Week 2

Have you heard I had a baby??

Haha! Yeah, I guess I'm one of "those" mom's! But being that I'm on maternity leave and am recovering myself, this is all I have going on!

So we had her 2 week check up. She weighed 6lbs 14 oz at birth, was down a couple ounces when we left the hospital. At 1 week she weighed 6lbs 15 oz, which was exceptionally great considering she is technically a preemie (though just by a few days). Well, at 2 weeks she is 7lbs 5oz - yes, she has my appetite;-)

Other things:

*She smiles often! REAL ones!

*She giggles in her sleep (I wish I knew what she was dreaming about!)

*She smacks her lips when you take the bottle out of her mouth

*She rolls from her back to her side

*She's freaking amazing!!

 You'll have to excuse us, I was getting tired and he was in the middle of cleaning in the kitchen:)

 Tiger Fan!

LOVES her Nap Nanny!

Where Leighton Lives...

Okay, so right now, Leighton lives in our room. In a bassinet (no cosleeping here).

But in the near future, Leighton will live here:



And She's Here!!!

Leighton has arrived!

Early!

She took us all by surprise!

I don't have time to go through the whole detailed event now (she's keeping me busy!), but here's the short version:

I got out of bed to get ready for work and noticed...wait, did my water just break???

Bill was already gone for the day, so he came back, loaded me up and we headed toward the hospital.

Just over 13 hours later, we were parents.

So in love with her, couldn't be happier:)



Maternity Shots

I have had an amazing week!

But all of our joy (which I will share later) put me behind on some posting. Our amazing photographer posted our maternity pictures on her blog - you can see the entire post here:

Kelli Nicole Photography

But here are a couple, credit to Kelli Nicole Photography

Check out the rest of her work! She is willing to travel!

Top 2 Tuesday

Top 2 Things You've Learned About Friendship

First, I can't believe I'm posting a Top 2 Tuesday on a Tuesday afternoon! I'm so behind!

1. They aren't all meant to last forever...

Sometimes people out grow us, and sometimes we out grow them. Sometimes someone moves away or you just drift apart. Sometimes you find out you didn't know each other as well as you thought you did. That does not mean they were less important or special at the time, it just isn't all meant to be forever.

2. Distance doesn't always matter

My two bestest best friends live 2 1/2 and 5 hours away. Both have full, busy lives. I don't get to talk to them as much as I"d like, and I sure don't get to see them as much as I like. But when I do, it's like no time has passed and they are always there when it counts.

Here's the part where I post a couple of pictures of me and my friends. If I've left you out, it's just b/c I only have 5 more minutes and still have another post to do...;-)