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Monday, July 11, 2011

Photo Shoot

Irelyn and I had a little photo shoot today just for fun!! I'm no professional, but I think they turned out pretty great!

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I just can't believe how beautiful she is! We finally figured out who she looks like...she is clone of her daddy! We pulled out his baby picture yesterday. Put a bow on his head and it is Irelyn! I'm not sure she got anything from me!

We went to her 1 week check up today. She has gained .5 oz, which made me happy because I have been awfully worried that she wasn't eating enough. She is in the 81% for her height and 12% for weight, so needless to say she is tall and skinny!

This past week has been amazing! We are having so much fun, and love her more each day! I have to throw in this picture of Grandpa Steve with Irelyn because it shows you how Toby is reacting to his new sister.
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He is very curious, and is constantly checking her out. We are pretty sure he likes her though because the other day I had given him his carrot (yes, we give him carrots for treats, he LOVES them!) He didn't eat it all day and then when I put Irelyn down for tummy time he went and got his carrot and brought it to her and put it on her blanket! He is so protective of his carrots, so I knew right then that he liked her. Then later, he still hadn't ate it and Billy was holding Irelyn on the couch. Toby came up to his shoulder on the back of the couch and dropped the carrot onto her blanket again! I'm so glad he is good with her, and hasn't resorted to hiding out. I'm sure once she can crawl and bug him it might be a different story, but for now it is all good!

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Our little FIRECRACKER has made her BIG BANG!

Our baby girl, Irelyn Louise Painter, joined our family on her due date!!
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Born July 4th 2011 at 11:32 pm
6lbs 8 oz 20 in long

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After going to the doctor's office the last 3 weeks and being told by my doctor that if she was a betting woman, she would bet that I would go at least a week over my due date, I was pretty sure I wouldn't be meeting my sweet baby girl until mid July! However, she had different plans!! She knew that she was our little firecracker, and had to make her appearance on her due date, Independence Day!

After a long Sunday night of contractions, we decided we needed to get to the hospital Monday morning. Billy made sure to take the bumpy dirt canal road instead of going on the actual road to try to speed things along! My contractions were only 3 min apart when we arrived at the hospital at 8:30 am. It took me all day to get ready for the big show, and she made her appearance just before midnight! 
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 She has been such a great baby so far! We had a fun little stay at the hospital, but we were so ready to get home!! Her daddy couldn't wait to get her home and show her off! We are both completely smitten over her, and I'm certain she is going to be a spoiled daddy's girl! She already has him wrapped around her little finger!
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