She's Official

Yep you read that right. Baby A is official. We got her birth certificate and social security card. And her umbilical cord is gone. Our little princess is all official.

She is really a good little baby. She loves her bathes and I am pretty sure last night she laughed at me. It made me smile so big. I can't wait until her Daddy is home to hear her sweet little giggles. Right now she is enjoying some turtle time as we call it. Basically she is napping in her pack n play which has a turtle mobile on it. haha.

Here are the pictures of the day.

Day 15 - Monday November 7th 2011

Naked Baby playing on the couch

2 pictures for Day 15 - cause she is too cute

Day 16 - Tuesday November 8th 2011

Going for a walk with Mommy

Day 17 - Wednesday November 9th 2011

Trying out her bouncer. Not yet a fan...

Day 18 - Thursday November 10th 2011

She is Official!! Birth Certificate and Social Security Card

Day 18 again

Happy Birthday Marine Corps!! Celebrating with her Marine Corps blanket

Day 18 one more time

Daddy's Little Marine. She apparently did not want her picture taken.

So that is our quick update. Hope all is well with everyone.

JMS- Happy Birthday our favorite Marine. We love and miss you! Can't wait till you are home.

XoXo

Amanda

and Baby A too!

Each Day is One Day Closer

Baby A is getting big too fast. She really is a great baby though. Doesn't really cry and loves to cuddle. Couldn't ask for a better little one. Plus Jack and I are pretty sure she is the cutest baby ever. Actually we are sure of it.

Here is a quick update of Baby A's pictures of the day.

Day 11- Thursday November 3rd, 2011

Cute little strawberry butt

Day 12 - Friday November 4th, 2011

Cuddles with Uncle Adam

Day 13 - Saturday November 5th 2011

Snuggles with Mommy

Day 14 - Sunday November 6th 2011

No more umbilical cord! Big girl can take regular baths now

So that is a quick update. We are missing A's Daddy but don't have too much longer. Baby A is doing lots of fun stuff like snuggling with Miss Lacey and visiting with Uncle Adam and hanging out with her "brothers".

We are excitedly planning Daddy's homecoming and getting ready for holidays.

Hope all is well with everyone.

JMS - we miss you and love you sooo much.

XoXo

Amanda

and Baby A too!!

Baby A Picture A Day

So I decided to do the picture a day for Baby A. I figured it would be a good way to watch her grow and we are pretty sure it will make Daddy smile. So here we go.

Day 1 - Aubrey's Birthday

Monday October 24, 2011 - 10:15am

7lbs and 1 oz 20 inches long

Day 2 - Tuesday October 25th

Kisses from Daddy

Day 3 - Wednesday October 26th, 2011

Meeting her big brother for the first time

Day 4 - Thursday October 27th

Looking at cars with Daddy

Day 5 - Friday October 28th 2011

Sneak peak of Aubrey's newborn pictures. We got a family pic in as well. Too bad Kobe wouldn't cooperate.

Day 6 - Saturday October 28th 2011

Snuggling with both my babies

Day 7 - Sunday October 30th 2011

Helping Daddy play on the computer

Day 8 - Monday October 31st, 2011

Aubrey's First Halloween

Daddy with his two pumpkins

Day 9 - Tuesday November 1st, 2011

Getting in as many snuggles with Daddy as possible before he had to leave

Day 10 - Wednesday November 2nd 2011

Taking a nap with her Daddy doll - well she was supposed to be napping.. but clearly her eyes are open so she was not cooperating.

So thats the first 10 days of Baby Girl's life. We are so blessed to have her in our lives and absolutely love our family.

Her current obsession is not being put down during the day and I will admit I indulge her. It makes it a little difficult to get anything done (this post took close to 2 hours) but thats okay. I am oretty sure that she misses Daddy but not too much longer till he is home for good. According to the donut of misery we have 88.4 % of this thing done. Only 11.6% more. I will take that.

JMS - we miss you!! I love you. Not much longer.

XoXo

Amanda and Baby A too.

Thankful

So Thanksgiving is this month. Its a day to think of all you are thankful for. I think you should be thankful all year round. Seeing as how Thanksgiving is the 24th day of the month I am going to make a list of 24 things I am thankful for. I will also be updating pictures of the day starting with today soon. Daddy went back to deployment so we need to track how big Baby A is getting while Daddy is away.

Okay on to the thankful list.

1. I am thankful for my beautiful baby girl. She is an absolute blessing and I can not even begin to tell you how amazing she is.

2. I am thankful for my amazing husband. He is so supportive and such an amazing Daddy. Aubrey and I are so lucky.

3. I am thankful for my crazy dog Bentley who never fails to make me laugh. He is such a good big brother and loves Baby A so much.

4. Even though I complain about him I am thankful for my silly cat who always knows when I need a snuggle.

5. Jack and I are incredibly thankful for my supportive and knowledgable doctors who were able to guide us through pregnancy and allow us to realize our dream of becoming parents.

6. I am thankful for the US Army who sent my husband home for the birth of our daughter. I could not thank those responsible enough.

7. I am thankful for the Marine Corps who not only employs my husband but protects us all and whose men and women sacrifice so much for us all.

8. I am thankful for my community of Marine wives whose thoughts and prayers and overwhelming support has been absolutely amazing.

9. I am thankful for my amazing friend Lacey who is there no matter what and loves my family as much as I do.

10. I am thankful for my best friend Dawn who even though she is far away, has been the best support system anyone could ask for. Just having her to listen has gotten me through so much.

11. I am thankful for our friends Adam and Morgan who are there for us no matter what and think nothing of including us in everything. We are so blessed to have them in our lives.

12. I am thankful for the Fisher Price Snug a Bunny swing that Aubrey loves so much. Without I am sure I would get no sleep.

13. I am thankful for Southwest Airlines who when presented with a nervous and tired Dad to be made it possible for him to be home on time for his daughter's birth.

14. I am thankful for soothie pacifers. Those things are a godsend.

15. I am thankful for Skype that allows me to see my family from far away and for them to see Baby A.

16. I am thankful for Carters who sends lots of coupons so that I can make sure Baby A is outfited in style. haha

17. I am thankful for retractable leashes. It gives Bentley the freedom he needs and I don't have to walk through the mud and grass.

18. I am thankful for my job and boss who have been so supportive of me and everything.

19. I am thankful to be able to plan a homecoming this month. It is by far my favorite part of the deployment.

20. I am thankful for the random stranger at the airport yesterday who saw a new mom that needed a hug and provided that. Whoever she is, thank you. I don't think she knew how much that was appreciated.

21. I am thankful for my camera that will allow me to document my daughter's growth and that is durable beyond belief. No matter how many times I drop that thing it keeps working. Thank you Sony for making a great product.

22. I am thankful for my health. I know I have health issues but I am still functioning and breathing and was able to have a beautiful baby. I will take that anyday.

23. I am thankful for my dvr that lets me watch whatever I want whenever I have time. Incredibly good seeing as how my nights are now controlled by a little person.

24. I am thankful for all the opportunity that I have and continue to have.

I have so much to be thankful for this month and always.

Hopefully so does everyone else.

JMS - we miss you so much and we love you. You are our hero.

XoXo

Amanda and Baby A

Introducing....

Aubrey Maybach!

Our beautiful little girl made her appearance on Monday October 24th at 10:15 am. She weighed in at 7lbs and 1 ounce and was 20 inches long (19 according to the doctor.) We are absolutely blessed and completely in love with our miracle.

Pretty Princess

Aubrey and Mommy

Snuggling with Daddy

Our love

Jack was able to make it home just in time to see the birth of our sweet little angel. It was an amazing experience. I had a c-section and Jack was absolutely amazing. He was such a great support and I honestly could not have asked for a better experience.

Aubrey is an absolute doll. She lets us sleep for about 5 hours at a time. She did though lose a little weight so we are working on that. She has though been so much more than we expected.

We are a little sad that Daddy has to go back on deployment for a little bit but Aubrey and I can handle it. We are already planning an outfit for Daddy's return. Aubrey or baby Aubley as Jaden calls her, is such a Daddy's girl. She loves Jack and her eyes open wide everytime she hears or sees him. It is the sweetest thing.

I promise to update more as I get a chance. I was slightly occupied the past little bit though. I will update with the story of Jack coming home. It was interesting.

I hope all is well with everyone.

JMS - I am so proud of you and feel so blessed to share this experience with you. ilu and A does too.

XoXo

Amanda

10 on Tuesday

I am updating on Tuesday 2 weeks in a row. Go me. Now don't count on this happening all the time, especially after Baby A comes but for now I am going with it.

1. We are 76% done with this deployment. Yep less than 1/4 left. Yeah!!

2. Bentley apparently enjoys barking at everyone. Bribing him with toys and bones has become common place so I can work.

3. My neighbor Lacey is nothing short of amazing. Her friendship is such a blessing. She has offered to do my grocery shopping for me and watch Bentley so I can sleep. I love that girl.

4. Baby A will be here soon. I feel like it is an answer to our prayers and I can't wait to see her little face.

5. That being said, Baby A does need to wait. At least until my birthday. I need people here to at least get me to the hospital. So hold on little on.

6. Our cat Kobe has finally learned how to fight back to Bentley. He should have learned this a long time ago. Bentley deserves some of the swats he gets. He torments that poor cat.

7. I feel like I spend a lot of time at the dr's office. I am looking forward to not having to go there every week in a little bit.

8. I am trying to wrap things up with work. Hopefully I can get everything done but I keep getting projects added.

9. I have literally one more weekend before my out of town guests, aka my parents, come. Lets hope I can get everything done.

10. I truly don't think I can live without my dvr. I fall asleep everynight around 7-8:30 or so and I need to watch Jeopardy. So thank you dvr for allowing me to continue with that habit.

So that was my quick update. Hope all is well with everyone.

JMS - so proud of you. Ilu

XoXo

Amanda

Woah.....

So I have 2 weeks to go until Baby A is here... give or take. Well not exactly. I mean if she isn't here in 2 weeks, she is coming that day. How crazy is that? After waiting and praying for so long, now we are so close. I can say that Jack and I are completely ready. We have everything she could need. And she is spoiled. But thats okay. Her Daddy and I waited a long time for her so we are completely okay with spoiling her.

Okay now to update the pictures of the day.

Day 102 - Sunday October 2nd

My birthday man and me! Happy 2nd Birthday Bentley!!

Day 103 - Monday October 3rd

My helper at work. haha

Day 104 - Tuesday October 4th

Kobe causing trouble

Day 105 - Wednesday October 5th

New couch

Day 106 - Thursday October 6th

37 weeks Pregnant! Officially Full Term!!

Day 107- Friday October 7th

Kobe being all cute

Day 108 - Saturday October 8th

Raining....all.day. Bentley was not happy

Day 109 - Sunday October 9th

A's bag is all packed to go for the hospital.

So we are winding down for this deployment and I couldn't be happier. Not much more time without my favorite person. I am thinking of doing the picture a day of Baby A. not sure yet. We will see.

Anyway hope all is well with everyone.

JMS- ilu. We are about to start our new adventure. I can't wait.

XoXo

Amanda