This quiz result is me to the T!

You Are Lilac
You are a very innocent and pure person. Ethics matter to you.Your friends consider you a great listener, and you often play therapist to your friends.You are good at drawing out truths in conversation, however painful they may be.Non judgmental and patient - people feel like they can tell you anything!

Jeepers Creepers....she DOES have eyes!

***13 Ounces***

Last Thursday the pediatrician told us that he wanted to see KiKi gain 8oz to regain her birth weight. Well, she gained 13ounces!!! We are very happy of course; she's a whopping 6.10 now LOL And her jaundice is no longer an issue. Her count (not that I really understand it) is now 7 which is just fine we were told. KiKi will be one month old on Sunday and the time has flown! Now she's gaining weight, looks like a typical healthy baby instead of Laura the Carrot (a la Veggie Tales) and is falling into something of a pattern with eating and sleeping. And as someone had the good humor to ask, no she's not a puppy with her eyes still closed, this little girl just likes her sleep. I'll do my best this weekend to see if I can get a photo of her big blue peepers. Boy I'll tell ya if her hair stays dark and she keeps the blue eyes, I'm in big trouble. She's already channeling Angelina Jolie with the big pouty lips. Anyone have Louisville Sluggers' phone number handy? I need to buy some stock ::::grin:::::

Pretty Princess in Pink

Ok so my dad is probably "gagging with a spoon" right now at the princess reference (sorry Dad; had to LOL). I just went to peek in on her and if this isn't the picture of peace and comfort, I don't know what is. Wouldn't we all love to be this relaxed and have no cares in the world?
Since I was asked for an update I'll do my best. KiKi is now just shy of a month old (already?!?!?) and is still a very sweet and quiet baby. God has blessed me thus far with a peaceful child LOL As of last Thursday she still had not regained her birth weight. The dr said that if she hasn't regained her birth weight by tomorrow's visit he'll look into medical reasons for why she hasn't. I've been supplementing with formula due to bf'ing issues and will discuss that with him tomorrow and see what route we should take in terms of feeding. When I give her bottles, she is taking in 3oz almost every time which I hear is alot at this age,but we'll see what he says. She had her last blood draw this morning to check her bilirubin levels,but as of last week it was down to 13 from 16 which is good. Her color is alot better so we suspect it has gone down even further and will find out tomorrow. Meanwhile, she's just a sweet, affectionate wonder. She loves to be snuggled, loves to sleep and only cries when she's hungry and at that, she's not even much of a cryer. How lucky am I? Lisa says God knew I needed a break LOL
Yesterday I got the call that my surgery has been scheduled; no more babies for me. I thought I'd feel sad about that,but honestly I'm abundantly thankful for the blessing we've been given so unexpectedly in Kingsley and I just want to cherish her and close the book. Maybe I'll feel sad later,but I hope not because I really don't want to have more babies. I have six wonderful kids and that's plenty for anyone. I teased David last night that it's either a late Mother's Day gift or an early birthday gift for him. LOL I became a Godmother on Sunday and I'm very happy about that. My next role will be grandmother and hopefully not for a couple of years at least. I've been uptight about turning 40 and with my 40th birthday only a few short months away we saw a coffee mug in a store last night that summed my feelings up perfectly.... "I'd rather be 40 than pregnant!" Uptight no more, bring on the candles and pass on the maternity wear. Thank you God for setting me straight!

I'm a Fairy Godmother

While I live vicariously through Cinderella (ha ha), I'm beyond happy to be one of two Godmothers to the sweet princess you see above. That's Keaghan and her mommy Lisa. Lisa didn't want to have to choose between two sets of loved ones to be KeeKee's Godparents so she had David and I as well as her brother Kevin and his wife Caryn. The ceremony was very sweet; wonderful minister. Because I was in it, I couldn't take pictures and it never occurred to me to give my camera to someone else so when Lisa emails us photos of us with our sweet girl, I'll post them. I should mention that the gown that KeeKee wore has been passed down through every child in their family beginning with Lisa and her siblings and all of their children; what a nice tradition. My mother and David's both lent out our gowns to friends and never got them back so each of our children (yes every one of them LOL) has their own baptism outfit that they can then save for their own children.

We love you SO much Keeks and we'll be here for you always!

HOUSTON! We have DUCKS!!!!!

Ok so as it turns out, there were no crooked ducks involved in the delivery of this baby. Delivery could not have gone better; it was quick it was easy and everything that most moms wish for. She is smaller than expected,but perfect in every way and we are in love. Thank you for all the good wishes, prayers and comforting words, they were abundantly helpful and comforting. And I must say that they certainly worked because if she had arrived sooner than she did, she'd likely still be at the hospital now for being too small or physically immature to come home and for that we are most thankful. Instead she made it full term (37wks 2 days) and is doing great.