3 months

What a crazy couple of weeks it has been! Mara's now 3 months old & changing everyday! She's adjusted well to mommy going back to work & is LOVING being spoiled by her grandma's 3 days a week:) Mommy & Daddy are loving this too--we come home to a happy baby, clean house, laundry's done, meals baked, etc! It sure does make things a lot less hectic & we have more time to enjoy our little girl! Thanks moms for blessing us by taking care of Mara!



Well...as you can see, Mara still has her brace on. The doctor decided after another ultrasound & xrays to leave it on another 3 weeks. The left hip has molded and is "normal", we're just waiting for that right side to catch up. She's scheduled for another ultrasound and appointment July 8th & then it WILL come off. Please pray for Mara & that her hips will both be normal so that we don't have to worry about casting! We're counting down the days to take it off! Poor girl gets so sweaty & uncomfortable in this hot, humid weather. We're looking forward to see how she reacts when she's free and can start moving her body around more.
We're not sure how much Mara weighs right now, but she seems to keep getting chubbier & longer. She loves playing on the floor and being talked to--she's been cooing, giggling, and smiling and continues to be a content and happy baby.


Cousin Sierra Van Dyke & Mara


I have been @ my new job 2 weeks already and am learning a lot. It's been a big change, but I'm loving being home every night and weekend! Being a nurse in a clinical setting is much different than I expected-we're very busy right now and do a lot of in-office procedures--which is broadening my nursing knowledge greatly!
As you may have heard, we made our first trip to the ER last week. I woke up @ 3:30am with terrible abdominal pain (i'd rather go through another c-section!). Long story short...4 hours later we were released with the diagnosis of possible stomach ulcer and gastritis. We're praying I don't have another "attack" and can divert having to go back in to follow up with a GI doctor.
3 month pictures of Mara are coming soon!:) Wishing everyone a Happy 4th of July!