4 1/2 Months

There has been a lot going on in the past month here at the Depoy's. May started out with a visit from my brother and sister-in-law. They plan on moving here next winter, so it was kind of a house hunting visit. Reese was excited to meet another Aunt and Uncle though.

Next I returned to work. It has been great, but it has cut into Mommy and baby time. It seems like I get home from work and we start our bedtime routine. Eric calls it the Killer B's, bath, bottle, book and bed!

We also had the plaque here at the house. I was sick with an upper respiratory infection for about 2 weeks, Reese got an ear infection, Eric got a killer stomach flu and then I got it from him. It was about the worst weekend I have ever gone through. We are all healthy again and back to our normal sleep patterns!

Next, Eric and I took a long get-a-way weekend to New Orleans while C.C. and Papa babysat Reese. We had a great time sipping on Hand Grenades and Hurricanes, but we were so excited to get back to our little girl.

It's hard to be away because she is doing something new everyday. She weighted in at a little over 16lbs at her last appointment. She is a little chunk!! We started solid foods this week, rice cereal, and she has been doing great so far. She can now hold onto her bottle, she is all over her crib at night and she has now found her piggy's. It is so cute when she is lying on her back and grabbing her toes!!

Happy Father's Day to all you Daddy's out there. Eric spent his morning play golf with his dad and brother. We then met him for lunch at the country club. We got in a little pool time and now it will be watching Tiger finish up in the U.S. Open. His perfect first father's day!

Three Months!!

Our little girl is three months old! It really does go by fast, but she does something new everyday to entertain us. I haven't updated the blog in awhile, so first here are her most recent doctor appointment stats; Height 23 3/4 in., 75th %, Weight 14 lbs., 95th %, (she has turned into our little chunky monkey) and Head 17 in., 75th %. She did really well with her first set of shots...just slept a lot when we got home.

Well, in the past few weeks she missed Daddy when he went on a week long golf trip. Then she took her first plane ride out to Maryland to see Lovie and Grandad. She was great on the plane...slept the whole time both ways! Our trip to Maryland was great fun. My parents loved her and she got to meet the rest of her cousins.

Some of the new "tricks" she has been doing include, drooling, gurgling, she has found her tongue and it is now out all the time! She smiles and laughs a lot. Her Daddy can really get her going. And she rolled over for the first time yesterday at Jody's Baby Shower. We can't stop watching her. First off she is so darn cute and second, we are afraid we are going to miss something!

Our little baby girl will be 8 weeks old this Thursday. She has brought such joy to our lives! I can't imagine it any other way. She got to meet her new cousin Paisley during spring break. My sister and her husband came to visit with Peyton and Paisley for Easter. Paisley and Reese are three weeks apart. We had a great time playing outside, visiting the aquarium and dying Easter eggs. Hopefully we won't have to wait too long to see them again.

We can't wait for Reese's next doctors appointment in a couple weeks. We are anxious to find out her weight and height. She seems to be growing quickly on us. She is so alert and such a smiley baby. We hope you enjoy some new pics!

Baby Reese is 5 weeks now. Here is a picture at 3 weeks I am finally posting. We still think she is perfect, feeding great and only waking up once at night. We can't stop looking at her and she seems to change daily. She attended her first party yesterday, The Haley's Annual Crawfish Fest. Check out the pics below. She was awesome and got to see all her friends. Mommy and Daddy had an awesome time too!

Reese Mckae Depoy- February 7, 2008

Our sweetheart is here! Reese Mckae, born February 7, 2008, at 3:28 p.m., 8lbs. & 12 oz. We think she is perfect! She and her Daddy are doing great. I had her by c-section, so I am still recovering. She has made us both very happy!

It's Time!!

At our 39 1/2 week appointment today, I have all the signs of being ready. 2 cm dilated, 90% effaced and the baby is still down in position. Because my actual due date is Saturday, February 9th, he gave us the choice of elective induction...and we took it. They only schedule them on Mondays and Thursdays, we got lucky and got in first think tomorrow morning. The way they work is you call the hospital at 5 am and they let you know if they have a time for you (between 5 am and 7 am). If there are others with emergency or priority inductions, you are passed over for the day. So for now, tenatively she will be here tomorrow! Unless of course she comes overnight. Wish us luck and good health. We are very excited for her arrival!!!!!!!!