2 Months!

Kylee is 2 months old now! I can't believe how fast she is growing. We went to the Dr yesterday for her 2 month check up and to get her shots. She did not like getting shots at all but didn't cry for too long after. Here are her stats:

Height: 25 in 100th (plus) percentile

Weight: 12 lbs 11 oz 100th percentile

Some things Kylee likes to do:

* smile when we talk to her

* cooing

* tummy time with Daddy :)

* hold her head up

* try to stand when we hold her

* kick her legs

* lift her legs to her chest (sometimes with enough force to roll over, not on purpose)

* suck on her fingers

* grasp our fingers

* scratch mommy's chest.. ouch

* to be swaddled when she sleeps

* to be rocked to sleep... we are working on this

* watch tv

We love her so much! She is taking longer naps in the morning and afternoon and I am able to get things done. She is also going to bed earlier, usually between 8-9pm. She will still almost always wake up once to eat but I don't mind. She always goes right back to sleep. We have our ward Pioneer Day picnic this weekend. We'll see how she does outside all day. Hopefully it won't rain or be too humid.

Peddler's Village

Last Saturday we drove out to Peddler's Village. It was a beautiful day and it was so nice to get out and walk around. There were lots of little shops and beautiful gardens. We stopped at this chocolate shop and I had the most delicious chocolate macaroon!

This is me enjoying my delicious rasberry lemonade about two seconds before Kylee woke up screaming and wanting to eat! I guess maybe next time we will just have to pack our lunches so we don't cause a scene in the restaurant.

Happy 4th of July!!!

The awesome trio of J,B, and K in PA had a 4th of July to remember........
We went over to a friends house in Bethlehem and joined a few other families at a classic July 4th BBQ with great food and fantastic weather. Kylee was not too excited about the holiday because throughout the BBQ she could not get comfortable, did not feed well, and was generally irritable and fussy........BUT when we got home, she was fed (as we could hear the fireworks going off outside but could not see them......mayyybe next year!) and put her to sleep at 930PM and she did not wake up until 6AM!!!! It was amAZING! A full nights sleep was quite a holiday treat. This last 3 day weekend was great to have Jeremy home more and to get stuff done around the house and relax, and ofcourse hang out with Kylee! Lets hope were all feeling better next weekend so we can head off to check out Princeton NJ! Hope everyone had a great 4th!

Wow, I can't believe my last post was on June 1st. So much has happened since then. Kylee and my mom and I flew out to our new home in PA on June 20th. It was a great Father's day present for Jeremy to have us home. My mom was a huge help on the plane and Kylee did really well. She slept the whole time and only woke up to eat. My prayers were answered. My mom helped me unpack boxes and get the house ready.

Kylee is doing great and is now 5 weeks old! Time is going by so fast! She will only take naps when she is being held wich makes it impossible to get things done during the day. Jeremy and I are going out tonight to buy a baby swing. Hopefully that will help. She has started to smile and it is so cute! I have not been fast enough to get a picture of it but I'm working on it. Right now she usually goes to bed between 10-11pm and will wake up around 4-5am to eat and then go back down until 7-8am. She has been so fussy during the day so we gave her some gas drops. They seem to be working. Thanks for the advice JoEllen!! I just need to be careful not to use them to much. I will post some pics of the baby's room and our appt when I get some pics taken.

I am liking it here so far. All of the hills and green trees are beautiful! We have been having tons of thunder storms. It was fun at first but now it's getting old. It is never sunny! We have to plan our walks around the showers. Next week it should be sunny and warm so we'll see what that is like. I'm about to post tons of pics since I have been behind so beware.

One week old

Two weeks

Three weeks

Four weeks and her first plane ride

Happy Father's day! She missed her Daddy.

Kylee loves her bath time!

She also loves to be wrapped up like a string bean.

Five weeks old.

We also celebrated my Mom's b-day while she was here. Happy Birthday Mom!! We love you!

Kylee's Blessing

We had Kylee's baby blessing on Sunday here at my parents house. We wanted to have the blessing before Jeremy left for PA so we could have all of our family with us. Jeremy gave a wonderful blessing and Kylee was an angel. It was a beautiful day.

My family

Gramps and Pam

Jeremy and his parents

Jeremy's sister Lacey, brother Scott, nephew Travis and sister in law Mary



I just thought this picture was funny. This is where I spend most of my day.

Labor and Delivery Story

I have a quick second and thought I would write about my labor and delivery experience. I have to say it was not what I expected. Thursday morning, about 1:15am, I thought my water broke. It wasn't a lot of water so I thought maybe I just needed to go to the bathroom. Then once I laid back in bed more water came out. I definitely knew my water broke. Of course I kinda started to freak out beause I expected the contractions to start coming really strong. But I wasn't having any contractions. So I woke up Jeremy, hopped in the shower and called labor and delivery. Once we got to the hospital as soon as I got out of the car my water started coming out really fast! Yuck. So they check me in and confirm that my water broke, but they check me and I'm only dialated to a 2. Bummer. So they hook an IV up to me and tell me and Jeremy to walk around the hospital for an hour. About 7am they re-check me and I am still only at a 2! What the heck! My water broke way before my actual labor ever started. The Dr. decided to give me petocin at about 7:30 am to help start labor. I ended up getting my epidural a couple hours later. Once I had the epidural I was so relaxed. I slept most of the time and ate ice chips. I actually felt guilty for just laying there but there was nothing else I could do. At about 4:30 pm I was ready to push. I was so excited and wanted to have this baby. After pushing for 2 hrs and being exhausted I was having little progress. The Dr. decided to turn off my epidural so I could really feel the contractions. That was not fun. But after another hour and 15 minutes of pushing our baby girl was born. The Dr had to do an episiotomy and I also tore, so that was not fun (class 3). But I don't know how else I was going to get that 9 lb baby out of me! Once she was born I was so relieved and happy.

I have to say that each day it does get easier and I start to feel a little better. Kylee had jaundice the first week but it is getting better. We were able to keep her home with us. My episiotomy tore open and I had to go back to the Dr. But she said it would heal on it's on with in 4-6 weeks. So as of right now I just try to get as much rest as I can. Jeremy and my parents have been such a big help to me.

She's Here!!!

Welcome to the world Kylee Murdock

Born 5-21-09 at 7:46 pm

9 lbs, 21 1/2 in

Daddy holding Kylee right after she was born.

Mommy with Kylee at one day old. 3 hrs of pushing and I was exhausted!

Coming home from the hospital.

Enjoying the car ride home. What a sweet angel. More pics and labor story to come. Thanks for all the warm wishes.