6 weeks today...

Ryan and I were so surprised that Mary McRae is 6 weeks old today. We have had a great time with her and are loving her every minute. We have been very busy and are getting ready for the summer. Mary McRae is holding her head up so well for now and we know that she is getting stronger every day. She is loving her tummy time (believe it or not), we are working on that outside in the yard (in the shade) so that she has more to look at. She is more alert and staying awake for 2 hours or so and then going down for nap. For her mother, she is only waking up once a night to eat and I am getting some rest. Mary McRae is eating well and we had a weight check on Tuesday and she is 11 lbs. 9 oz. so our child is eating great. Mary McRae has kept her blue eyes and not sure when we think, if we think, they will change, but I think they are going to stay blue. We are getting into a routine but not on a schedule yet. Mary McRae and I are walking in the morning during her morning nap, then we play after she gets up, we then both eat lunch, play outside. In the afternoon, we are playing on the floor and she loves to watch the dogs, we are working in the bumbo chair and she loves getting up off the floor.
Mary McRae is doing great and we can't wait to introduce her to all of you!!!

First day at the park

Mary McRae and I had our first play date at the park yesterday with our friends Lauren and Maggie. We love to hang out with Maggie and Lauren, they make us feel special and we always have a great time. We had lunch first and then went to the park, the weather was great and Mary McRae had a tent so that she would not get toooo much sun. She loved it and enjoyed the day with the breeze. Maggie had a great time playing with me and Mary McRae. She is so funny!!! Here are some pictures...

5 Weeks today and our 1 month check up.....

Today is our 5 week old birthday and it was our 1 month check up at the doctor. She did great. She really did not like being picked on and she had to have a shot but we are doing good and I am letting her sleep as long as she wants. Mary McRae is doing great. The doctor said that everything looks great and she is hitting all her milestones. Her weight wa 11 lbs. and she was 22 3/4 inches which is the 95th percentile for each. Ryan and I are so proud of her and love her so much. Here is a picture of her today

Froggy pajamas

I got Mary McRae these froggy pajamas and they are so cute with the feet in them. Just wanted to show you the pictures.

One Month Old...

Ryan and I were talking last night that we can not believe how fast the time has gone and can not believe that she is a month old. WOW, doesn't the time fly. Mary McRae is doing great, she is making great eye contact, tracking people, (last night she watched Ryan walk from one side of the room to the other), coooing and talking like she is suppose to. Mary McRae is eating great and loves her mealtimes, she is sleeping well just not in her bed. She loves to sleep on her mommy's chest, she will sleep in her bed during the day and for some of the night but not for all of it. She is holding her head up with lots of strength but still working on totally stable. Mary McRae is so sweet when she is being good and when she gets mad, WOW, look out, she got a little bit of her mother's temper, which will probably come in handy down the road.

I bought this clay molding kit to make an imprint of her hands and feet at a month old and we are going to do that today. I will post some pictures because I am sure that she will not love it.

We love her and are enjoying her so much. I will post some more pictures this week.

New Favorite Song

I was driving today in the car and listening to the radio and this song came on that I started crying. It was so good and completely describes what Ryan and I are going through right now. I have put in on the playlist if you want to hear it. It is called "It won't be like this for long." by Darius Rucker (the lead singer from Hootie and the Blowfish). Listen to it, its so good.

4 weeks ago today

At this time 4 weeks ago, we were just at the hospital and I was having Mary McRae and I can not believe that it has been 4 weeks already. We go for her month appointment next week and I just am having a hard time that she has been in our family for that long. I feel like she has been here forever and then it seems like just yesterday that she was born. Here are some pictures to see how much she has changed already.

She wasn't born until 7:25 a.m. so if you are reading this earlier then call us because we are playing!!!

Our First Bath...

Mary McRae had her first real bath tonight and she loved it, she was a little apprehensive when I put her in the water but after about 30 seconds she realized that she loved it. Mary McRae did great with her face, hair and body. Here are a few pictures to show you how big our girl is.

Our Big Girl....

Today I decided to just try the Bumbo chair thinking that she would fall right over, even though I think she is holding her head up so great. I was amazed at how well she did so I wanted to share some pictures of the Bumbo experience with you.

The Nursery

I have been meaning to post pictures of the nursery even before Mary McRae was born but someone was asking the other day so here they are...

Happy Easter!!

These are some of our pictures from Easter today. Mary McRae did great in church for the first time and when we got home today, she was fussy so we did not get great pictures in her Easter dress, but she did ok. Her dress was a gift from my great aunt and the bonnett was a gift from Ryan's aunt. The other outfit was given toher by someone that works at my mom's company. It was her comfortable Easter outfit. She has been showered so wonderfully with gifts. Thanks to everyone.

Here are the pictures that I promised, some of them are not great but we are loving playing on the floor with our exersaucer toy. She is so alert and awake now, it does come with a little more fussiness but not that much. We love her and she is doing great!!!

3 weeks today...

I will post some more pictures later today but I just wanted you all to know that our baby girl is 3 weeks today. In a way it seems like time has gone by so fast but in the other way, it seems like I just brought her home yesterday. We are making some gain in our sleeping arrangements, she is getting better and we are in more of a routine as far as the night time goes. She only gets up at midnight and then at 4:00 again to eat and then we are going right back to sleep, which is good for mommy. The day time is when she wants to eat alot but I think it is because she is awake more and more alert. She is so cute and she is really showing us a little of her personality. Mary McRae definitely is calmer like her father until she gets upset and then her mother comes out of her when she gets mad. Sorry for that trait, her features are changing so much and we think that she looks like both of us, as the days pass. Stay in touch and I will post some pictures from the week later today.

The days ahead....

Our sweet little girl is doing well and is getting spoiled, she does not like to sleep in her bed, she wants to be held the whole time and she cries every night from 10:00-12:00 at night but,
We love her!!

Ryan and I were talking the other night and we can't figure out how we lived our lives without her until now. We will send more pictures as we take them.

I am praying for the weather to warm back up so that we can take walks around the neighborhood.

Keep us in your prayers so that we will work out a schedule and get on a routine hopefully sooner than later!

Our niece....

On Tuesday, Ryan's sister had a little girl, Alexandra Mae was born and weighed in at 9lb 9oz. She was 24 inches long. We are so happy for you all and we cant wait to meet her!!

Friday night

On Friday night, our friends Jennifer and Ben brought us dinner and the boys played the Wii and the girls sat around and talked. When they brought Abby, there daughter in, Abby and Mary McRae had on the same outfit. It was hysterical!! Thank you guys for the dinner!!!!

Aunt Maureen visits....

Ryan's sister came to visit us this weekend and to meet Mary McRae, she was able to love on her and visit with us. We are so glad that you came to visit. Maureen will leave tomorrow and go on Wednesday to visit our new niece that was born on Tuesday. I will post pictures of Alexandra in the next post.

Mary McRae went to have a weight check at the pediatrician today and we are weighing in at 8lb 14 oz, so there are no worries with the weight gain and how she is feeding. She has gained almost a pound in a week so we are going to more of a schedule rather than when she is hungry, but I am not going to let my baby cry. Ryan and I are not great about taking pictures and maybe its because we are cooped up in the house but we have a few to post to show how big she is getting and how much she is changing. She is definitely more alert when she is awake and doing all the things that she should, turning her head to voices and her reflexes are all still present (the ones that should be). This of course is the therapist coming out in me, I check her tone and all so that we know that she is doing well. She actually is enjoying tummy time and working on holding that head and neck up but we are not there yet.As for sleeping, well....she is doing much better, we are only having one big fit at night rather than two like when we came home and I am hoping that her food will start carrying her longer but I think that we have a while. We have been out for an errand or two but not to germy places and we are taking an afternoon stroll so that mommy gets her some mental break time out of the house.Ryan and I are adjusting fine, we have had our moments but all those not so fun ones are outweighed by the good ones and we are so lucky that we have a healthy, happy baby.