September 19, 2012

ONE WEEK!

Another baby story:

 (I'll keep it short!)

On Wednesday the 12th we went into the hospital to be induced. So excited to have my second baby girl come into the world.  They gave me a yucky painful IV! Which I all but passed out getting. Never want one of those again! My wonderful Dr. broke my water around 8:45 a.m. Finally contractions started coming at 9 a.m. Which tells you how ready I was to have this baby because I got excited.. and yes a little scared.. but mostly excited that I was finally having a contraction! They came strong and fast and painful but I suffered through them. There was one little scare the cord was wrapped around her neck but they told me not to push and Dr. moved fast! And at 10:28 Kennedy finally left her home inside my tummy. :) It took a little longer than we liked for her to start crying but those few seconds seem like an eternity to Moms and Dads and from what we can tell didn't really affect her at all. I feel SO BLESSED! Both my little angels have come into the world so fast and without any problems! :)

 Kennedy  9/12/12 
7.13 lbs   19 3/4 in.  


Meeting big sister!


Tessa turns two!:

My baby girl turned two on Friday the 14th! Where does the time go? I know I just had a baby but I tear up every time I think about how fast time has gone since Tessa was born and how in just a couple months Kennedy will already be So big. SIGH. Anyway. My wonderful Mother flew out on the 13th to lend me a hand, meet her brand new grand baby, and celebrate Tessa's birthday!
It was a pretty chill day. Mitch made minnie mouse and "T" shaped pancakes. Tessa opened lots of presents.  And we just enjoyed a day inside the AC house. 
On the 15th we had Tessa's birthday party! My sweet two year old was SOO excited she giggled on the drive to the park. My car let me know it was 107 degrees outside but luckily we celebrated at a park with a pavilion. We invited all of her nursery friends and a couple of our friends. They played with chalk, crayons and ball pit balls! There were lots of cupcakes, fruit snacks, jello, pb and j sandwiches, and capri suns. Aside from the heat which really only seemed to bug the adults it was a fun little party. :)












Compare and Contrast:

So I can't help but spend a great deal of time comparing Kennedy to pictures of Tessa! Its fun to see that they have some similar features but look so different too. :) Here's some photo prof! 

The first picture is Kennedy the second is Tessa. 

Only a couple hours old!



Just a day old!




6 days old!




It has been an amazing first week! Thanks to my Mom for flying all the way out to help! Thanks to my Husband for being there to hold my hand, comfort and help. Thanks to the ward members who have brought us meals! Thanks to my Heavenly Father for blessing us with another beautiful healthy girl!

August 23, 2012

Fun with Friends!

My AWESOME friend Jessie came to visit with her adorable girls! It was a week of sun, fun and girl chats that went by way way too fast. Miss you girls already! Totally wish we'd gotten a better picture of the two of us. Or one of all of us together. Ugh. Next trip! ;)








And a little update.. Dr. checked me on Monday and I'm dilated to a 2 and 70% effaced. :) Pretty exciting. I was at a 2 and 80% six days before I had Tessa so I'm guessing she'll be here sometime in the next couple weeks! Tessa grabs my tummy daily and says, "baby sister out!" At least one of us is ready. Wish us all luck!

And of course..
HaPpY BiRtHdAy week babe! We love you!


August 11, 2012

Pinterest Anyone?

Okay so I've been on a pinterest craft kick lately and I learned something.  EVERYTHING looks SOO easy on those cute little pin boards! But when I get my hands on trying to make these adorable things it  is everything but easy! Its okay though because the only thing that is really perfect in our house is our little girl (s) ;) so these crafts wont be put into an art exhibit or anything but they add a little somthing to my not so decorated house.


Toilet paper roll wall art. 
This was the easiest and fastest and probably looks the best close up.

Yarn letters. 
These were A LOT harder than I thought they would be. I learned my lesson fast that block letters are much easier to wrap then round ones.





 Crib Skirt 
I made Mitch promise me that I wouldn't try to make anything like this again until I learn how to sew.. or maybe get a sewing machine. I did cheat and use one of our old queen sized bed skirts as a base.




It turned out okay from a distance! And Kennedy is our lead name right now. We are NOT promising that its going to be what goes on our her birth certificate.. There is no saying what I'll do after giving birth a second time!



July 31, 2012

Grandparents in Town!

Mitch's parents were able to come visit us for a couple weekends. :) Tessa was pretty heart broken when it was time for them to head back home. Grandparents are too much fun.



















July 20, 2012

Baby Bump Progress

So if I was really cool I'd have pictures from every week with the fruit that correlates to the size of my baby girl.... BUT I'm not. :) I've managed to do it every eight weeks.. 

 15 weeks


23 weeks


31 1/2 weeks

Yup and I'm missing the pineapple.. 
Next I'll show a picture of her! :) Thank goodness cause I probably won't be able to do up these jeans!