The Day I Became a Mother

In honor of Mother's Day..... here is a celebration of the day I became a mom in pictures!  If you are a mommy blogger or have a facebook account, I would love to see pictures of the day you first became a mom!!!!!  :-)

Here is an excerpt from Kaelyn's birth story starting from the part where she made her way into the world..... 

What followed after that were the most precious, amazing moments of my life on Earth so far.  Kaelyn went straight on my chest and it was love at first sight.  She looked right up at me with big eyes as if saying "Thank you for bringing me into this world, Mommy!  I love you!"  I looked up at my husband's handsome face and stared into his big tear-rimmed blue eyes.  I had never been more in love with him than I was in that moment. 

 "She's here!!!!  She's here!!  Can you believe she's finally here??"
We kissed, and I felt like I was in a surreal dream... I was floating... I was ecstatic... I was glowing... my heart was beating out of my chest... I was too emotional to sob, and all I could do was just say... "Oh... she's here... she's finally here....."  The natural birth hormones and flood of endorphins were incredible!!

I held her sweet warm body and snuggled it up against mine as Scott and Mary transferred me to the bed.  I kissed her, I held her close, I gazed into her eyes, and I knew life would never be the same.  Scott climbed into bed next to me and we laid there together in awe of what had just happened.  Did I really just push her out of my (gulp!).  WOW.  Yes, that really just happened.  Every moment I just experienced... SO WORTH IT.  What a gorgeous little creature.  What a blessing from God.  I was so overwhelmed with emotion.  Did Scott and I really create this little being with our DNA mixed together?  She was perfect!!!!  Every little feature was perfect.

What a beautiful, memorable, amazing day!  I will treasure the moments that I became a mother for the rest of my life!!

Love Me Some ToeBlooms!!

Like any other mom, I do happen to think my daughter is the cutest ever.  And dressing her up in adorable little outfits is definitely one of the highlights of having a baby girl.  I just wanted to tell you about one of my favorite places to get accessories!! The accessories you are witnessing in these pictures are an innovative creation by my friend Hallie called ToeBlooms!

Aren't Kaelyn's feet the cutest?  No, of course I'm not biased!!  I also love them because Kaelyn is a pro at kicking off shoes... but not these my friend!  Annnnnnd, not that you needed another reason to get these, but we are coming into the hottest season of the year, and these lightweight, cotton ToeBlooms are the perfect way to accessorize AND stay cool! 

They fit newborns through age 1, come in a couple different styles, many colors, and they even have matching headbands!!

They also have ToeBUDS for little boys.  Adorable.

I seriously LOVE this product.  Not to mention.... Hallie is a local mom who happens to be a beautiful and amazing person, and who doesn't like to support local businesses????

Head on over to their website at www.toeblooms.com and see all the different styles, sets, and colors!

7 Months Old!

Here is the story of Baby K's 6th month of life in pictures...

 Modeled for a company called ToeBlooms who sell really cute little baby "sandals" and headbands!  This picture also shows off the new trick she learned this month of learning how to sit by herself!  Such a big girl!

 Showing off her Easter dress and how much better she is getting at tummy time!

 Just sitting and being pretty in pink... showing off how long her eyelashes grew this month!  Only a mom would notice these things and actually blog about them!!

 Showing off her new "stink face."  This girl has a bit of a temper!

 Still loving bubble baths!!  As long as she isn't too tired, this is one of her favorite times of the day!  Ohhhh those big blue eyes and red rosebud lips.  She really can't get any cuter.

After nap giggles.  Those laughs are pretty contagious!

Sat up in the shopping cart for the first time!  Lots of firsts this month!

Other Things to Remember About this Month:

-First words!!  She now says "Dadadadadadadada" and "Bababababababa!!"

-VERY vocal.  She is going to be a big talker for sure!

-Always wants to feed herself even though she doesn't have the coordination.  She gets mad if we don't give her the spoon so she can chew on it and pretend like she's feeding herself!

-The first tooth popped through today!  Quite the milestone!

Although there are days that I am utterly more exhausted than I have ever been in my life between grad school and figuring out this little one, I have never been more happy.  We are having her dedicated at church next Sunday on Mother's Day, and we are very excited to celebrate my first "official" Mother's Day!