The Dallas Family

More accurate portrayal...

2011-10-13T22:00:00.001-05:00

In the interest of "keepin it real" on the blog, I thought I'd post some of the pictures preceding the cute one where the girls are sweetly laughing at one another. Here we go...

Gotta love this one...

And, there it is. Never a dull moment!!

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Julia's 6 months!

2011-10-13T21:43:00.001-05:00

So Julia is past the 6 month mark. It's hard to believe! She weighs 18lbs 2oz - so again 90%-ile. She is such a happy baby and is content to watch all the action around her. She definitely now thinks Mae is hilarious. I can already see moments where they really seem to be playing together and loving each other. Praying for a close relationship as they get older too! Here they are laughing at each other.

And a good one of Julia smiling. She's sitting up now and has SIX teeth...not sure if you can see them here or not.

We just went to Rosemary Beach with my family a couple weeks ago. I'll post a longer post about that soon. So fun!

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Location:Julia's 6 months!

Ahhh, finally!

2011-09-07T14:27:00.001-05:00

We finally have some nice weather in Dallas! We had 68 days over 100 this summer...and we were here for every one of them. But, the past few days have been wonderful. We were outside the entire morning and even had a picnic lunch in the front yard! Hope this lasts!

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Life these days

2011-08-08T23:03:00.001-05:00

It's been non-stop action around here these days. Mae is loving Julia, her captive audience, and Julia seems amused by her antics.

Julia is getting bigger and smiling and laughing more and more. She weighed in at 15 lbs 6 oz at 4 months. 90th percentile. She's 24 1/4 inches long. 50th percentile. So we're doing pretty well on that front! She also started sleeping from 8-7 with a 10:30 feed before I head to bed. Life's much more manageable with this sleep schedule!

Julia also has TWO teeth. The bottom tooth broke through last weekend. Can't believe it since she's only 4 months- but it explains the near constant drooling.

She got baptized last weekend. It was a special day since it was also Jason's and my 7th anniversary. My parents and brother were here as well as Jason's mom. Here's the only picture I have now. My mom has yet to send me the ones she took. Promise she was happier at the actual event...

Here are some pics of what's been going on lately. Some are kind of old but I haven't posted hardly any of her!

She did not want to stop to pose for this picture...which is why she looks upset. She would have stayed in the pool ALL day had we let her. This was at the beginning of the summer-- before our 35 day 100+ degree heat wave.

First day of preschool with her beloved nap mat.

Oh, we've also potty trained Mae since she started showing interest so I figured I better jump on that. She's really done well and it's nice only having one in diapers. Thought this was a pretty hilarious picture. She'll probably kill me one day for posting it...

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Can you spot the baby??

2011-06-07T21:28:00.001-05:00

I guess this is what it's like to be the second child....

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Julia's here!

2011-03-26T09:05:00.002-05:00

Julia Lee Dallas arrived Tuesday, March 22nd weighing 8 lbs 3 oz. She has been unbelievably sweet and so easy this far! She sleeps pretty much all the time so I know it won't be this calm for long. We're so glad she's here and are having a great time together!

Mae is doing well too and tries to give her raisins and juice and wants to hold her bottle to feed her. She sings to her and pats her saying "it's otay" whenever she cries. Hopefully that will last.

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Workin' it!

2011-02-27T20:05:00.001-06:00

So we asked Mae to go sit in her chair to eat her popsicle...and she immediately got in this pose and flashed a big smile at us! Adorable now but not so sure how those teenage years are going to go...

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Birthdays and Other Happenings

2011-02-13T21:33:00.014-06:00

Mae turned 2 a couple weeks ago and, man, did she love her birthday! She was anticipating it for weeks telling everyone she met that "Mae's birthday comin' up!" I'm so glad it lived it up to all the hype...really, all she wanted was a cupcake and balloons though. Know that won't last forever. Since then she still asks us, "Mae's birthday coming up?" then quickly answers herself, "No, Mae birthday over." It's pretty funny. She's now onto Daddy's birthday "comin' up" which is still a couple months away.

Here she is on her birthday morning with her new Mickey and Daisy (we already had Minnie), and new Pinkalicious sticker book. Happy girl.

A cupcake on the night of her birthday. She kept wanting us to re-light the candles, sing Happy Birthday and blow them out. Really taking in the whole experience...

You think she likes it?

And, then it was my 30th birthday a week later! We had a little fiesta with some friends and I was even seranaded...and given a sombrero. Would have been nice to have had a couple margaritas but that was kind of frowned upon being 7 months pregnant... It was such a fun birthday though!!

Houston's lunch on my birthday...we even braved the ice and snow to make it there. Totally worth it. Not sure if Mae was just happy to be out of the house or to have french fries for lunch.

Just thought this was a cute pic. We have been in a supper club for about 4 years, I think. We started as just married couples and now there are 6 kids and 2 more on the way. We had all the kids come to the last dinner and actually got a pretty cute pic. So sweet!

As I'm sure you know, we've had quite a bit of snow and ice in Dallas lately. We were homebound for several days and thankfully had lots of new birthday toys to keep us occupied. Mae is loving her new blocks!

Lots of snuggling on snow days...with daddy...
...and Tex.

We hosted lots of tea parties with our "friends".

And playing in the snow with the Edwards and Gus. She loved it but we had to cut it short when Tex cut his foot on something running around in the snow, and Jason had to rush him to the vet to get staples in his foot. Always something! We love getting a good snow every year though....just ready for the warm temps now!

Baby Jesus did it!

2011-01-10T20:46:00.003-06:00

So, Mae has two recent obsessions...the Baby Jesus and tunnels. This is pretty hilarious.

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-25T19:04:00.001-06:00

Merry Christmas everyone. Hope you have all had a wonderful day! We have had a nice time in Phoenix with the Dallases-- Mae has especially (see below on her new wheels). We are heading back home tomorrow morning.

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Hello, anyone??

2010-12-12T17:16:00.009-06:00

If anyone is still "reading" this incredibly neglected blog, the wait is over! I almost just gave up on it because how can you catch up on 4 months...but I'm not a quitter- just procrastinator.

Here are a few highlights of what we've been up to. Mae is 22-months old now and is really so much fun. She's talking so much and literally learning something every day. It's fun to see her little personality develop!

Some funny things she's saying..."One more minute" whenever we are approaching "quitting time" on any activity she's enjoying. "See ya soon" when we say goodbye to anyone. "Where are youuuu??" with much inflection whenever Jason or I step out of sight for a moment. She counts 1,2,3,7. She says "Thank you, honey" to us now. She calls Jason's beer "Daddy's apple juice." She also thinks Santa is Jesus...keeps calling him Jesus whenever we see Santa. Pretty funny...or at least we think so.

Mae is loving trains these days! We've been making frequent trips to Barnes & Noble to play with this great train table.We've enjoyed going to the Dallas library and reading in their cozy reading nooks.

Mae also loves playing with the pillows on the big bed in her room...especially likes to pile them all into her bed.

Mae has been a big help with the leaf-raking as well....one leaf at a time...we're making some good progress.

Here's Mae as Minnie for Halloween. Jason and I were Minnie's parents- creative, right? At least we got Jason to "dress up". Unfortunately, it was hard to get Minnie to slow down with all the excitement (aka candy) so this is the best pic I have.

We spent Thanksgiving in Memphis and had a great time with all of my family. Here's Mae getting some love from Uncle Sammy and Aunt Susie.

Now, we've made it to Christmas and all the fun that is brings for a 22-month old. Mae has really enjoyed everything...from a Christmas parade in downtown Dallas, seeing Christmas lights, meeting Santa, a holiday train display...She wasn't such a fan of Christmas card picture posing though. We got a good one after about 40!

Here are some out takes....I know how she feels in this one.

Sums it up. But it was worth it, right??

Hope everyone has a great Christmas!!! Thanks for sticking around and keeping up with us! I did load the blogger app on my phone, so now I should be able to just quickly post a picture on the go. We'll see if that helps!

Summertime!

2010-07-24T09:20:00.005-05:00

We've been busy with lots of pool time this summer. Mae has been taking swim lessons once a week since early June. She loves swimming but hasn't taken too well to the "pressure" of the structured class....it's safe to say she's "bringing up the rear" in class right now. :) She's does great with us though! Here's a video Jason took of us the other day at the pool. I just got the new iPhone and love the video feature!! Hope to be posting more and more videos on here on the future!

This is what happens on the way home from the pool almost every time...

15 Month Pictures

2010-05-19T15:53:00.006-05:00

Here are some great pictures Kady Dunlap took of Mae at 15 months. As usual, I love them all!:) http://www.kadydunlap.com/Mae2010/index.html

We also went in for a 15-month check up and, mainly for my own records, Mae weighed in at 23 lbs 4 oz and was 30 inches tall-- a little on the short side (30th percentile). Her head is still hanging strong in the 90th percentile though!

Here are a few other pictures from the past month or so. Mae is walking everywhere and getting into everything these days. She has even mastered climbing into the big leather chair in our den all by herself, as seen in the picture below. She is very proud of this new accomplishment!

We've got a walker!

2010-03-31T20:20:00.004-05:00

Mae is walking! She took her first steps last week and is getting better and more confident every day. She isn't just taking off without us yet, but she'll take a few steps by herself and walk holding onto one of our fingers-- more for comfort than need, I think. I can't believe it! She seems very proud of herself. As are we!

I haven't been able to get many pictures lately since Mae seems to be constantly on the move. She'll still when she's eating though...so here's the best recent shot.

Here she is in the backyard trying to push her ball around but really just laying on top of it. It's hard to push when you have your fists clenching sticks all the time....

My parents are coming in town this weekend for Easter, so I'll be sure to take more pictures of the egg hunt, church etc.

Snow in Dallas!

2010-02-11T19:10:00.003-06:00

I can't believe how much snow we got in Dallas today! I think the last count was nearly 7 inches! The most in over 30 years. I was able to take a few pictures of Mae out in the snow "playing"...actually just holding onto a chair and laughing at Tex running around.

Hopefully we can go out in the morning and play a little more since it's not supposed to melt until Saturday. so fun!

Birthday Bash

2010-02-06T08:22:00.006-06:00

Mae turned 1 last week and we had a little party for her on Saturday. Jason's parents and sister came in town- but mine actually got stuck in Memphis because of the ice/ snow storm there. sad! They are here this weekend celebrating with us though which will be so fun.

Here's the birthday girl at the party!

She seems excited about the cake when we brought it over...

Maybe so excited that she reached out her little finger and extinguished the candle...and proceeds to have a meltdown.

We recover and try one more time. With the candle a little farther away this time.

She wasn't too interested in eating the cake after all that though.

Overall the party was really fun though. Can't believe she's 1!

Here's her best buddy, James Dunlap. They are deep in "conversation".

James is the most loving boy I've ever seen. He constantly gives Mae hugs. It's so sweet!

Of course, Tex can't let Mae move in entirely on his look out post.

Here's out best attempt at a picture at dinner on her actual birthday.

We got her a Sprinkles cupcake that night after dinner and she really liked it. She just ate one little "pinch" of icing at a time.

Jason's parents gave us this GREAT wagon for her birthday. She has loved it! Can't wait for the weather to get a little better though so we can use it more often.

Just a cute pic of her waking up.

My parents gave her this microphone/band stand for Christmas. She loves trying to sing into it since it amplifies her voice. just thought these were funny pictures.

We also had Mae's 1 year doctor appointment last week. She weighed in at 21 lbs 9 oz and is 28 1/4 inches long. She seems to be getting shorter- 20th percentile now but is still around 60th in weight. Her head is still staying strong in the 90th percentile though!

Christmas...better late than never

2010-01-19T22:11:00.007-06:00

I figured I needed to post some pics from Christmas before January got away from me entirely! We were in Memphis for Christmas and the whole family was able to be there. We had a great time together and all agreed that Christmas is so much more fun with a little one around. I think we all enjoyed her "opening" her presents as much as we did our own...or maybe that was just me.

Here's the first pic on Christmas morning. Jason and I are as excited as anyone about waking up on Christmas morning...but when Mae wanted to get up at 6:00, that was just a little early even for us. Here she is in the den happy after her bottle while we awaited the rest of the crew to wake up.

She seemed to like what Santa brought!

Mae did great job "opening" all the presents she got, or maybe it was more that she did a good job reacting to all the presents. She played with each one-- and you know she likes it if it ends up in her mouth!

Aunt Susie gave her the cutest pink stuffed horse. We love it!

"I LOVE Christmas!"

Four generations! My grandmother loved getting to spend time with Mae this visit. I think they are going to have a special bond.

We have yet another big "first" event coming our way...Mae's first birthday! It's a week from today. I'll try to be a little more timely in posting about that one. Can't believe it!

Sweet Mae Flower

2009-11-04T16:11:00.004-06:00

This year some friends came up with a cute Halloween theme for Mae and me-- Jason doesn't dress up... but he might want to next year since we were so cute this year :) Mae was a May flower and I was April showers. I figure that I'll only have a couple years where I can dress her up in whatever I choose. She surprisingly did well with the petals sewed onto a headband. I thought she'd rip that off after a few minutes, but she didn't seem to mind it.

We actually had a little get together over at our house on Halloween night and Mae had fun watching all the other kids...maybe that distracted her from the headband. Next year, we'll actually go trick-or-treating which will be so fun to see her running around.

Mae also had her 9 month check-up last week. She weighed in at 19 lbs 4 oz and is 26 3/4 inches. I thought surely she'd be 20 lbs, but I guess the crawling has slowed her weight growth a little. Her head is still in the 90th percentile though...a Dallas trait. Everything else checked out great, and our next appointment won't be until she's 1 year! I can't believe it!!

Growing up

2009-10-21T12:44:00.006-05:00

Mae has been achieving some more milestones these past few weeks. Most notably, she started crawling last weekend! She is getting better and better at it every day. She's not crawling all over the place just yet-- mainly just when you give her an incentive, like holding out the remote or cell phone. I tried to capture it in a picture below. We have a video but I don't know how to post it on here..sorry.

Mae also now eats "real" people food and can feed herself. She loves avocados, chicken, turkey, fruit and likes peas, carrots, squash okay. She loves drinking water out of her sippy cup too. She's trying to master drinking from that by herself....most of the time she drops it but she's getting better. It's so nice when she can just sit next to us and feed herself while we eat. She hardly needs us anymore :)

We bought her first pair of real shoes a couple weeks ago. Some good ole Keds! We think she'll need them since it's starting to get a little cooler here and she'll want to walk around while holding our hands. Here she is modeling them. I think she is starting to really look like a toddler in this picture.

Here she is "playing" with Tex again. He is still her favorite toy...although I don't think the feeling is mutual.

Here are a few more shots of our happy girl!

Beach trip

2009-08-31T21:16:00.009-05:00

We went to Rosemary Beach in Florida a couple weeks ago with my family and had such a great time!! It was so relaxing and so much fun to all be together with no real agenda. It was also Mae's first time at the beach and she loved it! She especially liked all the attention she received from her doting grandparents and aunt and uncle. Hope we can return soon!

Dinner at Bud & Alley's on our last night. It was SO good!

Dinner at the Red Bar.

6 months already!

2009-08-12T14:41:00.012-05:00

We had a great six month check-up last week. Mae is now 17 lbs 5 oz and 26 inches long-- I knew she was getting bigger as I can hardly carry that carseat anymore!:)

She also had her first sickness the week before that. We've all pretty much recovered now, but that was not a very fun time around our house since we all ended up getting it. Since then Mae has been waking up at 5-5:15 every morning. yikes! Luckily, Jason has been up too so I've been able to get another hour of sleep. Hope that doesn't last too much longer....

Mae is showing more and more independence these days as a six-month old. She loves playing with any toy/ remote/ cell phone as well as with her pacifier and trying to put it in her mouth all by herself....she can almost do it. It's just upside down in this picture... although she doesn't seem to mind!

Mae's first two teeth are definitely here and visible now. Here's the happy girl showing them off.

This is actually the second time we fed her real food (or, rice cereal if you call that real food). She loved it and downed that whole bowl! She also liked "helping" me feed her.

Bath time is also getting more fun for her since she can sit up by herself and play with toys. You can see the two bottom teeth pretty well in this picture too.

Many firsts!

2009-07-21T22:11:00.005-05:00

We have been very busy around here lately...and Mae has been experiencing lots of "firsts" over the past couple weeks. I tried to capture pictures of most of them. We've been having so much fun with her lately. She really seems to change every day!

She also has two teeth already!! I haven't been able to get a good picture of them yet but will soon.

As you can see below, she's now able to sit up on her own...or at least mostly on her own. You still have to be right there since she's not too stable yet, but she's doing pretty well!

Fourth of July! First parade...although her nap went long, so we kind of missed it. maybe next year.
Again sitting up and the first time staring/playing with a friend (adorable Saylor Smith)

First plane ride and trip to Memphis! She did great and slept most of the time.

First time at the pool..and wearing her shades. :)

First swim/ float in Memphis

Just thought this was a sweet picture with her granddaddy.

So happy!

First time holding her bottle all by herself!

Grabbing her feet...this has now become a very regular occurance.

Rolling over all the time!

Starting to really like the jumper

New Slideshow

2009-06-04T12:57:00.005-05:00

Kady Dunlap took some more pictures of Mae last week. Jason and I were also able to be in them so we could get a good one of all three of us. I think they turned out really cute. Click the link below to watch the slideshow.

Thanks again, Kady!

http://www.kadydunlap.com/MaeDallas/index.html

4 months already!

2009-05-28T13:24:00.009-05:00

Mae had her 4 month check-up yesterday and is "perfect" according to the doctor...I just love him! :) She now weighs 15 lbs 2 oz and is 24 1/4 inches long. So, we can all see she's definitely eating well and growing fast!

Here's a picture of her on Memorial Day in her most patriotic outfit on the way to the Rangers game.

still loving those fingers...when she can actually manage to keep them in her mouth.

Mae and Tex are becoming fast friends these days...she just smiles and stares at him as he walks around the house and laughs if he actually comes up to her to check her out. She loves him!

And, actually, Tex reciprocates these feelings. Last night when Mae wasn't feeling too great after getting her shots at the doctor's, Tex went into her room two different times and just laid down next to her crib like he was worried about her. Then once he even stood in there whining next to the crib....it was like he knew she didn't feel great even though she wasn't crying or anything. He wanted me to come in there and check on his baby!! I thought that was kind of amazing.

Update

2009-05-13T20:41:00.004-05:00

Here are some pictures of what we've been up to with Mae lately. Really, it's just more of the same but she has been so much fun these days. She's just smiling and laughing all the time-- really, she even chuckles at us sometimes. It's so great!

I also started back to work a couple weeks ago-- just 3 days a week. The first day was hard but we've gotten into a routine now and it seems to be a really good balance. Mae is staying with this really sweet lady in her home, so that made all the difference in leaving her. I feel like she's in a good place and having fun during the day when I'm not with her. Hope we keep feeling that way!

Okay-- here are some new pics. That's all anyone cares about anyway....

so strong!

one of her new favorite hobbies...trying to eat her shirt.

At our first family meal at Houston's. It was a special occassion, although Mae was definitely more interested in the candle at the end of the table than anything else.

Can you see all that hair she's getting these days?

Mae's still in the stage where she'll fall asleep when I'm out running errands and strolling around. I don't want that to end!

Nice nap on the couch after church...nothing better!

The Perfect Weekend...Easter and the Masters

2009-04-25T20:30:00.009-05:00

We've been having some computer issues lately so I haven't been able to update the blog. But, I didn't want to miss posting a few pictures of Mae's first Easter...and very first Masters weekend. This year, Jason was able to go to the practice rounds and first round in Augusta. He even brought back some lovely Masters apparel for us.

Mae looked beautiful in her Easter dress and we really enjoyed a wonderful morning at church followed by a good lunch with friends and Jason's mom who was in town. What a special weekend!

Two Months!

2009-04-05T17:01:00.005-05:00

Mae turned two months the week before last and it's just taken me that long to update the blog. We've had a busy couple weeks! We had her two month appointment and found out that she weighs 11 lbs 1 oz and is 22 1/2 inches long. She also got her first round of shots and actually handled it pretty well after only a minute or two screaming. Since she's getting a little bigger, she's also been sleeping a little better. We get about 6 good hours a night now which is definitely nice.

My sister also came for her entire spring break and stayed with us for a week! It was SO much fun to have her here. We miss you already, Susan!! My brother, Sam, also came for a few days and my parents joined us for the weekend. It was the first time we were all together with Mae. We really appreciate all of them coming out!

Mae's also smiling all the time-- well, not all the time but very often especially after we make ridiculous faces and noises to coax them out of her. It's so worth it!

She started using her Bebe Pod seat last week. She can actually do it pretty well and really seems to like it. I'm impressed!

Tex also likes the seat since it's at the perfect height for him to give her some kisses...and mom is distracted with the camera.

This picture is from a couple weeks ago. It's of the three little girls in our supper club-- Saylor Smith, Mae and Caroline Krauss (James Dunlap was missing in action).

Check out the Slideshow!

2009-03-18T17:44:00.001-05:00

Our good friend, Kady Dunlap, came by a couple weeks ago to take some pictures of Mae. She was one month old at the time. Kady made a really great slideshow out of some of the best photos. She's so talented-- thanks, Kady!

Click on the link below to see it. Be sure your volume is up so you can hear the music. Enjoy!

http://www.kadydunlap.com/Mae/index.html

Good Sleep and Smiles

2009-03-13T10:51:00.001-05:00

It doesn't get any better than that! Last night, Mae slept from 11:30 until 6am...yeah!! It was so great not to get up at 3am! Hopefully it's the start of sleeping through the night. Not to get greedy, but we'll be working on extending it....

She's also been smiling at us these past few days. It's so cute!! Every day they seem to be more frequent and last longer. It's still hard for me to capture them on camera but I got a couple small smiles. I'm sure I'll get a really good one soon. You can definitely tell when she smiles that she's going to have at least one dimple on one side and possibly both sides... just like her dad! She's really been much more expressive in general. She has fun making different faces and really studying everything a lot more closely.

Here's a picture with James Dunlap when he came over one day...can't wait for them to be able to play together and not just sit together.

She loves this play mat, especially staring and coo-ing at the black and white stripes.

Mae also loves sticking out her tongue these days.

Such a happy baby!!

Getting Bigger and Bigger

2009-03-03T14:43:00.000-06:00

I've been pretty bad about posting lately. Mae has definitely "woken up" and isn't that sleepy newborn all the time anymore...which means less time for blogging. We've had a couple of rough days and nights but overall she's still doing great. She was 5 weeks yesterday! She's starting to really be able to focus on our faces and different objects. She can hold her head up for a few seconds...big accomplishment for a 5 week old. She smiles more often too, but we haven't gotten that big smile directed at us yet. Can't wait for that! Here are a few pictures from the past couple weeks.

so sleepy after a good meal...

She's starting to fill out a little more these days...look at that tummy!

More pics

2009-02-17T17:56:00.000-06:00

Here are a few more pictures of Mae at 3 weeks. We just started using the "serious" swaddle blanket last night to keep her flailing arms from hitting her in the face and waking her up. She looks like she's in a straight jacket but it really helps her sleep well...so we are all fans of the swaddle around here!

Mae also loves her pacifier which we are also thankful for since it really calms her down and helps her sleep. We think she looks like Maggie Simpson though since it's just about as big as her face and it moves so much and makes a lot of noise when she sucks it.

Here's Mae in her stroller on a walk. We were going every day last week but it's gotten a little colder this week...we both really like to get out of the house and get some fresh air.

Today we had some official "tummy time" to work on Mae's head control. She did pretty well...

...but it really took it out of her...

Tex even had to stop by and check out what was going on. pretty exciting day around here.

Here's a shot of me and Mae. We need to get some more of these...I had to take this one with my camera phone just to have a picture of us together.

This shot was just too cute. I love her smile! Her eyes are even a little open in this one. Can't wait for that first all out smile!

Eventful Midnight Hour

2009-02-14T14:44:00.000-06:00

So, last night we had very eventful early morning hours...and it wasn't because of Mae. Jason actually fell asleep on the couch after dinner and then woke up around 11:30 to get some water before heading to bed. Apparently, he got up too quickly and gulped down too much water and ended up passing out. He fell pretty hard and hit his head either on the counter or stove and made the absolute loudest noise. I was up with Mae about to feed her and ran into the kitchen to find him lying on the floor and the back of his head covered in blood. Needless to say, I was screaming and scared but he came to after only a few seconds and we made our way to the emergency room. Thankfully Julie is still here and could stay with Mae all night since we didn't get home from the hospital until 5 am.

Jason had lots of tests run and everything looks fine. The doctor said sometimes you can just faint like that. He did have to have 16 stitches since he cut his head pretty good-- it's about a 3 inch horiztonal gash in the middle of the back of his head. We are so thankful that's all that it is though.

It was very scary and made for an eventful night...and such a great Valentine's Day:) If you're interested I have pictures but I won't post them here....

Two week update

2009-02-10T21:09:00.000-06:00

Mae had her official two week doctor's appointment yesterday and passed everything with flying colors! She has gained back all of her birth weight, plus one ounce. We are so proud since she had lost a pound after she was born. We also got the go-ahead from the doctor to not wake her up at night to eat every 3 hours...now she will wake us up when she's hungry. Last night she went 5 hours, so we're hoping that keeps up!

Grandma Julie and Aunt Kelli are here now too, and they have been such great help! They are so sweet to Mae. She's definitely getting spoiled, but I guess that's what grandmothers and aunts are for. We'll post some pictures with them soon.

I'm only going to post one more picture right now. It's the first one capturing Mae's precious smile. Of course, this only happens when she's sleeping. She apparently finds herself more amusing than any of us right now.

10 days old!

2009-02-05T11:07:00.000-06:00

I have not been very good in keeping up with the blog so far-- hopefully I'll get better as I figure out our routine. So far, the first 10 days with Mae have been great! Jason and I both feel like it's so much better than we could have ever imagined. It's amazing how much you can love someone instantly! It's been the most fulfilling and joyful week-- of course, with ups and downs along the way but it's been wonderful. We've been lucky so far that Mae is a pretty good eater and sleeper. We hope it continues!

My mom has been here for the last week and just left yesterday. We were so thankful for her help and were a little nervous to be on our own. But, last night actually went pretty well so I think we'll make it. Jason's mom (and, actually, dad and sister) are coming this weekend to help out for a few days. We can't wait for them to get here!

Here are a few pictures from the last 10 days. This first one is my favorite so far since her eyes are open and she looks like a little angel...at least to me.

Watching the golf channel I'm sure...something she will have to get used to!

Here are some from the hospital.

Mae's Here!

2009-01-28T20:50:00.000-06:00

Mae Elizabeth Dallas was born January 26th at 4:45pm. She weighed 7lbs 11oz and was 20 inches long. Mom and Mae are doing well and we are back at home now. More pictures to come...

One week and counting...

2009-01-19T13:21:00.000-06:00

We just decided to start a blog so that we can share pictures and updates with all of our sweet friends and family who might be interested in what's going on in the Dallas house. I'm kind of hesitant about doing this since I'm not very into computers or writing but we'll give it a shot!

The big news right now is that my doctor has now officially scheduled me for an induction next Monday, January 26th! I just got back from an appointment and she thinks that the baby is going to be pretty big, so she thinks going ahead with an induction a few days before my due date is the best option. Jason and I can't believe that we have less than week before we check into the hospital and our lives change forever-- for the better, of course. We're really excited though and will keep you all updated if she happens to arrive before then.