3 Month update

So you can pretty much call me the biggest blog slacker ever. It has been over a month since I have been on here I guess I have been preoccupied with other things. I have been trying to enjoy every minute I can with Addisyn as I am back to work 2 weeks from today. It is going to be extremely hard for me to go back to work but I am hoping once I am back and in the swing of things I will remember why I love my job as well. I am going to go into work a couple times between now and when I go back just to catch up on things. I think it makes it harder to go back since I have been home with Addisyn for 3 1/2 months. I feel so fortunate that I have had this amount of time to spend with her and would not trade it for anything.

We took Addisyn on her first big trip to Virginia!! She did great on the plane and slept most of the way. We started our trip off with a visit at the Hodges' house for a night and then headed down to Yorktown area. We stayed with Barry for a couple of nights and Brant, Teresa and Maddox for a night. We were also able to visit with the Walker family and the Ghoreshi's while we were in town. We had fun seeing everyone and introducing them to Addisyn. Then we headed up to DC for Brian and Krista's wedding and a visit to Aunt Bonnie's. Addisyn stayed with Aunt Bonnie while we were at the wedding (thanks Aunt Bonnie!). That was the longest stretch that we had left her, we really appreciated everything. The wedding was beautiful and we had a great time celebrating with Brian and Krista. We stayed with Bonnie for 2 nights and stopped and visited Grammers before heading back to Yorktown. Whew! It was a busy trip and we were exhausted when we got home but we enjoyed every minute of it!

Addisyn has been changing so much everyday. She is getting more and more curious about things and is starting to hold rattles in her hands and grab onto things. Fortunately for us her sleeping habits are changing for the better (knock on wood lol). She is sleeping through the night now (most of the time) which has been wonderful!

We had her baptism a week ago. Craig and Rachel came up from Texas and "Gran" came from Virginia for the occasion. We were so happy they could all come and celebrate with us. It was a great day and we had a blast celebrating. I thought that she would love the water on her head as she loves the bathtub and getting her hair washed but she was not a big fan I am guessing because the water was not warm like in the bathtub.

I think winter has arrived, this last weekend we had our first snowfall...just flurries and it didn't stick to the ground but it was still snow. I guess we can't complain because we have had a beautiful fall. Not much else is new around the Bailey household, I apologize for being such a slacker on the blog! I hope you are all doing well and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

2 months old already!

Our little peanut is 2 months old already, so hard to believe. I have been enjoying every minute but it seems to go so fast! She is growing like crazy and everyday surprises us with something new. She is starting to be so much more aware of her environment and is really looking at things around her. We are having so much fun with her. She had her 2 month old check up yesterday and the doctor told us she is a "rockstar" lol. The doctor was very impressed with her weight gain and how strong she is. She weighed in at 12 pounds 5 ounces and 22 inches. She is in the 85th percentile for weight and the 42nd for height. Both Bryan and I were pudgy babies so it was in her genes! I love all of her baby rolls and am glad that she is a healthy and growing girl!

So we have realized that Addisyn was meant to be a tummy sleeper. Everytime we lay her on her back she freaks out but on her stomach she sleeps great. The only problem is they aren't supposed to sleep on their tummies quite yet. So for now we let her nap on her tummy while we can watch her.

The weather has been absolutely gorgeous so we have been trying to soak it up and enjoy every minute of it. Before we know it I know we will be amongst several feet of snow so we need to enjoy it while its here :)

On the 17th we are headed on our first big journey with Addisyn. We are off to Virginia for a visit and are really looking forward to it! Hopefully the plane trip will go smoothly, I am sure this first time will be an experience but we will get used to it. Neither Bryan or I travel lightly so adding a newborn with all of her stuff should be interesting to say the least :) That's it for now...hope you are all well.

Back to Blogging

Alright so once again I haven't updated this in forever! But I am back at it. The last couple weeks have been busy, but I guess that is just life with a newborn :) Her sleeping habits vary drastically from night to night. I don't know what changes it so much from night to night when we feel like we do the exact same thing all of the time but I am sure that will change with time. She can go from one night sleeping in a 6 hour stretch without waking up (last night) to sleeping what seems like not at all. I think she is just making sure we know who is the princess of the house haha. She was put on medicine for acid reflux, she gets it so bad that you can hear it...it's horrible we feel so bad for her. The doctor said the medicine can take 2-3 weeks to start working...we are on week one so we will see. I think once that is under control she will be a better sleeper also.

This weekend we took our first little road trip out to Minneapolis. My brother and sister-in-law were there for a wedding so we couldn't pass up the opportunity to go visit. We had a great time. Addisyn did great in the car on the way out there, she slept the whole time. The way home she was a little more restless but still did really well considering it was a 5 hour drive. She also decided to sleep that night which was nice so she didn't keep all of the hotel guests awake :) We went to the Mall of America since Bryan had never been there. It was great to be able to see Craig and Rachel and spend time with them. We are planning our first big trip in October out to Virginia for Brian Robey's wedding. Hopefully Addisyn will continue to be a good traveler.

Bryan continues to be on the job hunt. He had an interview last week that went really well. Except on the webiste the job was listed in Appleton but come to find out it is really in Mosinee which would be like an hour and twenty minute drive one way. We will see what comes of it and take one thing at a time. He is taking a grad school class which is keeping him busy. I continue to enjoy every minute that I have at home with Addisyn. I feel like it is going to go so fast and I am going to be back at work before I know it. I know I keep saying this but hopefully I will start to get better about updating more often!

One Year Ago...

Sunday Bryan and I celebrated our one year anniversary. All I can say is what an amazing year it has been. It is so hard to believe that it has been a whole year...how time flies. Now a year later we are not only celebrating our anniversary but welcoming our biggest blessing into the world. I am so blessed with such an amazing husband and now seeing what an wonderful dad Bryan is to Addisyn only makes me love him more (which I didn't even know was possible). We have definitely packed a lot into the past year. As we were looking back on the past year we have decided that we don't like our life to be quiet...we are always up for the next challenge. We went from me starting a new career, buying a new home and getting settled in, to finding out that we had a little miracle on the way. Life has truly given us so much to be thankful for.

On Thursday Bryan and I went out to dinner to celebrate our anniversary while Grandma and Grandpa watched Addisyn. But on Sunday we were able to celebrate our special day with lots of fun at the lake and a nice relaxing night. On top of it Addisyn slept great which means we did too!! One of the best Anniversary presents ever! This weekend/week has been fun having Brant, Teresa, and Maddox in town. We are so glad that were able to make the trip to come visit. It has been so precious to watch Maddox with Addisyn he is such a good helper and is going to make a great big brother to baby Colton! He said to me today, "Aunt Kasey, taking care of babies is lots of hard work huh?" It was so cute. Anyway, thats it for now I need to catch some sleep while Addisyn is asleep. We all continue to do well and hope that all of you are too! I will leave this with a link to the beautiful slideshow Carmen made for us...enjoy! http://www.vimeo.com/14516685

Lots of Love,

Bryan, Kasey & Addisyn

Catching up...

Alright so it has been awhile since I have come on here and blogged but I guess that's what happens when you have a newborn! We are finally settling into life, the three of us. Addisyn has been such a blessing and we are enjoying every minute of her (even at 2:00 in the morning). Everyday she changes so much! I feel like I need to enjoy every second because I already feel like she is growing so quickly. Overall she has been doing great. We have had a couple of pretty much sleepless nights but she has been doing better now. Last night she slept in 4 hour spurts which means I got some much needed sleep as well.

She had her two week check up and is doing fantastic. At their 2 week appointment they like them to weigh what they weighed at birth or more and she weighed in at 8 pounds 2 ounces which is great (she was 7;15 at birth). She is getting some cute pudgy checks and baby rolls...I love it! We took her for a hip ultrasound because the pediatrician said with breech babies their hips are not always in the socket so she wanted to be sure...everything came back great so we were happy about that. I went in for my 3 week post-op check up and my incision is healing great. It is amazing how you can hardly even see a scar! Having a c-section really was not as bad as I had anticipated...don't get me wrong it was definitely painful but I felt I was able to bounce back pretty quickly.

Last week Carmen came to visit and we were so excited she was able to make the trip up here. She did Addisyn's newborn pictures and they are absolutely amazing! The pictures are priceless and are something we will cherish forever and it was so special that a close friend was the one who was able to capture these special pictures...we love you Carmen! Thanks again for everything!

We are thrilled that Brant, Teresa and Maddox are coming to visit tomorrow! We are so excited to spend time with them and have them meet Addisyn.

Last night Bryan and I went out for the first time just the two of us since Addisyn was born. My parents took her for a couple of hours so we could go to dinner and celebrate our anniversary. We had a great time and were so happy we could get some time the two of us. After being gone for 3 hours we were both ready to get back home and see her :) It's funny how life changes lol.

Sorry this is getting kind of long winded, it has just been awhile and so much has happened in the last three weeks. I know I am still missing a bunch of things but at least it is somewhat of an update.

We just want to thank all of our family and friends for their love and support at this exciting time. We are so blessed with such wonderful people in our lives and are so thankful for everything that everyone has done for us. We love you all! I will hopefully get better about updating now that we are getting into a little more of a routine.

Adjusting to life at home

So it has been a week today since our little princess decided to make her debut. She has truely been a blessing and we are enjoying every minute with her. She changes so much each day that we are just trying to cherish every moment. We could just sit and watch her for hours (we pretty much do lol) all of the little faces, yawns, coos and stretches are so adorable. The first night home from the hospital was a little rough as she didn't sleep much. She had some jaundace so she came home with a billybed (which is like a little tanning bed) and she hated it! So she didn't sleep much. After one night on the bed we took her to the doctor to have her levels checked and she was back to normal so we were able to get rid of the billybed and ever since she has slept great! She gets up about every 3 hours to eat but thats about it. All our family have been such a big help and we are so thankful for everything they have done.

Yesterday Bryan and his dad were working on rehanging the dry wall in our basement and Bryan decided to cut his finger so he was off to the doctor and ended up having his finger glued back together...never a dull moment in our household! Other than that we are just enjoying getting adjusted to life at home with a newborn! Thank you all for thinking of us and for the well wishes...we appreciate everything!

More pictures

Here is another snapfish link of some more pictures

http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/slideshow/AlbumID=2669222023/PictureID=85225762023/a=58000772_164457512/

We are all still doing well just getting excited to go home. Addisyn has been sleeping in the nursery at night so that we can rest up before we go home. The nurse said that she was the best sleeper out of all the babies in the nursery last night. However I have a feeling that will change once we go home. All of the nurses have been Wonderful and have been taking good care of all of us. We have had lots of visitors, it has been great to see everyone and have them meet Addisyn. We will go home tomorrow which will be really nice, it seems like I haven't been home in forever! Especially since we left in such a hurry to get to the hospital and it was so unexpected. Bryan has been amazing and it is so special to see him as a Dad. He has been so helpful and is such an amazing Dad already. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, we can't wait for all of you to meet Addisyn. Lots of love!

The Baileys