Happy New Year

We are heading out of town this evening and will have very limited access to the internet so I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year before we leave.

1st Christmas Photos

I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas. Ainsley was showered with gifts and attention and passed out at the end of the day. I've never seen her so tired. Here are a few pics of her first Christmas.

Merry Christmas!!!!

Merry Christmas!!! We hope that you are able to spend the holidays with family and friends and that you will take time to remember that Christmas is about Christ. May God bless each of you. Love, Melissa, Dustin & Ainsley

Doctor's visits

Ainsley had her first sick visit to the Dr. last week...twice. Tuesday we went and she just had a cold. By Friday she had developed a cough and just seemed more pathetic so we went again. By the second visit, she had developed not one, but two ear infections. So now she's on her first round of antibiotics. She doesn't seem to be a whole lot better just yet. Saturday was a good day, but yesterday and today have been a bit rough. Please say a little prayer for her that she feels better soon!

3 Months Old and Baptism

UPDATED: My mom sent me a disk with pics, so I've added them below. I will add her three month picture soon (I hope...).

Ainsley is three months old today! She is still small (we think approximately 11 pounds), but she is getting so strong. She was so determined to see the bright colors of the TV this morning and was so close to rolling over from her back to her tummy to do so. I think she will pull it off very soon! She also loves "talking" now. We have conversations with each other every day when I come home from work. She will babble on and on while giving me her biggest grin!

Ainsley was baptized this morning at St. Andrew United Methodist. It was such a special day. Nana and Papaw, Grammy and Grandpa, Granny Doe and Papa James, Aunt Jenny and Uncle Paul, cousins Alex, Luke, and Ellie and our friends Brian and Christi were all there to support her. Thank you so much to each of you for being there to share this special moment with us. She wore the same christening gown I wore and of course looked beautiful!

I left my camera in my mom's purse, so I will have to post pictures at a later date. I have another camera and will get some 3 month pictures of her today and post soon. She's barely slept today and I just finally got her down for a nap. We've got a work Christmas party to go to this evening and I'm praying she survives it!

Thanksgiving and more

As promised, now that I've returned to work, its harder to find time to update the blog.

We spent Thanksgiving in Little Rock at Michelle and Shawn's. Ainsley and I flew up there all by ourselves on Thursday morning. She was such a good girl on the plane! I was so nervous I'd be the annoying one with the crying baby on the plane! Ainsley got to meet her Aunt Ginger for the first time. Between Aunt Ginger, Michelle, Shawn and her Nana, someone had her in their arms at all times. She also got lots of kisses from her new friend Murphy, Michelle and Shawn's golden. I think Murphy is looking forward to a little one of his own to kiss! The Saturday after Thanksgiving, we drove down to the duck camp with my mom and met up with Dustin and my dad. No hunting for Ainsley yet, but she enjoyed being at the camp none the less. I decided to skip hunting this year to stay with her, but hopefully will be able to go next year. Dustin and my dad had very good hunts and had a good time. We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with their families and find themselves with as much to be thankful for as we have this year.