Kimber Lindsay Perkins is Here!

Okay so this is way over due, but with close to 1,000 pictures of our little girl I have been overwhelmed with the task of blogging. Not to mention I had a lot of trouble uploading them and of course they are out of order.

I'll start with my birth story...

Friday, April 2nd, (Good Friday) I was 37 weeks 5 days. I woke up around 4am with uncomfortable contractions. They weren't painful, but they reminded me of when I went into labor with Briley. In the back of my mind I knew that this would be the day, but I didn't want to be over confident because it seemed so early. At around 5 am I decided to time them because I had nothing else to do. 6 am roles around and the contractions are every 4-6 minutes so I decide to straighten my hair, put a little make up on and finish packing my bags. Since we couldn't just leave for the hospital, because of Briley, I told Brian that I would drive to the hospital so that they could monitor me and then he could come later if it was the real thing. I got there at 7 am and still had regular contractions that were getting more uncomfortable but still not too painful. I was dialated to a 3 when I arrived and they wanted to observe me for an hour. They didn't think I was in labor, probably becuase I arrived at the hospital by myself, and I was rather calm. After the hour was up they checked me and I was at a 4, so they realized I was in labor. The contractions now were getting painful, and they admitted me to the hospital. I texted Brian, who was in a meeting, and told him to finish the meeting because it would be a while to check me in. He arrived around 9:15am, got the epidural around 9:25 the doctor came in to break my water around 9:40. Oh and my mom was on her way from San Antonio, but we thought she would definitely make it. Around 10 am Brian went to the car with Briley to grab something, and they checked me and said I was ready to push. We called Brian to get up there, but the doctor was at Sonic so we had to wait for him to arrive. When he got there I had 1 contraction and pushed her right out at 10:31am. She weighed 6lbs 8 oz and 21 inches long. My mom missed it by 45 minutes but she got to be here for the 1st 3 days of life, which meant so much to me.

It was amazing and perfect and now we have a precious little girl, Kimber Lindsay Perkins. She is a wonderful baby, just like her brother, and rarely cries. Briley is trying to adjust but he is taking it harder than I expected. I know that someday soon he will love his little sister and I can't wait to watch them grow up together. God has blessed our family so much and we couldn't be more thankful for all that he has given us.

Okay so here are just a few of the hundreds of pictures.

Already 1 week old.


My 2 wonderful sisters drove 7 hours to suprise me the day she was born. They are the best.

Briley meeting his baby sister.

Spring Break 2010

Christine came down from Dallas to help me get Kimber's room ready. We picked out the ribbon for the "chair rail" and she painted cute flowers, butterflies and a couple of birds on the wall. It looks wonderful and all it needs is Sarah's painting for over the crib, hanging the pink shelves, and putting the letters up along with decorations here and there. I love having artistic sisters.

This Spring Break has been much needed because there has been so much to do. We started out the week by me taking a trip with Brian where we just spent one night without our little boy to relax before the new baby comes. We had a lot of fun, which we always do together :)

Mid-week, Christine and I went to San Antonio to get my parents house ready for Julee's shower. On Thursday my mom said we were going to Macaroni Grill for a girls night with my aunts and cousins wife. To my surprise they had planned a little surprise shower for me. It was wonderful to see my Aunt Linda, Aunt Lynn, Britteny, and of course little Jewels. Kimber got a bunch of cute pink clothes which always makes me happy.

Julee and I had yet to see each other since we were pregnant. We talk a few times a week to catch up but there is nothing like going through a pregnancy with your best friends. If only Jill, who is also pregnant, lived in Texas than the pregnant CHS friends would be complete. There will definitely be lots of pictures of all three of our little ones ASAP.

The main purpose for the SA trip, besides hanging out with my parents and sister Christine, was to get ready for Julee's shower. It was wonderful getting to see all of our family and just to hang out with her.

Another big milestone this spring break is that today I turned 36 weeks which is officially 9 months along. I feel like she could be here any day now which is so exciting and the anticipation is almost too much. I was comparing this weeks picture with last week and I can't believe how much I have grown in 1 week and also how much I have dropped. I didn't realize until I compared the 2 pictures. So the 1st one is 35 weeks and the second is 36 weeks.

There is still a few things that need to be done before next weekend so that way I am better prepared for Kimber. Shelves need to be hung in the baby room and everything finished, Bassinet, swing, and bouncing chair need to be taken down from the attic, and car seat base needs to be installed. I feel like I am going crazy and Kimber can't come until all of this is finished. Not to mention the house needs to stay clean because what would I do if it was dirty when I went into labor. Nesting is in full swing and who knows, the next post might be of our new addition.

2 week growth spurt

So I have had a major growth spurt in the last 2 weeks. Just for reminders here is me at 28 weeks.

I am now 30 weeks and starting to hit the uncomfortable stage. I know in 10 weeks I will be wishing I was only this big.

Entering the 3rd Trimester

It's the home stretch so I wanted to post my baby bump progress. I also attached a few cute pictures of our Big Brother Briley.

Holidays 2009

We had an absolutely wonderful, family-filled Christmas Break. The Tuesday before Christmas we headed to Denton, Texas to stay with the Sanders family along with my parents and the Johnstons. This makes for quite a crowd with 5 kids under the age of 6, 2 teenagers, and 8 adults, all under the same roof. This is exactly the way I love my holidays, with way too many people, lots of food and a big mess. We all headed to the Gaylord Texas on Christmas Eve to attempt to see the Ice Sculptures, but we didn't plan well and all the tickets were sold out. So we walked around, enjoyed all the lights, took pictures with Santa, and spent an hour trying to get out of the parking garage.

With 7 Grandchildren there were lots of stockings and lots of Christmas presents under the tree. They also had matching Pottery Barn stockings that Christine was able to embroider for everyone. I probably should have also posted the mess we made after all the presents were opened.

Briley got the concept of Santa and presents a little better than last year, but he still has a long ways to go. He loved getting his toothbrush from Santa, a real football, a tee-ball set and lots of books to read.

One of the greatest things about this Christmas was all the snow that Denton got on Christmas Eve so we woke up to a beautiful white Christmas. Unfortunately we were in a hurry to get to East Texas so we didn't get to make snow angels or a snowman.

Another present Briley got, from Sarah and the kids, was a Buzz Lightyear. Gavin was so excited to introduce his favorite super-hero to his little cousin, and after Briley watched Toy Story for the 1st time he was hooked. He loves his Buzz figure and his Toy Story backpack. All we need to do now is go by him the movie.

It was so fun to see all of my family at my Grandparents. We enjoyed Christmas dinner and hanging out with people that we haven't seen in way to long.

Before we headed back to San Angelo we went out to eat with a few of our friends, the Souders, the Motens, and Brady and Abigail.

After 4 days in West Texas we headed back to Denton for New Year's Eve, Hadley's Sweet 16 Party and to meet little Presley Elisabeth Souders.

Christmas #1

Since this is the Christmas with my parents we celebrated this weekend with the Perkins Family. We all piled in Mary's (Brian's mom) new car to meet Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Perkins at a wonderful little restaurant in Tuscola, Texas called The Homeplace. It was an old farmhouse that served really good homecooked food (the mac n' cheese was the best). After a wonderful lunch we headed back to our house to let Briley get his first opportunity to open up presents. He was too small last Christmas, and way to tired at his 1st birthday. After present time Brian's parents joined us at Paul Ann Baptist to a Christmas concert with an amazing singer named Anthony Evans. It was a perfect day full of Christmas festivities and I am so excited for Christmas #2.

It's Official!

He was such a sweet little baby.

And now he is sweet Big Boy!

Briley is officially 1.5 years old. We just went in for his check up and thankful he has done a little more growing compared to the last appointment. I believe both height and weight were under the 20th percentile. Well he weighed in at 23 lbs (17th percentile) and he was 32.75 in (67th percentile). So we have ourselves a tall/skinny little boy. I can't believe he is 18 months and will be a big brother shortly. We absolutely love every minute with him and its crazy how much joy children can bring to your life.