New Discoveries...

I figured out how to post videos.  So turn up your volume and get ready because there are a few to view... :)

Kaelyn is growing and changing so much from day to day.  She is 3 months old now, weighs 13 pounds and is 23 1/2 inches long.  She is so aware of everything around her and has such a little personality already.  She makes us laugh all the time with her 'cuteness'!  She has discovered so much in these past few weeks.  She loves to look at herself in the mirror and thinks it is so funny.  She has started to laugh out loud and cracks herself up while doing it (must get that from her Poppy).  Here is a video of her and Robert laughing in the mirror...

She is gripping onto things really well now, especially the 'death grip' to Mommy's hair!  I now understand why so many people cut their hair short after having a baby.  :)  She is holding onto and reaching out for her toys, and of course everything tastes sooo good in her mouth!  Kaelyn started lifting her head up like she wanted to sit up by herself when we were holding her, so we decided to try out the bumbo chair.  She loves it!  Guess it's that little bit of independence that makes her feel like a big girl.  Her little neck is getting so strong and she is holding it up really well while doing tummy time.   Here is a video of Kaelyn on her new tummy time mat...

During the weekend of Halloween, Kaelyn kinda rolled over by herself for the first time.  She gets a little frustrated but she just needs to figure out what to do with that arm that gets stuck underneath and she'll be good to go.   Here is a video of Kaelyn rolling over for the first time...

Baby's First Halloween...

Kaelyn got to experience her very first Halloween this year!  At the beginning of the month we went with our friends, Jody, Shaye and their little girl Madelyn to the pumpkin patch.  We had a great time with them and also found some pretty good pumpkins to carve.  Here is a picture of us at the pumpkin patch...

Jody gave us an idea to put Kaelyn inside the pumpkin and take some pictures.  Well we did and let me tell you, she did not like it at all!  I put some paper towels down on the bottom for her to stand/sit on, but I don't think that helped too much.  She only had on a diaper, so I'm sure she didn't like that it was so cold!  Here are some pictures of her in the pumpkin...

Her first reaction...

Definitely hates it!

Ok, this might not be so bad.

Our little pumpkin

Kaelyn was a very lucky little girl, having two costumes to wear.  Great-Grandma Pat sent her a little pumpkin costume and Poppy got her a deer costume to wear.  Both were just a little big on her, but still very cute!  Since we live on a street that is a private drive, we didn't have any trick or treaters this year.  But we were still able to go experience all the fun.  We met up with our friends, Melissa and Joe, their daughter Kaylee and Melissa's sister and her family on base.  Needless to say, Robert and I had never seen anything like it!  There were seriously hundreds of people walking around everywhere.  At some points there would be atleast 20 people/kids at one person's house... talk about overwhelming!  And can you even imagine how much candy you would have to purchase for all of those little kiddies!

Here are a couple more pictures of Kaelyn in her Halloween outfits...

Showing off her 'Baby's First Halloween' bib

  Halloween onesie from Nana and Poppy

Doing some Tummy Time... look how strong she is getting!

Playing Catch-up...

A Princess is Born...

Our beautiful Kaelyn arrived July 27, 2009 at 6:32 am weighing 8 lbs 3.9 oz and 20 inches long.  After 6 hours of labor, she came right on her due date... although a couple doctors thought she would come a little earlier.  We are so blessed to have a healthy baby girl join our family and we couldn't be more proud!  She is absolutely perfect and brings so much joy to us!  Here are a couple of pictures from when she was born...

Right out of the oven

All cleaned up and so beautiful!

Our first family photo leaving the hospital on July 28, 2009.

Nana and Poppy Came to Visit...

My parents flew in August 1st and stayed for two weeks.  We were so excited to have them here!  It was there first time being in Europe and we kept them pretty busy.  They were able to see quite a bit of stuff around here, went to London and also had a short trip to Paris!  And of course the most important part of the trip... to see their first born Grandbaby!  They were a HUGE help to us and needless to say, we were very spoiled having them here!  Only wished they could have stayed longer!!  Here are a few pictures of their visit...

Kaelyn meeting Nana for the first time.

Kaelyn meeting Poppy for the first time.

Poppy loved pushing me in my stroller everywhere we went!

Mom and Dad having their first 'proper' English Tea at Harriett's in Bury St. Edmunds.

Nana, Poppy and me at the Old Cathedral Ruins in Bury St. Edmunds.

We took Nana and Poppy to Great Yarmouth to see the North Sea.

Mom and Dad on the Big Bus Tour in London... you can see Parliament and Big Ben in the background.

Family picture with Nana and Poppy.

Kaelyn's First Photo Shoot...

We took Kaelyn to get her newborn pictures made on August 11, 2009 when she was two weeks old.  It was even more special because my parents were here visiting and they got to come along and be apart of it too.  The pictures were done by Becca Wohlwinder Photography.  We found out about Becca through some other friends of ours that have used her.  She is a military spouse living on base and trying to get a career started in photography.  She is just the sweetest and most patient person, not to mention so creative!  Becca is also who we used for our maternity pictures and we will definitely be using her a lot more over the next year that we are here.  Most of you know that I LOVE pictures and just can't get enough!!  Especially now that there is a baby in the mix!  :)  Here are a few of Kaelyn's newborn pictures...

Sleeping Beauty

So Sweet!

Our Little Princess

One of my favorites!

So in Love!

Our Precious Gift from God!

Taking the Plunge...

Well, I have finally decided to join the life of a blogger. I have been thinking about doing this for a while now and thought it would be a great way for family and friends to keep up with us while we are living over seas... especially since we have a new addition to the family and things are changing everyday! Now we can keep everyone updated with how much Kaelyn is growing through stories, pictures and videos. I am not promising that I am going to be any good at this, but we'll give it a shot... :) Like I said, I am new to this so if you have any advice to give me about blogging, please do!!