Tylan James Update

Tylan went to the docotor yesterday for his 4 month check up so I thought I'd blog a bit about it...He got 2 shots, did pretty good, Julie did better this time and his Grandpa Donald went with them, I think to help momma get through it. Tylan had a bit of a fever last night and this morning, but it was low and Tylenol seemed to help.

Tylan is 16lbs., 25 3/4" long and his head circ. is 16.5" around. He is getting so cute as you can see from this picture. He growls, laughs, and smiles a lot. I think he makes his momma very happy. Julie is back a work and getting all of that worked out. Jeff is doing well. He and Julie get to talk nearly everyday, praise the Lord for that. He said he can feel your prayers, so keep them coming.

Proud Aunt and Uncle!!

Julie and I and the babies have been getting some great time together. She is here with Tylan for 2 weeks. So we have been out on the the town and just hanging out totally enjoying our little ones together. We have so enjoyed this time in life to be able to share it with each other and to experience it together at the exact same time.

Uncle David came to visit yesterday and even held little Kacie, he did a great job and I think she likes him too!!! She just slept so sound while he held her. We are so thankful for our wonderful family!!! Thank you for making special trips and taking the time to come see her.

Here are some pictures of the aunt and uncle and the cousins!!! Again, we are all so blessed, thank you!

Proud Grandparents!!!

Both families have been enjoying the babies so much!! Here are some cute pictures of the new Grandparents!!!

2nd Week

We are still in love with her and getting a little sleep and changing more diapers than I ever thought possible. She is so cute and doing really well, eating well and I think she likes us, it is still hard to tell. She only smiles after she has been a sleep for a while and had a full belly, not sure what she is smiling about. :)

I am still just holding her all day and enjoying every moment. Dan is a great help and does what he can all the time.

GG and Granddaddy came for a visit and I think Grandaddy is a fan!!!

Here are some more pictures. Enjoy!!!

1 week old

I am playing catch up. We are enjoying spending family time together and just haven't sat down at the computer in a long time. We absolutely love our precious little Kacie. She is so much fun and so beautiful, but then we are a bit bias. Granny Gwen (AKA GG) was here the first week to help around the house, which was such a blessing because Julie needed my mom with her since Jeff got deployed. What a blessing the extra experienced hands were!!! Kacie loves her GG!! Dan and Kacie are so cute together and he is getting really good at diapers. Fast too!!! We are getting some sleep and eating really good. We weighed 8lbs. 1oz. at our first Dr.'s appointment, but that is normal, so now we just have to eat good and gain it all back and some!!! Here is a picture from Father's Day, we got to celebrate it with all three of us!!! Dan picked out her outfit and we even made it to church. She made it through the service without too much noise, but Dad was a bit nervous for the anticipated interuption.

We have had showers of blessing the past weeks!! Thank you all for the food, the gifts, prayers, and visits!!! We have just been so blessed, it has made the first few weeks so much easier and such a joy in our hearts. God is great!!!

Here are some pics from the first week!!

Tylan James is Here too!!

Julie and Jeff had Tylan James on Friday, June 12th at 7:45pm. He weighed 7lbs. 1oz. and was 20" long, lucky girl!! We haven't been able to see him yet, but here are some pictures of him too! Jeff is heading back to Wisconsin today and will be deployed soon to Afghanistan. My mom is spending time with Julie until she and Tylan can come here for a long visit, then the cousins can get acquainted!!

Tylan is battling with jaundice quite a bit and has a blanket with a light in it for treating jaundice, at home that he has to be in 24/7, except diaper changes. This is in liu of sending him back to the hospital. So please keep him in your prayers too that he will be over that soon and can come to visit!! Aunt Shelley and Uncle Dan want to meet him!!!

She is Here!!

Here are some pictures of baby Kacie Lyn. She was born Saturday, June 13th at 11:52pm. She was 8lbs 4.9oz. and was 21.5" long!!! She was a big girl.

The delivery went fairly well. Harder than I had ever imagined, went much better after the epidural, highly recommend the epidural. We made it to 6 cm, but couldn't go any further without some meds. We were in labor from about 4:30 -12:00, so not too long. It was time, we were 4 days past our due date and the anticipation was killing us! God's timing is perfect however!! He has blessed us with such a wonderful joy and beautiful, perfect baby girl!

We had gone to the hospital on Thursday morning because she wasn't moving much and I was getting worried. Everything was fine and they said that I was probably in early labor and that I'd be back in 4-48 hours, so we had lunch, shopped and hung out for a while that after noon to see if things changed. Everything was the same that afternoon, so home we went and waited two more days.

Thank you all sooooo much for your prayers and support, we could not have done it without you and without the grace of God. What an amazing experience and one we will never forget. Of course it has brought Dan and I closer and we both just cherish the new little one in our family!!!

God Bless you all!!