7/1/12 Miles 2 Week Old Pictures

On Sunday the 1st of July, our family drove to Pittsburg, Kansas to visit Grandma Becky and Larry at their house. Ronnie and Larry played golf while Grandma Becky and I took newborn pictures of Miles and some of the girls playing. It was a long process, but we got a few good ones of him. Some of the baseball pictures I'm going to blow up and frame for his room since we have a "sports theme" going on. Special thanks to my mom for her time and patience.

6/30/12 Aunt Kim Comes to Visit

During the second week of Miles being at home, aunt Kim, cousins, Zacharey and Phoebe and Grandma Rhonda came to visit us. We always love to have them visit and the girls really enjoy playing with their cousins. We spent the day hanging out at the house and then went to Bentonville to show aunt Kim where Ronnie works, walked around downtown on the Bentonville square by the fountain, and went out to eat at Red Robin. Miles did really well while we were out and about. It was an enjoyable Saturday.

The First Week at Home With Miles

We came home from the hospital with Miles on Wednesday, June 20th, around 1:00 P.M. Ronnie came from work to pick up Miles and I and went straight home so we could get settled in. Ashlyn and Breckyn were at daycare most of the day so Miles and I could have a chance to get acclimated to our home environment. The first day was rough and I was wishing I would have stayed at the hospital one more day. After that first day home, however, things got better and on Saturday Grandpa Steve and Mimi drove from Tennessee to visit us. They arrived in the morning and we went to Ashlyn's end of year softball tournament game. It was Miles first outing at 6 days old. It was HOT, but we stayed cool enough in the shade. Later that afternoon, Grandma Rhonda and aunt Linda came to visit, as well as my aunt Caroline, uncle Darold, cousins, Jennifer and Natalie, aunt Marilyn, and cousins Sarah, Craig, and Ryan. It was nice to have all of the company come and see our little Miles. Miles really welcomed Sarah by "soaking her" while she held him :) A little spray and wash and she was just fine. We all then went out to eat dinner at a place called "Bud's Chicken", where we ate all you can eat chicken and ribs. The food was good and it was nice getting out of the house and visiting with all of my family. We also showed everyone where Ronnie works and around the town. The next day Grandma Rhonda and Pepa came to visit. We sat around our kitchen table and visited for a long time. Grandpa Steve and Mimi stayed with us until Tuesday and then had to drive home. It was nice having them come visit us and we really appreciate them taking the girls off our hands during those few days. Later in the week Grandma Becky came to take newborn pics of Miles and to just hang out with me and the girls. It was good having her visit as I was needing that time with my mom. Here's some pictures of our first week with Miles. As you can see, the girls really like being around him and touching him. Ronnie and I were just trying to adjust to having a newborn in the home again. The last two pictures are of Miles's first bath at home. He didn't like it so much.