~4 weeks ago....~

4 short weeks ago our sweet little Mckenna joined our family! I cannot believe its been 4 weeks! She has brought so much love and joy into our home. I can't imagine life without her! This first picture keeps flipping for some reason so its sideways....

*9 Days Old*

These pics were taken when Mckenna was 9 days old, seems like yesterday! My sweet sis in law Amanda took these and I love love love how they turned out! How will I ever choose?! And this is only a snippet of what she took!! Check out her great photography skills at Amandakaymemories.com!

Post-Partum Emotions?????

I think that this post can be chalked up to post-partum hormones still out of whack!! I am sitting here looking at my sweet little Mckenna and feeling so thankful that she is here. I am so in love with this child. Its amazing the amount of love you can feel for a child that you only met 3 1/2 weeks ago!!

Then of course my mind drifts to the little angel we lost. He would have been 8 months old right now! How different things would be. At the time I was feeling like his pregnancy was the last one for me. But I now know that this sweet little girl was in Heaven waiting to come to our family. Its so miraculous that the Lord has a plan for us so that everything works out.

My heart feels very heavy right now. I have spent the last hour or so reading over old blog entries about losing my angel. I am sitting here sobbing like a baby. I miss him so so much! I wish so badly I had a picture, footprint, or a hand mold of his to look at and hold. I just wish I had something of his. Some things in life are just not fair and losing him was not fair at all. Not getting any sort of momento of his was not fair either.

Before I lost him angel jewlery never ever interested me. Then about a month ago we were watching tv and this Kay Jewelers commercial came on. I saw this gorgeous angel necklace and knew immediately I wanted it. Ty and I were watching tv and the commercial came on and I pointed it out to him. He really liked it too. He got on the Kay Jewelers website and looked up the necklace. He then reported to me that it was a little pricey. I was a little bummed but certainly didn't want a ton of money spent on a necklace for me. Christmas morning arrived and Connor hands me a present from his dad. I open it up and find this: Boy did the tears start to flow! I was so happy. It is just gorgeous in real life. Now I can always have my angel near my heart! Thanks so much Ty for the surprise! I think this is one of the best gifts I have received. I love you Ty!

Christmas 2010

I hope that everyone had a very Merry Christmas! We had a great Christmas. It was alot of fun to have a newborn at Christmas time. It made me think more of the Savior and remember the real reason for the season.

Here is a picture of all 3 kids with Santa Clause!

Macie, Connor, and Sophie in there Christmas PJs. Mckenna was sleeping.

Here is Mckenna in her Christmas PJs.

Two cute little girlie cousins!!

My parents gave the little boys Lone Ranger gear. Here is Connor modeling some of his!

Macie and Mckenna on Christmas Eve.

Connor wouldn't get in the pic with his sisters. Then he got upset and decided he needed a picture but he wouldn't let Macie be in his.

Mckenna on Christmas morning. Sleeping through all the excitement!

Connor and his new Scooter!

Macie and her new Scooter!

The most wanted gift of all......a Go Go Dog

Pillow Pets!

Mckenna with all her loot!

Mckenna

Here are a few pics of my darling kiddos!!

Tummy Time plus Cuteness

Mckenna isn't a huge fan of tummy time, but we are working on it!! The last picture I just added because she is so cute! So happy my Christmas present came 3 weeks early!!!!

2 week checkup

Technically she is 1 week and 6 days old....I am so not ready for her to get older! Anyway she had her 2 week checkup today. Dr. B says that everything looks great!! She is now weighing in at 8lbs 4oz which is in the 50th percentile. She is now measuring 21inches which is in the 78th percentile. I can't believe how much she has grown in just 2 short weeks.

I love to see my babies grow and change, but I am really not wanting Mckenna too. I love how tiny and cuddly she is. She still makes me the happiest mommy on the planet and I am so thankful she is here! Here are a few pics from the last 2 days.