Thriving

On Monday we took Mckenna to the pediatrician for her two week appointment. They weighed and measured her again AND we were shocked when the nurse told us that she grew an inch (she is now 21 inches long) and she weighed 9 lbs. 12 oz.- that means she gained 1 lb 6 oz between her two appointments!!!! We couldn't believe it! She is getting so big. The doctor came in and said "Well by her weight gain we know that she is thriving!" That is what every parent loves to hear, right? Besides gaining lots of weight and eating a TON- Mckenna is doing great! She is sleeping pretty well at night. She will sleep for about 6 hours atleast once in the night and we are loving that! She also is getting so strong and loves her tummy time on the floor! We really love having Mckenna home with us!!!!

We are really adjusting to life as parents. It is amazing how difficult it is to have a baby and get things done like we used too! I never thought it would be as hard as it is, but I am so glad I have Jeff around. And you will never guess how many times Mckenna went to Target before she wad 2 weeks old--- 6 times!!!! Yikes, we go there a lot :-)!!! It is a one stop shop for us though, so it makes us only have to go to one store with her instead of 2 or 3 stores! Anyway, when we do something fun or exciting I will post something else- but for now all of the excitement in our lives is MCKENNA!

Lots to Blog

Mckenna is sleeping and I am trying to stay awake for a little longer, so I thought I would blog! There are lots and lots of pictures- enjoy! She is getting so big. At her doctors appointment on Monday she weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. and has rolls on her arms and legs!!! The bilirubin is getting much better. She has beautiful pink skin again and the whites of her eyes are turning back to white (instead of yellow). Now that we don't have to wake her up to eat every 2 hours, night time is way better! Last night she slept for 4 hours and then again for another 6 before she woke up to eat- WOOHOOO! It was wonderful! I hope tonight is another good night! Being a mom is so great and I love watching Jeff be such a wonderful dad!

We Love Grandma!

My mom was able to come out after Mckenna was born! We LOVED having her here and she was the biggest help! I don't know how we would have made it through the first week without her or Jana!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!

DaDdY TiMe

Mckenna loves her daddy snuggles!

I love this happy face!

Funny Faces

The many faces of Mckenna Grace Jones!
(Isn't she adorably chubby?)

SUN BATHING

The day after Mckenna was born we found out that her bilirubin levels were high. Because of that we had to start feeding her every two hours and had to start supplementing with formula. She was doing pretty good, but the levels kept going up. She even had to go back to the hospital for another lab test on Friday (after being discharged). In order to help her levels go down we had to put her in the sun light! So, at 3 days old she was sun bathing for the very first time! She looks so cute in her bouncer all naked! She is so chunky :-) We love her!

Coming Home!

Last Thursday we got to come home from the hospital! It was a little scary, but super exciting to be home! I love being home with Jeff and Mckenna AND I really love being a mom! It is so great!!!! Here are some pictures from our adventure!

The first time in the car seat! She was a good sport while we figured out exactly what size the straps needed to be!

The first drive and it was wonderful- Mckenna didn't even make a peep!

When we pulled up to our house this is what we found! Jana, Chad and their 4 kids had decorated our front yard with tons of pink balloons and signs! It was so fun to pull up and see all the decorations! Thanks Holmes family!

Mckenna and Daddy

WELCOME HOME!!!!!

This is the first outfit we bought for Mckenna after we found out she was a girl! We decided it was appropriate for her to wear it for her first real outfit! I love the hearts on the bottom of her feet!