First shots! :(

Natalee got her first shots yesterday! She did pretty well, but of course they hurt so she screamed & cried, but that's ok cause mommy cried too! When they were finished, I got her dressed & she went straight to sleep! She weighed 8 lbs. 11 oz. and was 21.5 inches long, which means she gained 4 oz. & .25 inch within a week! The doc said she is growing right on track & everything is perfect, she is just going to be petite. It's hard to believe she is still wearing newborn diapers & some newborn clothes considering she is 2 months old! Oh and her ear infection is completely gone too! Yay for antibiotics! Doc also said we can start cereal in about 5-6 weeks, which means she will be eating with a spoon. That ought to be fun! Well that's about it for the check up. I'll update with other news later...

Natalee is sick!

Natalee has been having this really bad cough, so I decided to take her to the doctor Tuesday. The doctor said he didn't hear anything in her lungs to make her congested so it is probably just the crud that everyone else has had. He also checked her ears & throat, you know, the normal stuff. Well come to find out, she has her first EAR INFECTION! Her temperature was 100.5 when we went in and they checked it again before we left and it was 99.9. They also did some blood work to make sure it hadn't spread to anywhere else. Luckily it hasn't. They also weighed her & in 4 weeks, she has gained 2 1/2 lbs. She now weighs 8 lbs. 7 oz.!
We stayed home from daycare yesterday just in case she ran a fever. She felt fine so we went to daycare today!

First day of daycare!

Natalee started daycare Monday (2/9/09). I believe she loves it. Ms. Pat sure does love her! She says she is a good baby.

Valentine's Day

Of course yesterday was Valentine's Day. Natalee wore the dress that Aunt Brandi bought her to daycare Friday. She was so cute! She stayed at her Mamaw & Papaw Mitchell's yesterday while Terry & I had a night to ourselves. We went to Starkville to Old Venice Pizza Co. then to the movies. We saw Taken which was a great movie! Terry gave me an Open Heart necklace, designed by Jane Seymour. Hope everyone had a great day as well!!

Natalee loves her bumbo!

Natalee turned 6 weeks old last Monday (02/02). We put her in her Bumbo chair for the first time. At first she didn't know what was going on. We have been putting her in it at least once a day & she has become very comfortable with it. In fact when we put her in it, she sits there & laughs! Here are a couple of pics from her first time in it.

One Month!

It's hard to believe that one month ago today I was in the hospital delivering my little angel! She is growing like crazy...lengthwise anyway! Her hospital picture will be posted on Our365.com within the next couple of days, if any of you want to see it. They said at the latest it will be Tuesday, so if you search for it & don't see it, keep checking back! Anyway, just thought I would write a small something today! Sorry I don't have a picture to post...left my camera at the house & I'm at mom's!

Okay...I finally got a picture...

Good Luck Morgan!

As most of you may know, my cousin, Morgan Alford, is a great singer. She is in a competition tonight in Monroe, Louisiana. It is a country version of American Idol, but I'm not real sure of what the correct name is. Tonight is round 1 and she will be singing a Reba song, Fancy. Hopefully she will pass & continue on to round 2. Good luck tonight Morgan! We love you!

One year!

Terry & I celebrated our first wedding anniversary on Dec. 29. Of course, we didn't get to do much since we had a newborn at the house! We let my sister, Brandi, keep Natalee for a few hours while we went to eat. We were planning on going to see a movie, however we couldn't stay away from our 1 week old for very long, so we decided not to go. I still can't believe we have been married a year. However, it was a wonderful year!

Christmas 2008

I know I'm not good at keeping this thing updated by I'm trying to do better!

We got out of the hospital on Christmas Eve and went to stay at my mom's that night. We got up early Christmas morning to see what "Santa" brought Natalee (I know she was only 3 days old but she had to have something!) and to open gifts. We always have to get up & open presents around 5 a.m., it's tradition! Next year, though my family will have to come to our house! We went to my Aunt Debbie's to see what Ryan and Katie Lauren got then went back to take a nap! We always have Christmas at granny's Christmas night. We usually eat about 5 then open presents. Of course Natalee didn't get much but she did get a doll with her name on it that was the same size as her! and Katie Lauren "made" her a Precious Moments doll. It was so sweet! We had Christmas with my dad & Irene the next day.

We had had Christmas with Terry's family the Sunday before Christmas. We went to Stewart that Saturday and spent the night with them. We got up that Sunday morning and went to church, then went to Mamaw Boatman's for Christmas lunch. We then headed back to the Mitchell's to open gifts with them. They got Natalee the cutest teddy bear. If you press each paw, it says a different prayer!

Here are some pics of our first Christmas as a family!!


Natalee with Santa

Natalee Elisabeth is here!

We are proud to announce the birth of our beautiful baby girl!! Natalee Elisabeth Mitchell was born on December 22, 2008 at 6:55 p.m. She weighed 5 lbs. 9 oz. and was 18.5 inches long. We had our 2 week check up on Monday, Jan. 5 and she has gained 5 oz. and is now 19.5 inches long. She is doing great!

The birth story:
On the morning of Dec. 22, I started having contractions that were 5 minutes apart. Terry & I headed out to the hospital. After being admitted, they checked me & was going to send me home, since I wasn't really in labor. I was dilated to 1 cm so the doc decided to keep me. They started pitocin drip at 12:20 p.m. and my contractions started getting stronger but no closer together. I finally dilated to 3 cm and my water had broken. Natalee's heartrate kept dropping everytime I had a contraction so I was rushed to the OR at about 6:00. I had to have an emergency section. So at 6:55 p.m. our beautiful baby girl was born. Terry got to take her to the nursery while I went to the recovery room. Finally by 7:30 I was taken to my room, however I didn't get to hold my baby girl until about 4:00 a.m.