Rolling Over?!?!

I know I have gotten a little video camera happy these last few days. I got a Flip as my "push present" and I love that thing! Anyway, AK and I were playing on her activity mat this afternoon. She is not a big fan of tummy time but I know she needs to be on her tummy to strengthen her neck and shoulders. She was on her tummy today and decided she didn't want to be anymore so she just rolled right over! It may be a one time thing, but I was very impressed. She did it at least 2 times before I grabbed the camera and then she did it 2 more times while I was videoing. Excuse her at the end of this video, she is OVER showing off for the camera!!

First Bottle Attempt

This is AKB's first bottle. I was able to pump and Bryant was able to feed her for the 1st time. I think he was secretly excited :) She did great! I am so excited as this gives us a little more freedom. I am still going to do most of the feeding but am very happy that she will take a bottle!
*Forgive my poor videography skills!

Happy Birthday Bryant

Anna Kate says:

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Yesterday was Bryant's 28th birthday. I know I'm always a day late in these important posts, but again, it was either sleep or get on the computer. You can guess what I chose! Ha! AK had a rough night before and a rough day. We are starting to battle reflux I think so we went to the doctor and got some good tips and medication if we need it. Last night we went to Rucker John's for dinner and AK did great! I was nervous that she would just scream the whole time after the day we had but she was very content! Here is another sweet picture of our baby girl. You know she is sleeping good when she has her tongue out! Ha!

Surprise......Happy Birthday Mimi!!

Yesterday was my mom's birthday and we wanted to bring AK down to the beach to surprise her. We made a plan with my dad and he invited Mrs. Virginia and Aunt Carol and Bennie to come over for dinner. We had a great time and mom was so surprised and so glad to see her Anna Kate. I can't believe we forgot the camera! AK did great in the car on the way down, she slept the whole way. On the way back however, not so much. She did great until we got to New Bern and she got the hiccups. Hiccups frustrate her so much so she lost it from there and I had to climb in the back to hold the paci in and talk to her:).......since we didn't get any pictures last night, here is a quick one from today! Happy 2 weeks Anna Kate

Firsts

Here are some pictures of a few of AK's "firsts" from the past week!
After first bath

First time meeting Amelia and Georganne
(I used to babysit Amelia when she was AK's age)

First time being held by Brad (aka Bubba)

First stroll in the neighborhood

First family photo including Sophie

First time meeting Addison (they are 10 days apart)
Casey thank you again for coming by and for the food :)

1 Week Old and BUNCO

Anna Kate.....you are 1 week old! I can't believe how time has already gone by so quickly. You were actually 1 week old yesterday, but I had to choose between sleeping or posting this, so I chose to sleep! You have been such a joy this past week! We love everything about you! So far things have gone pretty smoothly, a few bumps here and there. You have had so many visitors, you are certainly loved by many people.

1 Week old

Last night my BUNCO group was playing so we loaded up and stopped by for the girls to meet AK. Hope had given her a onsie for a shower gift that said "Got Hope?" I put her in it to surprise Hope and she looked so adorable!
The onesie Hope gave her (Got Hope?)

Hope and AKB both smiling for the camera!

Roomies....

......and their baby girls :)BB and Andrew lived together for a while before Andrew and Shannon were married. Whenever we see Andrew he always calls Bryant his "roomie." Ella Grace and Anna Kate have no choice but to be good buddies!

A busy day!

Yesterday was a busy day for Miss Anna Kate. She had her first doctor visit and it was the first time we left the house! She did great in the car. She had gained 2 oz which her pediatrician was pleased about. Her head circumference was 35.1 cm and length was 20.25 inches. They said she was perfect! After our doctor visit we came home for a while. Sarah and Kade came to visit and then we headed to Nanny's for her visit Monday night meal!
All ready to go to the doctor!

Visiting with Sarah and Kade

Snoozin' with Daddy!

Anna Kathryn Beddard

Our baby girl is here...Thank you to Taylor for updating our blog while we were still at the hospital. I was induced on August 5th due to her being 4 days over her due date and not showing any signs of coming anytime soon! We got to the hospital at 6 AM Aug. 5th to get checked in. They began my pitocin about 8 and everything was great. About 10 AM our midwife (Frieda Tucker) came in and checked me (4cm) and broke my water. After that, things were not so fun! The contractions were so intense and so close together!! Within 30 min of having STRONG contractions every 1-2 minutes I was ready for an epidural. And oh my! Epidurals are wonderful things! I was able to rest and really didn't feel a whole lot which is good because little did we know, things were progressing very quickly! At 12 PM Freda came to check me again (7cm) so in about 1.5 hrs I had dialated 3cm. She said she was going to go eat lunch and come back around 2 to check me again. About 1:30 pm I started getting very uncomfortable on my side and asked the nurses if they would roll me over to the other side. When they did, they saw signs that baby was ready to come! They checked me (10 cm) baby was very ready! They sent for Frieda to come quickly. She was there by 2pm and Anna Kate entered the world at 2:31 pm. Here are a few pictures of how our day progressed.
All hooked up and ready to go!

Meeting our baby girl for the 1st time :)

Daddy cutting the cord

Us with our midwife (Freda) and nurse (Bonnie)

Sweet baby girl!

Coming Home

We were so excited to be able to come home yesterday! We got home last night about 6:30 and I was so glad to just get a shower!! Our first night did not go so smoothly....ha! I don't think any of us slept because AK decided she would not be layed down...she would only sleep when someone was holding her. It's okay though, we didn't mind:) here are a few pics of us coming home.

She's Here!!!

Anna Kate is here! She was born at 2:31 pm weighing 7lbs 13 ounces and 19 inches long. Here are a couple of pictures!

40 Weeks

Today is the due date and we are still here.......and still pregnant! I have to say that I just knew she would be here by now. It's just a waiting game! Here is a belly picture of 40 weeks! I am large and in charge!!!