Happy One month old to McKinley

I cannot believe how fast these past four weeks have flown.  I feel like it was just yesterday that we headed to the hospital.  I know how fast time will fly as I look at your sisters and see how quick time flew in their lives.  I am trying hard to cherish the time while I am at home with you.  I know all to well that these next three weeks will fly by and I will be back at school and you will be playing with Eli and Ty.  How I will miss you!  Your daddy and I were talking just yesterday about how we can tell how much you have grown.  I am not sure what you weigh since we don't go back to Dr. Lathem until month two but you have grown.  Last night you stayed with daddy for the first time while mommy took your sisters to Disney on Ice.  That will be a blog all to itself.  Daddy stayed at church with you and fed you a bottle which you ate 3.5 ounces of.  He took you to Walmart to buy your tree.  I am sure you are wondering about that.  I would post a picture but my camera has died and I don't have a charger.  When each of you and your sisters were born we bought a tree to remember.  T did the same thing with Aunt Heather and I.  Our trees along with your sister's trees are at the farm in Statesboro.  One day I will take you back to visit so you can see their trees.  This time we decided to get you a Japanese Maple.  After church daddy took you to Walmart and bought your tree.  It is beautiful and now we just have to decide where to plant it.  Happy One month McKinley and I can't wait to celebrate many more with you.  We love you.

2 week checkup

Well today we headed to Gainesville to meet with Dr. Lathum for your two week appointment. Thankfully no shots were in store for us today. Last night was rough enough. It seems sweet girl that your days are mixed up with your nights or you like to have what people call a witching hour. More like four hours for you. Last night you were awake from 8 until 12 and that is pm sweet girl. I think I said earlier you will learn momma likes her sleep. But if that is all I can complain about with you then we are good. McKinley you are doing great for a two week old. You have now outgrown newborn diapers. Funny that you are my only child who ever wore them. Your cord has finally fell off so we can now take real baths. We got your stats today. You weighed in at 9 lbs and 2.5 ounces. You are in the 50% for weight. You love to eat which explains your gain of almost 2 lbs in 2 weeks. Your height measured at 20 and 1/4 inches. You have grown some there as well. But looking at your genes you are destined to be short. You are only in the 20th percentile for height. Your head circumference was 14 and 1/4. That ranks you in the 25th percentile for your head. Dr. Lathum said you look great. We talked about how you don't like a pacifier. We are working on that still. I think you might be my thumb sucker. Time will tell. We don't go back to visit Dr. Lathum until you are 2 months old. By that time mommy will be back at work. Time is going by way to quickly.

McKinley Jade Holland

Happy Birthday McKinley Jade Holland. We arrived at the hospital on March 1st extremely early. You will learn sweet girl of mine that momma likes to sleep late. We had to be at the hospital at 5:30. Yes that would be AM. Your sisters spent the night with T the night before so we could get there this early. We checked in and were taken to a room. Around 7ish Dr. Lake came to check on us. At 7:15 they took us back to surgery. At 7:30 they allowed Daddy to come in to surgery. Dr. Lake and his team were ready. At 7:45 Dr. Lake told Daddy to stand up. He could not quite tell what you were. Dr. Lake had your parts covered well. He finally lifted you over the screen and revealed to us both that you were a girl. At this point we did not have a middle name. Your first name came from my friend and co-worker Carrie. We decided we loved it and began working on a middle name. We contiplated Ruth, Rae, Hope, Faith, Grace and Jade. Your middle name would come later as we were late picking Zoie's middle name too. After they weighed you at 7 lbs and 8 ounces at 39 weeks Daddy went with you to recovery. You were my smallest of our girls. Once I was taken to recovery Mrs. Abigail met us back there and she began taking pictures. It was in recovery that your middle name came to be. I love Jade because it means green which is my favorite color. But we called to talk to Haleigh and Zoie and Haleigh really liked Jade. So Jade it was. As we were wheeled from recovery to our room, in the waiting room was Mrs. Andrea, Mrs. Laura, and Brooks. It was such a welcomed sight. You had some amazing nurses while we were at NEGMC. We had Ms. Jenny, Ms. Cindy who was our night nurse and favorite, and our last day we had Ms. April who lives in White County. The girls came to meet you with T. Haleigh and Zoie were smitten right away. They want to hold you all the time. Several more people came to visit you at the hospital too. Mrs. Katie came and spent the night and brought you goodies so that you would be "Dolled up". On Friday evening we had to evacuate into the hallways as tornado's were spotted. That was a little crazy. On Saturday the doctor said that we could go home. At lunch, this party of five headed to Shelter Cove. It has been a world wind since. McKinley we love you and are so excited that you have completed our family. I could not imagine our lives without you. Now let the drama of 3 girls begin. Your sisters will clue you in well. Above are some pictures of that special day we now call your birthday. We love you sweet girl!