4-Month Photos

Katie just turned 4 months old today, so I tried to take her special pictures. There is something going on with the flash, so these look better in black & white. They were really dark in color. The color photos were actually taken a couple of weeks ago. :)
Katie is growing & we can't wait to find out how much she weighs tomorrow at her check-up. She started laughing last month & we just love hearing her crack up!
She also started giving kisses. It is so sweet! We love those big, drooly smoochies! :)
The picture on the top right is of Katie making funny noises. :)

Katie turns 3 Months

I have been wanting to find the time to catch up this blog and it just never comes, so I have decided to just start where I am and try to keep up from now on. :) Here are the photos we took on the 4th of July. Katie turned 3 months old and we spent some time at my parents house. :) She was so happy laying on this soft and furry fabric that I found. :) 

Katie is still such a happy & sweet Baby. :) We are continuing to enjoy her. She smiles all the time, but still hasn't really laughed yet. I guess we just aren't funny enough. We have heard her do one of those semi-laughs. You know the kind of laugh that people do when they are slightly amused. :) We are still waiting for her to just start cracking up. Hopefully, we will get to hear that soon. We still look at Katie and are just amazed at what a miracle she is and we continue to thank the Lord for her each day. 

Have a wonderful day! :)

Katie's 2 Month Photos

1 month photos

We decided to take Katie's 1 month photos in this little toy truck. :) We thought she looked so cute in the back to it. :) She is still pretty tiny, but is starting to grow. We are enjoying every moment with her. I am still trying to catch up on the posting. As I write this, she is now almost 3 months old. :) 

My Favorite 1 week photo of Katie! :)

First Week at home with Katie

I feel so blessed. My parents, John and the girls went WAY above the call of duty to help me during recovery at home. I had to pump every three to four hours and try to nurse every 3 hours. I felt as if that is all I did. We had to supplement with formula at first because I didn't have my milk. So, for a couple of weeks, that was my schedule. I was so exhausted and upset that I couldn't just feed Katie like I did the other girls when they were tiny. :(  Praise the Lord, it wasn't much longer before my milk came in and I was able to nurse exclusively. :) I didn't think I would be able to ever stop using that pump. I am so glad I only had to use it for the first month. :) 

Right now, I am writing this as Katie is 2 months old. I am trying to recall everything, so I know I am leaving a lot out. I am so sorry the first couple of posts were so insanely long. :) It was hard to try to recall everything two months later. I am just trying to catch up so I can begin to blog on a daily basis. Then, these posts won't be too long. :)

I can remember during the first few weeks home, I would just look at Katie and cry and thank God that she is here with us and is healthy and alright. I still do that to this day. I will probably always do that. She is such a miracle and we are enjoying every moment. :) She is such a peaceful baby and we just have so much fun with her. What a precious gift from the Lord.

Here are some photos from the first week home. :)

A Few More photos from the Hospital

 Here is the first picture of all of our girls together! :)

Here is Grandma & Grandpa Rye & Katie. They were so sweet to stay with the girls the whole time I was in the hospital. :)
Here's Katie & her Great-Grandpa Rye. This was taken right before the nurses took her to the NICU.
 Here is Grandma Beu & Katie. :)
Here's Katie wit her Auntie Tam! :)
We LOVE this photo of Katie. You can see the photo of her big sisters in the background. :) Since they weren't allowed in the NICU, we wanted to let them know that they were still with Katie. :)