts that actually fit me that I can wear to work (lovely) and starting to be all tired again! No energy. A belly is really hard to lug around, but totally worth it! I hit 34 weeks and started contracting - they had me on bedrest for week 35 and 36 and now i am in week 37 and she is allowed to come whenever she wants and she's just not! I am so antsy just to hold her and see how beautiful she is. I want to see if she has Jake's ears. I am ready to see Jake hold his little girl for the first time. I'm scared to go through the labor and want to get it over with, but after 4 days of walking, sitting on a birthing ball, doing stairs and now I'm about to try BLACK licorice (Yuck) she still isn't coming out! Ugh!!!

So, that is my pregnancy up to date~ I have an awesome family, husband and friends who have all been so supportive no matter how hard its been. And I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the hospital in their "Team Bailey" shirts supporting me when I need it most! For those of you who don't make it to the hospital - I will let ya know when we are settled at home and you can come see Bailey, Jake and me. I can't wait to share my little girl with the world.