Blakely Kate is 2 months!!!! On June 6th, she turned 2 months old. Time is flying for us and she is growing and doing new things everyday!

Blakely is:

- smiling all the time!! This is Mommy and Daddy's favorite!
- making all kinds of noises
-playing on her playmat
- following things with her eyes
-loves to watch the fan or anything repetitive move
-loves to go for walks in her stroller
-play in the baby pool
- eating 4oz. in her bottle, playing for a while, then taking a nap
-wearing 0-3 months clothes
- wearing size 1 diapers
- loves to be held and look around at everything
-took her first trip on the boat on Lake Norman

Blakely weighs 10 pounds and 11 ounces and is 23 inches long. This is the 50th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height! She is so precious to us and brings us so much joy! We love you Blakely!

June 6, 2013

sweet smile!

Little Monkey

Before church!

Peace and Love,

Kristen

 As I mentioned in the previous post, we spent Memorial Day weekend at my grandparent's home in the mountains! Travis was in Georgia for a Bow Shoot, so we took off to the mountains!  My Granddaddy said he thought "the mountain air was good for Blakely." She enjoyed being outside and was really grinning!  She got to meet most of my cousins and almost all of her great aunts and uncles. It was her first overnight trip away from home and she did okay. Mom and I had to take turns holding her as she slept at night because she would not sleep in her "play yard" at this point.  Here are a few pictures from our trip.

First time meeting her Great Granddaddy

"Gigi"- Great Grandma

With her "first cousins once removed"- Emma, Blake, Zach, BR

4 generations

Her Great Granddaddy kept saying how "proud he was of her."

It was a great trip and we can't wait to go back and visit again soon! 

Peace and Love,

Kristen

Mother's Day

Have  I mentioned how difficult it is to have time to blog with a newborn? It's my goal to blog once a week, but I haven't done a great job so far...I would much rather be playing with her! I will do better....

Our first Mother's Day together was so special. We went to church and I received the "Mom with the Newest Baby" award- a beautiful bouquet of calla lilies!  This was our first time back to church since Blakely was born and she did great! She slept through the whole service and Sunday School!  After church we had a nice late lunch at Mickey and Mooch! Monkey did great there, too! She is growing so fast and I feel so blessed God chose me to be her Mommy!  Here are a few pictures from the day : 

 I love kissing those cheeks! 

 Our sweet family

 Picture with Nana

Mimi and Papaw

For Mother's Day, Travis gave me a hilarious card telling me what a "hottie" I am. It was really funny and cute! On the back, he wrote a sweet note and then wrote that we were going for a weekend away to the Lodge on Lake Lure. Blakely has had serious colic and her first couple of months of life have been special, but also a challenge for Travis and I.  He asked my mom if she would keep Blakely so that we could have a weekend away to rest and get refreshed. We just went for our weekend and it was so nice! The Lodge was beautiful, the food was delish, and our time together was wonderful. We hiked to Chimney Rock, spent some time on the lake in a canoe and just relaxed. We sure did miss our Monkey Girl though! We couldn't wait to get back Sunday to kiss those sweet cheeks and hold her!  She is the biggest blessing in our lives and we are so grateful for her! 

 Lots of fun canoeing!

View from breakfast

View from our bathroom

Blakely and I also recently went to visit my Grandparents in the mountains. That will be the next post! :-)

Peace and Love,

Kristen