First photo session with little Grace

All I have to say is..... IT'S SO MUCH FUN TO HAVE A LITTLE GIRL!!!! Nate has been taking pictures of Grace for the last 2 days and we got some really cute pictures.

Grace Marie Blaylock is here!!!

Well, Grace is here! I can't even explain how excited Nate and I are to have this precious little girl. Sunday morning @ 1:50 am I woke up with contractions and decided to wait 6 hours to make sure that I was for sure in labor before heading to the hospital. After getting to the hospital they confirmed that I was in labor. So, at 1:00pm Grace entered this world and Nate and I could not control our emotions and were so overwhelmed with love for this new little spirit. After she was cleaned up Nate and I had a few moments alone with her and It was something I will never ever forget. Shortly after that the nurse came in and looked at Grace and thought she looked a little grey in color and looked weak. She decided to take Grace into the nursery to look at her better. Nate followed her in there and I was stuck in the room in bed. So as time went by I was getting updates from Nate via text and to my surprise Grace was really sick. They said she had a temperature of 102 degrees and was really grey in color. They said she had some kind of infection. They had to give her iv's and x-rays,and even a spinal tap. They admitted her into the NICU. My heart was broken and I felt so helpless. So after waiting 2 hours in my room all alone they let me go see her. That night was filled with discouraging news and they told me most likely she would have to stay in the hospital 7-10 days best case and 15 days worst case. The doctors also said she had to stay in the nursery and could not come into my room with me.
The next day, she was able to control her temperatures and was looking much better. We were still waiting for the results back from all her tests to confirm what kind of infection she had.
After waiting 72 hours and her being hooked up to antibiotics for 2 days the results came back. She was going to be okay. She contracted a virus that I had 4 days before I went into labor. After all said and done we are home with her and so grateful she is better. We are having so much fun and we are in love with her.
Grace weighed 7 pounds 6 oz and 21 inches long. Born July 10,2011

crazy kids!

We went camping this weekend and on the way home, we let the kids hang out the windows because our air conditioner stopped working unexpectedly so everyone was soooooo hot. Looking at the kids faces made me laugh. Family time is always a good time.

3.5 weeks and counting!!!

This weekend we went camping. It will be the last time I go camping for a while! Nate took this photo of me infront of a small waterfall. I have 3.5 weeks left and I can't wait!! I feel huge and fat! Can't wait to hold this baby in my arms!!!

SLIP N SLIDE FUN!!!

Summer is finally here!!! I went to Lowes today and got plastic and used it as a giant slip n slide!!! It was a hit!!! The kids loved it. We had the neighbor kids all come out too.The kids were outside all day! I seriously think they played on he slip n slide for at least 6 hours!!!! It was sooooo hot today, it was very tempting to go down it myself,but we all know that would be impossible 9 months pregnant!





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Happy 7th Birthday to Parker!!!

This year for Parker's birthday we decided to have a family birthday party instead of a friend birthday Party. Every year I go all out and invite a ton of people to celebrate it. This year I was wanting to keep it simple and try to avoid all the work. Maybe it's because I am about to have baby and I am EXHAUSTED ALL THE TIME!! So, we talked to Parker and asked him what he wanted to do and he gave us a few ideas. So here is what we did to celebrate his birthday... took him out to dinner and let him get anything he wanted, then he wanted to go to the pet store to look at animals ( just for fun) then we headed to Leo's and did laser tag and to play a few arcade games. This is the boys first time playing laser tag! They had a blast! After they were done with that, we came home and had cake and ice cream with just our family and he opened a few presents. I can't believe Parker is 7! It's even harder to believe that I have a 7 year old kid! The day Parker was born I remember how grateful I was that Heavenly father gave him to me. As I looked at this little baby boy, I remember feeling an overwhelming love for this boy. Some of the things I love about Parker are:
1. He is GREAT big brother
2. He is so helpful around the house
3. He never gives up on anything and he tries hard at everything he does
4. He is a hard worker like his dad
5. He is my first born baby
6. He is thoughtful
7. He has opened up to us theses last couple years and has expressed to us how much he loves us.
8. He is mature for his age and can handle responsibility that I give him
9. He will make a good salesman someday, he is always trying to make us "deals"
10.He has started to love to read books and I think him loving to read will make him a better student in the future. We love Parker and I am so happy he is my boy. Happy 7th birthday to Parker Nathan Blaylock!!!!

What does a kid gota do to get some sleep?

This video explains it all. Camping for 3 days can make a little boy tired.