Resemble each other much?

Jaydan at 2 months:





Kennedy at 2 months:
And.... according to Jaydan they are "best friends". Aww.....

Grampa's Visit

Anybody who is familiar with the world of logging knows that summer is a busy, busy time so we considered ourselves blessed when Grampa was able to sneak away for a few days to come and hang out with Jaydan and meet Kennedy. AND he misses Granny so horribly while she is with us that he was probably MORE excited to see her.
We had planned a fun camping trip for the first night he was scheduled to be here and, as always seems to be the case when Dad flies, there was a snafu with his flight. Rather than getting in at 3 something, he now wouldn't get in until after 9. I almost canceled reservation for their camp site but Grampa wouldn't dream of breaking baby J's heart, so we forged ahead. We got the access code to the park's security gate (MUCH different than the camping we did growing up, huh?) and dropped him off where Jeff and Jaydan had already set up camp. Jaydan was out for the night, but I wish I could have been there to see his little face when he woke up and his beloved Grampa was there!
We also took a quick trip to Helen, which is always fun and other than that we pretty much just hung out at home. We had a long honey-do list for poor ole Grampa...... when stuff breaks down or falls apart around our house, we just put it aside until Grampa comes again to fix it! So, that kept him pretty busy too. He spend lots of QT playing with his babies and in the blink of an eye, his visit was over! Thanks to you, too, Grampa for all you do! An interesting side note.... it was shockingly cool over the 4th of July in Georgia this year and for some reason the weather always seem to be very mild when Grampa is here. He remarked that he doesn't believe it get that hot here at all! For any of you Georgians that beg to differ, go ahead a post a comment ;)

Kennedy's Room

Some of you know that the fact that I didn't get Kennedy's room painted before she came was my first source of mom-guilt this go-round. I had Jaydan's room DONE about 10 minutes after the ultrasound showed that he was a boy. I just couldn't get myself motivated this time and I felt awful about it. So, I took Jaydan to the sitter's, Daddy was on Kennedy duty and Granny and I got to work. I think it turned out pretty cute (please ignore the hide-a-bed.... I'm hoping it will soon have a nice brown cover... just think how cute it will be then!). What do you think?

Granny's Visit

So, we all got in a panic that Miss Kennedy was going to come early and Granny made arrangements to change her ticket and come early. Once she got here, Kennedy decided she was fine where she was and so we waited..... and waited.... and waited. It was not wasted time though, I was pretty miserable by the time she got here and she had Jaydan all to herself for about three weeks and the two of them had fun, fun, fun. And I guess the ultimate goal was accomplished in that she got to see Kennedy be born.

I will NEVER be able to communicate how much I appreciate all of Mom's help over the 7 weeks she was here and there aren't words for the joy I get from seeing her play and bond with my babies. The only bad part was that she had to go home!

We snuck in some fun during her visit, including a day trip to Helen while Grampa was here and then a couple of fun-filled days in Florida with Jeff's family. Granny and Jaydan did swimming lessons and were partners in crime for probably more than I know about. I can't believe how fast that time went and look forward to the next visit! We love you Granny and THANK YOU so much, for all you do!

She's HERE!!!

The long awaited arrival of Miss Kennedy is finally here. She joined our family on June 18 @ 5:49 p.m., weighing in at 7 lbs, 14 oz and measuring 19 inches long. Apart from my water breaking at the Mall of Georgia, in the middle of Toy Story 3 my labor went relatively smoothly and she arrived in perfect form! Daddy and Granny were great coaches (ok, Daddy had his head in a closet for most of it) and Dr. Weiss was fabulous! Jaydan can't get enough of her and has handled the transition pretty well so far. Welcome to the family, Baby Kennedy..... we love you!

How did this happen?

In the blink of an eye...... we went from this:


To this:Where does the time go????

You asked for it.....

You guys asked for it..... here is a belly shot! Notice how sweetly Jaydan is giving her kisses. Hope that lasts ;)

And here is Miss Thang as of yesterday. I think she's going to look a lot like her big brother.... and it looked like she was trying to suck her fingers already! Ok, Miss Kennedy......come out now! Time to meet the world!