Sleep? What's sleep?

Ah, how I miss sleep. The joys of motherhood! There is nothing like 3:00am programming! I think I have officially seen every episode of Mythbusters, Deadliest Catch, and Oprah.

But I wouldn't trade it for the world! Even at 3:00am, that adorable 8 week old smiling up at you can melt even the grumpiest of hearts.

Carter tends to go days between BM's, and each day brings us a grumpier version of our bundle of joy. Sunday finally brought relief ( and a VERY full diaper!) I never thought I could get so excited over poop!

Bailey the HUGE super pup!

Well... a puppy no longer, Bailey is now ruling the roost. She adores the kids (Carter especially!). She never misses an opportunity to give him a kiss. Her favorite activities involve water and anything reflective.

Bailey's morning routine consists of waiting by the glass door for the sunrise. She knows that once the sun comes up she will be able to chase the reflection off of her collar for a good two hours. Talk about a low-maintenance dog! She can entertain herself for hours on end!

We have to make sure that Bailey is nowhere here when we are preparing the kids baths. If you forget to put her outside or downstairs, you are guaranteed to have a Labrador companion in the tub!

Her favorite summer activity is emptying the wading pool as quickly as possible by digging in the water to splash it all out behind her.

The beautiful baby Carter

Carter Jonathan Mattingly

Born June 7, 2010 at 3:43 pm
8 pounds, 1 ounce

What a full head of hair!

Bailey, the super-pup

We decided to surprise the kids with a puppy for Christmas 2008. She comes from a litter of 7 males and 7 females, all born October 13, 2008. We absolutely fell in love with her the moment we met bailey! the family we adopted her from had nick-named her Dora... but Dora just didn't seem to fit.

Bailey is an AKC registered yellow lab. We call her a yellow lab, but truly there is almost no color to her coat. She is quite white. She has a very light tan saddle, but that's about it!

At her first puppy check-up we took her to, (around 9 weeks) we discovered that she has quite a pronounced heart murmer. We do not yet know how this will affect her quality of life as she grows, but for now, she behaves as a healthy, normal puppy!

Her favorite toys are Sara's dolls, Hayden's shoes and Anything that makes a loud noise when she bites it!

Bailey's first bath was something I won't soon forget. She jumped in the tub (only getting hung-up on the side of the tub for a moment), and immediately started attacking the water pouring out of the spout. She then started to spin in a circle trying to catch her tail. This, in turn, caused a wonderful tital wave over the side of the tub, flooding the bathroom floor. Bailey is absolutely a water-loving dog! We actually have to lock her downstairs when the kids are taking their baths so that she doesn't jump right in with them.

Bailey is a wonderful addition to the family and the kids absolutely ADORE her!

We finally did it!

It took us long enough, but we finally created a blog! Be sure to check in soon to see some adorable pics of the newest member of our family, Bailey!