Braelyn Joy is 7 weeks old!!!!

Sorry for not posting sooner, but it's been crazy around the McDougall household:) Braelyn Joy is 7 weeks old already. So hard to believe. Everyone says the time goes by so fast, but i didn't believe them. She is getting so big, you can definately tell she is gaining weight. Her cheeks are really filling out:) She is so cute, and such an amazingly good baby!!! She is now smiling and cooing at us, which really makes parenthood fun because she is starting to respond to us!!! She definately knows when i am in the room, cause when she hears my voice she looks for me and tries to find me:)
She is such a great baby! About a week ago, she started sleeping through the night!!! How nice for her mommy, lol. She usually goes to bed between 9 and 10 pm, and gets up at around 5 for another feeding, and then goes back to bed until about 8am or so. I do have to get up a couple times to put her pacifier back in her mouth, but thats not too bad at all. She has been such a blessing!! She has a such a great deameanor. So easy going, and just goes with the flow, which makes life so much easier. She will be 8 weeks next week, and goes to the doctor on Dec. 18 for her 2 month check-up, and shots, so i will post after that to let you know how much she weighs, and all the statistics from her 2 month appointment....until then, enjoy these pictures of her!!!!

Melisa

She made it!

Melisa and I met Braelyn tonight! We only had about an hour or so tonight with her, but we are hoping for more tomorrow. Everyone is healthy and we are still on track with the adoption! Lots of prayers please!

We will blog more after we get her :)!!!

Braelyn's due date is getting close:)

Well, it's official, Braelyn's room is DONE. I finished it last night. I put the finishing touches up, like her name above her bed, and the flower stickers around the room. It's so hard to believe that the time is getting very close now. We have waited so long for this moment to get here. We can't wait to finally meet her. We have been preparing for her for almost 7 months now, hard to believe. It will be great to finally see what she really looks like, and to be able to hold her in our arms. It is so amazing to think that she could be here in 3 1/2 weeks, that is, as long as she decides to come out on october 12. We are so excited and can not wait. We just continue to pray that everything continues to go smoothly, and that she is healthy. I have posted some pictures of the final touches i have put on her room. ENJOY:) Let me know what you think:)

The next time we blog, there should be pictures of Braelyn Joy:) Looking forward to sharing her with you soon! Until then.........

Melisa

Baby's Name and Nursery

Well, with it being less than 2 months until our baby girl is born, I decided that now would be a good time to fill all of you in on what we have decided to name her...so the moment you have all been watiting for....her name is going to be Braelyn Joy.. Joy is after both my middle name, as well as my mom's middle name...so we will have 3 generations of Joy:) We can't not wait for her to get here....
On another note, my mom was out here July 18-25, and we were able to get the painting done in the nursery....it was great having her out here to help paint the room...the room is going to be so full of love! Along with the painting, Shaun and his dad put up the chair rail last weekend...the room is really coming together. There is just a few more thing that we need to get done in the room, but for the most part, it is almost complete....until next time:)

Melisa

ultrasound pictures of our baby girl!!!!

Sorry it has taken so long to post the pictures of our baby girl....but here they are...the ultrasound pictures of baby girl McDougall!!!! We couldn't be more excited....I (Melisa) just got the bedding in the mail, and just fell in love with it! it's pink and brown, and from Gap, one of my favorite stores, as many of you know....and i have been buying some clothes too. I just can't help myself. There are so many cute clothes out there!!

My mom is coming out July 17-25, and so we are going to be painting the baby's room...i can't wait! Her room is going to be so full of love! I will be sure to post some pictures after we get the babies room all ready...

We are still trying to come up with a name, but we will be sure to post it on here when we have a final name...until then:)

Melisa

Its a Girl!!!

It is so exciting to blog about having a daughter! It is so weird to think that we will have a baby in just a few short months and all that comes with it! Melisa is going to be such an amazing mom and I have to live up to that :)
We are truly going to enjoy this gift that God is giving us and we are so thankful for her! We are leaning towards 2 names....Braelyn Joy or Brianna Joy....what do you think?
We really like both, so Im just not sure!

We will post some pics when we get the CD, but we should see 4D pictures!!! Very exciting!!
Hope everyone is great!

Mother's Day 2009!

This mothers day has a special meaning! We did have a baby this year for about a month, but it sure felt special! I found myself praying for our little one that didn't make it, and also praying for our son/daughter to be that is due in October!!! The birth mom is doing well and she is keeping in touch with Melisa weekly! We will find out the sex of the baby in the next couple of weeks and I will post the big news once we find out!

We sure appreciate all the prayers and well wishes this year! We got a really special note from my cousin to Melisa that was amazing, it really was awesome!