Life With Cason AND Molly



Thursday, April 28, 2011

1 Month Old!

Molly is 1 month old today! I doesn't seem like she should be 1 month already! It's going by so fast.

Molly is a good baby! She is pretty easy going unless she gets hungry then she turns into a drama queen. I was going to say that she likes tummy time but as I am typing this she is laying on her tummy crying so maybe she doesn't like it. She does like to sleep on her tummy but I only let her when she is on her play mat. So far she likes baths and she LOVES being held. We pretty much hold her all the time. She will take naps in her swing which is nice but she will not sleep in her crib, cradle, or pack-n-play. That is something we are going to work on this month! Molly will sleep up to six hours at night because I hold her the entire night. I have to say that holding her all night is worth 6 hours of sleep right now!

She is a good eater and is growing like crazy. She left the hospital weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz and is now somewhere around 7 lbs. 9 oz!

Here are some of her firsts this month:
First outing: Yogurt Land (does it count if we got it to go?)
She got her first cold at 3 weeks. How sad :(.
She went to her first wedding
She went to her first church service this past Easter Sunday.
I wish we would have known the first time around that it is SOO much easier to take them places at this age than later!

Speaking of the "first time around", Cason is being such a great big brother to Molly. He asks about her every time I pick him up from Myrna's house and when he see's her in her car seat he has to lean over and touch her head. He also likes to bring Molly her paci's, blankets or whatever else he thinks she needs. When she cries he says, "Molly mad, Molly eat". He's got that right! He also gives her great big brother kisses!

I am truly blessed and proud to be the mommy of both of these children!


Here is Molly at 1 week















2 weeks















3 weeks















1 month















Just a cute picture!











Monday, April 25, 2011

Easter Weekend

This weekend we had a great time celebrating our Risen Lord!

We started out by dying Easter eggs!














We went to our church's Easter egg hunt.
(I just love Cason's smile! I have pictures of me at his age smiling that exact same smile!)




















At the Easter egg hunt Cason didn't want any pink or purple eggs in his basket. But he picked up one pink egg and gave it to Molly! He is such a great big brother!














Molly sporting her Easter bunny bow














After church and naps we went over to my sister's house to hunt more eggs and to eat.
Check out these cute cousins!














My babies














BeBe, Grandad, Molly and Cason














Cason looking for eggs














The boys looking for eggs. Check out Reid's shopping cart. He needed more room!














Look what the Easter Bunny brought!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Molly Lynn Stunkard

Molly Lynn Stunkard is here! She was born on March 28, 2011 at 1:01 pm. She weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz. and was 18 1/2 inches long.

I had a planned repeat c-section. I have to say that this c-section experience was MUCH easier than the last!

The morning that Molly was born we had to take Cason to see his pediatrician before we went to the hospital. He had a cold and I wanted to get it checked out before Molly came. It was a stressful morning but Toby and I made it to the hospital in time!

Here is our last picture as a family of 3!



A few hours later Molly arrives!



Daddy admiring his daughter! She had him wrapped around his finger from the first time he laid eyes on her!




Mommy and Molly meeting for the first time!




Mommy, Daddy, and Molly




BeBe, Grandad (not pictured), and Aunt Allison meeting Molly for the first time.





Miss Molly





Grandad and Aunt Allison



Big Brother, Cason, meeting Molly!



Our first picture as a family of 4!



Cason holding his little sister. He was VERY excited to meet her!



Hopefully they will always be this sweet to each other!



Molly's homecoming!



Papaw and Granny got to come meet Molly too!



Saturday, March 26, 2011

A Day Out With Thomas

Today we went to see Thomas the Tank Engine! Cason loves Thomas and pretty much anything trains or "choo-choo's" as he calls them. We went to the Grapevine Railroad to see him. It was a 25 min. train ride pulled by Thomas. There was music and dancing and Cason had a blast! It was kind of a last hurrah before Molly comes on Monday!


Here's Thomas!


The conductor punching Cason's ticket. Cason is usually pretty shy around people he doesn't know but he liked the train conductors!



This is one happy boy!



There were other things to do, including a petting zoo. Cason is petting the tiniest pig I have ever seen.




Sir Topham Hat













Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Showers!

The past couple of weeks I have had some amazing family and friends throw me and Molly showers!

The first one was hosted by my mom, sister, and friend Sally. It was a tea party complete with real china! Fancy! It was absolutely beautiful!


Lindsay, Christi, Amanda, Kelly, and Samantha



Michelle, Courtney, Danielle, and Renee


Connie and Tina



Virgina, Sally and Beth



Allison, me, and Melodie

Somehow I didn't get a picture with my mom or my Aunt Christy but they were there!


The second shower was given to me by my wonderful team at Dodd Elementary. They are so sneaky! They threw a shower for me without me knowing about it! It was a complete surprise. The whole school knew about it except for me. My mom, sister, and niece Camille came too!

My team: Renee, Michelle, Chasidy, Danielle and Courtney
Funny story, that day was "Wind suit Wednesday". That is why we are all wearing sweats and t-shirts. We don't normally dress like that although I wish we could!








Me and Camille


Somehow I didn't get a picture with my mom or sister this time.
My third shower was a brunch given by the girls in my small group at church. They took me to Corner Bakery. I didn't a get a picture of this either. Geeze, I am such a slacker! I had a wonderful time. Thanks Christi, Jennifer, Amanda, Natalie, and Angela!






Saturday, March 19, 2011

First Trip to the Zoo!

In mid February Cason went to the zoo for the first time! It was a beautiful day and we had a great time! His favorite animal was probably the baboons. I can't wait to take him back some day!




Cason and Daddy looking at the elephants.



Cason got to feed the giraffes. He was so scared of them!


This was a much better distance from the giraffes for him.



Cason and mommy posing for a picture.




We also rode the mono-rail which Cason LOVED. If anyone asked him what he saw at the zoo he replied, "choo choo's" because he loved the "train" so much!


We ate lunch with the lions. Cason loved every minute of that too!

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