Bath Time Fun!

Just this week we have been able to start giving Kailer baths in her aquarium bathtub, which means no more sponge baths! She loves sitting in the warm water and it seems to really soothe her and make her sleepy for bedtime (as you can see by the pictures). This week she has also started sleeping through the night...yeah! We put her to bed around 11 p.m. and she doesn't wake until 7 a.m. The first night was weird. We got up a few times to check on her, but it has been four nights in a row now. We have our fingers crossed that this is a permanent thing!

Back in NYC

Kailer in her froggy outfit from friends of Nonnie Saxton.

Equipped with froggy feet!


Falling asleep on the couch with dad.

Marc and I are again on our own. We were so thankful to be home and have all the extra help from our family and friends. I only have one more week left of my maternity leave :( I know she will be in good hands with her daddy, but it sure is going to be tough to leave them every morning.

One Month Old

It is hard to believe that Kailer is one month old already! Marc and I had a wedding to go to, but Grandma Amstutz got a few pictures of her in her pretty dress. Kailer doesn't mess around when it comes to feeding time and already tips the scale at 10 lbs. 8 oz. (at five weeks old) and has grown 2 inches! She is really starting to fill in her 0-3 month clothes that were too big just a week before. I am amazed how quickly she is growing!

Home to Michigan

Kailer with her Grandpa Saxton.

Kailer with her Uncle Tyler.

Proud grandparents.

Sleeping in grandpa's arms.

Kailer's first all day shopping adventure with mom and grandma!

Kailer and Libby.

Big cousins Alli and Emma holding Kailer.

Great Papa Amstutz.

Cam and Kody came over to meet Kailer. I remember holding both of them when they were just a baby...time flies!

The Saxton Family all dressed up.

Sarah and Greg had us over for a delicious dinner...what a treat!

Sarah and I with our kids...yikes!

Marc, Kailer, and I all traveled home to Michigan for two weeks. We ended up coming home a week ealrier than expected and it was so nice and relaxing to be home. We enjoyed sharing Kailer with all of our friends and family.

One Week Old

It is hard to believe that Kailer is already a week old. Time sure does fly. She spent her first five days in the hospital, but the two we have had at home have been wonderful. The first night was a little rough, as she was up almost every hour with a crying marathon from midnight until 2 a.m. Once we got past that, the succeeding nights have been much more calm. She only got up once in the night and Marc and I are averaging about 6-7 hours of sleep. We can't complain:) Since she was a week old yesterday, we took several pictures (I think we were just looking for an excuse)!

Kailer's First Bath

Thank goodness for grandma.

All clean!

Ahhhhh!

Kailer had her first sponge bath at home today. Luckily, grandma was there to show mom and dad how it is done. She seemed to enjoy it. Afterwards, I put her in an outfit that was way too big for her. She may have been swimming in it, but she sure looked cute!

Welcome Kailer Layne Saxton

Kailer Layne Saxton arrived on September 21st, 2007 at 5:46 p.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. She missed her due date and my birthday by just a few hours. My water broke at 3:45 a.m. and we managed to take our time and shower before heading to the hospital. I called my parents and they were on their way. We grabbed our bag and headed downstairs to catch a cab. Almost instantly I started to have contractions, which made the cab driver floor it! Luckily for us there was no traffic and the view of the Manhattan skyline coming over the bridge was beautiful. When we arrived at the hospital fifteen minutes later, my contractions were about 2-3 minutes apart and I was 3 cm. Just two hours later I was 10 cm and ready to push. I pushed for about 4 hours, but she was o.p. (facing up rather than down) and refused to budge. When pushing failed, the doctors said I had to have a c-section. They prepped us for surgery and my parents made it just in time for my mother to go in the the operating room with Marc and I. Never having broke a bone, the surgery was quite frightening and not so easy to recover from, but worth every second because of what came from it:) Because I had a c-section, we had to stay in the hospital for four more days. With lots of time on our hands, Kailer was well introduced to the camera! We finally got to go home on Tuesday and Grandma and Grandpa Amstutz drove us home so that we didn't have to take another ride in a taxi. Grandma even stayed behind for the rest of the week to help us out while I recuperated. Marc and I certainly were thankful!