Memorial Weekend

We had a great Memorial Weekend! For the first part of the long weekend, we headed out to Possum Kingdom to spend time with our friends and Alyssa got to play with her friend Kaden.  The Wessel family bought Alyssa and Kaden a kiddie pool to play in but Alyssa was not to sure about it while Kaden was splashing away.  After Alyssa's long swim, she was ready for a nap in mommy's lap.  We finished up the weekend by running lots of errands before I have to return to work tomorrow.  It will be hard to go back but it will be great having grandma watch her.  Grandma and Alyssa will definitely be meeting me for lunch often.



Mommy & Alyssa

Ready for the lake!!



Sitting in the pool

Alyssa & Kaden playing in the water

Tired Girl!

Daddy holding Alyssa before bath time

Two-Month Pediatrician Appointment

Today, Alyssa had her two-month pediatrician appointment.  It was definitely a rough visit that required little Alyssa to get 5 shots.  She was not a fan at all and it made mom and dad very sad to see our little one cry in such pain. We had a bottle ready to go afterwards which helped to cheer her up.  Alyssa officially weighed in at 10lbs 3ozs and measured 22.5 inches long.  These measurements put her in the 50th percentile for height and 45th for weight.  Our little girl is getting bigger every day!

Completing the vaccination paperwork

Alyssa w/ Dr. Worsley

Daddy not fast enough to get a picture of the weight

Alyssa's battle wounds

Mother's Day Weekend

We had a busy weekend to celebrate Kristin's first Mothers' Day.  Saturday morning we attended a NICU reunion to present the volunteer of the year award.  Afterwards, it was off to Mayfest with the rest of the Fort Worth community to enjoy the nice weather we got over the weekend.  That evening we decided to celebrate Mother's Day by fighting the crowd for dinner at Pappasito's.  It was good! Sunday we spent at Kristin's family's house with Alyssa being in a great mood after 6 consecutive hours of sleep the night before.  We hope the sleeping streak continues!!  Happy Mother's Day Kristin!  

Mommy & Alyssa

Lunch Break at Mayfest

Showing off the cool shades





Four Generations

Thelma, Twyla, Kristin & Alyssa

Newborn Pictures

We wanted to post some of the newborn pictures we just got back. Alyssa was two weeks old at the time.  We had fun posing our little girl!!

Easter Sunday

We started off our Easter Sunday by attending the early service at Christ Chapel.  It was Alyssa's first time to go to church so we were a little worried of her crying.  She was asleep most of the time but started to wake up towards the end so daddy and Alyssa headed to the foyer for the remainder of the service.  After church, we of course had to head to Ol South Pancake House.  Later that afternoon, we headed to Kristin's family so Alyssa could spend some time with grandma and grandpa and of course watch us grown-ups and Reed color some Easter eggs.  Before leaving, Alyssa wanted to get a picture with her cousin Reed.  We had a great Easter with our little one and it is hard to think of her getting bigger and hunting Easter eggs here in a couple years.

Alyssa's First Time at Church

Showing off her Easter Dress

The Stanley and Willingham Family

Coloring Easter Eggs

Alyssa w/ cousin Reed

Meeting More Great Grandparents!

Alyssa got to meet another one of her great grandparents over this past weekend.  Grandma Pat was in from Florida and spent 4 days with us.  Alyssa enjoyed meeting her great grandmother and hoped she did not keep her up too much at night since she still prefers to sleep during the day.  We greatly enjoyed the time we got to spend together and appreciate her travelling the long distance to meet Alyssa.

Taking a nap in great grandma Pat's arms

Hanging out in the nursery

Easter Bunny

Amy decided it would be a good idea for the little ones to get their pictures with the Easter Bunny.  As you can see in the picture, we did not trust the Easter Bunny to hold our little Alyssa so we decided we both would be joining Alyssa in meeting the Easter Bunny.  Alyssa was so excited she decided to sleep through it.    



Kristin's 30th Birthday!!

Kristin has officially joined the 30 year old club on April 6th.  To celebrate the big occassion we ended up at Babe's Fried Chicken with Kristin's family this past weekend.  It was great as always! Alyssa loved the atmosphere so much she slept through the entire meal and let mommy and daddy enjoy their dinner which was of course low in fat.  The celebration was topped off with some birthday cake and some great ice cream dessert that Kristin's mom made.  Alyssa partied a little to hard and had to take an early nap so daddy ate her share of the dessert as well.

  

Meeting the Great Grandparents

Kristin's grandparents and Aunt Jackie came in town this past weekend to see Alyssa.  Alyssa enjoyed meeting her great grandparents from Kansas and enjoyed the new arms to rock her to sleep.  We had a great time with Kristin's family while they were in town and had plenty of great food!  We look forward to seeing them again in August when we will be heading to Destin to take Alyssa on her first beach vacation.