3 weeks and Auntie Jessica visits!

We can't believe 3 weeks has gone by already and how much Calleigh has changed! She is getting so much personality and we are getting to know her cries, likes and dislikes. She is sleeping pretty good at night. Oh I could go on and on about our little girl! She also had a doctors appointment on Friday to check her growth. She weighed in at 7 lbs, 4 oz and grew 3/4 of an inch! Whoohoo! Her doctor says Ben and I are doing great and Calleigh is very healthy. Always nice to have that reassurance!

We gave Calleigh her first "real bath." Her umbilical cord fell off so she was able to go all the way into the water. I made the mistake of too much soap in the water. The bubbles were everywhere! She enjoyed most of it! I will remember to just put a drop on the washrag from now on.

Auntie Jessica came to visit this last weekend. We took Calleigh on her first shoping trip! Then we all came home and laid around on the couch like old times. That night Jessica made her famous little pizzas and KariAnne stopped by with more junk food! So we all just sat around chit chatting about nothing. It was exactly what I have been needing! Even Ben had a good time just hanging out with the girls!

Today Calleigh spent her first morning with someone other than Ben or me. She got to go stay at Grammy Diane's house while I got my hair done! Thanks Grammy! I am going back to work starting next week but only Tuesday and Wednesday. It is going to be hard to leave my little one but it will be with Grammy so I know she will be fine!

Valentines Day, First Bath and 2 weeks old

Well two weeks has just flown by! Every day Calleigh is more beautiful to us! It is hard not to just hold her and stare! Especially when she starts making all those cute little faces. She had her first bath on Valentines Day. As you can see she wasn't all that happy. But it was quick and she was smiling once she was in her big towel being held by daddy! Which reminds me...Calleigh hates having her diaper changed. When I change her she cries pretty much the entire time. I didn't really take it personally until I started noticing how much she doesn't cry when Ben does it. Ah the makings of Daddy's Little Girl already!

We spent our Valentines night at home. Which is usually what we do . I cooked dinner and we watched Step Brothers. I even had some wine. One glass felt like I drank a whole bottle!

Calleigh has a doctors appointment on Friday to see if she is back to her birth weight. We are pretty sure she is more since she is now fitting into a few of the newborn clothes. Plus she is having no trouble eating at all. Things are settling in just fine.

Happy 1 Week!

So little Calleigh is one week old and already I see so much personality coming through. We are getting used to her faces, her cries and of course her sleeping and eating schedule. We have had a couple of rough nights. They haven't been too bad. I guess it helps a ton that Ben and I are on the same track and are having a pretty easy time working as a team. After all we are both after the same thing. A full nights sleep in a few weeks! Last night was Calleigh's best night so far. She was a little gassy but she fell asleep at 9:00 and I had to wake her up to feed her at 2:00. She was awake for a good amount of time during the day so I think she was just tired! Hopefully we are on to some sort of schedule! I started reading to her this morning. She loves it! Her little eyes just fixate on my mouth and she just listens to my voice. We read 2 books then it was time for a nap.

My mom comes today. I am so excited for her to meet Calleigh. Plus I haven't seen her since October! I have caught a cold :( Not too bad but when you are already not getting a lot of sleep and you just don't feel good it just wears you out. Good thing Calleigh is pretty much a good little girl!

I better get in the shower while Calleigh and the pups are sleeping! I will post some one week pictures later!

Calleigh Jessica Murphy

Well she is here! At about 3:00AM Superbowl Sunday Miss Calleigh decided it was time that she enter our world. It is very fitting that she choose this day! I am sure Ben will always remember this Superbowl! After about 16 hours of labor she finally made her way at 7:55. She weighed 6 lbs, 15 oz and is 19 inches long. She is absolutely the most beautiful baby I have ever seen. I know I am being partial! But aren't all mommies? So we had to stay in the hospital for 48 hours. We finally got to come home last night around 9:00. Scooby and Phoebe were very curious at first. Phoebe actually barked at her! But now I call Phoebe little momma! She goes everywhere I go with Calleigh and Scooby stands guard of both of his little sisters! Ben is doing great too. Aside from having a cold which kept him from the hospital all day yesterday (he was not happy about this at all.) Now he wears a face mask just so he can hold her. I am feeling great! Way better than I thought. It just feels so good to be home with my family! I could never ask for anything more! Here are some pictures from the big day! I am off to take a nap before the next feeding. Thank you to everyone for all your well wishes. I hope you all get a chance to come by and see Calleigh!

38 Weeks and 2 days

We had our weekly doctors appointment today. Everything looks perfect! I am only 1 cm dialated but I am 50% effaced. Both great news for me! My doctor said we will see how it looks next Tuesday. If my cervix is still looking good I can be induced by Wednesday if we want. Yes if she is not here on her own by next Wednesday we will be choosing to be induced! We will keep you posted!

Pregnancy Pictures by KariAnne

So a couple of weeks ago my great friend and awesome photographer KariAnne came over to take some pregnancy pics for me. Although I was not too excited about having my picture taking when I feel like a big blob I knew it is something I wanted to have so I could show Calleigh. As always KariAnne did an amazing job. Below are a few that she took. If anyone is in need of a photographer you can check out her blog http://secretsmilestudio.blogspot.com/. Thanks again KariAnne! I can't wait for you to take Calleigh's first pictures :)

37 Weeks...and 2 days

We went to the doctor this morning. Everything is fine. Calleigh is positioned correctly (head down) which is great news! They will check my cervix and all that good stuff at next weeks appointment. She seems to have dropped once and is settling in. I have been having a few contractions. Nothing too big and not at all regular. Mostly just annoying! I am uncomfortable and ready to be done. There I said it! I feel puffy everywhere, I have carpel tunnel in my right hand, my legs hurt and I am sick of going to the bathroom! I just needed to vent a little :) I haven't attacked Ben too much. I think he knows when to disappear to the garage. Poor guy.

We went for a small hike out at State Patrol yesterday. I haven't been out there since our little run in with the snakes. I forgot how much Scooby loves it and this was Phoebe's first time. She absolutely loved it! I felt a ton better after walking too. Here are some pics. Of course I hate the ones of me. But look at my little puppies! So happy!