~Ending of Fall: Nov '12

Boyd Orchard Versailles, KY 10/5/12

Well... I said I would try to keep up with this blog monthly, but with the baby, work, the hubby, new house & Life, it's been over 3 months since my last post! :-/

Since then we have bought and moved into our new house in Lawrenceburg, KY (our middle town so we both have the same distance commuting to work)! I love our new home!! It's 4 bedroom 2 baths double back porch with fenced in backyard backed up to a farm in a cute little neighborhood; perfect for our growing family :-) There's not a whole lot to do in the little town of Lawrenceburg, but at least it has a Wal-mart! lol We have pretty much finished unpacking the big stuff... but have yet to put a dent in decorating~ My goal is to have it all at least 80% decorated by the new year... hopefully! Speaking of new things... there's a new addition to the Bodner Family............ a pound puppy named Bama!!



Taking Bama home from pound 10/6/12



My husband talked me into just "looking" at the humane society to see what dog we could get in the "future". Well I should have known what was up his sleeve! He talked me into saving a little beagle/heeler/coon hound mutt that was about 5 months old and a sweetheart! We've discovered she is hyperactive and loves Blakely. She's a handful, but we love her :) My hubbi was also finally able to trade in my old red dodge car for a small SUV (which we really needed!)

Bodner Fam Sept '12 Atlantic Beach NC



B's 1st time touching saltwater 9/20/12

 We took our 1st Family Vacay to Havelock, NC to visit my parents Sept 19, 2012. We also went so we could attend my old roomates wedding in Raleigh, congrats Faith! Blakely had her 1st beach experience, where she played in the sand and water :) She also loved spending time with her Mimi and Pop Pop!

all smiles at her 2nd day on the beach 9/21/12

Blakely has already had a big change in her short life: The Daycare change! She spent 3 wonderful months at Kids R Kids in Lexington, KY. We were in love with this place, especially the people. But with me commuting with her, and my husband and I working from home 2 days a week, it just made more sense to move her to a daycare close to home. She has been at the Lawrenceburg Daycare for a couple weeks and she seems to really be adjusting well! They have 3 babies in her class, rather than the 15 that were at the other place. So she gets a lot more 1 on 1 attention~ I am so grateful we have gotten so lucky with Daycares!!!

sign from old daycare 1st day at new daycare 11/13/12

6 month photos 10/10/12

Our lil Blakely Joyce is now 7 months and 2 weeks old. She is growing like a weed and has tripled her birth weight. She is now 14 lbs and 26 inches long. She is starting to get some budding teeth, so her cranky side comes out a lot more often! She is full of personality and an attention getter! Her last few daily progress report from daycare said, "Very engaged in mirror time. She really loves looking at herself!" haha she's a DIVA!

7 months 11/10/12

She loves blowing bubbles, chewing on her pacy, sitting up by herself, tummy time, laughing hysterically at our new dog Bama, bouncing in her jumperoo, pulling down her hairbow, grabbing hair peoples faces and earrings, eating all kinds of pureed baby food, playing in the "big girl bath" and is always scared of missing something going on, she fights sleep as much as possible! With being around all the kids at daycare, I feel like she has stayed sick the past few months. Between colds, sinus infections, and a horrible stomach bug that put her in the ER to get an IV for dehydration. One of the worst nights of all of our lives :(

ER to get IV for stomach bug 9/30/12

Blakely has experienced her 1st Halloween! At the beginning of October we went to the Louisville Zoo for a Halloween celebration then we went trick or treating at a church in Perryville, KY with her cousins.

1st Halloween Oct '12

This week she has attended 1 Thanksgiving already at her Aunt Vicki's and will be attending 2 more at the Vernons and our house for the Sheltons! There are so many more 1st's to come... I can't wait to experience all of them with her!

comforting teething Landon 11/17/12 Thanksgiving at Aunt Vicki's



Hopefully it won't take me 3 months to post again!! XO :)

Bodner Update Aug 6 '12

   Mind boggling that I moved from NC to KY exactly 3 yrs ago! Soo many wonderful changes since Aug. 2009 :)

Last night in NC b4 moving to KY with the boys & truck full~

Ecstatic we get to visit NC Mid-Sept! Get to attend my friends wedding in Raleigh and visit old friends as well as see my parents & the BEACH!! Oh how I've missed all of those~ It will be our 1st lil Family Vacay & B's 1st trip to the beach :) I can't wait!!

  Our lil darling will be 17 weeks tomorrow! (well according to her due date & the doc she's only 10 wks) The doctor told us to go by her original May 27th due date until after she turns 1. She has her 4 mo. appt this Friday with shots :( Daddy is coming this time since Mommy had an emotional moment at her 2 mo.shots. My husband has been Such a great Dad!!

I knew with all his nephews and niece he had a lot of practice, but he still surprises me with his Daddy moments :) I've had numerous people comment on how great he is with our daughter... & I'm so thankful! All summer Blakely has been in Daddy Daycare 2 days a week while he works from home. He has been fantastic & B is so in love with him!! Everyone tells him he can't deny her because they look sooo much alike~ I guess Mommy had nothing to do with it ;)

Since my last post we had Family photos made at 11 wks. 1st attempt B cried the WHOLE time... then right when we left we went out to eat and she fell right to sleep... of Course! So we came back a week later for attempt #2 and she was Much Better!! (She runs the show) She has already created MANY memories for her Dad and I. I just wish the Hospital Photography didn't mess up her newborn photos b/c we weren't able to get professional ones done until end of June! :-/

At least we have many home photos that we've taken ;)

Now at almost 4 months Blakely is so much more alert and full of smiles :)) JP and I just sit for hours trying to get her to show her pretty grin. And each and every one warms our hearts <3 She has also created her 'own B language' with "oohs" & "awws". We ask questions and she answers! She also celebrated her 1st Holiday: 4th of July with Fireworks in Versailles! (well she slept through the fireworks..lol) We have also recently started a Savings Acct for our daughter for that "College Savings Plan" that is going to come sooner than we want :( We both have a true obsession with this baby girl. She is definitely our whole world.



July 4th

As well as working to be the best parents we can be, we have

also tried to have Mommy and Daddy QT. My mom and sister watched B

so we could take a day trip to Kings Island!

We had a blast and were so thankful they could watch her!

She LOVES all of her family & I'm sure she will miss her time with MiMi (my mom)

when she goes back to NC in 2 wks. On a side note... I have compared B's 1 & 2 month pics with her 3 month and she doesn't even look like the same baby! She has gotten so much bigger :) This Friday she will take her 4 month pics and she has even changed since July! People always say 'cherish every moment with your children b/c it goes by so quick'... I am starting to know the feeling! I am also starting to understand the craziness Moms talk about on a daily basis: Spitting up, dirty diapers (BM's), tummy time, and any other odd disgusting thing their baby does! I've found myself right in the mix!! I have also discovered 'Baby First' channel with Early Bloomers shows. I stumbled upon this and caught Blakely in awe gazing at the television! Never even thought she could be interested in TV this young! It's hours of colors, shapes, animals, numbers, Spanish and much more! We <3 it!

Think she is starting to get use to a camera Always being in her face. Here are some pics we took when visiting my Husbands grandparents. Those spontaneous photoshoots always turn out the best :) 7/28/12 15 wks 4 days. Until next time XO

LOTS of Happenings~ Jun29'12

 

Sooo much has happened since my last post after the Baby shower & Bed rest.... Our lil miracle baby Blakely Joyce Bodner was born on April 10, 2012 at 4:13PM weighing 4.15 lbs and 18 in long at 33 wks gestation. She was a Huge surprise!!

   During my bed rest the only way I could get comfortable is if I slept on the hard floor. I had such bad backaches! I woke up early Tuesday morning around 7AM stood up and Whoosh, my water broke! It was the 2nd day of my husbands new job all the way in Louisville an hour and 15min away from our house :-/ I called him and he had just parked at work and had to go in and tell his new boss that he had to leave... Whoops! My parents had just returned to NC the day before from their Spring Break in KY.. Sooo I called to tell them not to bother unpacking and to turn around and make that same trip they had just made 24 hrs prior! What a mess!! Blakely wasn't going to wait any longer!!!



~Bonding time with our daughter shortly after Birth



   I got myself ready, picked up my packed hospital bag and drove my new car to the hospital (which I had only driven a handful of times since we bought it b/c of my bed rest)~ Checked in, contractions quickly got closer together and 7 hrs later our Angel was born! I was able to hold her for 1 minute before she was sent to the NICU for the next 10 torture filled days :( They kept her hooked up to all types of monitors.. her breathing was fine from the beginning (we could tell that from the loud screams shortly after birth), but she had jaundice, feeding problems, and slight anemia. After all that was taken care of we got to bring her home on April 21st at 7PM.  For the first few nights we worried so much about her and she was sooo tiny, we let her sleep in her snug carseat right by us for a few nights. Then we spoiled her by letting her sleep right by us ALL the time. We've been able to get her use to the playpen, but the crib is definitely a work in progress!



~Mother and Daughter hanging out on Maternity Leave



  I was able to be on Maternity leave for 9 wonderful wks for QT with the beautiful Blakely. The doc recommended she not go out in public for the next several weeks b/c she was so preemie, so we spent all of our time snuggling in the house, reading, listening to music and catching up on tv shows; oh and of course napping as much as possible! The first few wks she always slept, but then she got to a pt when she loved sleeping during the day and never sleeping at night! Were working on that and she's getting better, now at 11 wks :)



~Day she was Blessed 5-20-12





~1 yr Anniversary (top of Wedding Cake!)



  We have slowly been introducing her to this world by attending summer cookouts, all the time diaper runs to Kroger, and Sundays at Church where she was blessed at 5 wks 5 days old :)) A couple days I had to run and do things that I couldn't take her to (get my hair done, attend a funeral, and have our 1st night out just the 2 of us for our 1 yr Wedding Anniversary when she was 1 mo and 4 days old!!!) so my lovely Mother in law so graciously watched her! And so thankful to my wonderful sister who was able to watch her on our 1st night out with friends when she was almost 2 mo.'s old. And to our other amazing babysitter, Ma Dukes, who is watching her 3 days a week while my husband and I go to work until Aug. when she goes back to work~



~Dimples at 4 wks



  Now our daughter is 11 wks 3 days old and perfectly healthy! She has received her 2 mo immunization shots and had a weight chk doc appt yesterday and she has gotten up to 8.45lbs! We are thrilled!!! Her milestones will be slightly delayed since she is really only supposed to be 4 wks and 1 day old right now, but the doc said keep her socialized and she’ll be just fine!

  John Paul and I were both able to celebrate our 1st Mother and Father's day with our incredible lil girl :) We have been so blessed to find eachother after 10 yrs, get married 2 yrs later and have our miracle baby 1 yr after that!! Never imagined my life could be so full of all this happiness! Ecstatic to wake up everyday and live this life I live :)) So anxious to see what the future brings!

  With all these remarkable things happening in our lives, I hope to be able to post again soon! XO



Beginning of April 2012~

Here are some pics from my baby shower hosted by Paige and Kaela!! Beach themed, I loved it :)) Received a lot of great gifts from family and friends!!! Thank you ALL!!  

Well a lot has happened since my last post....

First big thing is: I got a promotion at work :) and JP got a great new job in Louisville!~ Still commuting, but it's only about 15 min. more than he does now. We are so thrilled with both opportunities! To celebrate and get a gift for Blakely, we bought a brand new car about a week ago~2012 Hyundai Elantra... we really love it!! Feels good not to struggle with AC and car trouble!

So another Big news topic this past week was Blakely trying to make an early appearance!~ This past Sunday night after the baby shower I started having contractions. The hubby and I stayed up ALL night, I went to work as usual and called the doc and went in at lunch. She ran tests, said I was 1 cm dialated, and they admitted me for monitoring for 24 hrs in the hospital. There they gave me fluids and meds as well as steroids to get the baby's lungs more mature. Test results came back and it showed I was in preterm labor. They gave me meds to subdue the contractions. I was released to be on 

Bed rest for the next 2-4 wks depending on how everything goes!?

Bed rest is soooo boring and hard to stay in the same spot and I'm only on day 3 :-/ I'm very thankful that I get to work from home during this time , it will keep me busy. JP and I are always running around town, never home for long, so having it mandatory to stay in the house is very difficult! & unfortunately I will miss the usual Easter festivities~ My parents are in town until Monday so they will be trying to bring Easter to John Paul and I at our house ;-)

 My poor husband has been worried to death since last Sunday when the contractions started. His blood pressure is sky high! :( Were just trying to keep praying for a 36 wk delivery resulting in a very healthy baby! The doctor said her due date will not go past 36 wks. So it looks like she will be coming around April 29th, instead of May 27th (original due date). My next post will probably be sooner than another month, since I don't really have anything else to do!!

Maternity Session at 30 wks~

~end of Feb. 2012

  These are all pics of accessories for Blakely's Nursery! (From top) Her Name Frame that goes over her crib, a mirror I hand painted, and a closeup of one of her Shell letters... and it's all a lot more special because we made all the pieces from scratch :) We've also painted and hung shelves, fisherman/shell netting, curtains I made and more changes on the aquarium! Were hoping to get as much as we can completed by the time we have our Maternity Photoshoot in 2 wks. I finally bought some baby detergent (which I didn't even know existed until my husband told me about it)! So after recently receiving all these cute clothes from my Sister-in-Law, Mother-in-Law, Cousin, old Roomie, and friends; I washed and hung all her new adorable clothes! I'm still not finished organizing the closet... this may take a few days (Prior to Blakely it was our storage closet, so were having to find places for everything to go!). Can't wait until we get it all together! We LOVE working on projects together and making all the decor... from the Wedding to the Nursery, my Husband has definitely brought out my Crafty Side!!
 
    I am now in the 3rd trimester!! Since I last wrote a post I have had a 24 wk and 28 wk appt. The 24 wk went great: 147 heartbeat, belly measured normal, and I was able to get a remedy for all my acid reflux! Today was the 28 wk, which was the Glucose appt. I had to chug a nasty sugary drink and sit an hr waiting for blood tests. They are also testing me for any other low levels of calcium, potassium, or magnesium b/c of my frequent charlie horses I get in my calves :-/ Hoping everything comes back normal! After today's appt. I start seeing the Doc every 2 weeks.... phew it feels like an eternity until she gets here~ Besides the acid reflux and charlie horses I've been feeling great! The only other disruptive thing going on is my sleep schedule.... I have been going to sleep around 11PM every night and waking up at the oddest hours; this morning it was a little after 4AM :( It must be my body's way of getting me ready for the odd hours the baby will keep me on!?!

  We toured a couple Daycares in Lexington and we both fell in love with one about 1/2 mile from my work! They had the best reviews, great teacher to child ratio, 4 cameras in each room where you can watch your child online at anytime, and lots of other little wonderful selling points for us! JP loved their use of high level technology ;) Thank goodness about 3 wks after I go back to work my Mom has agreed to watch her everyday! Since she doesn't have to go back to NC until the end of August :)) Can't wait for my parents to get here March 31st! They will be here just in time for the Baby Shower April 1st!

  Daddy was finally able to catch Blakely tossing and turning in my tummy! Before she would move and I would tell him to feel, but she would stop moving.... Now he can feel her all the time!! Aunt KiKi was able to feel her move the other day too~ I can't wait til our lil bundle of joy gets here!! I'm so impatient... 12 wks feels like forever... But we still have a lot to do before May 27th! Until then, JP and I are enjoying each other's company as much as possible (since we won't get much alone time when she gets here)! Just when I think I can't love that man anymore a new day begins and my love for him grows beyond its limits! He's my everything and I would be completely lost without him~