3 months

It is amazing to me that 3 months have already passed. Cambree turned 3 months old on April 19th. I just can't believe it...she has grown SO much! We went to the doctor on Monday and she weighed 12 pounds 4 ounces. I also went back to work on Monday, it was really hard!! We have a wonderful nanny named Heather and she is doing a FANTASTIC job! Cambree is starting to be more alert and check out her suroundings more and more everyday! She actually smiled at Ross on Wenesday, I don't think I have ever seen him that excited. She hasn't smiled at me yet, but I am biding my time...I know when she does, it will be worth the wait. Don't get me wrong, she smiles...but not really for any particular reason yet. I have a new found facination with all the small things in life...I guess watching someone see everything for the first time does that to you! I won't go on and on about how wonderful she is, but you get my point! God has blessed us in an amazing way and I am just so thankful!!
Anyways, I will get off my soap box and share some 3 month pictures.
We went to Sadie's first birthday party on Sunday and snapped a few shots...
Ross didn't make it into any pictures, but he was there with bells on, the birthday season has begun! :)

Check out those Blue Eyes

Three Generations...My Mom is the Best!

Sleeping Angel

Kyle's Birthday

So, all our friends are beginning to turn 30. And this past weekend, Shelley decided to throw Kyle a surprise 30th birthday party at Joe T Garcia's. It was tons of fun and Kyle was very surprised!! I just can't believe that we are all getting to the point where we are turning 30...I still feel like I am 20. Well technically, I haven't turned 29 yet...but I know it will be here before I know it.

This was our first night for Cambree to stay the night away from us, she stayed with her Grammy & Grampy. Of course, Grammy was SUPER excited to have her youngest grandchild stay over. Well, Cambree has been sleeping for about 8 hours straight at night, so I assured my Mom that she would sleep great for her. As it turns out, Cambree had other plans for her sleeping and barely slept at all for Mom. But, oh well, that is what Grammy's are for. They got lots of bonding time at 4 AM. :)

Here are some pictures from the festivities. I don't know how I didn't take any pictures of Kyle, but I promise he was there and had a great time! :)

Ross and I at Joe T's (YUMMY!!)

Shelley, Lindsay, me & Holly

Fun Times with my best friends!!

Easter Sunday

We had a great Easter!! We started our day by going to have breakfast with Candy (Ross Mom) and Tyler (Ross' Brother). Candy made us all of Ross' favorite breakfast foods....French Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Bacon & Grits. I don't usually like breakfast, but this was awesome!

Then we came home and Nana and Pop came to visit. They were amazed by how much Cambree has grown. She is actually weighing in at almost 11 pounds now, so she has really changed!!

Then we went to my Mom's house (Grammy) for dinner. We were also celebrating Sara and Carissa's birthdays. So, it made for a fun Easter. We pulled out some of my baby pictures while we were at Mom's and I was amazed at how much Cambree looks like me. Until now, we had thought that she was Ross' clone, but looking at my baby pictures makes me realize that she looks alot like me also. So, I guess we will see who she ends up looking like.

Cute Bunny Ears!

The Blackmon Family

Crawfish Boil

We had a great time at the Williams' for a crawfish boil. It was fun, food and babies. It is amazing how quickly our whole outlook on life has changed. We had 3 monitors going and we were dealing with them interfering with each other. It was actually pretty funny! I am so glad that we are all taking these steps together!! It makes it so much more fun!! Here are some pictures!

She loves her Daddy...This is before he smelled like Crawfish!

Under a canopy, with a hat, in her swing...I don't think she could have been happier!

Addyson, Cambree & Caleb...Best Friends already! Just as Caleb woke up, Cambree fell asleep

It was 10 PM and we were asleep on the couch...Oh, how life has changed!

Check out Lily joining us :)

March 2009

Since I am playing catch-up with this blog, here are some happenings in March.

Here is her first stroller ride. She loved it outside!!

Happy St. Patty's day. We thought about putting food color in her bottle :)

We did a little photo shoot in Southlake Town Square...wow, I need a tan!

Sweet Girl...She is finally growing into her bow!

Birth Announcement

We had a little photo session to get her birth announcement complete. Here is how it turned out. I am really happy with it!

First Days at Home

We brought Cambree home on February 5th and she has done Fantastic!! Here are some pictures from the weeks we have been home.

This is a newborn outfit...

Big Yawn!

Bath Time

Her Favorite Pillow that Aunt Steph gave her!

Her nursery...She is sleeping in her crib now!

Thanks Heather, These Letters are AWESOME!!

Baby Shower

My Mom, and sisters Sara and Carissa threw us a GREAT baby shower on February 7 and I was so blessed by all the gifts and wonderful people that attended. Here are a few pictures from that fun day!

Janai, ME, Candy, Stephanie & Great Ma...Ross' wonderful family joined us for the shower

Fun Games (Grammy knows them all!)

Sisters (Natalie, Katie, Me, Sara & Carissa)

All the Loot!! Wow!!
Great Friends and Family!!

First Blog

Hello Everyone!!

I am so excited to start a blog to keep everyone up to date on our family!!

As most of you know we were blessed with Cambree Alise Blackmon on January 19, 2009 and I thought this would be a good way to keep everyone up to date on her progress.

In case you don't know the whole story, I developed pre-eclempsia when I was 32 weeks pregnant and she was delivered by emergency c-section. She weighed in at 4 1/2 pounds and she was 17 1/2 inches long. We called her our NICU "rockstar" and she only spent 2 1/2 weeks there! It was AMAZING to watch her grow and thrive! Since then she has been growing like a weed and just eating, sleeping and growing. She is the most beautiful baby (so, maybe I am a little biased) and we are so proud of how well she has done!! We could not have gotten through the last 12 weeks without the love and support of our wonderful friends and family!! Here are a few pictures of her first twelve weeks of life!

Our first family photo, she is 3 days old here!

Here she is with her nasal canular.

Chillin' under the Jaundis Lights

First day without tubes, or IV's...One week old...Notice how big the bow is :]

Here she is in the "Step-Down" room, which means that she was doing well and was getting close to going home. She already had her Daddy wrapped around her little finger!!

Cambree Alise going home on February 5, 2009...Happy Day!!