Birthday and Milestones

So I meant to do this post in three separate entries.. but time was not on my side :)! So here it goes!

I am going to start with this little man:
Today is his 6th Birthday! Happy Birthday Sweetie! Jakob has grown so much this past year! He is so much more mature and grown up then he was this day last year. He can ride a bike, is pretty close to being able to read, he is now a big brother of two.. and excellent big brother of two! He loves to color, draw, anything artsy really.. and he loves music. He is still obsessed with all things Star Wars, he could live on cereal and chocolate pudding ( if Mama let him :), and his imagination is HUGE! He is such a big help, and a wonderful example to his younger brother and sister! I am so proud of him.. my six year old kindergartner.. I cannot believe how fast time flies. He is truly an amazing kid, and I am lucky to be his Mommy!

On to this sweet girl:

She was one month old last Friday.. so that would make her 1 month and 1 week today! At her checkup she was close to 9 lbs!! She is still doing wonderful.. even sleeping well most nights! She loves to be cuddled, and is starting to look around at everything. I think she is getting very used to her brothers, and their voices are instantly soothing to her. She can be pitching a fit in the car, and the boys will talk or sing to her, and she immediately is quiet and content. I am taking every second in and enjoying this time, as I know it goes fast! She has made our family so much more full, and we could not love her more!

Now onto my little Monkey:

My silly, sweet, cuddly, Aiden! I cannot imagine my life without this kiddo! It is funny because Bobby always says Aiden and I remind him of my Mom and Brother. The bicker back and forth all the time, but have this really wonderful relationship. My brother will surly always be my Mama's baby boy. Bobby could not be more right, that is Aiden and I!! Aiden can ride my nerves like no other, but their is this sweetness to him that I LOVE! He is also really really silly, and can always make me laugh! It is amazing to me that in the same five minutes he can make me want to tear my hair out, and then make me burst out laughing. He is my little sunshine, and I know that twenty years from now we may still not see eye to eye, but that he will always always be my baby boy!!!!

Have a great weekend!!!!

I Feel Like I'm Falling For Fall!!

YAY YAY YAY! Fall in the Kimery house has begun.. and who cares if it is still triple digit temperatures outside! I love fall.... I always have. The colors, smells, holidays... it is definitely my favorite time of year! So here are a few things I am doing to welcome fall and help me ignore the fact that it is scorching hot outside!

I bought this a few days ago, and my house is smelling so so good!:

I have big plans to bake up some of this sometime this weekend

I ordered this cute fall themed apron of Etsy:

YUM.. Pumpkin Spice Latte!! I have been drinking these like MAD!

With Fall comes Football Season! In this house we are Chicago Bears Fans! My boys have a ton of Bears apparel to wear during games, but Lucy was lacking in that area! To solve that pressing dilemma I bought an orange and white stripe onsie in the boys section and she has some ADORABLE ruffle bum shorts.. add these cuties and she is in full GO BEARS mode!
So there you have it.. my plan to bring a little Autumn to our oh so sunny lives :)

My Everything!

Here they are.. My Everything!!Well minus one handsome man of course! Happy Friday Y'all!!

A Family of Five

Here we are, a family of five:

Grandma Hazel came to visit for week! She made some very yummy dinners, and a ton of sweet treats. The kiddos loved having her around, and were so sad to see her go!
We have not been doing all that much.. I have been adjusting to life with three kiddos, and Jakob being in Kindergarten. My sister is still here with me, helping me out a TON, so that has been awesome! Although I have not taken all three to drop off/pick up Jakob yet, I plan to do it all next week so that I can get the hang of it before Sarah goes home next weekend. I can do it, I can do it.. that is what I keep telling myself over and over again! The boys have been so amazing with Lucy, the only bump in the road had been that Aiden is a little more clingy then normal, but I think he is just figuring out his place in all this. I have been so emotional these past few days. Maybe it is hormones, maybe it is the realization that each day my children get bigger and bigger, maybe it is that I need out of this house! I am going to venture out to something this week, I am going stir crazy.. and I MISS MY FRIENDS! So do my boys!!!!! I cannot wait to see you girls!! Off to change and feed a pretty little girl, hope everyone is having a great weekend!!

Lucy Love

Our little girl is here!
We went over to West Valley Hospital in Goodyear around midnight last Tuesday. When we got there they said I was dilated to a 4, and that they wanted to try Cervadil before Pitocin. About 15 minutes after I was given the Cervadil I began having contractions. I had to lay down for one hour, the spent the next hour walking the halls. This had to have been the worst part of the whole thing.. trying to walk through contractions.. not fun! I went a few more hours, then finally got my epidural. This was around 5:30 am. At this point they decided I did not need pitocin, and was progressing well. At around 8 am I started feeling like it was time, and sure enough ten minutes later the nurse said I was a 10! You would not believe how easy the rest of it was.. a few pushes and she was here! Lucy Virginia Kimery was born 8-18-09 at 8:36 am. She weighed 6lbs 14oz and was 19 3/4 inches. She is such a good baby, and has an adorable little cry. Her big brothers are both in love with her, and her Daddy.. well I anticipate her to be a HUGE Daddy's Girl! We are now a family of 5!!

Lucy's Nursery

So it is finally ready.. yes in what could be minutes before her arrival..ha :)! I LOVE how it turned out, very girly, but not too pink, and super colorful! Here are some photos:

This first one is the view from the door... I am contemplating shortening the curtains, you may not be able to see it, but they are a zebra print.

The next one is the other side of the room.. isn't the hamper adorable! ( the awful warning sticker on the changing table is stubborn, and needs some Bobby elbow grease to be removed:)

The crib.. I really love her furniture. I got it at JcPennys.. for an amazing price. It has a scroll design on each piece that makes it so cute! Isn't the bird mobile my sister made awesome!!

Here is a close up of the bedding.

This bookshelf might be my favorite part of her room. It was SO fun to decorate, and even has a toy box on the bottom!Bobby bought me this Cracker Barrel rocking chair when Aiden was a baby.. I am so so so excited to have someone to rock in it again.. oh gosh... I am crying thinking about it!!!Got these pictures on Etsy.. aren't they cute.. and they look perfect in the room!!

Since her room is so bright and colorful, I decided to go ultra pink and girly in the closet! These pictures don't do it justice.. I could sit in that closet for hours!! I found the dresser on Craigslist. I added the birds and changed the hardware, and now I am head over heels for it!! The tulle bin on the dresser top is full of shoes, and the apothecary jar has headbands in it. The boxes were painted for me by my sweet friend Autumn, they fit perfectly! Add a Cinderella coach piggy bank.. and viola a closet fit for a princess!!!!

Also in the closet is her toy organizer, and all her PINK girly toys.. can you tell my excitement about having a daughter!!!!

So there you have it.. now all I need is my little ladybug to rock in that rocking chair!! Come on sweet Lucy.. Mommy is ready.. SO ready!!!

Thank You Mary!!

My sweet friend Mary Kriss is an awesome photographer, and I was blessed to have her take some Maternity shots! They came out beautifully and I cannot thank her enough! We did two shoots and these photos are from the first one. She will never know how much I treasure these photo's and how much I LOVE her for doing them. Here are just a few of my absolute favorites:

** Here is a quick update on Lucy and I.. I had an appointment yesterday, and I was dilated 3 centimeters and 100% effaced! I have been having contractions all day and I am hoping they get more steady. I am set to be induced Monday at midnight, but I do not think I will make it that long! I am so so so excited!!