More Amanda Pics!

Mad after a bath!

Peek-a-boo!

Dressed for Church!

Crazy Bed Head!

New Year's Tradition

Okay... so I know that New Year's Eve is quite a ways away, but Bill has come up with a very fun tradition. Being the video wiz that he is, Bill has decided to make a yearly slideshow hitting the highlights of that year, to a song that was popular during that time. We are planning to watch the slideshow each year as part of our New Year's celebration! FUN!

Bill just finished the 2008 slideshow, and since we didn't have it for New Year's, we are sharing it now!

Too funny!

Okay, so my cousin Cara is extremely witty and has written about a condition called "reverse anorexia" on her blog. I enjoyed and related to it so much that I had to post it on our blog as well. It's just perfect!

Enjoy:

"I have a little condition that my sister and her friend have labeled "reverse anorexia." It is not in any medical books or the dictionary, but if it were, it would go something like this:

reverse anorexia: noun, 1. The opposite of anorexia. 2. The belief that one is skinnier than one actually is. Note: Women are particularly prone to this condition shortly after giving birth.

You will know you have this condition if you think "Gee, I'm feeling pretty thin. I'm absolutely sure those jeans will fit since they were so baggy before I got pregnant." Then you go to try them on they won't fit over your thighs, let alone zip up. You will know you have an advanced case of reverse anorexia if you actually start to believe that, despite what the scale says, the reason your clothes are tight is because your husband dried them when he wasn't supposed to and they all shrunk... ALL of them!

P.S. Seeing yourself on camera or in photos helps to cure this condition very quickly!"

I definitely think I have "reverse anorexia!" :)

Life is good!

Well, I can't believe that Amanda is almost 4 weeks old! I can definitely say that these four weeks have gone by WAY faster than the last four weeks of my pregnancy!!

Amanda is still doing great and changing so much every day! She is gaining weight like she is supposed to, and is still a very happy, good baby! I feel very lucky!

I will be glad when we can go out a little bit more and I don't have to stay in my basement apartment (lovingly referred to as "the cave") all the time. Bill is really great and lets me get out for a walk when he gets home and last night I actually ventured to WalMart for some shopping time all to myself! It was much needed!

Anyway, life is good and I just think my little Amanda is perfect! I love being a mom!

More Pictures!

Well, I don't have anything really new to blog about, but I thought I would share some more pictures. Our world revolves around little Amanda Kaye, so be prepared for this blog to go in that direction as well. :)

Snuggling with Daddy!

All bundled up!

Snuggling with Mommy!


EYES OPEN!!!
It has taken a while to capture a good picture with Amanda's eyes open...

Such a pretty girl!

One week...

I can't believe it has already been one week since Amanda was born! Things have gone really well, and we feel really blessed. Amanda sleeps a good 5 hours in a row every night and is a very happy girl! She doesn't really like to get dressed or have her diaper changed, but she cheers right up the second you are done and cuddle with her again. She is also really good with dealing with noise. I want her to be able to sleep with noise, so I keep a movie or music or something on most of the time since we are the only ones in our little apartment during the day. It is nice because I don't have to worry about people being noisy when they come visit, or we go to visit. She was so good with all the noise over at Grandma and Grandpa's yesterday for Easter.

Amanda was finally able to meet her Grandma and Grandpa Grant this weekend! It was so fun for them to come down. It was definitely too short of a visit. I know that Amanda will love all of her grandparents! She is a lucky girl to be loved by so many people!

Introducing....

Amanda Kaye Grant

April 5, 2009

7 lbs 12 oz

20 inches

Well, she is finally here! Our perfect little girl! Amanda Kaye was born after about 24 hours of labor on Palm Sunday! We are so glad to have her here! She is such a good little girl and so much fun! It is amazing how much love you can feel for such a little person. Life is busy in a whole new way now, and our sleeping patterns are a little off still, but she is so worth it! Actually, she sleeps really well through the night! I think Bill and I are just still catching up from the lack of sleep over the labor period!


If you are interested in the details of what happened with her delivery, feel free to read on. :)

I started having regular contractions on Saturday night, around 7pm (we went for a good long walk and a bumpy car ride that morning with hopes of getting things going :) ) After talking with my cute sister-in-law Mary, we decided to go in to the hospital at about midnight. However, with my luck, the contractions slowed down significantly and we didn't make the progress we needed too in an hour, so they suggested we walk the halls. So, I got to walk around the unit from 2-3am in two hospital gowns and stocking feet! After our walk, we still hadn't made enough progress, and because there were two emergency C-Sections, they sent me home with a lortab and told me to try and get some sleep and come back when the contractions were more painful and closer together.

We got home to Hurricane at 4am (Bill and I had both been up since 4am Saturday morning!) and tried to crash. Bill got a few hours, but my contractions started again and, even with the lortab, every time I got close to sleep, a contraction would start and wake me up. :(

Well, we started really timing things again around 6am and they were definitely more painful and regular, so we tried going in again around 10am. I was so worried that they would send us away again, but luckily they admitted us and we began the process!The epidural came around 2pm and I was sooooo grateful! I hadn't really slept for over 24 hours, so having the epidural allowed me to catch a little sleep. WONDERFUL!!!

Things continued to progressed and they decided to break my water at around 7pm. Amanda Kaye was born at 7:39! It was so amazing!!! I tore a little bit (which really hurts now... sorry if that is too much information) but she was worth it! I am just amazed with this little girl! When she was crowning, the first thing the Dr. said was, "She has a ton of dark hair." We were a little surprised with the color, but she is beautiful. In the light, it actually looks like she has some highlights!

Bill has been so cute through the whole thing and has taken such good care of me and little Amanda Kaye. It is so fun to see him look at and hold her! He is such a cute daddy!Well, I think that is about it. I am so glad she is finally here! I can't believe how much I already love her!