Meet Harley

Our little Harley joined us (via induction) on Sunday February 13th and 6:21pm She weighed 7lbs 13oz and was 19in long. It was a very easy labor, although I finally felt some real contractions with her (ouch!). She was out in 5 pushes. Life with two under two has been a little crazy. We have been able to transition very well though. I am surprised that Kennedy seems to be ok with having a little sister. She can be very affectionate and give Harley kisses then turns on her and hits her. She's still young and learning how to be "soft". I honestly thought it would be a lot worse, so I consider us blessed. Lack of sleep seems to be the biggest thing to get used to. Harley is awake a lot at night, and when she finally falls asleep, Kennedy is waking up for the day! We are healthy and happy and loving our sweet little girls. We so appreciate the help from our family and friends.

Harley is such a sweet baby. She has been so easy and calm. She makes adorable faces and has such a cute smile-even if it's just her pushing out gas. I have such tender feelings as I hold her. I'm so excited to watch her grow. I feel so blessed as I look at my little family. We really have it all.

Totally a blog worthy moment

Today was the last day that I will venture out on my own (with Kennedy) for a very long time. All I wanted to do was drop off brownies to a family in our ward that just had a baby, and go buy some milk for tomorrow. I had the feeling I should skip the grocery store since Kennedy doesn't like to be strapped in a cart and I can't carry her. I ignored it though. I was already out. The shopping itself was fine. Once we got out to the car the trouble started. She wouldn't sit down in her car seat, so I handed her the keys to play with. Something I always do. Not anymore. I handed to cart to a worker walking by so I wouldn't put it where it didn't go ( big pet peeve when people don't put their cart back) and as I did, I shut her door! I instantly heard the horn beep and knew she just locked her self in. Boy, am I glad that there are nice people in the world. After a few minutes of talking to her through the window, trying to get her to unlock the doors, a man came up and asked me if I was ok. So I start to cry (can't control that anymore either) and told him I locked my baby in the car. He tells me he has AAA and we give them a call. As I dial the last number of his card account - she unlocks the car!! Thank goodness! So I thanked him and we are now home and she is throwing her dinner all over the floor. That about sums up my life for the last few months. I really can't control my hormones and feel crazy all the time. That's life I guess. This milk better be amazing!

Happy 1st Birthday, Kennedy (I may brag a little bit)

Since we have so many pictures to share, I will post more on a separate blog. Wednesday was Kennedy's first birthday. I cannot believe that a year has gone by since this wonderful baby girl entered our lives. She has been such a blessing. I love being a mom. I realized lately that it has just become who I am, there is no turing it off. For example- I spoil her even when she's not around. I can't help but buy her a little something when we go out, or save her some of my food to share. She is always on my mind. I have never seen a baby with so much personality. She is so observant and smart. From the start, Kennedy was hitting all of the mile-stones early on. She held her own head within a few weeks, she crawled at six months, and took her first steps at nine and a half months. She is so good at mimicking people. If she sees how something is done once or twice, she an usually do it herself. It seems like she can do something new every day, and of course we think it's remarkable.

I love to cuddle with her. She is my little buddy. Lately I feel like we have a special bond. I hope we stay close as she grows older. She is such a happy baby. She has always been that way. I think it's because she always has food- I know that make me happy!! Really though, she is such a good natured little soul. I love watching her when she discovers something. You can see her mind working, figuring out how it works, or what it is. She always laughs at something when we do, like she understands what is funny. One time we had people over (she was about 4 mths) and we were sitting around talking. Kennedy had to be in my lap and would smile when we laughed. It was like she was part of the conversation. She amazes me every day.

Now, I'll get to her birthday. My cousin got us into Disneyland, so we spent the day there. She did great and we were able to stay until closing. I think some of the rides were too dark and scared her at first, but she started to have fun after going on a couple. I think her favorite thing though was having so much space to walk around, seeing so many new things, and for some reason the planters. She kept wanting to play in the planters. We tried to take pictures but she wouldn't look at the camera for most of them. We love our Kennedy!!!

Look out!! There's a monster on the loose!!

We had so much fun at our ward Halloween party last night. I love Kennedy's costume. Anyone who has spent time with her knows how fitting it is for her to be a monster. Yes, she is in the dishwasher in the fourth picture- point proven! She looked so cute last night and had her first trick-or -treating experience. She (I mean Jordan and I) made out pretty good on the candy stash. I wish she could wear this all the time. Thanks again to Dejah for making her first Halloween costume- you did a great job!

Kennedy's real personality...more to come soon!

Pumpkin Patch pumpkin head

I love this time of year! Today we had a fun Saturday taking Kennedy to her first pumpkin patch. She even got to pick out her own little one. She was so cute today, as you can see...

Another....

Baby GIRL!!!!

I can honestly say we were surprised. The moment I knew I was pregnant, I felt like it was a boy! Heavenly Father just knows how much we love our Kennedy, why not have another little girl to bless our lives even more? Harley Kay Holmes should arrive around February 18th. We can't wait!!