Welcome to the world Paisley!

 On February 19, 2013 at 8:19am we welcomed Paisley Joann into our lives. We can't help but love her even when she has been frustrating, exhausting and noisy and we believe she is a blessing that has forever changed our lives. We thank the Lord for this precious gift and dedicate ourselves to raising her to know Jesus as her Savior and Lord.

The labor/ delivery was smooth and complication free thankfully. We arrived at the hospital around 10pm on Feb 18 (not the greatest timing) as Bethany was in active labor having strong contractions. The hospital we were at was great and really respected our wishes for a natural birth. In particular, the nurse assigned to us for the night was an answer to prayer as she helped us through the type of birth we desired. At around 530am there wasn't as much progress as we hoped so we chose to have Bethany's water broke artificially. That accelerated and intensified labor and she was born not too long after. From my(Kyle) perspective it was an amazing and exhausting process. I can't believe what Bethany went through to get our little one out, especially all natural. She weighed in at 6lbs 9oz and 19 inches long. Here are a few pics of our beautiful little girl :).

Paisley Jo's Birthday

Mom and Paisley on going home day

Paisley Jo trying to show her eyes for Grandma's camera  

Since bringing her home it has definitely been an adjustment. A good night's sleep is something we miss but knew it came with the territory. Feeding/nursing has been a challenge as it seems Paisley can't seem to open her little mouth wide enough to get a good latch and get enough milk. So now Bethany is pumping and we are supplementing with a little formula just to make sure she is gaining weight. I went back to work after a week off and Bethany has done a good job of letting me try to sleep. Many of you have probably heard that I will be staying home with Paisley. That is still true as I have about a month left of work and Bethany will go back to work in May.


Tired after a long day


Paisley with her favorite bear (don't worry she doesn't sleep with it)

We also wanted to share some pics of our house that we bought last summer. We have really liked our house so far and feel blessed to be able to live in a such a nice place. It was built in 1929 and has been kept up really well. Here it is full of ice and snow.

Our house trying to survive winter in GR

Big icicles on front porch

 More pics of Paisley on the way!