5 Months and 1st Christmas!!!

Well your 1st Christmas was wonderful!!! You were so much fun! Being such a good baby paid off for you because you got A LOT of great things! We had your first Christmas at Mimi and Pops house. We went up a few days early and spent some time across town at your Granny and papay Lynns house. I don't think we are going to be able to do that as easily anymore because your Mimi and Pops are moving to West Virginia! I am sure we will have lots of fun going to visit them in a new place. You had some of the cutest Christmas outfits. I went a little Christmas crazy this year and couldn't reisist all the adorable clothes. Here is one of your Christmas dresses that a good friend gave us and your very first picture with Santa!!! By the way you loved Santa!

It was so fun getting to see you open all your gifts and especially your stocking. Your stocking was filled with all sorts of goodies. Your mimi and Pops got you a rocking chair that looks so cute in your room. I am sure you will spend many years rocking in it. Here you are in it and here is your stocking...

You started sitting up this month! You are doing really well with it. You still don't like to roll over very much. You would rather be up so you can see everything! You really are so much fun. Here you are showing off your sitting up skills while showing off your new dinner set from Granny!

Your daddy had to work most of the week before Christmas so you and I decided to fly up to Fayetteville early so we could spend more time with family. You did awesome on the plane!!! I was very proud of you. As soon as we took off you fell asleep. Everyone around us thought you were the cutest little thing ever....because you are!!! Here you are in your carseat getting ready to board the plane with me...

You have so many people that love you. Everyone made your first Christmas very special. Here are some pictures of just a few people that love you so much...

 You continue to be such a joy in our life. Your Daddy and I love you more and more everyday. You are such a happy baby!!! I can't tell you enough how thankful to God we are for you. Love you baby girl!!!

4 Months of Pure Joy!!!

Today you are four months old! We had your four month appointment on Friday. We kinda cheated and went a couple days early :). You are perfect in every way. You are my little chunker...16lbs!!! You are in the 95% for weight and 55% for height! Your gorgeous! Guess what you did at your doctors appointment...YOU little missy have not been rolling over AT ALL and we have been working on it everyday BUT when we got to the doctors office and I told him that... he put you on your tummy and you looked up at him and ROLLED OVER for the FIRST time! I was one proud mommy! You did really well with your shots. The first one you didn't even cry just got a sad puppy lip but the second one must have hurt a lot more :( but once I scooped you up in my arms you were just fine! Here is a pic of you today at 4 months!

So you had your very first bite of baby food. Peas is what we tried first. You love them! Bananas is what we tried for your first fruit, I think you enjoyed them but not as much as the peas! Your daddy and I both really wanted to give you your first bite but since he works all day and doesn't get to see you as my as me I let him. You will see a video below with some pictures. You are really getting the hang of it now. You know what to do when you see the spoon coming your way. Can't wait to let you try new foods and see what you think. Daddys work gave you a really nice silver spoon with your name on it so that is what you ate off of for the first time!

Things you are loving these days are your exersaucer, your rattle, baby food,your dog Ranger, laying on your back with me while we read a book, your daddy, bath time, and your mommy! You are so much more active this month! You are on a four hour schedule so you are up for 2 hours and then asleep for 2 hours twice a day and then up for the rest of the evening till bedtime! So we get to play a lot more with you and your so so so much fun. You are full of smiles all the time. You laughed for the first time last week and it was ADORABLE. I was tickling your neck and you had the cutest laugh. Your daddy and I were very excited and proud! Oh another thing you picked up this month is sucking on your fingers! You will not take your paci anymore cause all you want are you fingers. Your index and middle finger. That is how you put yourself to sleep. We also stopped swaddling you this month and you love it. Your arms are free!!! Here is a picture of you sleeping...

Some fun things we did this past month were Halloween with you in your cute pumpkin tutu...

Hanging out with Granny and your cousin Ansley over at Aunt Kortneys house...

Playing with your toys...

We are heading back to Arkansas for Thanksgiving. I am sure you will have so much fun being around all the family. I am excited for everyone to see how much you have changed over the past month! It is amazing how fast you learn things! Your daddy and I love you more everyday. I thank God every single day for such a precious gift. Can't wait to see what you do this month!   

3 Months and Oh so Fun!

Well Little Missy you are 3 months old now....well more like 3 1/2. You are so much fun and full of smiles. We just got back from spending a whole week in Fayetteville and you were so good. I was ready to get you home so I could have you to myself though :). We got your pictures taken while we were in Arkansas and I can't wait to see them. We did have to change your outfit SEVERAL times because of all the spit up but you did so good. The sweet little hat you are wearing in your pictures your Granny made for you! The photographer has only posted 2 so far and here they are...

You are so much more active these days. You are busy in your play pen, exersaucer, jump n go, and you went to the park for the first time to swing! You love staying busy but I will tell you what you DON"T like and that is tummy time! You want nothing to do with it. I am a total push over and don't make you do it too long because it's so sad to hear you cry it out. I do make you do a little everyday though. Here are a few pics of all the new activities you like...

Have I mentioned that you LOVE your baby bjorn (back pack thing). Once I figured that out shopping is so much easier and fun with you. You love to be facing out and looking at all the things around you. You don't mind your stroller but you don't last very long in it before you get mad so we use the baby bjorn A LOT! Although you are starting to get a little heavy missy so we will see how long we can use it! Here's a pic of us shopping with your cousins Dalton and Hadley. I think Aunt Kortney and Ansley are taking the pic for us!

Our dog Ranger is really starting to be interested in you. He loves licking your feet and hands. He tried to lick your face but we say NO to that! We were really worried about how he was going to do with you but he has done great and you can tell he loves you. He doesn't like it when you cry, he looks at me like go and get her! He does love to eat your hair bows and that obviously doesn't go over well with me! These two boys love you very much!!! 

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Your going to be a cute little pumpkin for your First Halloween! We have a party with our Sunday school class this week so I will be taking lots of pictures of you in your cute costume! You have some really cute Halloween outfits that we got for you, here is one of them...

I love you so so so much! It has been an incredible three months! Can't wait to see what month 4 brings!!!

2 months!!!

Getting so big so fast! You had your 2 month check up and you are one healthy girl! You are 11.8 pounds and happy! I love your sweet chubby cheeks! Your shots were very sad but you did soooo good. You cried for just a second and then you were okay. You are a tough girl! You have been such an angel and you are so much fun. You are sleeping really well through the night and giving mommy plenty of sleep...thank you! Here is a pic of you before we went to your two month check up...

Tummy time is not your favorite thing to do although some days you do okay. I hate making you do tummy time because you cry most of the time. I usually give in and pick you up right away. You don't mind your tummy mat but you hate laying straight on the floor. I have these black and white cards I put in front of you and you seem to really enjoy staring at them. You are holding your head up really well...you started holding your head up extremely early. Here is a pic of tummy time on your tummy mat with your cards...

Getting you dressed for the day is so much fun for me. You LOVE your changing table! You love to just look around and be up high, you are all smiles up there.You really are so much fun and your daddy loves to come home and spend time with you. He picked out this outfit for you to wear and was so proud of himself and how you looked! You can see your bandaids in this picture from your shots :( and here is another picture of you in your favorite spot (your changing table)...

Have I mentioned that you have the funniest little personality! Just the looks you give are too funny. You are truly a happy baby and have the cutest little grin. I always want to know what your thinking although I am pretty sure you are always thinking how much you love me :). Here is a picture that just shows your sweet personaility...

Now don't get me wrong you do get mad at me sometimes! You pretty much cry when you are hungry or tired BUT every now and then you get sassy because you don't like something. I have the cutest little hats in every color that you look adorable in BUT you are not a big fan of them. I got you dressed for the day and you looked so cute (of course) but you decided you did not want to wear a hat that day. Here is a picture of it...oh and that cute little outfit that you have on still had the tags on it and I wasn't sure if I was going to keep it because it was a little snug on you buuuut you had a little accident in it sooooo I guess we are keeping it :)

Your cousin Dalton had his birthday party last weekend. He turned five years old! I can't believe how big he is now. He grew up so fast and I am afraid you are going to do the same thing! You and your sweet cousin Ansley wore matching ourfits to Daltons birthday party and you two were too cute! I am sure your Aunt Kortney and I will be buying you two several look alike outfits throughout the years. I am sure you two will get old enough to tell us that isn't "cool" anymore but for now it's pretty darn cute! Here is proof....

Well we are headed to Arkansas tomorrow for your daddys 10 year reunion. I am sure you will have lots of fun spending time with all your family and cheering on those HOGS! So I better go get you packed! I LOVE YOU! 

Getting SO big SO fast!!!

Time is going to by so fast! Mommy is finally feeling back to normal after a rough recovery. I am so glad that I can focus all my attention on you now! You are doing so many things...holding your head up, smiling, cooing, and stealing your mommy and daddies hearts more and more every day! We love you so very much! I am now going to be writing this blog to YOU and for YOU so that you can see what you did when you were just a baby! You are the MOST beautiful thing I have ever seen! I love getting you dressed in the mornings in all of your cute little clothes. The mornings are your favorite time of day... full of smiles! We have been jogging every morning when you wake up so mommy can get back into her clothes (one of these days) and you love it! I have not updated this blog in a while so there is a lot to catch up on!

You took your first trip to Arkansas! You did AWESOME! You did so good riding in the car. You slept pretty much the whole time. I think your favorite thing to do while being in Arkansas was swinging on the front porch in Granny and Papa Lynns swing. You LOVED it! Granny and I took you on several walks around the "mountain" by Grannys house. Here is a picture of you and Granny taking a walk...

Something else you got to do while you were in Araksans was meet your baby cousin Miles and mommys best friends baby Piper. We had an afternoon of baby talk! Here is a picture of all three of you...and yes you are the one throwing a fit :). I don't think you liked the bow in your hair but you looked so darn cute!

I was so excited to get home after a week and half of being in Arkansas to see your Daddy. He missed us both so much! He likes having his girls at home! He has been working so very hard to provide for our family. He loves us very much and works so hard to make sure we have everything we need. Here is a picture of you and your daddy...

Football season has begun and we are very excited to cheer on our Razorbacks. We just had our first game of the season. We did not make it to Fayetteville for it but we did watch it from home. You wore two different Razorback outfits that day and looked ADORABLE. Your Papa John bought you a little cheerleading outfit. Here is a picture of you in it...

Another first outing was to church! You have been twice now. We were so ready to get back to church after being gone for so long. Of course EVERYBODY was so thrilled to see you. Our church family was so incredible during mommys rough recovery. They said lots of prayers for us and brought lots and lots of food so we wouldn't have to worry about anything. You really enjoyed all the music during service and then you slept the rest of the time. Here is a picture of your first trip to church in your sweet dress, you looked beautiful...

We try and go see your Aunt Kortney and your cousins Dalton, Hadley, and Ansley

 once a week. Your cousin Ansley was born two weeks after you. I am sure you both will be great friends! Your Aunt Kortney and I try and buy you both matching outfits when we can. Here is a picutre of one...

I hope I can keep this blog updated more than I have been! There is always so much to talk about since you are growing so fast! I love you very much and I think you are waking up from your afternoon nap so I am gonna go love on you!

Maebry Jean Hankins - 07/14/2011 at 3:42 PM - 7 lbs. 4 oz. 19 3/4 inches

Well our sweet little angel is here!!! She is 15 days old today and perfect in every way. I have been a little busy as you can imagine so it has been a while since I have blogged. Labor was a little rough for me to say the least but Maebry did awesome! After 3 full days at the hospital, a blood tranfusion, and several other scares we made it home and healthy!!! Josh was able to stay home a week with us and it was great! He was very sad he had to go back to work. My mom also got to stay with us for a full week and she was a HUGE help. Here she is on day one! Perfect!!!

 

In 2 weeks I have learned so much about her but I learn new things EVERYDAY! I am sure I will be doing this for the rest of my lfe! She loves laying on her side, she hates to be cold, loves to ride in the car, she smiles when you talk to her in a really high voice or when passing gas of course :), and most of all she loves her mommy and daddy and we love her! We have taken a few outings this week and she has been so good. It was nice for both of us to get out and about. You can only be in a house so long! Here is Maebry at 1 week...(6lb 10oz)

Thanks to Granny we have lots of pictures. Granny was Maebry's little poparazzi! Yesterday was a BIG day because Maebry's cousin Ansley was born! My sister had a sweet baby girl and we are so excited to have them so close! I am sure they will be bestest of friends! We can't wait to see her again... glad she is only about 40 minutes away! God has blessed our family with two perfect babies this month! So exciting!!! Here is a picture at 2 weeks old...(7lbs 9oz)



I love this picture!!! I was talking in a high voice and she was loving it! I can't wait to share more on here about her as the weeks progress. Josh and I are so blessed to haver her. We love her so much!             

You are ALMOST here!!!

This is the week!!!! Little Miss Maebry has been a little stubborn so unless she makes it here before Thursday July 14th we are inducing EARLY that morning! She must be really comfortable in my tummy. She is probably enjoying all the good food I am feeding her! I am so excited to meet her and see her sweet little face! All of our family is coming into town Wednesday to get ready for the big day! Josh and I are so so so excited! I think Josh is having a hard time focusing at work this week because he is so excited! Everything is ready to go so I am just enjoying my last couple days before my life is never the same. Here is a pic of me this past week. One more before she is out of my big huge belly :)

I am so excited to experience this blessing that the Lord has gifted us with. What a miracle! I can't imagine how much love I am going to have for her. I am sure it will be love at first sight!