Three Months!

Lucy Clare you are three months old! I cannot believe how fast time is flying by. You are an amazing, wonderful child of God who continues to make my life brighter. Happy Day, sweet Tootsie!

What are you doing these days?

• You are still sleeping through the night. In fact, we have kinda moved your bedtime back because you were falling asleep around 8.



• You are on new formula for your spit up--Enfamil AR. It has rice in it so it will fill your little tummy up!

• You are wearing size 1-2 diapers and size 0-3 months clothing. It's getting cold so I can't wait to put you in your winter clothes!



• You are drinking 5-6 oz every 3-4 hours.



• You look so cute in your footie pjs every night!



• You are trying your best to sit up all the time. You are so strong. You are even wanting to stand when you are in someone's lap!



• Those hands...... my, my how you love them. You will stare at your hands and play with them constantly.



• You are still in love with the lion in your bed. He really makes you smile.



• Speaking of smiling, you do that a lot. Especially when you first wake up. You are such a happy baby when you wake up.



• You love Josiee, your sweet baby doll. You will kiss her and hold her. No other doll compares to Josiee right now!



• You have a pretty consistent schedule all day. Eat, play, sleep. Works for me!



• You can grab things now and bring them to your mouth!



• You still hate tummy time, but I make you do it. You can hold your head up so well now!



• We went to the beach again and you liked the pool. It was too windy, so we didn't stay in for long. You did the best when we went shopping! :)



• You are such an easy baby to take out in public. You are so content and everyone thinks you are beautiful! (Even the Gap ladies!)



• You are more vocal and make such cute noises.

I love you Lucy Clare! You are a joy to my life. There is a Martina McBride song I have made "our song." She says...

"Everyone that sees you, always wants to know you. And everyone that knows you always always has a smile. Your'e the dream that I've been chasing, after years of waiting. Everyone calls you amazing. I just call you...mine."

To God be the Glory!

Love, Mom

WDE!!!

I love college football, but I especially love my team Auburn! There is nothing greater than watching the eagle fly across the field, the plains on gameday, or Toomer's corner after a win. I love the south and I love Auburn. I plan on taking LC to a gameday soon so I can take her pic in front of the Auburn sign and Toomer's corner. I want her to experience the things that make Auburn so wonderful. And yes, I will let her decide what team she will cheer for, considering my entire family are Alabama fans. But personally I think she looks beautiful in orange and blue!

War Damn Eagle!

Two Months!

Lucy Clare--- you are two months old! I can hardly believe that time has gone by so fast. I clearly remember that intense day and all the crazy emotions I had waiting for you to arrive! Now, time is going by so quickly and I am trying my best to savor every moment with you and not take anything for granted!

What are you doing at two months old?

• You weigh 11 pounds and 11 ounces!



• You are currently in the 55th percentile.



• You are 23 inches long.



• You have begun to laugh--and laugh hard when something tickles you.



• You are sleeping through the night. I put you down around 10 and you usually sleep until I wake you up at 6 for Gammy's house.



• You love your mobile. I call the lion your "boyfriend" because when you get him in your line of vision, you start to smile and coo. It doesn't matter what you are doing, when you see him, you melt.



• You are drinking 5- 6 ounces ever 3-4 hours.



• We took our first trip to the beach and you loved it! You had a great time in the pool.



• I took you to Auburn also. You did well on your car ride there and back.



• You are in a size 1-2 diaper.



• You are DONE with newborn clothes. Can't even squeeze you in them! 3 months are fitting you just about right.



• You have a "lovey" that you like to feel when you are tired. I noticed you would rub the fabric of my shirts when I held you so I started giving you the softest little bunny blanket to rub. Now I have dubbed it your "lovey."



• Pacifiers. You LOVE your passy. You will suck it like crazy and have figured out how to keep it in your mouth.



• You make me so happy.



• You are now staying at Gammy's during the day while I work. Maizie loves to play with her little sister. I can't wait to see what you do with those chihuahuas when you can walk or crawl!

As I said my prayers the other night, I told God that if He created you for the sole purpose of me praising His Name more, He achieved that goal. I praise Him constantly for you. I can't believe I deserve something so wonderful in my life and He made you for His joy and pleasure! He is an awesome God!

I look forward to your other exciting adventures for the next month! I can't wait for the pumpkin patch, Halloween, and Christmas with you! I love you baby girl, Daddy's sugar plum, and the Lord's sweetest child!

Fun in the Sun!

This past weekend the Burns' family celebrated Labor day at the beach with some good friends and family. This was LC's first big trip and first pool dip. We all had a blast and she was a great traveling baby (of course!) We will definitely be taking more trips!

And on a sad note, my maternity leave ends today. I must return to the land of first graders tomorrow. I am excited, nervous, sad, and emotional. I wish I could stay at home with my sweet one! I know she will be in good hands with her Gammy, but it doesn't make it any easier!

Take me to the water....

This weekend we celebrated a joyous occasion... Lucy Clare's baptism. I have dreamed of this day since I knew I wanted to be a mommy and it was just as a pictured it! She was baptized after the 10 o'clock mass and then came back to our house for a wonderful cookout. It was a fabulous day with good friends, family, and the waters of our Lord! Praise be to God!

This is my beloved with whom I am well pleased!

Godparents Sam and Brandi.. I know they will help us raise her in the Lord!

One month!

Lucy Clare--- You are one month old today! My, how you have grown!

What are you up to these days?

(This wonderful idea was taken from Kelly at kellyskornerblog. She is an amazing Christian mother! I love reading about both her and her sweet baby girl!)

• You are sleeping 4 hours at a time at night, sometimes more!


• You have begun to focus on things.


• You do not like to sleep on your back. You like your side (like your momma!) or you will only sleep in your bouncy seat.


• You are drinking 4 oz of formula every 3 to 4 hours.


• At our last appointment, you weighed 9.7 pounds!


• You wear a size 1 diaper.


• You are slowly growing out of your newborn clothes, but size 3 months are still too big on you!


• We had a problem with you spitting up too much and it coming out of your nose, but we have found bottles that are stopping that!


• You love to take a bath! Daddy and I have a great routine for bathtime! Daddy gets it ready while I get you ready. We both bathe you and talk to you! Then, mommy takes you to get dressed and Daddy fixes your bottle. You love it!


• Mommy feeds you after bathtime. I have made a CD of songs and I sing to you while I feed you.


• My song to you is " Make you feel my Love" by Bob Dylan (but we like the Adele version).


• Daddy calls you his little "sugar plum" and you love it!


• You are such a good girl when we go out in public! You are such a happy baby!


• Everyone thinks you are so gorgeous! (and you are!)


• We bought you an exercise mat and you like to lay there and talk to the lion and the bear. You hit them with your fists and get so excited!


• You have your Papa wrapped around your finger. He is a changed man!


• Your hair is growing longer everyday. It is still a little red to me, but sometimes it looks dark brown.


• You like to suck on your passy when you get tired.


• Mommy has a special way to hold you to make you stop crying. Works every time!
• You have rolled over from your belly to your back two times! I can't catch you doing it though!
• You have stayed with your Gammy and Big D so Mommy and Daddy can go eat or shopping. The dogs love you when you come over.

Daddy and I love you very much and we thank God everyday for His blessing! We are so complete with you in our lives! Happy one month birthday, baby!

and these are the days of our lives...

4 weeks ago I welcomed someone incredibly amazing into my life. I wanted to share her birth story so that one day, she can look back on this post and see how she changed two peoples lives for the better. Scott and I could not love anything more!

On Tuesday July 14th, I was scheduled to be induced. Scott and I had dinner with all our friends in Tuesday Night Dinner bunch at Old Mill. Surprisingly, we were both very calm considering we were soon to be holding a baby! We got to Flowers Hospital and met our great nurse Whitney. (Really...she was so fabulous!) Dr. Nichols came in after we got settled and explained how Cervadil works and inserted it so that I could begin to dilate. Mom, Heather, Debbie and Lee J came up to keep me company and make me laugh and Brandi B was on her way from Gainesville to be here for the birth. Everyone left when I got to have my Ambien to sleep.... and everyone was so excited because the next day would be a birth... or so we thought!

Wednesday morning Dr. Mullins came in early and broke my water and I was not dilated. Oh... and this is when contractions started. I (for some reason) would not get the epidural right away, even though Scott was begging me to get it and promising me we would never have another child! As soon as Mom got there she convinced me to get the epi and good lord, I am so glad I did! I went from pain city to "feeling like I was at the beach!" By mid morning, all my good friends and family had come to be there for the birth of LC. Everyone was taking bets on when she would get here. I labored with no pain all day long. Yes. all. day. long. I think I finally dilated to 3 cm at midnight that night. The best part was, all my friends and family stayed. I think the waiting room was full of my friends and family. It was great knowing they were all there to support us!

Finally, around 11:30 pm, Dr. Mullins said it was time to do a c-section because LC was not moving into position, I was not dilating, and by this point, I was running a low fever and LC's heart rate was slowing down. We said good-bye to all our friends, said a prayer, cried some tears and they wheeled me to L&D.

I had watched enough "Deliver Me's" on Discovery so I knew exactly what was going to happen. At 1:03am, Lucy Clare made her entrance into the world. She and Scott went to the nursery while they finished with me. I think this is when my husband became a mushball and fell in total love with his baby! :) All that waiting for my friends and family was now over as everyone stared into the nursery window at sweet baby Lucy! After they finished with me, they moved me back to the room and I was able to hold and nurse LC. It was such an amazing feeling! By this time, it was close to 3 in the morning. I had labored for 17 hours and been up for almost 24. I was exhausted. By the time we got to our real room it was almost 4 am. We loved on Lucy and I fed her and I crashed!

A few days later I became anemic and Lucy started losing too much weight due to my not producing enough milk. While I was very scared, I had a wonderful nurse named Angie who was my angel. She took such good care of me and was so patient as I learned to breastfeed, and later when she brought the news that I needed to give LC some formula, she was there to teach me to pump and help me emotionally through all the scary stuff. She was definitely a life saver and was my sweet angel! I am forever grateful to her!

Lucy and I were finally discharged on Monday, July 20th. She is the most laid back wonderful baby! She loves to be held, loves to hear me sing, and eats and sleeps like a champ. I am so in love.

I have slowly been recovering from the c-section. I have really good days and days I am really sore. All in all, it has been really good.

And it was so worth the long labor and the pain for my sweet little girl!
Much love to all these people who stuck in out at the hospital:

Mom, Dad, Heather, Lee J, Brandi B, Debbie, Amy, Grant, Alicia P, Caroline G, Brandy R, Grant M

Love all of you!