1St check up

Today was Rob's first visit to Dr. Brooks office. I was anxious to see how much weight he was gaining and to see how he was doing. Rob was 7 lbs 15 oz at birth, he was 7 lbs 4 oz at discharge, and at his two weeks check up he was back to 7 lbs 15 oz. 50 % baby!!! He was 20 1/2 inches long at birth and at his appointment. For length he was in the 75 %. He received a great check up!!!

Caroline’s Dance Recital and Jesse’s Birthday

Today was Caroline’s Dance recital. She was precious. This was her second year to take ballet and tap and I can tell she has improved so much. Her ballet dance was to “Whatever will be, will be” and her tap dance was to “The Boogie Woogie Piggy”. So cute! The grand finale was to “I Want to Live Like That” by Sidewalk Prophets. It was so precious to see my sweet girl singing loudly and worshiping Jesus. We were so proud of sweet baby girl!My sister was in town and my parents and Jesse’s mom came.Caroline had quite the fan club! She danced wonderfully and sang loudly. What a ham! Love that sweet baby girl!

Today was also Jesse's 34th birthday. After the dance recital, we all headed to Outback Steakhouse to celebrate! Happy Birthday Daddy!!!

Happy 34th Birthday

Today was Jesse's 34th birthday. We had dinner at Outback to celebrate our Daddy after Caroline's dance recital. We love our daddy so much and loved celebrating him!

Field Day Fun!!!

Today was Will's Field Day. I stayed at home with baby Rob and Jesse took Will and Caroline. It rained most of the day but I don't think that stopped the kids from having a wonderful time!!! Will has had such a wonderful year and this just topped the year off!

Will’s Kindergarten Program

Today was Will’s Kindergarten program. They did such a sweet job. Will had a speaking part and I was so proud of him. The whole Kindergarten class did the Harlem Shake! So funny and the school all stood up and cheered. Will was so excited and I am so thankful that he has had such an amazing year!

Coming home!!!

Sweet little Rob came home today. We left the hospital around 11:00 and headed home to change before heading to Caroline's graduation. Rob weighed 7 lb 5 oz and is eating like a champ! We were so excited to bring him home and get our life started as a family of 5. The kids have been wonderful and we have really enjoyed our sweet new baby.

Leaving the Hospital and Caroline’s Preschool Program

Today we were discharged from the hospital. Rob received a clean bill of health and he gets to go home with us and we get to keep him forever (in the words of the children)! As soon as we got home, we changed our clothes, ate lunch, and rushed to Caroline’s Preschool graduation. I mean, a post partum momma should not have to watch the slideshow of her child in a cap and gown set to super sappy music. The tears would not stop! I was so proud of her. She sang so well and when they asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, she said a vet. Of course…sweet sister is crazy about some animals. I cannot believe that she is finished with Kids on the Korner. What a blessing it has been in our lives over the past two years. I am sad to leave…but excited that when Rob is ready for MDO…he has a special place to go!

Our little guy ready to go home!

Caroline with her sweet teacher, Mrs.Deanie!

Day 2: Rob

Today was the second day of our precious baby Rob's life. We loved on him, held him, and got to know him. So far, he has been a complete angel!

Our Sweet Baby BOY is here!

I woke up this morning at 4:45 am with my first contraction. At first I was not even sure that this was labor, as this was 10 days before my due date and I have never gone into labor. I laid in bed for about an hour. They were about ten minutes apart, so I thought I would take a quick shower and then wake Jesse. By the time I finished my shower, I woke Jesse, and the contractions were about six minutes apart. I called my Mom, so that she could come and stay with the children, so that we could rush to the hospital. By the time Mom arrived, they were about four minutes apart. Mom came to the house and I was already in the car! I was ready to go because they were getting quite intense! Jesse was amazing. He got me to the hospital in record time. Because it was rush hour, he put his flashers on and drove down the side of the highway. I normally, hate when people do that, but this time I appreciated it! When we arrived to the hospital(around 7:30am)  they put me in a room and checked me and I was dilated to a 7. They rushed my labs, put in an IV, and within 30 minutes (around 8:30) I had my epidural. Relief at last! Now, I can enjoy waiting on my baby. The picture above is obviously after the epidural! Dr. Sizemore arrived and we though the baby would be here by 10. Well, the little guy/girl was taking its precious time! Around 11:45, it was time and my sweet precious baby BOY was born at 12:26 pm. Robert Alison Pilkinton weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. We are calling him Rob.  We are in love! We were thrilled that he was here and healthy.  Soon, our family came in to see the baby, after the children revealed what the baby was. Caroline was a little upset and even asked if we could get a girl next time! HA! I think she will soon be head over heels. Will was amazing, he wanted to hold him as soon as he could.

Meeting my sweet boy for the first time.

Daddy and his boy

Getting weighed! Big boy!

Meeting his big brother and big sister for the first time!

Meeting Nonnie

Meeting Bebe

Meeting baby Chas!

Pushing the button to announce our baby being born!

Big Sister and baby Rob

My wonderful doctor, Dr. Sizemore

Cousins coming to visit!

Cousin Abby with Rob

Watching Daddy change Rob’s diaper

I gave Rob his first bath!

He loved getting his hair washed!

Aunt Jen and Baby Rob

All the cousins (minus our sweet niece or nephew due in Sept!)

What a wonderful day. Thank you Lord for the safe arrival of our precious son!