Good Friday

I am so happy that I decided to take an extended weekend to give myself time away from work. I am loving my new job but felt the need to get away for a few days, be with the family and regroup. The past year has been a whirlwind for me and at times I am still trying to catch my breath!

Yesterday, Emory (E) and I ventured to WV to have a photo session with SNL Photography (http://www.snlprophoto.com/). And while we weere there we visiting our cousins, the Troxells. This was the furthest E and I had traveled unaccompanied! The ride up was great. Sunshining, music playing, and E snoozing. The photo session was great and we had a lot of fun playing, dying eggs, and hanging out with the cousins. E was great and took it all in stride. We didn't leave until after 9 and it is about 1.5 hours away from home. E slept again on the ride home and I enjoyed some me time, listening to my music with the sunroof cracked. It was amazingly peaceful and a trip I would definitely go again.

Today has been a lazy day. Taking naps and hanging at the house. As I am writing this everyone else in my house is napping. The plan for the day is to not have a plan and just enjoy my time at home. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

I am posting a picture from our session yesterday!

Easter Weekend

I can't believe it is April already! The weather here in the DC area is gorgeous and we are enjoying every minute. Of course I have fallen "behind" in my attempt to maintain a blog and you know what? WHO CARES! I refuse to make having a blog one more thing I set up for myself to haev to do and feel guilty if I fall short.

I turned 30 back in February and at the time I did not have any major life revelations. I was happy that I had achieved what I had planned to...married, a new baby, a new house, and a great job. But since the end of February things have been stirring with me and I have come to the conclusion...drumroll please....that my life is NOT perfect and IT'S OK!! I really do love my life and am thankful everyday for the people who are in...yes all of them! So here is my blog which like me is not perfect!

First Tastes

Emory's first experience with Rice Cereal!

No Looking back!

I have decided that going back and trying to update every moment since Emory's arrival would be too time consuming! We are going to start from the present and move forward. No looking back! You will have to use your imagination to connect the dots from Sept 8 until now.

Emory is now 4.5 months old. We just had his 4 month doctor's visit on Monday. He is 25.75 inches long and weighs 12lbs, 3oz. He is a but on the small side but his doctor was not concerned. He is just SUPER LONG like Nick! We have gotten the go ahead to keep giving cereal and 1st stage foods. He loves eating from a spoon and I have no doubt that this will help him put on weight.

He is super active and loves playing. He keeps us entertained with all of his new developments. Overall, he is a happy baby and pretty easy going.

Here are some more recent pictures!

Two become Three!

Our son Emory Abram Kiernan was born on September 8, 2009 at 3:58 AM. He weighed 7lbs, 2 oz and was 20.5 inches long.

I went into to labor on Labor Day. We definitely had no idea he was coming! I had a busy weekend attending a wedding, helping with a baby shower, and generally wearing myself out. At 8 pm on Monday night, Nick and I finally sat down for dinner. My meal of choice was a chili cheese onion hot dog and orange soda ( I know). Nick was making nachos. Just as he had his chips perfectly toasted and everything in place...I looked at him and said as calm as could be "My water just broke." Needless to say he never ate those nachos. We took our time leaving the house. I felt fine and was not having any contractions. We arrived at Fair Oaks Hospital around 10:00 pm. After some concerns over the baby's hear rate, my doctor opted for a C-section. Nick accompanied me into the operating room and about 20 mins later Emory was born! The rest as the say is history!

Like most things that have happened with Nick and I, Emory's arrival took us by surprise. Of course we knew he was coming but not that early and not that night! Looking back it was the perfect experience for all of us...we just have to jump in and figure it out!

More Pregnancy Pictures

There are pictures from the last few weeks of my pregnancy. Baby shower, maternity photo session, etc.

Been Way Too Long....

I have completely fallen off on this blog! I am going to make an attempt to quickly catch it up and keep it up to date from now on!

Here are some pics throughout the remainder of my pregnancy...