Busy Week

I have been slacking in the blogging world lately! Just wanted to update on a few things.

This past weekend was great. Friday, my mom had the day off, and Ashley has a new job with every Friday off, so we went to the mall. It was really fun hanging out with them and Zoe, and Mom's friend Karen. I got some really cute summer rompers for Bailey with a coupon I had and a sweater for myself.

Then Saturday Vicky came to visit. We had a nice time just visiting, and we went to Starbucks for coffee. I am hoping I can make a trip to Lynchburg one Saturday sometime soon. Then all my Lynchburg friends who have not seen Bailey yet could have a chance to meet her!

In other news, I am going to be working part-time a little bit. The lady who took my place at work turned in her notice, so they really need some help. So probably until they find someone and get that person trained, I'm going to be working when I can. Ashley is going to watch Bailey on some Fridays so I can work and my mom may watch her some afternoons. Also, I'm going to be supervising Saturday school for Ridgeview. It's only once a month or so, but it will be a little extra cash at least.

The rest of this week is shaping up to be a busy one. Tomorrow I need to get groceries and take the trash to the dump. Wednesday we have church. Thursday morning I have a dentist appointment so my dad is going to come watch Bailey. I think I have a wisdom tooth starting to come in, but I'm hoping they don't need to come out. Although I can definitely say that I am far less nervous about a surgery for that since I have had a c-section. A surgery while sleeping should be a piece of cake! Then Thursday evening, we are having a girls' night out in Staunton. I am so excited for that!

Then Friday I am going to work for half the day probably. It's going to be a lot of time away from Bailey on Thursday and Friday, so I'm not looking forward to that aspect of it, but hopefully I will be refreshed by a little time away.

Well it's about time to get Bailey ready for bed, so that's all for now!

Rolling Over

Here is the long awaited rolling over video! She first did this last Tuesday, three times at the doctor's office, and a few more times at home that evening. Well, she hasn't done it since then, haha. We keep trying, so hopefully it will soon become a regular activity!

Visit from Grammy and Pappy

This past weekend Anthony's parents came for a visit. We had a great time with them. These are all pictures from their camera. Bailey is getting so big! As you can see, she now sits in her Bumbo seat, and she also sits in her high chair at the table with us! She is usually a very happy baby and so good. She pretty much only cries when she is hungry or sleepy. I am having so much fun watching her grow and learn!

2 Month Well Visit

I took Bailey for her 2 month well visit at the doctor's office today. He said she looks really good and he is happy with her development. Today is her Aunt Ashley's 22nd birthday, and since she had surgery on Friday, she is off work this week, so she went with us for moral support since Bailey had shots. It's a good thing, cause I cried like a baby, more than Bailey did. It SO broke my heart when she let out that painful scream. I have never heard her cry like that and it was awful. I was crying before they even stuck her.... when they said "okay, Mommy, we need you to hold her arms" that's when the tears started dropping! :( But she didn't cry for long, like I said, I cried longer and more than she did. I nursed her before we left and she has been sleeping ever since. I plan on giving her tylenol when she wakes up and hopefully we don't have any bad side effects. Anyways, here's her stats:

Weight: 13 pounds 8 ounces: 94th percentile
Length: 22 3/4 inches: 44th percentile
Head Circumference: 16 inches: 80th percentile

So she is short and fat, haha! I'm so glad to have a healthy baby, even if she is a chubster. :)

Also, the most exciting news, is that she rolled over for the first time while we were at the office! I had put her up on the table, while we were waiting for the doctor, so she could show Ashley how she could prop herself up on her arms now. Well, lo and behold, I put her up there and she just rolled right over onto her back! It was funny because when I laid her on her tummy last night, that was the first time that she really kept herself propped up on her arms, and I said to Anthony that she would be rolling over soon since she could do that. I can't believe she is doing so well with that, because I don't lay her on her tummy everyday, and I know I should, but apparently she is super strong, despite my lack of discipline! I am going to try to get a video of her rolling over after she wakes up, so maybe I can have that to post tonight.

After the appointment we went to McDonald's and treated Ashley to lunch since it is her birthday. It was nice to spend some time with her. Happy birthday Ash!

Now I'm off to get some things done while my little angel is sleeping.

Hospital & Funeral

Well I have slacked off this past week! It's been a busy one. Monday my dad had surgery to remove the hardware from his leg from when he broke his femur/hip. He has been in pain, pretty bad pain sometimes, ever since he broke it and had the original surgery in September. He still has not been back to work yet and is on disability, so he needed to do something about it. The doctor said that some people's bodies just don't accept the hardware for whatever reason. But after this surgery on Monday he said that everything looks healed and there is no infection, so hopefully just having the hardware removed will take care of the pain. He got to go home the same day, so it ended up just being outpatient surgery. I know he is anxious to be back to normal, so pray that this would take care of the pain.

Then yesterday (Friday) Ashley had surgery on her wrist to remove a ganglion cyst. It was outpatient also. She was really funny when she was in recovery, while she still had some of the "happy juice" in her system. :)

So Bailey and I spent 2 days this week at the hospital. On Wednesday, we went to the funeral for Colton (in case you had not seen on his caringbridge site, he passed away on Feb. 28th). It was so sad, and I just cannot begin to imagine being in Derek & Malisa's shoes. The casket was SO tiny, and Derek himself carried it out when the funeral was over. I also ended up going to the graveside prayer after the funeral, and the thing that struck me there, was how difficult it would be for them to drive away from that cemetery. Even though he was just a lifeless body, his soul now in heaven, I can't imagine the pain of having to leave him there. I've just had so many thoughts floating around in my head since this whole thing started. You hear about people losing babies every now and then, but I've never had one of my own friends go through this. It hits close to home and makes me wonder why God allowed them to go through this journey. Why not me? What's the difference? It's brought to my attention how easily something like that could happen to me, and has given me a new appreciation for my healthy baby. I've often heard and realize that God gives grace as it is needed, so I can never imagine how they are getting through this, since God has not given me grace for something such as that. I am just so extremely thankful for little Bailey.

Well I need to make good use of my time now, so I'm going to go do some yucky housework!

2 Months Old

Bailey is 2 months old today! I don't feel like I can fully say time flies.... I guess in some aspects, I can't believe she is 2 months already, but in other ways, it feels like it's been a long 2 months! But she is fantastic and I'm so glad she is in our lives now.

We celebrated with free subs from Quiznos and we rented a movie we are about to watch.

We also have something else to celebrate today--- we just paid off our Jeep! It was actually a 5 year loan, so we paid it off in less than 3 years, go us! (Thanks to Dave Ramsey!) So now we have no vehicle payments which frees up a good amount of money for us - excellent! More evidence of God providing for us.

Off to watch our movie now! Yay for the weekend!

Colton

Here is the update from Malisa today on Colton. Please keep them in your prayers during this difficult time.

We had the meeting a day early with all of the Doctors. Colton has a genetic disorder called mosacism of Trisomy 8. The Doctors don't really know what that means becuase they haven't seen it much. Colton's MRI came back and the prognosis isn't good. When his brain started to form all of the nerve endings that disperse got jumbled up and none of them ended up where they are supposed to be. His brain also didn't form the ridges like a normal brain would, it is completely smooth. For Colton this means that he will never function at all. The hospital has told Derek and I that we can take our time to decide when to shut off his ventilator. We appreciate all of your love, support, and prayers through this difficult time. We would ask that no one visit the hospital and we will notify everyone of funeral arrangements as they are made. Again, we cannot tell you how loved and supported we have felt through this time and how much it is appreciated.