3 Week Update and Newborn Pics!!

I was so excited to get Presley's newborn pictures done. Christiane came to our house and we took some pictures in her nursery and around our house. I tries to time Presleys feeding perfectly so that she would sleep during her photo shoot but.................THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN!!!! She was wide awake and was not thrilled about getting her picture taken. After much calming down and a warm bottle...life was good and we were able to get some adorable pictures.
We are trying to keep Presley on a steady schedule...some days are better than others but I think she is doing pretty good. We are sleeping a little bit more during the night waking up at 2 and 5 during the night...last night she slept through her 5:00 feeding!!!!!!!! She is still eating a ton, usually 3-4 ounces every 3 hours and she is already weighing in at 8.6 pounds. I can't believe how much she changes every day. Her little face is filling out and I think she is even starting to get little fat rolls on her arms and legs...so cute!!!! I really can't believe she is 3 weeks old today. Time is already flying by :-( We love her more and more every day and I am enjoying all the time that I get to spend with her during the day. I will leave you with some of my favorite pictures from her newborn shoot...ENJOY!!!!!

Our Little Glow Worm

This past week has been a little rough on us. Presley had a little bit of jaundice at the hospital but we were told to get her in the sun as much as possible at home and it should get better. Well, we went for our 1 week appointment and the jaundice had definately gotten worse....we had a very yellow baby :-( Long story short, Presley had to be put on phototherapy which is where she would stay on a bed that looks much like a small tanning bed all day and all night. This was so hard for Josh and I because we couold not hold her at all unless it was to feed/change her until her levels went down. After many tears, I realized that this was not the end of the world and was hoping that the next few days would go by fast so I could snuggle with her again soon. Luckily, after day 3 of being under the light, sweet Presley's levels had gone down enough to take her off ...YEA!!!! I couldn't wait to put her in her cute clothes again and love all over her. The past two days she has been doing so much better and seems more alert and eating SOOOOO much. I think she is going through a growth spurt right now!!! Josh and I are having so much fun being parents and can't get enough of this sweet little girl :-) Here are some pics of our little glow worm!!!!

Nice and cozy under the warm light!!

On our way to our 1 week appt

No more yellow baby!!!

Smiling at her sweet Nana :-)

Presley's First Easter

It has been such a wonderful Easter...I feel so blessed!!! This is just a quick post to show you how precious our little Presley is. I can't explain the love we have for this precious little girl!!!!!!

Our little Easter bunny

Our family of three


My parents and brother

Josh's dad

Josh's mom and step-dad

SURPRISE!!!!!!!

The past few days have almost been a blur for us...everything has happened soooo fast!! Let me back track a little for you. Tuesday morning I was excited to get to sleep in and get some last minute things done because I have been a bit of a procrastionator lately!! I was feeling great and REALLY getting nervous about Friday because my doctor decided that I would be induced on April 2. After enjoying a lunch at McAlisters(one of my favorits) with a good friend, I was walking back to my car and IT HAPPENED.....MY WATER BROKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was trying to stay calm but I was actually freaking out totally!!! Josh and I decided that we would go to the doctors office and they immediately sent us to the hospital saying, "your going to have a baby today!" We arrived at 1:30 and at 6:42 our little angel was born. The experience of giving birth to our daughter was breath taking...I can't even explain what it feels like to look at and hold your baby for the first time. Presley weighed 7 lbs 14 oz and was 21 inches long...she was PERFECT!!! She is doing great and we are loving being home with her. I wanted to share a couple of pictures so you can see how beautiful she is ;-) As we get settled I will post more pictures and stories but until then....ENJOY!!!!

A VERY proud mommy and daddy!


BIG GIRL!

Love at first sight!!

Going home!


After a long day!!

Spring Break...Where have you gone????

Well I must say, this week FLEW by...as I knew it would. I had a long list of things that I wanted to get done over Spring Break and I got almost all of them accomplished!! YEA! It has been so nice to get all the last minute things done in the nursery, get thank yous written, make phone calls to doctors and daycare, get bags packed, eat lunch with Josh EVERYDAY, and just be able to relax and stay in my pjs till noon :-) I loved every minute of it!! I can actually say that we are ready (or at least we think we are) for this sweet little baby to get here.


I am anxious for our doctors appointment tomorrow and hope leave with a better idea of when she will be here. Last appointment, he discussed with us about the possibility of inducing a week early???? Hopefully that is still the plan. We also have our first class tomorrow...breast feeding!!! Ha...I'm sure Josh is thrilled but I am actually looking forward to it since I know NOTHING about this.

I will keep you posted on any news from our appointment tomorrow and wanted to leave you today with some pictures of Presley's FINISHED nursery...It feels so good to say that!






The SUPER CUTE baby mum that my friend Kenley made :-)




Wall Letters above the changing table



Bedding and stripped wall that my sweet mom helped me do!

Closet FULL of outfits and diapers!!

Here we go.....

Well I decided that it was time to start blogging. Many of my friends have the cutest blogs ever and I always say that I want to start one so...here we go!! I am really going to try and keep it updated, especially since I will have so many fun stories to share with you once Presley gets here! I am still learning so bear with me.

I thought I would start this journey by sharing some of our maternity pictures with you. We had so much fun taking them and our photographer Christiane Wheatly does amazing work...I can't wait for her to take some newborn pictures of Miss Presley. My tummy has really gotten BIG and I am very ready for her to make her entrance into this world. She is measuring big so I am not sure if we will make it to the 12th...I HOPE NOT!!!!!! We go to the doctor on Monday so maybe we will know more then. I hope you enjoy the maternity pics and I am going to post pictures of her nursery soon!!