Always smiling...Even when put to bed...

This girl is the happiest girl I have ever met!! She is always smiling or laughing at something! Even when you aren't doing anything to make her laugh..Just being there is enough for this girl.

Splish Splash...I'm taking a bath!

First tooth!

McKayla finally cut her first tooth! It is on the bottom and the one next to it isn't far behind!

Way to go!!!

Crawling and Standing...

Ever since McKayla turned 7 months, she has been pulling herself up to stand! And on occasion, she will let go and try to take a step. Also, she is so much fun to watch crawl. She gets going so fast and looks so little! I love it! She is also basically a pro at crawling to sitting and vice versa and can change directions very quickly :)

7 months old!!

What a month of change and growth!

• crawling very quickly with direction change
• pulling up to stand on the furniture
• wearing size 4 diapers, 9-12 month clothes and size 3 shoe
• eating 8-9 oz a meal
• has a morning/night bottle. and 3 meals in between that consist of oatmeal/fruit, veggies, and chicken.
• sleeps 10-12 hours a night. Wow!! With a morning, afternoon, and evening nap that last anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours.
• smiles, smiles, smiles all the time. So happy!
• jumps in the door way jumper. before, just stood.
• occasionally tries to take a step.
• words consist of, "mama", "baba", "blah"
• loves stuffed animals. mainly her piglet.
• doesnt cry when she wakes up in the morning. just sits and talks with her animals.

We just love this little girl so so much and couldn't be happier with all the progress she has made in the last month. She is showing so much more of her sweet and firey personality and is so smart! You can tell already that she is such a thinker and analyzes everything.

McKayla, mommy and daddy love you with all we have! This month was hard for all of us when we lost your little brother/sister. But someday he/she will come back to us and we will once again be a completed family. Keep growing and learning baby girl!

Baby Caldwell's Story

On october 6, 2009 we were surprised to find out that our lives were going to change for the better. We were going to have another baby! Although it was a big surprise, it was never for one second unwanted. On November 4th, we went in for our routine 8 week ultrasound and were diagnosed with a possible blighted ovum. A blighted ovum is a pregnancy where everything forms normally except for the fetus. So, we waited a week (today) and tried again to be certain that the little one wasn't just hiding. And to our dismay, we have officially lost the pregnancy. So, I was given some medicine to kick start a miscarriage within the next 24-48 hours. And today is the day I have said my good-byes to our little surprise. There is another angel among us... 6 weeks & blissfully unaware This is what we saw... ....nothing.....just an empty sac