More photos!

New Hat!!

Grandpa Miller!

THIRD BATH!

Ok, I promise I won't keep taking photos of bath time.  I'll stop after she turns 2 years old. Found out that Kennedy loves to hang her feet in the warm water like she's chillin' on a raft in the local pool.

Second Bath!

Second bath a success!  Well, kinda.  I won't go into details, but at least the picture makes it looks like all went well.

VIDEO - FIRST BATH!

FIRST BATH!!

Ok, back from the mountains and ready to upload some more STUFF!  Kennedy had her first bath tonight!  She seemed to enjoy it until she started to get cold.  She doesn't like to be COLD!!

She will hate her mommy one day for taking this picture. But, I was so excited that her cord fell off! Now we can take a bath

Today Kennedy is 2 weeks old. It is so hard to believe that she has been in this world for that long already. This is one of the rare moments that she actually has her eyes open, so I thought I would snap a picture of her in one of our favorite outfits.

I know that it has only been 11 days since Kennedy was born, but I wanted to start her early worshiping the Lord. I actually felt human after taking a shower and puting on a dress. Since we just had to walk across the street, it was nice not to have to pack up a diaper bag....just an emergency bottle and her paci. The service was great, the music was great and Kennedy was awesome. The key is to feed her right before church, so she sleeps! So many people wanted to see her and give her hugs and kisses. It is amazing the "family" that she already has at church.

Posting Away From Home...

Been a couple days since posting any updates.  I'm currently at a youth conference at Montreat and not getting any father / daughter time.  Hence no new pictures.  Only getting updates from Amy.  However, I did tell Amy that her homework while I'm gone is to learn how to post updates to the blog.  Doesn't look like she's doing her homework,huh?  I smell an "F" coming!!  Amy, her mom, and Kennedy plan to visit us (35 youth) this Thursday if the weather holds out!!  Can't wait!!!  From what I hear, Kennedy is now driving now!

Until another day...

More FEET!

Catchin' up on some photos!

I've been slackin' on new photos!  

Today's theme: "FEET"

Reality Strikes!

As much as I'd like to tell you that Kennedy is perfect (well, of course she is), she does have her moments. I share this picture with you because I want this to be a transparent blog to all that follow! I know, I know! This picture is hard to believe. If it helps, you can go ahead and continue to believe that we live in a Utopian baby world if you'd like.

It's bright!

Ok, so we just couldn't help spicin' it up a bit.  I know they are a little small, but she'll grow into them.  It's a bright world!

Quick Monday Update...

Photo I took to give you a Kennedy break.

Kennedy had her first doctor visit this morning with Dr. Rubin. It was absolutely poring rain out when we left for the doctor's office. Good thing for a car port. She's got a clean bill of health! I like Dr. Rubin because he's really sarcastic. It's like he and I speak a special language that nobody else can interpret. We're going to get along just fine!

Had our first family outing. Ok, it was only to Target, but we did have a latino man yell out in broken english from his truck, "Hey! That your baby? (umm...duh) She's beautiful!! Congratulations!" So that was pretty cool. I love people who get overjoyed at the simplest things in life.

Kennedy is a huge eater! If I could convert the amount of formula and breast milk that she consumes in one day into "real world" food, she probably eats the equivalent 3 Quarter Pounders, 5 large fries, 3 Subway Cheese Steaks, 10 tacos from San Luis down the road, 3 frosties, and 4 lettuce wraps from P.F. Changs. Ok, kidding, but it is a CRAP LOUD!

First doctor's appointment tomorrow.

For those out of town, here's the front of the house.

And more...

Good day today. Lots of sleep, lots of eating, lots of love from visitors, and more sleep, more eating...

Kennedy got some great sleep last night. Almost 6 hours! Not going to get our hopes up for the future, though.

Thanks to everyone who's dropped off amazing food! I didn't gain weight while Amy was pregnant, but I might be starting now!

Couple more photos.

Me taking pictures is getting a bit ridiculous, I know. I'll slow down sometime in the next 18 years.

Couple more photos

All dressed up to head home!!

Our amazing doctor, Kathy Richardson!

Having a kid? You want Dr. Richardson!

Update #6 HOME!

Ahh! It's so nice to be home! It's funny how many people said to enjoy the time in the hospital as long as you can. Not sure why. It's always nice to be home sweet home! No nurses coming in at 5 a.m. just to give you Motrin, no BBQ pork chops left over from 2 years ago, and no coffee that tastes like hot water that only has one coffee bean soaking at the bottom of the mug. We are excited to be in our own space for sure!

Kennedy is doing really well. Solo unrolled her black, spotted tongue and gave her a big, long lick on the face. Solo loves to check on Kennedy and see if she's OK. She's going to be a great big sister!

Amy is doing well with very little pain (thanks to our friend named Percocet) and has been able to catch up on some sleep. It's very hard to stay awake when you have a ball of warmth sitting on your chest!

More photos being uploaded to http://community.webshots.com/user/Expeditions2travel

Update #5

Perfect day for lots of visitors! Good to see a lot of you today (that makes it sound like there was a few of you that we didn't enjoy...funny, but not true). Thanks for coming to hang out! It makes the room not so hospital-like.

Homeward bound tomorrow. I know Solo (our lab) is excited to see her new sister. I've been having special talks with Solo about what a big sister is all about, even though I've never been a big sister myself. First thing I told her is NOT to lick Kennedy from head to toe. Solo didn't agree.

Just in case you'd like to see more pictures (grandmas and grandpas can't get enough photos), you can go to http://community.webshots.com/user/Expeditions2travel

Ok, time to go. Tonight I sleep on my ever so comfortable special COFED (couch-sofa-bed). If I win a billion dollars some day, I'm buying leather sofas for every room here at the hospital. Cheers!

Passed hearing test!

We got this card this morning telling us that Kennedy passed her initial hearing test. This is perfect! I now have proof when she's 16 years old and she acts like she can't hear me! When this happens, I'm going to pull this card out!!

Update #4

Day 2, kinda...I think. I wish I could recap what all has gone on, but after trying to compile my thoughts in written form with little sleep, and erasing it all at least 5 times, I've pretty much given up. I'm guessing people only want to know how Kennedy is anyway. So we'll stick with that.

All is well. She started off the day really well. She enjoys being held and looking all around the room with her big blue eyes. However, she was having problems more toward the evening (those who don't like mental pictures can skip reading this part). She started having trouble with spitting up amnionic fluid (see I told you). She would sleep for 5 minutes and then start getting agitated and cry her face off (well, her face didn't fall off). After 1:00 a.m. came rolling around, she was taken to the nursery to be watched all night (thank you Jesus for the little blessings). Amy finally got some sleep after pretty much being up for 2 days. I went home to play with the dog and sleep for an hour before coming back (one hour with no sleep prior = 4 hours sleep on the couch by accident. Whoops!)

As of now (10:00 a.m), Kennedy is back in the room, able to keep her food down (she loved the late night Wendy's Baconator I got her). She's sleeping right now while Amy tries to freshen up and feel like a human again.

Couple more pics. More to come.

Welcome to the world!!

Kennedy Claire Neely

Born July 8th, 2009 @ 4:10 a.m. 8 lbs

Big "shout out" to Patty, Anna, Hannah, Olivia, Jennifer, Haley, Josh, and Joe for waiting all night at the hospital! It was great to see your faces early this morning after a long, long morning and night!

Delivery Update #3

As of 11:15 pm we're now at 8 cm! Huge jump from 4 to 8 in two hours! I know Ruth (stepmom) is pushing it to all happen before 12 a.m. so they both can share birthdays together, but who knows. Patty & Anna Richardson and Hannah Clark get the "Rock Star" award for still hanging strong in the Waiting Room. They've decided to stick it out for the long haul. I told them they were crazy! I've never seen people so excited to be hanging out in a waiting room.

Ok, done for now. Going to catch a couple Z's.

Delivery Update #2

9:35 p.m.

All is well, but it looks like it's going to be later than planned. Amy's sleeping right now and I'm just too wired to do anything. Everything looks good, but only 3+ cm. This little girl doesn't want to leave her special little pod she calls home.

Facebook doesn't seem to want to work here in the room, so I'll continue to update the blog here and there.

By the way, if anyone wants a full recap of the Michael Jackson Memorial Day, just ask. I've watched it on just about every channel possible throughout the day. Can't get his songs out of my head!!! Someone please help!

Delivery update...

Ok, most of you know by now that Amy is in labor. It's amazing how stinking fast you all spread the word! So, I will update the blog as often as I can to keep you up to date. It's been slow, but it's beginning to pick up. This little girl doesn't seem to want to come out into this crazy world. Can't blame her I guess...kidding. 13 hours and counting! Hopefully won't have to add many more hours to that count. Thanks for the prayers my friends! Cheers!

ok, few more pics.

Man, just when I say I've posted the last entry before the baby comes, I go and throw down another.  I must stop taking pictures!  These are the last, I promise!

Baby room done. Finally!

Ok, one more upload. It's Sunday night and everything on our list to get done for the baby's room is checked off! Her name is on the wall underneath the crib (yes, you can't see the crib on the right). All is ready to go. Just need a "little thing" to occupy the room. Stay tuned!!