Miss Kennedy Ann McCauley

I took Kennedy's newborn pictures last week. I have edited a few of my favorites and wanted to share them with everyone!

She is holding Matt's baby rattle in this one :-)

Big sis helping out!

Happy Mother's Day

What a great day today is...it's Mother's Day! First off I want to wish MY MOM a VERY HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! She is an amazing person and an incredible mom (and Kiki).

This is my second Mother's Day of actually being a mom! And this year I am a mother of two under two...and what a ride it has been. Miss Kennedy (my second) is just over two weeks old and Madison is almost 16 months. Recently the nights have been occupied more and more by feedings and diaper changes and less and less by sleep. The laundry has doubled, the bottles have tripled and the number of times I run the dishwasher per day has multiplied by what feels like 100! But I would take all of these changes plus more in exchange for being blessed with my two little angels. I am not going to lie it has been harder having two as apposed to one, but not harder in a bad way. Like I just said the adjustments that have had to be made have been EASY because the reward of our family has been immeasurable!

I am one lucky gal, let me tell you. Not only do I have two healthy, beautiful babies but also a husband who constantly thanks me for being such a great mom and wife. He also takes a very active role in the life of his daughters and will do anything in his power to provide them the world. I couldn't imagine my life any different than it is right now. I am truly blessed to be able to celebrate this great day as a mother and thank GOD daily for the blessing he has given me.

Me and my girls

Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there! Keep up the great work!!

Family of 4

We are now officially a family of 4!!! Kennedy Ann McCauley blessed our lives Thursday April 26th at 11:07 am. She weighed 7 pounds 6 oz.

I couldn't have asked for an easier delivery. I spent a total of 15 minutes pushing (6 total pushes to be exact) and was even told to stop at one point or Kennedy would have arrived before the doctor.

The overall experience of Kennedy's arrival was a lot more relaxed than what we experienced with Madison. Maybe it was because we knew what to expect and the fear of the unknown wasn't there this time....I'm not sure what contributed to our more relaxed state of mind but I'm glad it went down the way it did!

Although the delivery was completely opposite than the first one, Kennedy and Madison actually have a lot of similarities. The first is weight. There was only a one ounce weight difference between them. Another likeness is hair. Kennedy was born with a full head of dark hair. I really think they will grow up to looking like each other.
Madison has done great with the arrival of Kennedy. She gives her kisses, counts her toes, pats her when she's crying, and even tries to help feed her. It is so sweet to watch Madi be a big sister! I really hope this continues.

Two is definitely more to handle than one. I know this sounds obvious but with myself being under doctors orders not to lift Madison for two weeks has made this addition to our family even more of an adjustment. Matt has to lift her in and out of her crib, the car, the bath, the changing table and anything else that is above waste high. This for me has been the hardest part thus far. Not being able to scoop up my baby on cue has not been fun. This might be the longest two weeks ever.

Here are some pictures that we've taken over the past few days. Most of these are from phones. I have not had any time to get the ones from my camera yet. So stay tuned for more photos.

















Sunbathing today trying to get rid of her jaundice



Look how similar Madi and Kennedy look just after being born...Madi is first followed by Miss K.







We are incredibly blessed and thank GOD everyday for all he has given us!!

- Posted using from my iPad, sorry for any typos

Easter

Most years we venture north to spend Easter with my Dad and our family up in Oregon. Unfortunately since Easter fell so close to my due date this year we stayed home. We missed seeing everyone and partaking in the yearly festivities (branding, family get-togethers, great food, great drinks, etc...) but had a great time here.

Matt's parents came up for the weekend. It was great to have them here and Madison loved seeing them. She has even started calling Mike "Pops". So cute to hear her sweet little voice call out grandparents names :-)

This was the first Easter that Madison actually "got it" which made it extra fun! Easter week was filled with all sorts of activities. It started off with an Easter egg hunt at her school, followed by a visit to the Easter Bunny (which she was not impressed by - see picture below), great food, church and brunch with Kiki, GP, Mimi, Pops, Uncle Greg and Ashley and then ended on indoor egg hunt here at the house. The rain kept us from egg hunting outdoors.

Here are some pictures from the week.

Very competitive...she is running to get the eggs before the other little girl gets there. I couldn't help but laugh as I watched this :-)

Her visit with the Easter Bunny - she fell asleep. Thank goodness she didn't wake up! How freaked out would she have been if she woke up and saw this guy holding her...

Easter Day - Basket Fun! For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to get her a coloring book and crayons. hmmmm....after seeing my den floor with red, green and blue "highlights" I'm reconsidering :-) But she does LOVE to color. So this has become a mommy (or supervising adult) and Madi activity. Crayons are safely hidden WAY out of her reach.

Searching for eggs in her pretty dress that Papa Dan and Mema sent her!

Naked Baby Egg Hunting. Although the dress was pretty, it was a bit long and became troublesome when she would try to stand back up after getting an egg. Slipping and sliding all over the place resulted in bloomers and sparkly shoes hunting.

We hope everyone had a great Easter! My next post will most likely be introducing our newest addition to everyone. 5 days and counting until we are a family with 2 under 2....please pray for us :-)