Bailey's newborn pictures

Taking these was more challenging than I had expected ;) I have to give a lot of respect to photographers that do this day in and day out! It is difficult to get a great shot and it's a lot of waiting for them to be awake, asleep, fed, diaper changed, ect :) It was well worth it for my little angel!

Lots of visitors!

Amy came to visit!! Can you tell how excited Jackson was to see her?!?!?!

Grandma with Bailey :)

Already loves her Mimi!

Barbara, Chris, and Amanda with Bailey

This is the day of the Oak Grove BBQ, I just loved this picture :)

Allie came out to see us :)

Aunt Emmie came to meet Bailey :)

This is the 1st time Jackson held Bailey! He did NOT want to let her go! SO SWEET!

Jessi came for a visit and brought us those yummy cookies Jackson has in his hand ;)

We have really been so blessed by all of our friends! We have had friends bring us dinner for almost 2 weeks straight! Jackson's preschool class parents even made us dinner for 2 nights! It has really opened our eyes to see how much food can help!! It has just be so wonderful for us to have a home cooked meal every night and not have to spend time making it! I have vowed to John that we are really going to make an effort to do that for people in the future! We have really enjoyed having visitors too! Sadly sweet Bailey already has her 1st cold, we took her to the Dr. and are glad that is all it was :( So we are going to cut back on the visitors for a little while and hope she gets better soon!

Bailey Ballard has arrived!

The 1st picture with Mama and Daddy

Janet, Grandmother, and John

Opa meeting Bailey

Love this one!

All excited b/c we get to go home!!!

Our sweet welcome home banners from Jackson!

Jackson meeting Bailey for the 1st time, he is giving her a pat on the back :) so sweet!

Nana meeting Bailey for the 1st time!

Uncle Stephen and Asya meeting Bailey

Our first family picture :)

Grandma with Bailey

Grandpa and Grandma with their 2 grandchildren! Look at how tiny she is in Dextr's arms!!

Celebrating Grandpa's birthday!

Some of John's family visiting us at home :)

Us with Nana and Opa

One of my favorite pics with John and his little boy and little girl :)

1st bath at home! She didn't like it so much ;)

This is Bailey wide awake after her bath :)

Bailey Kimberly Ballard

Born on October 7, 2010

Time: 11:48 pm

Weight: 8 lbs 3oz

Height: 18 3/4 inches

We are so happy to announce the arrival of Miss Bailey Kimberly Ballard! We waited a very long time for her and we could not have been more excited to meet her! We are so blessed to have a very healthy little girl. Of course to us she is absolutely beautiful :) Everyone always wants to compare the siblings and I will do a comparison post when I get a chance :) Being a mother of 2 children is challenging, but it is easier the 2nd time around. I am not scared like I was with Jackson and feel much more laid back. Jackson is doing really well with the transition. If he doesn't see her around he frantically says, "baby?!, baby?!" over and over :) He likes to "pat" her and tell me all her body parts :) He likes when she has a to get a diaper change and not him ;) He has given her hugs and last night he insisted she read with us before I put him to bed! I had them alone for the first time last night and did pretty good! I laughed and told my Mom on the phone, "well, I have Jackson in the tub while I breastfeeding her in the bathroom at the same time"! I think I will be able to manage :) I am not quite sure when all my strength will come back, but I am ready for that to happen! I have no idea how I used to pick Jackson up all the time! hahaha I am sitting here looking at her and still can't believe how lucky we are :)

Jackson's Birthday

Jackson's first ride at the fair!

...and this is what happened when it stopped!! hahaha

whaooooo Big Wheel!

He loved it while it was going...

...and this is what happened again when it stopped! hahahaha

He wasn't shy at all petting the cows! He went right up to them!

He LOVED his first funnel cake! We figured it was much better than birthday cake! :)

Grandma and Grandpa came over to celebrate and gave him a basketball goal, which he loved!

Our last family picture before Bailey arrives :)

John and Dex admiring the hard work he put into the front rails on the porch :)

And of course, some lovin' from Cooper :)

We took Jackson to the North GA State Fair for his birthday. We all had a great time :) It looks like Jackson and Bailey won't be sharing a birthday which is good! So glad she let me wake up with Jackson and enjoy his birthday with him! We told him Happy Birthday this morning and he said, "happy day Daddy, happy day Mama!" It was soooo cute!