2 weeks and counting!

We have made it 2 weeks with 2 kiddos!!! To me this is quite the accomplishment! Yes, I know, 2 weeks is just the beginning, but I am taking it day by day, minute by minute. This is my way to deal with this new adjustment period and so far it is working for me and my type A personality! I am hoping to just try and enjoy these 2 beautiful blessings I have and not get to worked up with the bumps in the road that may come up. It has been so wonderful to have my husband home for the past 2 weeks and I feel it has brought us closer together as a family to have this time to get to know our new little one. He is so loving and caring to our children and I appreciate all of the hard work he has done to make our home a happy place. It will be an adjustment when it's just me and the kiddo's. I will be outnumbered!!
Kaitlyn had her 2 week Dr. apt today and has grown an inch plus she is up to 7lbs, 5oz! She is so small, just like my very own baby doll! I am still trying to figure her out. She is so much more alert than Tyler was as a baby. Even after she was born she was just looking around wide eyed. She loves to be swaddled just like her brother did, although she does not sleep as much as her brother!! Some times she is up every 2 hrs at night and sometimes every 4. It's a roll of the dice every night! She is comforted most by being held right now. Some days she wants to be held more than others so like I said I just don't have her figured out yet. I should by now, right, I have already been through this with one, ha!!

Tyler loves his "sissy" as you can see from the pic. We have been trying to get him to just touch her toes because he loves to get really close to her and touch her all over (especially when she is trying to sleep). He has been patient with her for the most part. If he wants something and I am busy with her he usually waits until I am finished with her and is some what patient. The biggest problem is him getting into trouble while I am nursing her. He is quite the Macgyver! He can open all types of child proof door knobs and electrical outlets. As of yesterday he has learned how to open the refrigerator and unlock the dead bolt, plus open the sliding glass door!!! His adjustment when he is away from us has been hard for him. He used to love to go to daycare and nursery at church but since the baby has been born he does not want to go to either. I hear this is normal, so hopefully he will be able to readjust soon. He is a sweet boy:)
Thank you to every one for your love and support, we appreciate it all so much!!

Kaitlyn Marie

Our beautiful little angel has arrived!!! Most of you have already heard thanks to Facebook and email! But I wanted to share some photo's and my thoughts on our new addition to the family.

I was having so many mixed emotions leading up to the delivery of Kaitlyn. Mainly because I was getting so uncomfortable and the thought of having two children to take care of at the same time seemed impossible!! Now that she is here it will be interesting to see what our life will be like and how we will adjust. Of course we would want it no other way and I am completely in love with this precious gift.

Kaitlyn was born May 2 (My mom's birthday as well!), 6lbs 110z, 19inches. My original due date was April 29, so I was so thankful that she decided to come on her own and I did not have to be induced! Kaitlyn was thoughtful enough to let me get a pedi done before I went into labor as well!! I did not start to feel any indication that I was going into labor until around 2pm and at that time I was not sure if I was just feeling my usual uncomfortable pains or if it was something more. So I told David to stop the yard work and take a shower just in case. By 4pm I was feeling contractions and told him to take Tyler to his grandparents. By 5:30 I was in the hospital dilated at 5cm and ready for an epidural. Oh wait! I never got one!! Note to self, if we have another child I will go to the hospital the minute I am feeling uncomfortable and I will try to not be in labor on the weekend when there is only one anaesthesiologist! Of course that part of the pregnancy did not go as planned, but I am thankful that she came out ok and that we are all doing well. I am so thankful for my husband and Heavenly Father who helped me through the experience and know I would not have made it without them. I don't handle pain like that on my own!!

Tyler is adjusting to having a new "sissy" in the house. He has given her hugs and kisses and seems to be patient with her and I at the moment. I don't know if he understands that she is planning on sticking around for a while!!

Of course she has been dolled up many times already and has her own little bracelet and hair bow collection to match her way cute clothes!!! She is adorable with out any accessories, but hey! I can't resist!! I am so so so thankful that I have been blessed with another child and hope that I can raise her to be a good person who is close to her Heavenly Father.