And don't forget these Lil Piggies....

...they make my heart melt!



I know I am biased, but I think she's the cutest thing in the world!!



And I think she knows it too. She tends to get a little of a 'tude when she's sporting those piggie tales!



Have a great day!!

This Lil' Piggy...

...went to the doctor last Friday for her one month check up...



...and this lil' piggy weighs 11 lbs 11 oz!!



She has gained 3 pounds and grown an inch in just 5 weeks. Her one month (5 weeks) stats are 11 lbs 11 oz and 22 inches. That puts her in the 75% for weight and 50% for height. Lynlee is a healthy growing baby girl and we are loving her more and more each and every day!

Ramblings...Part 1

Warning...this is a long post and all over the place. I always have a million things I intend on blogging about, but never seem to find the time to actually blog about all of them. However, I have devoted all of today's nap time to attempt it.   Hopefully, I won't bore you too much! :)

This past Friday was Ashley's birthday. So, we celebrated with some friends on Thursday. One of the friends shares a birthday with Ash, so it was double the fun!





















We all had a blast, but this was my first night out without kids and with a beverage (or two) in hand in a long time..I think I may have had more fun than anyone else, but I assure you I paid the price later that night! :)

Ash also shared his birthday with Lynlee who turned a month old on Friday. I already feel like time is passing me by...where exactly have the past 4 weeks gone!? She is still sweet as can be and growing way too quick. I haven't taken her in for her 1 month check up (note to self to make an appointment for this week) but she is eating 4 ounces every 3 hours and is slowly getting on a night time schedule, taking her last bottle at 10 ish and making it all the way to 3 am. This is working well for me, because very little sleep was starting to catch up to me. I now know I am getting at least 5 straight hours of sleep, but anything after 3 am is a little up in the air. She gets pretty squirmy and really likes to be held while she sleeps until her next bottle at 6am. That time is bittersweet because while I love snuggling with her and dozing off a bit, I can't help but want to be sleeping laying down in my bed!! But I know this time is precious, so I am trying my best to enjoy every sleepless minute of it. Here is sweet Lynlee at one month...



and just for fun, here is Lucy. I'm pretty sure I can imagine how Lynlee is going to look in year from now!




Ash wanted to head to Paris for his birthday, so Friday morning, we packed up and finally got out the door around 2pm to make our trip up. On the way up there, we had to make a pit stop so we opted to stop at a Dunkin Donuts, where I got the BEST cup of coffee EVER!! I swear it was the best I have had. With the lack of sleep I have had lately, I have become quite the coffee connoisseurs. Not sure if you have ever seen the Dunkin Donuts coffee commercial where people still half asleep are somehow dragged to the store to get their DD coffee fix...do you know the one I'm talking about? Well, anyhow, that will be me, but all on my own! :) I will be making a trip to Costco this afternoon to get my bulk supply of Dunkin Donuts coffee!



I am a little depressed at my post baby body at 4 weeks. I was pretty vigilant about my weight gain with this pregnancy and although I have lost every bit of weight I gained with this pregnancy, I can tell you with certainty, my body is NOT at all even close to what it was before getting pregnant. I must be a at least 2 sizes from what I was...boo!! So begins another diet...hopefully I will stick with it. In the meantime, the only thing I have to wear is workout clothes...no joke. Maybe that in itself will prompt me to actually go work out! :) With the changing of the seasons, that will have to do for the time being. I have a growing list of clothes I want after I get more in shape, but for now, I have to settle on shoes. I am most definitely in lust with these and hoping I can talk Ashley into letting me get a couple pairs...I mean I did just have his baby...right!?!?



Well I heard the baby start crying a earlier and walked in to see this!  Lucy woke up from her nap and crawled in with little sister. 



Not sure if I think its cute or scary! Didn't get to finish all that I wanted to blog about but will finish up on another day! Until then...

A Quick Trip and Feeling Good

I am having a hard time finding time to blog any more and when I do finally find some time, I honestly prefer a nap! :) Thank you to everyone for your prayers and for checking up on us. Lynlee had a nasty little cold but it was nothing too serious and she is finally on the mend. I, on the other hand, unfortunately, confirmed that I indeed have gallstones. The good news is I have not had another attack and there appears to be only 2 of them. The bad news is that they are not going anywhere and the only way to get rid of them would be a surgery to remove my entire gallbladder, something I have no interest in at the time. I have been watching my diet and avoiding fatty foods and perhaps that may be the way to go for the time being. And after a baby, goodness knows I need to be watching what I eat! :) So as long as I have no pain, I am avoiding the procedure for the time being.

Besides, that things are going great around here. So good, that last weekend, we woke up and decided on going for a little impromptu road trip to Atlanta. I was stir crazy to say the least and Ashley thought I was just plain crazy. But we packed up and set off for the city after lunch with all three kiddos. I have to admit that I was beginning to question my own sanity when we were finally making out way out of Birmingham and had a ETA in Atlanta of 3pm! But the minute we got there, all was good.



A big city is good for my soul! Not sure what is is, but I get revived by the energy of a big city. Our first stop was Ikea...



I have had my eye on a Expedit bookshelf for quite sometime. I ended up changing my mind on the style once we were there, but still came home with one and immediatly put it together and accessorized it as best I could. There is just something off about it, but lucky me, my sister is a pro at accessorizing and I am waiting for her to put some finishing touches on it. I am also waiting for her to get up here to meet her newest neice...my feelings are starting to get a little hurt! (hint hint Tiff!) :) Just kidding! This sister has 4 chidren all in school and she was crazy enough and she is PTO president for their elementary school this year! To say she is busy would be a gross understatement. Anyhow, I've digressed.




After Ikea, we went over to the Varsity for dinner.



We were able to find the Alabama game and watched the 3rd quarter of the Alabama/Arkansas game. We had to leave before things got too rowdy. Apparantly, I was the only bama fan in the room!



We had thought about trying to end our day at the Aquarium or the World of Coke, but decided instead to wear the kids out at the Olympic Park.



The weather was perfect and we had a great time doing nothing.



Right before we left, an "artist" stopped us and begged to draw Landon. He had quite a resume drawing all over the world and even 3 presidents and he offered us an out of this world deal for such a well known artist ! Of course, this man was full of bologna, but Landon got a kick out of it.



We headed home around 9 and were all in bed before midnight. I have to say that I am very proud of us for attempting to take all three kids on a roadtrip and for actually making it home in one peice! :) We had a blast and I can't wait to do it again!

Quick Prayer Request

Well things have been growing great around here with everyone adjusting and recovering, but that came to a halt last night.

Lynlee has come down with a nasty cold that has made its way into her lungs. And she has lost her voice. My dad asked me how could I know if she lost her voice? Well the only voice she has is her cry and at the moment she can't cry. When she tries it sounds exactly like one does when they loose their voice. It is pitiful and I hate seeing my sweet baby like that. She will be 2 weeks tomorrow and we are scheduled to go to the doctor in the morning. I am sure she is fine but since she is so little, I am a little concerned! Pray that she will be just fine and will get over this cold soon!

Then last night after Landon's football game, I started getting some stomach cramps that in a matter of 5 minutes led me to the most excruciating pain I have ever had. And I promise, I am not exaggerating one bit! I was hunched over crying from it and could not get any relief whatsoever. The pain was in my upper abdomin right below my rib cage and all around to my back. I wasn't concerned that something was wrong from the c-section but I called my doctor none the less. His guess is that I have gallstones. So I too am going in to the doctor in the morning for an ultrasound to see if I do indeed have gallstones. Not sure what my specific prayer request would be. I really do not want to have another surgery done to remove the stones or my gallbladder, which I think would be the only options to avoid another attack like the one last night. But at the same time, I would like to know exactly what was going on last night...not knowing is a little scary.

I am so ready to be recovered from pregnancy and the c-section and am ready to get everyone back into a routine that will include leaving the house for fun! :) So, please keep Lynlee and I in your prayers tomorrow. Will update when I know something!

Around Here...

...we've been adjusting to life as a family of five. I have to say the transition has been a whole lot easier than I had anticipated. Sweet Lynlee is such a good and easy baby. The only time I hear her cry is when she is hungry and even then, she gives us a good 5 minute warning with a lot of stirring and sucking on her hand. She loves to be cuddled and is a trooper with all the "help" from big brother and sister. When she is awake she is so peaceful with her blue eyes looking around and every now and then, I think she even gives us a smile. But I LOVE watching her sleep, she is such an angel and we are so glad God gave her to us!






As for the rest of the clan...life goes on. There has been no rest for the weary and whoever came up with the 6 weeks of resting and relaxing did NOT have other children. :) Landon has school every day and football three days a week, one of which is a game. So he is busy busy busy.




And I have never known Lucy not to be busy. She loves her little sister, but thankfully the newness has worn off a little. She is not quite as obsessed as she was the first few days. She started PDO a few weeks ago and that has helped me tremendously. And the fact that she loves it, makes it all the more better! She keeps us on our toes and thoroughly entertained all the time!








With all the hussle and bussle and my strict orders not to drive, I have needed a little help. My mom was here while I was in the hospital and for the first few days I was home from the hospital. I am not sure what I would have done without her help...especially with Lucy. She sure loves her Mimi!





My mom had to go out of town this week so Ashley's grandmother, Carolyn, came to take over. I am trying to take it as easy I can for 2 weeks, but that is so much easier said than done. With kids needing to get to and from all over town and a newborn to keep fed and clean, I am so grateful for her help. She stayed home with Lynlee while I was chauffering my kids all around, which again was a HUGE help not to have to lug that sweet girl in the heat all over Birmingham. Not driving for 2 weeks was just not going to work around here. The minute she got here, she took Landon to buy a game. The DSi gets on my very last nerve and usually Landon is only allowed to play it in the car, simply because he cannot function in any other way while playing. But since, Grammy gave it to him we made an exception on the rules, but we inisted he had to at least be outside while he played. It didn't make a bit of difference...he could not hear, talk, or socialize in any way while playing.





Thats alright though. Grammy and Landnon were roommates this week and did their socializing at night.





Carolyn is obsessed with laundry (I am NOT) so she has kept a steady pace with our laundry. She left this morning, but I can tell you that every piece of laundry in this house is clean, ironed, and hung! We always enjoy our visits with her and was sad to see her leave this morning. But not before a good game of UNO.





This has become her little tradition with Landon. And this morning, the whole family got in on the action!





Lynlee is Carolyn's fifth great grandchild and it was love at first sight!




Grammy with 2 of her great grandbabies...





Three generations...




Now off to put my feet up and watch a little football with Ash and Landon. Alabama just kicked off and Tennessee is playing Florida later tonite! As weird as it sounds, Roll Tide and Go Vols!