4 months old!

Yeah! I know I am behind... August 7th Katelyn turned 4 months old! I had to cancel her 4 month old well check up as we were in Sedona/ Flagstaff but we go tomorrow so I will have her stats then=) She is still the happiest baby ever... so content with life... so much joy and spreads it to everyone around her with her contagious smile! She has two bottom teeth, she sleeps INCREDIBLE now (we did go through a fairly rough patch this month!) nurses amazing, loves her brother and he loves her, and she has FINALLY "Chunked" up! I am just squeezing and cuddling all 150 of her fat rolls and chubbiness - it is just too cute!

She is still has no hair but I didn't have hair until I was 1 year old so I am not expecting anything until then as well... so, I totally dig that huge flowers and bows are in style right now for little girls as that works perfect for us! Then it hit me... one day when she is 18 and big flowers and enormous bows are out of style, she is going to hate that every single picture of her had her in one of those! So, here are a few of her without any head ornaments on... LOL!

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... then I got out a little one!

I just couldn't take it anymore... out came the mammoth size one!

Just wait... Janelle just made me the cutest headband I have ever seen and it is GIGANTIC! Pictures coming soon!=)

My 1st Car Accident & Life Lessons!

The Wednesday after Daniel's birthday we went to a really fun Kids' Craft Playdate... they made melted crayon bears, took marbles and made cool paintings out of them and so much more! It was super fun times with my D Man!

Thursday... I took Daniel to school then ran a few errands and was on my way home and I had my first car accident! Before you panic, this was a VERY MINOR accident and everyone was okay and the cars were hardly damaged... we are talking scratches! However, I was the one hit so I automatically assumed it was not my fault until I started giving the officer my story... I realized it was my fault and I emotionally fell apart because in that very moment, I realized that I could have been responsible for an injury to my baby or to the other sweet lady that I hit! I went home and realized that I have been doing WAY TOO MUCH in the past 4 months since I had Katelyn! I needed to slow down and start taking better care of myself so my babies have a healthy and alert mamma to take care of them! So, I got on the phone and hit my computer sending out e-mails to lots of "Mom" friends that have more kids than I do and whose kids are older than mine to get some advice! Some advice I got was to nap when my kids nap (honestly, I have only done this once!) and to get a blood test to have my iron levels tested (haven't done that one either!) but I took the other advice like... Since I am nursing AND working out, my body is not getting enough calories so I bought a good protein shake mix and I am have started taking it twice a day. Lastly, I committed to taking everything off my calendar that was not necessary for a couple of weeks just to get more in a routine, more rest, etc.

So, the damage from the accident is that I have accident forgiveness on my insurance because I have been with State Farm since I was 16 years old so my rates weren't affected... the cop was the nicest man EVER and he gave me a very minor ticket... so, I took this as a HUGE learning experience for me! I am SOOOOO greatful that no one was hurt! God's Angels were truly watching over us as this could have been a very bad accident!

Wedding #2... in Italy!

Sunday afternoon, we dropped Daniel off with Leigh Anne and Aaron and we took a road trip to Sedona! Of course, any type of road trip REQUIRES Starbucks! If any of you have ever questioned if we took the right baby home from the hospital, look no further for evidence but the picture below! She is a WILSON child all right! She already has a "thing" for Starbucks! LOL!

I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) - e.e cummings

"And sometimes when I am watching her--all four ripe months of her--I squint my eyes and imagine looking at her years ago...Before I was a mama to a GIRL...and I wonder just how astounded I would have been if you told me she was gonna be mine someday. If I could have quite possible believed that I would be so lucky. Or that I would have understood the magnitude of love and happiness and soul-stretching that would occur." - Kelle Hampton (some editing by ME!)

But... yeah, she is mine! AND I am SOOOO happy!

So, we got all settled in our room - totally refreshed by the cool weather and taking in the magnificent scenery of the beautiful Red Rocks then got ready for a very romantic wedding!

Kyle and Jenny chose the chapel at

Tlaquepaque to get married in and it was nothing short of an amazing atmosphere!

I felt like I had just stepped on to the streets of a cute little village in Italy!

Can we just say... SECRET GARDEN!

I was completely overtaken with the beauty of this place... Italian architecture/ design/ decor has ALWAYS been my favorite! So, with my princess on my hip, we strolled the little streets snapping all the images that were totally inspiring to me!

Mamma and her Baby Girl!

Sigh! My blessings in life (minus my D man!) who I missed so much but who was having a blast with his Auntie (so much so that he kept asking to go back to her after I picked him up!)

Katelyn... mouth open... trying to give me a kiss!=)

Seriously, stone tunnels... AMAZING!

So, she has totally carved a super deep place in her daddy's heart... he was so nervous/ anxious/ worried how he was going to respond to her after she was born since she was a girl... he totally connected and knew how to bond with his boy but he had no idea how this relationship was going to require no effort. Just this morning... I was getting out of the shower and Brendon was lying in bed with Katelyn tucked right against him... they were having snuggle time! I told him it was time to get up and get ready... and he said, just leave us for 5 more minutes... these are some of the most precious moments of my day... then my heart just completely melted on the floor!

Okay... I want my backyard to look like THIS!

The corridor with lamps... B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L.

Stone/ Concrete Cross... yikes! Spectacular!

The wedding started at 7:45 in the evening... candle lit, evening wedding/ reception = totally romantic!

What an entrance for the reception!!!!! It was dark by now so my camera wasn't taking very good pics=(

The reception was nothing short of MAGICAL! Just imagine... Amazing food, romantic music, flickering lights, great friends = a SUPER FUN NIGHT!

Oh... and if it didn't get any better, the bride and groom walk across a bridge and enter on a grand staircase into their reception!

Well... the magical, fairy tale wedding ended very late and our Princess Katelyn did amazing the whole night... she is the most flexible baby ever. BUT... that night, she came down with a stuffy nose (I think she has allergies like me because I had started the stuffy nose, watery eyes, sneezing routine a couple of days prior) and she did NOT have a good night that night in the hotel. She had slept like a champion since her birth but this night (and for the next two weeks!) we were up 4 - 8 times/ night! The GOOD NEWS is that we are back to sleeping through the night and an awesome day time routine as well!

The next morning we slept in and had a nice breakfast at the hotel then did a little shopping then did a beautiful drive to Flagstaff for lunch then back to Chandler to pick our big boy up! What a great weekend!