Baby Dedication

Molly Grace had her baby dedication at Homewood Church of Christ on February 12, 2012. Bret Walters prayed over our new family of 3. We are so blessed to go to a church that will commit themselves to helping us raise our daughter to love the Lord.

7 weeks

We have had a very busy past couple of weeks around here.

We have been to the beach and Crestview so Molly Grace could meet her great grandparents!

Memaw & Poppie

 Uncle Drew and Aunt Amy have come and gone. We had such a great time when they were here.

Molly Grace now:
-weighs 9 lbs 11 oz
-22 1/2 inches long
-is drinking consistently 4 ounces at every feeding
-is still in newborn clothes although the lengths are getting short
-is still in newborn diapers
-has been sleeping in her crib for two weeks
-loves to laugh and "talk"
-has recently discovered her tongue and likes to play with it in her mouth
-has recently discovered her hands and loves to put them in her mouth
-is on Zantac for reflux

One Month

It is hard to believe that Molly Grace has been with us for one month already! We look at her every day and think how crazy it is that she is already here, and now an entire month has gone by!

She loves her playmat! She will lay on it and stare up and smile so big! I caught her laughing on 2.8.12 for the first time while she was looking up at the animals.

On Saturday, 2.4.12, Molly Grace got to meet her great grandparents. It was such a special moment and I am so thankful for my Uncle Steve for driving them up here to meet her!

She went for her first shopping trip at the Galleria. She did not like being in baby gap for some reason so I had to hold her!



We are taking Molly Grace to church for her dedication on Sunday. We are so blessed with such a great church that will pray for us and for her and will dedicate themselves to us to help us raise her to love the Lord. I will post pictures from Sunday next week!

Have a blessed week!

3 weeks

 Molly Grace is 3 weeks old today! Here are some things that have happened in the last week:

-She had her 2 week check up on Wednesday and weighed 8 lbs 4 oz and is in the 50% in height and weight.
-She had to get her heel pricked again at this doctors visit, it was much easier for me this time because I knew how she was going to react to it.
-We discovered that she loves her swing, and when nothing else will work to calm her down, usually the swing will.
-She has been going through a growth spurt this past week and it has been rough, we are hoping it will be over soon!
-Katie and Alexa Burbage came to visit on Tuesday!
-Andrea Self came over twice to visit and bring us dinner.
-Her umbilical cord fell off on Sunday! (1.29.12)
-Granddaddy and Nana came for a weekend visit! It was much needed for them and for Mommy & Daddy! We had a mini photo session while they were here- pictures to follow after we get the birth announcements done! :)
  

                 

2 weeks

Molly Grace is 2 weeks old today! Time has already flown by and she is growing up too fast already. We are still trying to get adjusted to this new life at home while enjoying every moment we have with this precious girl.

The first 2 weeks have been tiring but so worth it. We have had a few rough nights and some that have been blessed with a lot of sleep. We had her on a "schedule" at first, but she has decided she doesn't like it that much anymore.

Here are some things I do not want to forget about her at this stage:

-She is trying to hard already to hold her head up. ( I know it'll be a while, but she's trying!)
-She doesn't hate baths. She will lay there staring at us until we put water on her, then we can confidently say her lungs work just fine! After a few minutes she stops and it doesn't seem to bother her.
-She eats about every 3-4 hours.
-She loves her soothie pacifiers.
-This girl loves being rocked at night. (My favorite part of the night)
-We started using cloth diapers last night and they are awesome. We will be using them while we are at home.
-She has taken 3 naps in her crib.
-Molly Grace went for her first check-up to see Doctor Cortopassi and had great results! She was back at her birth weight at 8lbs exactly! She did not cry until she had to get her heal pricked.

Visitors we have had the past 2 weeks:
-Granddaddy, Nana & Aunt Ashley stayed with us from Friday-Monday after we got home from the hospital and we cannot thank them enough. It was such a blessing to have them here with us.
-Papa Rex and Grammy came over with Great Uncle Rich and Great Aunt Prudy on Monday, January 16.
-Heather Kirk and Hadley came over on Thursday, January 19 and brought us a delicious dinner. -Aunt Mallory came over on Saturday, January 21 for a visit.
-Walt & Todd drove all the way from Nashville and came over on Saturday, January 21 and stayed for a few hours to meet Molly Grace and brought her some sweet gifts!
-Great Aunt Jane and Great Uncle Dewayne came over on Saturday night and brought us a delicious meal and held Molly Grace while Win and I enjoyed eating it.
-Brett, Lanie & Sadie Walters came over on Monday, January23 and brought us a delicious dinner!

We are so thankful for everyone coming to see Molly Grace and helping make this time at home special. We cannot thank our church and friends enough for bringing meals to us twice a week. It is a huge blessing!

I'll leave you with some pictures! Have a blessed week!

Welcome Molly Grace!

Molly Grace was born on January 10, 2012 at 1:17 pm. She weighed 8lbs and was 21 inches long! I was in labor for almost 24 hours and ended up with a C-section. God has blessed us with a beautiful baby!

 All ready for the operating room!



 Seeing my baby for the first time!



 8 lbs. 21 inches

 First family picture!

"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139:14

We are so in love with our precious baby girl!