Big Brother Briley turns 2

We are soooooooooooo proud of our big 2 year old. In the past 3 months he seems to have grown and changed so much. He talks all the time (even if he doesn't make sense), he is very cooordinated and athletic, and he knows all of his colors :) He is such a sweet happy boy who loves his family and especially his "liddle sidster". At his 2 year appointment he weighed 28 pounds (50th %) and was 35 inches (67th %).

We love you Sweet Boy!

4 Wonderful Years

Brian and I just celebrated our 4th year of marriage on June 11th. The last 4 years have been filled with so many milestone between the moves, job changes, buying our 1st house and cars, and having 2 beautiful children. I am happy to say we are more in love than ever, and he is my best friend. We often find ourselves not hanging out with anyone becuase we are content to be with eathother and kids. I love him soooooooo much and can't wait to see where God takes us in the years to come.

He got me the two outside charms for my bracelet, and I looooove them. What a sweet husband.

2 month stats are in...

Well I have to start by saying we are loving our little girl. She is a lot more serious than Briley and always seems to be thinking about something. Every now and than she will smile and it is so sweet but we have yet to get a good picture of it. We had our 2 month check up today, which means first round of shots :( She did very well and only cried for a couple of minutes. She has been sleeping most of the day and we will see how the night goes. Kimber is officially 22.75 in (64%tile) which was a huge jump. Her weight was 10 lbs 4 oz (37%tile) which was a little smaller than I expected, but she is our tall/skinny little one. Her head remains in the 5th percentile but the Doctor assured me that it had nothing to do with how smart she would be. I can't tell you how sweet she is and I am reminded how much fun babies are, since they grow sooooooooo fast.

We love you Kimber!

I love my Lovey Dud

So it was really hard to get anything done around the house with a baby who wants to be close to your body all day and a little boy who also wants to be close to you. I decided for mother's day I needed to get myself some type of wrap. After much deliberation I went with the Lovey Dud for its really cute designs and breathable fabric that is perfect for summers in Texas. I absolutely love it even though I could have made it in 30 minutes for 1/4 of the price. She is in it everyday while I do the dishes, fold laundry or I am pushing Briley in the swing. Did I mention how much I looooooooooooove it.

I thought I would throw in a cute picture of the little onsie Jill Schenk got her.

Baby Dedication

As parents of faith, Brian and I have dedicated both our children to God since they are a gift from Him. We have promised to raise them in a godly home and to teach them to follow Jesus. We pray everyday that they will grow to know and have a personal relationship with our Savior, and we are so thankfull for the most amazing gift God could ever give someone.

It was a wonderful Mother's Day because we were able to be with a lot of family for the dedication.

Kimber is 1 month old

Kimber is now 1 month old and she has changed so much. She stays awake for several hours during the day compared to her 1 hour for the first few weeks. We are also starting to notice a lot of the same features as Briley and I think she will definately resemble her brother. At her 1 month check up she weighed 8lbs 9oz so 2 lbs up from her birth weight. She also increased from the 17th percentile to the 33rd for weight. She was 21 in long which is in the 48th percentile. Her tiny little head has jumped from the 2nd to the 10th percentile.

Briley has adjusted quite well to his new little sister (we were a little nervous after a rough first couple of weeks). He loves to point at her and talks about his 'tisher' all the time. I can't wait until they get to play together and become best friends.

Kimber...We love you so much and can't wait to see what a beautiful young lady you will grow up to be.

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.