I finally decided to update our blog today! We had an amazing first Christmas with our baby Kelby and it was a white one to top it off. She was truly the best gift of all. Kelby started the month of December with a mild cold by the end of December I had caught 2 really bad colds. I got so sick on Christmas Day and poor John had to play mommy and daddy for his whole vacation… he did great… I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband!!! I am pretty sure he was ready to go back to work by that MondayJ… We had a very relaxed New Year’s. We were laughing about how much our lives have changed since last year…LOL. I do have to say it was great not having a hangover on New Year’s Day.

Kelby will be 4 months old next Wednesday!!! We’ll also be going in for her 4 month shots as well. I am not looking forward to that again. She did great afterwards last time it was during the shots that was so hard. I can’t wait to see how much she has grown. She has just about exceeded the weight in her swing because we now have to give it a good push start to get going. I’m guessing she is about 20lbs if not more by now. She started her belly laugh about a week ago!!! YAY!!! There is nothing better than a baby with the giggles. It is so funny because when she started smiling a couple of months ago we were always trying to make her smile and now she does it all the time. Now all I do all day is try to get laughs out. She has also picked up the thumb sucking pretty well. Her gums are beginning to get hard so she now uses her soothing to chew on. Kelby is still trying to roll over; she is having issues with getting her butt over. She is still changing everyday and growing like crazy. I just can’t believe how fast it is going by.

Happy Birthday John!!! We love you!!!!

Happy New Year!!!

Nanny and Grandaddy "Jones"

"I see you"

I had to put this picture on here...LOL

Our House

Our Neighborhood

Kelby and her "Pappy" Burrows

She was exhausted from opening all of her presents!!!

“Tis the season” to be busy!!!

Since Thanksgiving we have been going nonstop. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Burrows and Jones family. Having a baby during the holidays can be very exhausting but I’m so glad that she got to see family members that hadn’t seen her since she was born and those who met her for the first time. This past weekend we went to the Gaylord so Kelby could meet Santa for the first time and she did great! When I gave her to Santa she looked at him like “who are you”? She wore the cutes outfit that said “Result of Mommy Kissing Santa Clause”. Sunday was John’s day!! John finally got to play with his birthday present from this past January. We went to Texas Motor Speedway and John got to race a NASCAR stockcar for 20 laps. He had a blast going fast!!!!


Kelby is talking a lot more and is all smiles… She’s just on the verge of giggling. Her laugh sounds like she is hyperventilating but she is working on it. Her new favorite word is “gee” which she uses to let us know she is still here. She is still growing like a weed and is definitely a tank. We had a nurse, who works with babies, ask if she was 6 months old the other day and she almost fell over when we said she wasn’t even 3 months old. There have been others who ask if she is breastfed, which she is and I think that has a lot to do with her size. My parents try to come see her every weekend and they can’t believe how much more she weighs from week to week. I haven’t really noticed her weight since I am always picking her up. We knew she was going to be a big baby but I had no idea she would grow as quickly as she has. I am so grateful to stay at home with her. We are still having so much fun and cherish everyday!!

Texas Motor Speedway

Big guy in a little car...

Ready to race!!!

Waiting to meet Santa!

She wasn't too sure who this man was...

Cheese :)

Burrows Family

Smile :)

Kelby in her monkey outfit which she loves!!!

Already over 2 months old!!!!!!!!

Kelby's Baptism

Getting ready to see her 6 week old friend Braden next door.

Smiling at Daddy after the Aledo play-off game

Sleeping while John and I play the new Mario wii game!!! LOL

Kelby turned 2 months on November 13th which was the same day as her 2 month check-up. She now weighs 13 lbs and is 23 inches long. She is still at 100% on the growth chart. She had her first round of shots that same day … Let me tell you; it was much harder for me then for her. John stood over the table with her while she had her shots… Thank god he was there!!! I was crying before they even poked her. I told John that next he will have to go by himself because it was so sad for me. At the end he was holding little Kelby and me as we both cried. She stopped crying before I did…LOL. She did great after her shots. She didn’t get a fever but she did want to be held the entire day….which is fine with me because I LOVE holding her. She has had another big growth spurt in the past week. She is now wearing 3 in diapers and 6-9 month clothes! This week I am trying to go through all of her clothes so I can reorganize them by size.

We have been having so much fun!!!!

8 weeks old!!!

Kelby is 8 weeks old this week!! She is growing up so fast!!!

It is amazing how much she changes each week. She started sleeping through the night at 6 weeks and has been doing great. We didn’t get to experience the newborn stage because she was a big baby so she is already wearing 3-6 months. She can hold her head up and is beginning to smile J. She used to only smile in her sleep but now she will smile at her mommy and daddy. Her smile makes for a wonderful day every morning!!! I started back to work 2 weeks ago but I am only working 2 days a week. Leaving Kelby the first day was so hard…L John was so sweet and waited to leave for work that morning until I did. I cried throughout the day because I missed her so much, but I know she is well taken care of by her Grammie. I can’t even begin to think about dropping her off on her first day of school…LOL. Our lives are starting to feel very normal again. I started back at the gym 2 weeks ago which has been great because it has really made me feel normal again. Kelby will be going for her 2 month shots on Friday so I will be very happy when that’s over.

Playing dress up for Halloween.... Kelby at 7 weeks















6 weeks old!!


1st day back at the gym with Kelby on the outside of my belly.























Her snuggy she sleeps in...































She was leaving us a surprise in her towel:)





































3 weeks here... She looks so small.








































Our first night out at Tiff's wedding... Kelby was only 3 weeks old and I missed her so much!!!






















Kelby meeting her Great "Grandnunner" for the 1st time.