Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Jaclyn's 3rd Week

How cute am I?


I get a little fussy when it's time for bed



Jaclyn LOVES her swing!




We went with Great-Grandma to the vet to make sure Puss and Boots had all their shots, were flea free, and clipped their nails to make sure they're safe for me.
Mommy had some trouble getting me in the car seat today, I wasn't sure if I wanted to go.

Grandma bought this outfit, it's one of the cutest things ever!!! Unfortunately, it only lasted about an hour, then mommy was covered in spit-up.

Grandpa and Diane came to visit again

We went for a walk with Daddy this time, this is one of the pathways in our neighborhood. It's such a beautiful place to get some exercise!

I love these pictures, I couldn't decide which one to post, so I had to use both!

Jaclyn had her first doctor's appointment this week. Before weighing her, the doctor warned us that it was normal for newborns to take 4 to 6 weeks to get back to their birthweight and not to worry if she wasn't there already. Little did he know, our daughter LOVES to eat! As you can see from the scale she now weighs 9 pounds and 1.3 ounces, which is quite a bit more than the 8 pounds 4 ounces she started at. She's also grown almost 2 inches. What can we say, she's already an over-achiever!

Jaclyn's great to take in the car; the second she gets in, she falls asleep.

I had to get a picture of this outfit. My secret pal at school bought it for her this last Christmas.

Mike and Nikki came to meet Jaclyn and bring us dinner. They really put into perspective how precious our time with her is right now. Their daughter is just a year old, and has already grown up so much from when she was Jaclyn's age. They told us they had forgotten how little and cuddly newborns were, and how it seemed like such a long time ago that their daughter, Isabella, was like this; and that was only a year ago! John and I both realized that night how truly fast she is going to grow up, and how much we're going to miss this time that we have with her now. Talking with them helped us realize that we need to cherish every moment we have with her because, like the song says, "It won't be like this for long!"

Great Grandma and Grandpa Dinwiddie came to visit
My cousin, Rachel, bought this sweatshirt for Jaclyn. Although we don't know what school she'll end up at, we will definitely be doing everything we can to stress the importance of college. We even set up her college account this week!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Jaclyn's Newborn Pictures

These are the pictures we took at JcPenney on March 16th. She was only 6 days old then, and taking the pictures was quite an adventure. She was dead asleep when we brought her in, but the lady at Penny's wanted her awake to take pictures in her dress. So, John's mom and I pretty much tortured her to get her awake; we tickled feet, moved her around, made noises, and even flashed the camera at her, but nothing worked, so they decided to take nude pictures of her asleep, with the pink bow instead. Wouldn't you know that as soon as we got her undressed, she decided to be wide awake and throw an absolute fit. We snapped a couple of pictures, and then they let me feed her to try to calm her down. After almost an hour of trying, we got some good pictures. The funny thing is that this first one, which we think is the best, was one of the ones that was taken to try to wake her up. If we had known it would be this good, we wouldn't have messed around with her for an hour to try to get others. Oh well, we got some good ones and have a story to go along with it. Enjoy!!!

Jaclyn's 2nd Week

One of her first baths. I think this is the cutest picture ever!!!

Jaclyn LOVES her Daddy!

He makes a really good pillow!

And he's fun to play with!


Jaclyn with Aunt Betty

Jaclyn with Grandma

Grandma came up to take care of us for the day

Jaclyn with cousin Rachel

She's home from San Diego for Spring Break

I LOVE this picture of her!

David came to visit


Jen and Ashley came to visit

Ashley was born on Jaclyn's actual due date. They're only 4 days apart. I think this picture shows how big Jaclyn is for her age already. Look at the difference in the size of their heads!!!



Cousin Luke came to visit with Uncle Geoff and Aunt Teresa


Geoff thought she was a little gassy!

I LOVE Auntie Erin! She's been such a huge help for Mommy!

Uncle Jake came to visit

I LOVE him too!
Getting Cozy in my Boppy

I'm two weeks old now. Can you believe how different I look?