My world

Enough said!! 

Yes - I am still in heaven (sleep deprived heaven -

but still... :) )

My hubby and my baby... is there anything I don't

have??  A caring husband - beautiful baby (of

course I'm biased!!) - does it get any better??

First outing today - must me and Brynleigh.  WOW!  Not gonna lie and say there wasn't a hint of anxiety!!  Small errands - do I really have to get out of the car with her by myself... she's not even 2 weeks old... is this safe???  Luckily we only had to go go the dry cleaning (nope, went through the drive up - although I did get out and run around the truck just to make sure she was okay) - note to self, must invest in a mirror so I can see her from the drivers seat!!

After dry cleaning - on to the bank.... yep, you guessed it... I actually had to get out of the car... yikes!!  Thank goodness there were no lines and I got in and out in a flash!!!  All would be proud!!  (since I'm by the bank might as well pick up an Asai bowl :) )... then it was off to get the truck inspected - yep, o ut of the car again... then it was rush, rush home for feeding...

all in all we had a very productive day!!!!

Thought... really, that many diapers a day???  I mean c'mon...

as soon as I change a wet one - here come's a dirty one...

As Dray says... what college fund, it went all to diapers :)

Until next time... xoxoxo

Random thought...

I don't think I've ever felt this way - looking at Brnleigh makes my heart smile... My life complete - when I look at Dray I see my whole world... The love of my life - people tell you there's a feeling you'll get the first time you see your little one - easy to say but hard to relate... Until it happens to you - I feel truly blessed - a wonderful husband who I adore and who I appreciate each and every day... And a daughter... Our precious little gift that makes Dray and I melt every hour of every day!!!

Long awaited...

Whew!!! What a difference a week makes!!! Sorry for not writing sooner but as you can probably imagine - been a little busy and sleep deprived!!! Let's recap:
6/16/11 - went to the hospital to get monitored around 4:30. Everything looked great but they wanted to do an ultra sound just to make sure. During the US we were told she's already 9lbs... Yes, you can imagine my reaction!!! WOW - can I do this??? Suppose it's a bit too late to turn back now - besides, haven't women been doing this for 100's of years!!!
We got home around 7:30- had dinner - wasn't really feeling well but just thought that was normal - we decided to go to bed around 9:45 - yes, had to use the restroom before turning in... That's when the fun started! Water broke and it was off to the hospital at 10!!

Arrived - of course, still leaking - and got checked in. "this is it" I kept telling myself - can I get through this??? Of course I can cause I have the most amazing husband by my side!!! @ 11 I was only 1 cm... 2am got my epideral... Around 3:30 or so they gave me pitocin and I was about 2.5 cm... 4am I was 4cm ... 5 am I was 9 cm... By the time my doc got there around 6am I was 10 cm+ ( didn't know you could but apparently you can!) next words out her mouth were ' you ready to push...'

Brynleigh Renn Wilson born 6/17/11 6:50 am 6lbs 14 oz 20 in long!!!

6/19/11 - happy father's day!!!! We brought Brynleigh home!!! Grandparents and Aunt Mandy were still here... Mom, my wonderful mom, stayed the week with us - I can't imagine what would've happened if she wouldn't have been here - definitely my saving grace!!!

6/24/11 - mom goes home. NO!!!! Guess I knew she'd have to go home sometime!!!
First night alone - not gonna lie, a bit rough!! I think it was only because we needed to rearrange the schedule some due to Dray going back to work on Monday.

Now today... Up at 6am - feeding - went for our first walk at 7am - ate breakfast, took shower, fed again, had wake time for a bit and now it's sleep time and I decided to do a quick update ( is this quick - I mean typing in this iPad doesn't seem so fast!!! )

There ya have it - like I said... Been a busy/sleep deprived week!!!

What's up next... I promise to post pics (either I can't figure out how to do it from the iPad or it's just something that can't be done ) ... Aunt Lori & Uncle Frank will be here over July 4th, Uncle Chad may come too ... Expect mom & dad to come again after that as well as Aunt Mandy and we have Aunt Alicia coming to visit the weekend of July 22nd ... Our calendar is booking up and we love it!

Till next time...

Update

Haven't updated in a while - either been tired or busy and not real sure if anyone even reads this stuf but I will say it does feel good to write again!
What's happened since last post... A lot! We're inducing on July 1'st... Was in the hospital last week with contractions - they tried to stop 'em and finally were successful after a pain pill and a sleeping pill! Now it's just wait time!
This past weekend was spent 'nesting'... Or so I'm told by my friends today. Dray and I spent all day Saturday getting all the last minute must-haves and went to see The Hangover II (ok, some funny parts but pretty much just like the first) and were gone for 9 hours - I did well except for my feet - WOW - talk about tree stumps!!! Then Sunday I cleaned all the stuff, emptied cabinets in the kitchen to make room for all the baby stuff, rearranged all the cabinets while moving things around... I thought I did a lot but looking around today it seems I've got a lot more to do!!!
That's about it ... Just playing the waiting game and wondering when she'll be here!!! Will update again soon with nursery pics and maybe even a belly pic or two!

Baby Shower

Me and the bestest sister ever!!!  She threw me the most wonderful baby shower - never in a million did I expect her to do so much for me - she truly made it a wonderful experience and I will forever cherish the memories from that day.  I truly have an exceptional sister - thank you Mandy - I love you!!!

From the flowers to the food to the venue to the friends/family to the cake... OH, the cake.. from Nothing Bundt Cake.. they're right, there's nothing like it!!!

It was a special day - the gifts were amazing - having family and friends together really meant a lot - my family from Houston, San Antonio, Oklahoma and Ft Worth - best day ever!

Here is a gift from my Aunt - it's a handkerchief she made into a bonnet.  It came with a poem about how this can be used when our daughter walks down the isle... let me just say... the tears were a flowin'... it was truly a special gift!!

The picture above with the flowers... the bottom part is a bassinet - it's been in our family for years (80 comes to mind) - from my grandmother to my mom to me & sis to my nieces... and now... to our daughter!!!  Thank you mom - I am truly blessed!

Here's another gift... the 'gift' box that kept giving... and giving... and giving...

What a great idea... everyone got involved... it's must've been 200 ft long with LOTS of wonderful blankets, onesies, bibs, socks... etc. 

Must give a shout out to Kathy & Monique!

I truly didn't want the day to end...

Special thanks goes out to my sister, Mandy - for... well... EVERYTHING!

To my mom, Sara - for all her hard work and effort on all the wonderful gifts she made.. pictures of the nursery coming soon!

To my wonderful friend Alicia - for taking these wonderful pictures and for being a GREAT friend!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Third time's the charm...

I must say - I worked pretty hard on the other blog (thewilsonsgrowingfamily) just to have it totally disappear!!!  Let's just say I wasn't a happy camper.  So... here we are... disclosure upfront - if, for whatever reason, this blog disappears... well... not thinking there will be a fourth attempt!!!

The good news - I saved what I wrote... who would've thought!!!  So... for those of you who were not able to view before it disappeared... here is some of my first posts mixed in with what's happening now *********

Here it is - the long awaited blog!  I'm amazed I make it this far :)  I can only hope everyone enjoys reading all our updates and pictures as much as I've enjoyed following my great friend Alicia's blog.  Speaking of Alicia, she's the one who talked me into doing this.  Alicia, Adam, Ledger, Holden and we can't forget Ki'ya are moving to Cleveland.  Great opportunity for Adam but of course, they all will be missed terribly!!!!  Much love sent out to the Walter's... you are always in our thoughts!!

OK - let's move on before I get teary eyed!!

Here we are - 33 weeks.  It's all becoming so real now.. our life is bout to change and I think at t his phase it's a feeling of... ... ... well, I'm really not sure - scared/excited/worried/happy - all feelings combined into one about the unknown.  As I'm sure all first time mom's go through (let's go with that) wondering - will I be a good parent?  will I know what to do?  will this motherly instinct everyone  talks about come to me?  Funny really... I have no doubt about Dray being a wonderful dad... the doubt comes with me.  Am I cut out for this.. how will she turn  out... will I be able to protect her from everything... guess we shall soon find out for it's a bit too late to turn back now!!!  =)

I will admit - besides the swollen feet/ankles and the backaches - oh, and don't forget the tossing and turning throughout the night - I'm finally where I'm embracing being pregnant.  It took me a long time and yes, I do wish this feeling would've come sooner - I'm glad it's here.. just knowing there's a little being inside of you - a combination of you and the man you love just really makes it all worthwhile!!

Okay - enough for this go-round.  This is all new to me so be patient - I am dedicated to updating our life as much as possible... of course... let me reiterate again that if this one disappears... =)