It has been a month since I posted last

Sorry it has been so long since I last posted. Where do I begin?

Kinslee is FIVE months old now and growing like a weed.
She has her two bottom teeth that have broken the skin.
She is no longer having her screaming/tummy problems.
She is no longer on any meds for her tummy either.

She is eating babyfood veggies and fruits and LOVES THEM ALL!
She loves her walker and can get all over the house just fine.
She also loves her jumper that hangs in the doorway.

I truly believe she will be walking before long.
Not sure if she will ever crawl...she may just skip that step.

We had a new addition to our "family" on April 16th...Carson Taylor Widener.
He and Kinslee are going to have lots of fun together over the next few years as
they grow up together.
They had their first "date" last week. She looks huge compared to him!

We had our first Easter and First Mother's Day with our Sweet little Girl.
My little sister graduated from UGA this past weekend, so Kinslee had her first trip to Sanford Stadium.

She is growing so fast but is so much fun!

April is Here!

April is here and I love how pretty Augusta gets this time of year!
Masters Week is starting in just two days and the town never looks better than when all golfing eyes are on Augusta, Georgia.

We have had a lot of fun this past week. My best friend, Michelle Bowen Popham came to visit us on Monday and Tuesday. This was Kinslee's first time meeting mommy's college roommate. We had such a good time catching up on old news, new news, and life as it has changed for both of us drastically in the last year. She got married last March and has had an exciting year, with a job change and moving. As you are all aware, Kinslee has changed our lives forever and it is so worth it.

She has been having a rough time the past week. She has been extremely irritable and just screams. I finally broke down and called the doctor last Tuesday because I thought I was going to lose it mentally. She had cried for two days straight and nothing I was doing was working for her. Dr. Hanna wanted to see her Tuesday afternoon so I took her in. She did one of her melt downs while we were there thank goodness...at least he got to see what I was talking about and wouldnt think I was just a crazy new mom. He said he was not sure what was wrong with her and gave no suggestions. He had his nurse call the next day to check on her and she was the same. Just very fussy, not sleeping, and not HERSELF!! They decided to call in Zantac to the pharmacy because he thinks it may be reflux. So I started her on that Wednesday night and we will see how it goes.

She goes Next Tuesday for her shots so if it is not better by then we will have to try something else.
Keep your fingers crossed that she starts feeling better and this works!

Sorry...It's been almost a month since I posted

This past month has flown by!
Kinslee turns four months old this Wednesday.
My little girl is growing fast.
She can just about sit up with some assistance.
She smiles all the time.
She has discovered her hands.
She is drooling like crazy.
I am pretty sure she is starting to teeth...lots of low grade fevers.

She went and had her three month pictures done by a different photographer
and we loved the pictures. She did a great job working with Kinslee
and getting her to smile.

We go back again this week for some four month pictures with the LIVE easter bunnies.
I can't wait to see what she does with them.

We had a couple's shower this past weekend for our BESTEST friends JC and Becky Widener, who are expecting their little Carson anytime now but he is actually due April 18th.
They got lots of goodies and we had a great time visiting with friends who we just don't see often enough.
It is so strange how as you grow older you grow in different ways than your friends.
We are truly blessed to have such a good group of friends who get together as often as we do.

I can't believe it is already Spring...Summer and the swimming pool are right around the corner. I can't wait to see how Kinslee does in the pool. She is loving bathtime so I am keeping my fingers crossed that she loves the pool too!

One more month and Mark and I get to go see HIS favorite...Dave Matthews in Atlanta.
Two More months and we get to go see MY FAVORITE...Kenny Chesney and Lady Antebellum in Maryland with Jennifer, Sean, Logan, Brycen, Savannah, mom, and KINSLEE. HER FIRST CONCERT WILL BE KENNY CHESNEY AT 6 MONTHS OLD!

Kinslee's 3 month photo shoot

I had all intentions of using Fitz Symms for Kinslee's photographs but after her short little life here on earth they have made me a little mad.
Let's just say...they are very unorganized!

So...I took her to Michelle Ashe who is out of Thomson. She is actually who I had wanted to use for our Wedding but she was already booked.
She is so fun and energetic!

Kinslee really made her work today though. She was being so stingy with her precious little smiles.

We took some in just her little diaper covers laying on a real pretty piece of formal fabric. She did some on her back and some on her tummy. Miss Kinslee was not too content on her tummy. Michelle kept trying to cross her little feet but Kinslee was way to active. She was trying to walk away. Needless to say if she keeps it up she will be a great little swimmer...she was steadily kicking her little legs.

We also did some more formal pictures in the dress that my mom made her for her baby dedication shown above. It is gorgeous! It is a long white dress with lots of simple smocking, lace and ribbons. Michelle put Kinslee on this couch like piece of furniture so that the dress could hang off and show the detail. GORGEOUS!!! She got a little sleepy towards the end so we turned her over on her tummy and placed her little head on the armrest. SO SWEET!!! I can't wait to see the proofs in about two weeks!

The first of March

Can you believe it is already March?
Crazy weather always happens in late February early March.
We live in such a crazy place...not even a drop of snow, yet school was cancelled today!

This past weekend I had to work three days straight and it stunk!
Work was slow so that made the time go by even slower...TICK....TOCK

Working in a children's hospital is bittersweet.
It makes me go home everyday and kiss my little girl and thank God for her health.

I can't imagine what some of these families go through.
The pain.
The stress.
The unknown.
The heartache.
The questioning of their faith.
The feeling of loss.
The sadness of holding your child for the FIRST time...after you have stopped all medical support.

I am so thankful for a healthy baby.
Her sweet little hands.
Her long little toes.
Her tiny little ears.
Her cute little rolls on her inner thigh.
Her unique little personality.
Her trust in me to take perfect care of her each and every day.
I love her so much and trust God to guide me in how to raise her to be a Christian little girl.

I love my job and yes it is rewarding but often times sad. As you can probably tell we lost a baby this weekend after 22 days. I was only there for part of the time but I can only imagine the pain and heartache that the parents and family must be feeling. My Prayers are with them today, tomorrow, and always.

I found it really ironic that after the loss yesterday I get home to watch Home Makeover and it was about a lady who does photography of premature babies. This is such a trying time for these families and she does this so that they have memories that they can hold on to for a lifetime whether the child makes it or not. I can not imagine what these families go through but through her generosity she helps capture the smallest little babies pictures for their families.

Everyone has such a sweet and special place in this world and how anyone can not believe in GOD I just don't know.

We went shopping today!

So Kinslee and I ran a few errands this morning.
We went Birthday shopping for my mom and got her the best present!
She is going to be so surprise!
We went to the mall just to look around and left empty handed.

We were going to meet daddy for lunch at 1130 but then he called and said to come at 1200...so we had to waste a little time.

That is when we found this super cute little froofroo (however you spell it) outfit at Surcie's.
This is one of my favorite little stores here in Augusta.

We had lunch with daddy, did a little more running around and then headed home.

I posted the picture of the little outfit. I can't wait for it to get warm enough for her to wear it!

Kinslee turns 12 weeks today

12 weeks ago...
I was sitting in a hospital bed.
Waiting patiently.
Wondering when my little girl was going to get here.
Was I going to have her naturally or were we going to have to do a C-section.
What color hair would she have?
How much hair would she have?
Who would she look like?
How painful would the birthing process be?
Would my wonderful husband make it through the delivery?
Could I possibly love someone instantaneously?


16 hours passed and she was finally born at 10:24pm.
I had her naturally but they had the C-section forms sitting at my bedside ready to be signed just in case.

She came out screaming!
She was absolutely beautiful!
10 little fingers, 10 little toes, perfectly pink lips!
Yes, I could love someone so much in a matter of seconds!
She had some hair but not TOO much!
She had my little nose, her daddy's chin, and she was GORGEOUS!
The first little kiss I will never forget!
The way she looked at me like she had known me forever!
Words can not describe the emotions that you feel the first time you hold your baby!

It is hard to believe that just 12 weeks ago she was inside of me and so many thoughts were running through my head.
She is an absolute blessing!
I say my prayers with her every night and thank GOD for a healthy and beautiful little girl!

After going back to work and working with sick children I am truly blessed to have such a healthy little girl. She is absolutely perfect! I can't believe three months have already passed. She is growing and changing so much each and every day. She is now sleeping 6-8 hours a night! I do kind of miss waking up with her and rocking her back to sleep. She is such a sweetheart and we LOVE HER SO MUCH! I can not imagine our lives without her.