New Ride :)

We actually sold my lancer.. after almost 6 years :( I miss it!! but LOVE my new car! We decided with having Lyla we wanted something a little bigger and safer for our family car :)

My Big Girl!

I cannot believe my baby is 1 month old today :( 1 month old and graduated to size 1 diapers on the same day.. i cried! :) ...Its SO fun seeing her grow and develop but breaks my heart at the same time that time is going by so unbelievably fast. She is such a good fun baby and has brought us so much joy! Our family now feels complete with her :) She has started sleeping a little better at night..only wakes up 2 times to eat then goes right back to bed. I have been so lucky so far that we haven't had a REAL bad night where she hasn't gone to bed at all! Lyla is the greatest thing that has ever happened to us and we can't wait to see what the next month brings!

Hair Anyone??

So not that I'm bored sitting at home with my precious baby girl! But I just have some extra time so if anyone needs their hair done let me know!!

I've had this blog forever but never did anything with it till now so you can visit my blog too!
Rootsnrumors.blogspot.com :)

My Beauty..

...just a sneak peek of a couple of Lyla's newborn pics we got done...

My friend Laura took them and they turned out so cute! These are just a couple she has edited so I'll post the rest when I get them!

My cute thumb sucker!...

:)

One Week...

I'm so sad my little sugar is already a week old. I can't wait to see her little personality and when she starts smiling at us but it seems like the days just fly by right now and i absolutely hate it. Being a mommy is the most amazing thing in the whole world. No words could express my love and gratitude for my heavvenly father for trusting me with this sweet baby girl.... I get so emotional just watching her sleep its kinda ridiculous! Tommy got 2 weeks off work and has been home with us and he will have to go back soon which makes it even harder for time to pass. I love love love spending time with my little family :) Lyla was most definitely worth the wait and trials we went through to get her here! We love you pumpkin!!!!

Lyla Mae Merrill

born: February 17, 2011
time: 4:38 p.m
weight: 7 pounds 11 ounces

length: 20 1/2 inches

(super flattering pic, i know!)

Well.. she's here!!! 10 days early and completely perfect! Wedensday night I started having contractions so I woke Tommy up and we headed to the hospital about 10:30. By 11 I was hooked up to the machines in triage to monitor my contractions when at about 11:30 my water broke! (glad it was in the hospital bed and not in mine!!) I was at a 1 1/2 and 90% effaced. They admitted us and went ahead and gave me my epidural so I could sleep! At about noon I was still only at a 4 so they went ahead and started me on pitocin. By 2:00 I was at a 6, by 3 an 8, by 4 I was ready to push! And with about 5 pushes and 30 minutes the most beautiful baby came out! :) We had so many visitors in the hospital and now that we have been home..so many people love her so much already! We already couldn't imagine life without her. I'm sad she will already be a week old tommorrow..time is already going by way too fast. So far she has been an amazing baby and a pretty good sleeper! She only wakes up once MAYBE twice a night and usually I have to wake her up to feed her :) Hopefully things stay that way... but I won't hold my breath! My favorite thing to do is sit and watch her and her daddy. Tommy is so good with her and shes already got him so tightly wound around her finger! She loves him :)

daddy holding her for the first time

coming home :)