8 Weeks old!

Hayley is now 8 weeks old today and will be 2 months officially on Tuesday! She now weighs 11.2 pounds and is growing more each day! We will be taking her on her first family vacation and we can not wait! We are renting a cabin on the Guadalupe River in Kerrville and will be traveling with my parents, brother, his girlfriend, Jackie and Matt's friend Mia! It will be a much needed few days of R&R!

Here is Hayley today:Roscoe has decided that he loves her Boppy and thinks it's his sleeping spot when she is not using it...

She is smiling a whole lot more and this is my attempt to catch it on film!

For Erin Montoya, we got her some strawberry pajamas and I thought of you:

Also, here is Hayley and Preston. Preston is 61 minutes older than her! I think she could take him! She looks like a linebacker next to him!

I am very blessed to have my mom living so close! I also have a wonderful husband who has watched Hayley for me while I get to go out and let my hair down a bit and be me for an hour or two! Thanks guys!

Hope all is well in everyone's world!

Kisses,
Holly

1 Month Old!

Here we are, a whole month has gone by since Miss Hayley was born! She has been meeting all kinds of relatives lately! Yesterday, we made our first road trip to meet some of the people who love her! We went to Bryan to a BBQ to hang out with family on my mom's side. We also have had her Mimi and Grand-Dad in town and her Uncle Austin came to visit on a surprise trip to my mom!

Hayley and her Mimi:

Hayley and her Cousin Makayla:

Uncle Austin:Great Granny and Great Pa-pa:

2 Weeks and 1 Day old!

It has been a while, so here is the long and short of it....

After 3 trips to triage thinking it was time to deliver our baby girl, the 4th time was the charm! I went into labor on April 22 about 9pm. I had to wake Matt, my mom and my dad at midnight with the news that it was time to go! I could no longer walk or talk through contractions and this was for sure it! Sure enough, when I got to triage, I was dilated 4cm. They put me in a labor and delivery room and by that time I was already 6cm and the epidural was ordered! At 11:24am on April 23, I delivered my sweet baby Hayley Logan. She weighed 5lbs. 14oz and was 18.75 inches long.

She is now 2 weeks and 1 day old and we had our 2 week check-up yesterday. She now weighs 6lbs. 6.5oz. and is 19.75 inches long. She is already growing too fast!

We had her first photo shoot on Monday and you can see the pics here: http://krisevansphotography.blogspot.com/2009/05/perfect-baby-haley.html

This is probably my favorite picture:

I highly recommend Kris and she is the utmost of professionals! We were there for 3 hours and Hayley didn't fuss or muss. She got hungry once and went right back to the task of looking precious (which isn't hard)!

Tomorrow, Hayley's Mimi is coming to see her for the first time! I can't wait for her to see her!

Sunday, we have a HUGE surprise for my mom. I can't say what it is because she might read the blog and ruin it! Stay tuned.....

Love you all,

Matt, Holly & Hayley

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Mmmm, green beer. Only 9 more weeks left and I can enjoy an ice cold adult beverage again! Well, give or take a few days or weeks! There is light at the end of this tunnel and I am getting very anxious to meet my little one! Her shower is this weekend and I am looking forward to seeing everyone and eating some yummy cake!

My brother left me yesterday for his trip back to San Diego. I enjoyed the week we got to spend together and I can't wait for June to get here so he can meet his niece when he comes back in town.

I do want to say that this is my first spring break since 2000! It's not that it is that different than next week or the week before, but for the first time in 9 years I am off during the week that we call spring break!

Matt and Austin finally got the office mostly switched to the guest room and we can start to make room for baby stuff! I will hopefully take a picture of it before Mom and I start painting next week. If all goes as planned, Mom will be living in Houston in the next couple of weeks and I couldn't be more excited. I love her and all, but I don't know what I would do if she were to stay a month with me. Now she will have her own place and just be a few minutes down the road and not several hours away. It takes a lot of that first time mom anxiety away!

Hope all is well in everyone's worlds and see you this weekend!

Love,

Matt, Holly & Smithers

28 Weeks

Here we are, the third and final trimester! It's hard to believe that she will be here in 12 weeks or less! I am still pounding away at school and take my final March 13th. Once that is done, I will be able to concentrate on all things baby!

Before we went on our Mexico vacation, we had a 3D ultrasound taken of our precious girl and here are my favorite pictures:



Also, I never ever thought I would see the day when my tummy was bigger than my dad's! He stayed with us this past week and I just had to get a good picture for my 28 Week belly picture!



In other news, my brother surprised me and is flying in on March 10th to stay with us for a week. I couldn't be happier about this because him and I get very little alone time together and I can't wait to share this experience with him and let him see how she is moving and what it looks and feels like. He will also be able to attend a doctor's appointment with me and see her in action on an ultrasound! It couldn't have worked out more perfectly!

To date, I have gained 27lbs. Yes, I am 3 lbs. away from 130 and I am really happy that I have an excuse because I really don't like all this extra weight otherwise. I think we should all take bets on how long it will take me to get back down to size!

Love you!
Holly, Matt and Smithers

27 Weeks and sunburned!

Matt and I just got back from Puerto Vallarta and we had an AMAZING time! I wore my bikini the entire time, and yes these are the same bikini's that I work in June on my honeymoon! I received a few comments and a couple of snickers, but there was actually a few people who were expecting as well. I was by far, the largest tummy out there as far as the pregnancy goes. I am in my final week of the second trimester and next week begins the third and final trimester! I can't believe we are already almost done!

Here is my 27 Week belly picture:

26 Weeks

I now officially have 14 weeks left in this pregnancy! I quit my job on January 30 and I have been home doing mostly school work, but trying to get in gear for nesting! My semester will be over on 03/15 so, I will have plenty of time then to get everything ready. (hopefully!)

To date, I have gained 21 pounds and it's all baby! The movements are very random and interesting now. My tummy will jump and jolt with each movement. I actually found where one of her feet were and would try to grab it and she would move and kick it. It's fun to interact with her and it will be even more fun when she is physically here! She is head down, which is good and I hope that she stays that way.

My friend Shannon thinks that I could run out of room and deliver early. I don't care as long as she is healthy and ready when she comes. I already feel like I am running out of room.

Here is a picture from Jan. 20th. I am about 23 weeks along in this picture.

Matt and I are headed to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Sunday for our last trip as just a married couple. From May on out, it will be family trips and hopefully she will have some overnighters at Grammy's house. :)

Love and hugs to all,

Matt, Holly & Smithers!