Our girl

Until I have the time to upload pictures from my computer, here are some from our phone. I cannot believe we have been loving on Jaylie for a whole week. 

It is still surreal to me. We are so thankful for this sweet blessing.

The many faces of Jaylie. I love staring at her face. 

Little girl loves her Daddy! 

Poor Scruffy! He is having a hard time understanding why she is here. He wants to help when she cries. But whines constantly when we are feeding her or giving her attention. Hope he gets over it soon. 

Another example of Scruffs jealousy. :)

Napping in my crib. But she won't sleep in there or in her pack n play. Right now, Mommy's arms are where she sleeps at night. I know we are starting a bad habit but she will only be little once, only have that sweet baby smell for a little while and love me like this for just a little while so I am proud to hold her all night. 

Not many pictures of me and Jaylie. So this will have to do. 

Family pic

Arms full of babies- they both love Jay. Scruff doesn't love me as much since Jaylie came home. 

First time in my Daddy's truck. 

Oh Jaylie- we could stare at you all day long. So thankful God sent you to us. I believe you have the sweetest little baby mouth I've ever seen. 

She is here

Jay and I are pleased to announce the birth of our little miracle 

       Jaylie Rebecca Willingham

               June 18, 2013

                    5:45 pm

                  9 lbs 4 oz 

                   21 1/2 in

We are so in love with this sweet face!

40 Weeks

Today is Jaylie's due date. But guess what? 

She is not close to coming. 

Went to Dr. Ballard yesterday. I am not thinned or dilated at all. It really hurt my feelings. Given the pain and pressure I've been having since Saturday, I just knew something was happening. 

I was pretty upset about it.

I have been very firm about not being induced- I just want it to happen. But it is not looking like it will. 

If Jaylie does not come on her own, we will be admitted Monday night and have her Tuesday. I will basically be 41 weeks and Dr. B said that was her limit. 

I told her I give up by then anyway.:)

She told me I had been a trooper and promised me that she would give me every chance to have her before we would even discuss a C- section. 

So now we wait.. 

Let me say that I am now officially miserable. But I feel like since its my due date it's okay to claim that and no one will think I'm a baby. 

 

Let me just say that my Mom has been a lifesaver, cheerleader, clothes washer, chef and everything else in between.  She has done so much to help me get ready for Jaylie; I wouldn't be if it were not for her! Thank goodness for Ganmama!

Here is baby girls nursery. 

Changing table dresser with our very special thumbprint tree given to me my Stephanie and Christi. It has everyone's thumbprint from all my showers. Very special to see people who will play a part in our sweet girls life. 

Crib and a corner of toys. 

We made the valance one night. Jay did a really good job. I thought it turned out so cute!!

Shelves and other dresser. Excuse the floor but I have all the things we are taking to the hospital lined up beside the door. It is a lot. Poor Jay said we needed a suburban with a trailer just to go to the hospital. He may be right. 

She also has a closet full of clothes and diapers in her room- thanks to everyone!!:)

Trust me- I see that the dressers are not distressed. But when we painted them, I liked them just white. I don't know why. 

Every once in a while I want to go back and distress them, but then I snap back to reality that I can hardly move now- so I will have to wait!!

This sweet baby boy has been so clingy to me this past week. It honestly makes me sad to leave him while we are at the hospital.

Crazy, I know. But trust me- he has been our baby for 3 years. We love him and call him our baby boy. He has brought lots of joy to not only us but our extended family. Without Scruffy, Ganmama and Gandaddy wouldn't have their names:)

Jaylie, you can wait and come Tuesday if you must: sooner would be better. But I just want you here safe and sound.... With a smooth labor please! 

39 Weeks

39 weeks. I cannot believe Jaylie is almost here. 

When I went to Dr. Ballard on Tuesday,

I told her I was officially tired of being sick. I was sick Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday before my appointment. It has officially gotten old to me. What I have discovered is that I cannot eat meat- if I eat it- I am going to be sick. 

Which I believe points to my gallbladder- but I'm hoping I'm so wrong and that all that will go away when I have her:)

At 39 weeks, I am still not dilated or thinned or anything. I believe my words were " Are you kidding me?"

They asked me if I wanted to be induced and I said not until after her due date. There is no date set. 

I was really disappointed that I hadn't progressed. Dr. Ballard assured me it would be ok. I had an ultrasound to check her weight and my aminotic fluid.

She had her lips poked out and the technician said her hands were in her mouth- maybe a thumb. Her lips poking out remind me of her Uncle Josh when he was a baby. He could poke them way out and that is what she was doing during the sonogram. 

And her nose is still so cute and Mitchell looking:)

Her estimated weight: 8 lbs and 10 oz.

I have always said she would not be a little baby.  I just hope she makes her debut on time because she will be big if she is late:)

Jay and I celebrated our 5th anniversary on Friday June 7th. We usually are at the beach on our anniversary. Not this year. We were in Oxford- had Pizza Hut, Sonic Reese's Blast and we went to the 8:05 Fast and Furious Movie. It was fun. I love Fast and the Furious- really I do. It was a really good movie. 

However, I was reminded I was really pregnant at the end; my feet were so swollen. They couldn't take the sitting in one position for two hours. 

So for memory sake here is our picture of 5 years together. Oh my- I look.. Well, I'll keep that to myself. 

Even though Jay drives me insane sometimes, he still gives me butterflies. After all we went through to have a baby, I love him even more than I ever thought possible.

 I only hope and pray, one day, that Jaylie finds a love like ours!