Introducing Kinley Elizabeth Mayall

Maddox is showing off his little sister's ultrasound picture! We decided on a middle name. Elizabeth. Kinley Elizabeth Mayall. Elizabeth is a 5th generation name on my side of the family; so we're excited to pass it along.

Kinley's Nursery Colors

We ordered Kinley's crib bedding. I fell in love with this nursery theme. It's different, but so cute. I like the use of different patterns and the color choice. I don't think I could've created a better design if I tried. Love it!

I didn't order the diaper stacker, but I wanted to post it so you could see the patterns and colors up close.

It's a Girl!!

We found out that Maddox is going to have a little SISTER!! We are thrilled. We've decided to name her Kinley. The middle name is still up in the air - Don is choosing the middle name, and he hasn't committed to one yet. Even more importantly, she appears to be perfectly healthy - all limbs and vital organs are in place and functioning as they're supposed to. She is growing and growing! It seems like I have a belly OVERNIGHT!

We went shopping today. It was so different shopping in the girls' section! We gravitated toward the boys' clothes - mostly out of habit. We definitely had a good time shopping for a baby girl.

Maddox's Second Christmas

Maddox had a great Christmas this year. We celebrated with the Mayalls on Christmas Eve. Maddox got a new stick horse, a musical guitar, cool books, clothes, blocks, and lots of other goodies from his Mimi and Popie. Aunt Becky and Uncle Mark got him a cool fuel station with blocks and buttons and all sorts of cool gadgets.

On Christmas Day, we went to my parents in Olive Branch and spent the entire weekend at their house. Papaw and Mamaw Foy got Maddox a stationary car frame, a bouncing zebra, a tool bench, and some books. We got Maddox a lego table.

Probably his favorite thing of all was a 3 foot Mickey Mouse that plays music and sings "Deck the Halls". Thanks to his Great Granny!

He has been enjoying his gifts and loved ripping all the paper. I know the holidays will just get more and more fun as Maddox gets older and develops interests of his own.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!!

Maddox and Daddy

Maddox thinks his daddy is the funniest person on Earth. Even more hilarious, when Daddy JUMPS!! I don't think I have ever heard him laugh as hard at anything so far, as he laughs when Don jumps. It's the little things, right? :) Too cute!

New Videos from November Fun

Maddox has turned in to a monkey overnight!! He wants to climb up on EVERYTHING! It's probably a typical boy thing, but he scares me! This is an example of how he uses things as leverage to get where he's wanting to go. He has no fear. You can see - even though he falls down, he keeps attempting to climb. (DISCLAIMER: Maddox was not injured during the taping of this adventure.) Haha!

This video was taking at my Aunt Annita and Uncle Lonny's house in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. We went to visit them a couple of weeks ago. Maddox LOVED this stool that he found. He would carry it everywhere and then sit on it. He always turned his back to the stool and backed up until he found it and then would sit down. You can imagine the funny moments when he didn't back straight up and ended up sitting down on the floor instead of the stool. His face was too funny.

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a very nice Thanksgiving this year. We spent Thanksgiving Day with the Mayalls. Carol fixed an awesome dinner, and we spent time with Don's mom and dad and Matt and Cara (and Sweetpea and Tia!) Maddox got to sit at the table with everyone, in a booster-seat style setup that his Mimi made for him. He thought he was big stuff! Friday, we went to Olive Branch to have Thanksgiving with Mamaw and Papaw Foy. My dad outdid himself with dinner. We played outside for awhile with Papaw and Uncle Pat hung Christmas lights. Papaw also took Maddox on a quick 4 wheeler ride (which Maddox loves!) He is all boy. Here are some pics from our time in Olive Branch.

The Puppy Says "Ruff"

Maddox is starting to learn his animal sounds. The first one he has down is what noise a puppy makes. In this video you also see how funny he thinks it is when I tell him to "be careful." He likes to crawl under the coffee table and has bumped his head a few times. So, when he starts to go under, I have been telling him to "Be Careful!" which he thinks is histerical. Go figure!

Baby Update

We had our first doctor's appointment last Wednesday. Everything is looking good! As you can see below, the baby is a little peanut right now. It was too early to hear the heartbeat, but the EKG showed a whopping 160 beats per minute! We got to see the little heart pounding away, and we look forward to our next appointment when we should be able to hear it. So far, I'm dealing with the typical nausea and fatigue - but I must say things so far have been pretty smooth and not near as sick as I was with Maddox! Due date is June 24th! I'll keep you posted.

Fun at Cedar Hill Farms