While I have a moment of peace (sort of) :)

So, right now my daughter is sleeping peacefully and my son is playing a game called pull all the books off the bookshelf and scatter them all over the floor. I figured I'd take this moment before instructing my sweet little boy to put all the books that he just pulled off the shelf back to write a quick update regarding our new life as a family of four. First, everything has truly been wonderful so far. Grace is an amazing baby. For those of you who may not have heard of the Babywise series of books, I HIGHLY recommend them! We followed the original book 'Giving your baby the gift of nighttime sleep' (maybe not to a T, but pretty close) with both Adam and now Grace and Adam was sleeping through the night at 6 weeks and for the past week Grace has been sleeping 5-6 hours at night and for the past 2 nights, she slept 7 and 7 1/2 hours straight! Wow! It certainly makes me thankful! She is a really sweet baby...she smiles now. It's especially adorable when she's lying there after I've changed her diaper and am talking or singing to her and she looks up with that precious little grin. She is a BIG girl. Over a week ago at her 3 week appointment, she weighed 10 lbs, 1 oz! She is off the charts for height and in the 75 - 90% for weight, so things are going so well. Adam is a sweet big brother and loves to give baby sister kisses. So far, he is adjusting really well. I have not been able to sit down at the computer for very long at one time because there are soooo many distractions these days...imagine that! :)

This past weekend, my parents took us to Idlewild park about 1 hour east of Pittsburgh. Adam really enjoyed the water part of the park. It really was an enjoyable day.

Another Post!

OK, two posts in one day never hurt anyone! We took this photo of Grace this evening. She is so sweet. Grandma Kline bought her this bow and she looks lovely!

This video slideshow is just a compilation of the photos Kelly Kline took last week. Enjoy!

Life is wonderful!

Things have been a bit crazy around here these last few weeks, and I simply haven't had much time to sit down at the computer, but I promise I will try and be better. Life with baby Grace is absolutely wonderful! She has turned out to be a champion at nursing and has started sleeping much better. She wakes up every 3-4 hours at night to nurse, but then has settled right back down. During our first week, it was really rough! It's easy to forget how those first few weeks can be with a newborn. We were so used to Adam going to bed at 7:30 and waking up at 7, so it's been a real adjustment. Overall, she is a really good baby and God has filled our lives with even more joy now that He has brought Grace into this world. Our church family has been wonderful and are bringing us meals for the entire month of July, which makes for one less thing to have to think about.

Last week, Stephen's sister Kelly was in town and she took a few incredible pics for us. Most of them are of Adam, but there are a few of Grace as well. Kelly is an amazing photographer...check out her website under our family link list. Thanks so much Kelly!

Grace!!!!

We are happy to announce the birth of Grace Elizabeth Kline! She was born on Monday at about 2:00 in the afternoon. She weighed 8lbs. 12oz. and is 21.5 inches long. Sarah and Grace were doing so well, they let us come home from the hospital a day early! We just want to praise the Lord for such a wonderful gift! Thank you for your prayers. Sorry this is a short post. I am sure Sarah will post more in the next few days. Enjoy the photos!

Still here...

So I know you all must be wondering WHAT in the world is going on with us? I'm sorry that I haven't posted in awhile, especially considering the fact that our little Grace is due on Saturday. Oh yes, we have finally agreed on a name...Grace Elizabeth. Truth be told, there isn't actually a whole lot to say. We actually had a false alarm about 2 weeks ago. If any of you have been there, you know how frustrating that can be. At least when we got to the hospital, I really WAS having contractions, just not real labor ones. So, they kept us there for about 5 - 6 hours, just to see what would happen. Unfortunately, it turned out to be false labor, but my doctor even acknowledged that I was definitely having some strong contractions, which made me a bit less embarrassed. :) I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions for about 2 1/2 weeks now and am dilated to 3 cm, but still nothing is really happening. I know that she will come when she is ready, but I'm just dying to meet her!! :) My doctor won't induce me until at least 41 weeks, which I'm actually really glad about since I was really hoping to just go into labor naturally...I just hope it happens! In the meantime, I'm just trying to enjoy my time with Stephen and Adam before our life becomes a whirlwind! I promise we'll keep you posted...as it stands right now, she could arrive at any time which is SUPER exciting! Sorry no pictures at the moment...we've taken some fun videos of Adam, which we'll try to post soon. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers for us!

Here are a few recent videos that we thought were kind of cute. We have a bunny that loves to hang out in our back yard and Adam gets pretty excited when she's out there...



At least once a week these days, we love to go walking at the park with my parents. Adam LOVES being outside and in his stroller (as long as it's moving :) and he especially loves the swings. As you can see, he's getting a bit more daring! :)

Weekend Getaway!

This past weekend, Stephen and I had the chance to get away...just the two of us! Stephen was asked to be in his good friend Scot's wedding in KY, so we figured it would be the perfect opportunity for us to spend a little time together before the baby comes. My parents and sister were able to watch Adam for us, which was such a blessing! It was the first time that I had actually left Adam for a whole night, so it was really strange not having him with us. I really missed him, but it was sooo nice being able to go and do as we pleased without having to think about all the things that come with bringing a baby along. The wedding was so nice and I really enjoyed getting to meet some wonderful people.

On our way to KY, we stopped for lunch in Columbus, OH at this really amazing German restaurant, Schmidt's in this little German Village. Let me tell you, the atmosphere and food were amazing! I'm really a big fan of German food, but it is really, really heavy! We were both sooo stuffed when we left.

The bride and groom being presented as husband and wife!

This was a really sweet couple, Nicole and Keith (and Samuel :) who we were able to spend some time with during the weekend.

On Saturday evening after the wedding, we were able to have a date night. We went to downtown Cincinatti and went to the observation deck on top of one of the tallest buildings. The view was incredible!

My grandmother, aunt and uncle and one of my cousins and her family live in the Cincinatti area, so on Sunday on our way back home, we were able to visit with them for a little while, which was so nice, since it's been a few years since we've made it out that way. Here is my grandmother, my cousin Karen and her little boy Cole, who is only a few weeks younger than Adam.

My Uncle Steve and Aunt Cheri and Karen's little girl Kennedy...