THE WALSH FAMILY

1 month old....wow, time flies!

2012-02-07T19:41:00.000-08:00

Our little man is one month old already. Actually 5 weeks to be exact. He has captured our hearts from day 1 and we fall more and more in love with him everyday. Maya has really taken to him and wants to do everything with him. He has already played dress up and baby dolls and is constantly being poked, prodded, hugged, kissed, and pushed in his swing....probably a little harder than an infant should be! Today I was listening to Maya talk to Seamus and my heart just melted.

Maya: hello little manksi!
Seamus: (just looking at his big sister)
Maya: You're my best friend Shamee-oso! I love you! (followed by a kiss)
Seamus: (grunting as he spit up)
Maya: mommy! Seamus leaking! yucky!

I love it! It's amazing the thought process of a 2 year old.

Some of the best things about Seamus
#1: HE SLEEPS! He is such a great sleeper. Of course he has his moments but he normally sleeps 7-7 1/2 hours at night and a nice 3-4 hour nap in the afternoon ( and it falls right at walsh family nap time...PERFECT!)
#2: He's nursing! No pumping for me! well, at least not a lot of pumping.
#3: He has taken a bottle so when I go back to work there won't be too much of an adjustment when its Daddy's turn to get up!
#4: He has a great little smile that just showed up today!

Spider man!

Sleeping!

In awe of my beautiful babies!

1 month old

You can only imagine what Seamus had to wear!

Seamus' Newborn Photo Shoot

2012-01-16T13:43:00.000-08:00

We had the opportunity to have Seamus photographed by one very talented Meredith Hunt! (maiden name Eck) for those of you who know her. My sister-in-law and brother gave us a very generous gift and that was to have Seamus' pictures taken. So, at 10 days old Meredith came to our house, set up the cutest little studio and snapped away. She's amazing with babies. Even ones with broken collar bones! Here are some of my favorite creations!

And then there were 4!

2012-01-03T19:02:00.000-08:00

Friday morning December 30, 2011 was quite the morning. I had called the delivery room to make sure my induction was still a "go." They told me yes so I was thrilled and woke Kevin up, showered, and headed to the hospital. At 39 weeks and 5 days, we were excited to finally meet our "little man." I had been very nervous that he was going to be a little too big for me and I was going to end up with a c-section so the more days pushed off from the induction (original date was 12/26/11) the more nervous I became. This was it! The day was finally here and we had the go ahead. Well, on the way to the hospital, I get a phone call from the delivery room telling me they can't induce me that day. I just about collapsed in tears. Luckily I had started bleeding that morning and after a quick phone call to my doctor, I was told to come in anyway to at least get checked out. So our journey continued. We arrived at the hospital and we went to our room, got hooked up on the monitors and waited. Because there was a shortage of nurses that day (due to the holiday) they didn't have a nurse to stay with me for a 1:1 to start the pitocin and break my water. They were going to send me home and tell me to come back at 11. Again, I could feel the tears welling up. I just wanted to meet my baby, and to come this far and have to put it off even longer was more than I could handle. The baby started having decelerations in his heart rate with every contraction so they kept me. Praise God.

935am Water Broke

1130am Pitocin started

1230 Epidural In and WORKING THIS TIME

215pm "I don't feel your cervix" says the nurse as I am being catheterized

245pm Doctor A comes in the room to check me.

246pm "you're complete. Lets have a baby"

248pm gowning and gloving

250pm "ok Rebecca, push"

251pm- 3 pushes and out comes Seamus Brennan Walsh. All 9lbs 9oz and 22 1/2 " of him.

I can't believe how well it went. However, I did fracture my tailbone during the delivery and my poor little man has a broken left clavicle. We're both during well just in a little pain.

And the big sister LOOOOOOVES him!

2011-12-26T12:36:00.000-08:00

Totally forgot some pics!

Tuckered out, sleeping in her highchair!

Christmas

2011-12-26T12:30:00.000-08:00

Warms my heart!

Christmas is here. The last 3 days were filled with running around to see family and friends and oh so much activity. My Little Bear hung in there so well! She had a couple rough moments, as did I, but we made it though. Kevin of course flew through it with flying colors. Always the composed one. Being 39 weeks pregnant doen't help my mood either! I'm huge and ready to get this huge child out of me and meet him!

Maya had a wonderful day on Friday seeing Riley Jo and Aunt Lara. They played so well together and it was good to see that although there is a year and a half between them, they still seem to communicate in their own special way. We got home late and Maya FINALLY went to sleep around 11...only to be woken up on Christmas Eve morning at 630am for our annual "family" breakfast at Shady Maple. She wasn't thrilled. Kev had worked the night before so he did not join us. I was disappointed but I definitly understand the need for sleep. It was fun but unfortunately I couldn't eat as much as I normally do. Apparently having a baby in your belly takes up a lot of room!

So we get home, take a nap and its time to put out the luminaries that I did 3 days ago (so I could be prepared and not have to do anything in case I went into labor). Dumb idea and lesson learned. This pic is from 3 days earlier.

Anyway, I made 72 bags of sand and candles. Our driveway is about 1/2 mile long. Well, all 72 bags were now bottomless. The sand had so much moisture in it that it leaked into the bags and when I picked them up the bottoms fell out. So now, there is sand all over the garage and driveway, and Maya has a new sandbox. I cried my eyes out. Lesson #1: trying to plan ahead isn't always the best plan.

Christmas Eve we were supposed to go to church at 4pm and then my parent's house at 6 for dinner. Lesson #2: When your child has the symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection, put her in a diaper before getting in the car. Just about ready and she peed in her carseat! Ugh, the tears began to flow yet again (me, not her)! Pregnancy=emotional=tears. Not a good combo. I felt like my Christmas Eve was ruined. Nothing seemed to be going my way, I was still pregnant and utterly exhausted. We missed church and now we were going to be late to my parent's house.

We finally made it to my parents about 7ish. Maya melted down as soon as we walked through the door. Madde, Jake , Abbey, Catie, Ben, Jesse, Savannah, and Riley Jo= waaaay to much pediatric stimulation for a 2 year old. If we had been there first it might have been ok, but since we were dead last, it was a disaster. We were hungry, tired, and ready for the day to be over. On top of that, I had started contracting and was very uncomfortable. After multiple attempts to calm my screaming child, even after dinner and gifts, we headed for home. Straight to bed for all 3 of us!

Christmas morning, I was hoping, would be a fresh start. And it was. I was woken by the sound of a little voice chatting in my ear. We got up, got in the tub to play with some new bath toys that she got the night before (an octopus that plays music and blows bubbles). While we did that, Kevin slinked downstairs to start breakfast and make sure the tree was lit and the gifts were all under the tree. We went downstairs and everything was perfect! The smell of bacon and eggs and a beautiful tree. My heart soared! My little one squealed with joy at all the lights and gifts. She immediatly dug in. "This one's for Maya!" she kept saying. Kevin and I had exchanged gifts the night before so that Christmas day was all about Maya opening her gifts....especially because this will be the last year it is about her. Little brother comes in just a few days....unless he decides to make an appearance a little earlier.

Best gifts!
Becca- New Chocolate UGGS
Kevin- box of Padron Anniversario cigars
Maya- everything! Especially her new tricycle and American Girl baby
Baby Seamus-a couple new outfits

After gifts and breakfast we started cleaning and played a little bit. We also planted our first tree at our new house which was a fun memory. Mud + Maya = good times! Kevin's sisters gave us such a wonderful gift. Because of gigantic state, I feel like doing absolutly nothing. So, instead of packing ourselves like sardines in my parent's house with 20 other people, we decided to stay home. And instead of driving to Mullica Hill, NJ like we normally do, we decided to stay home. It was wonderful. Everyone came to us....AND instead of us having to do the cooking, they brought the food to us!!!!! What a gift! Everything was delicious and it was such a pleasure to be able to spend time with his sisters and their families. The kids were all well behaved and had a great time. It certainly made up for my crazy Christmas Eve! Everyone left around 930 or so and the Walsh family was in bed and asleep by 1030! Merry Christmas!

My little helper

2011-12-16T18:33:00.000-08:00

The last 2 years we have made cookies and put them in tins for people who work hard for us all year long....the trash and recycling guys, the paperboy, our neighbors (they don't really work hard for us, but you know what I mean.) People who you want to appreciate but that you don't know what kind of a gift to get them. Coworkers etc. Anyway, so here is the day we were baking away and my little helper was with me every step of the way and testing everything to make sure it was edible! Of course being 9 months pregnant and a 2 year old probably shouldn't be consuming raw cookie dough, but that would just be absurd to not try it....but don't worry, I didn't eat nearly as much as I usually do!

And yes, baking in your jammies all day makes it so much better!

Christmas baking and such...

2011-12-16T18:26:00.000-08:00

I was so excited to do a gingerbread house with Maya this year. Unfortunately the icing in those kits really does taste like cement but luckily I had some of the really good Pillsbury frosting in the jar and brought that out for some tasty dipping! Needless to say, we had a great time!

We went out to do some errands and when we came home, our poor gingerbread house, had a leaky roof....a really leaky roof.

It was fun anyway.

Christmas photo

2011-12-08T06:21:00.001-08:00

Halloween 2011

2011-11-29T09:02:00.000-08:00

It took me long enough but here are some Halloween pics.

My Baby is 2!

2011-10-24T07:14:00.000-07:00

My sweet little baby is 2. And she is letting us know it. What used to be small confrontations have become assertions of her independence, she attempts to tell me how it is, and wants to do everything "BY MYSELF." Can I really get blame her. After all, look at her parents!

Yesterday she turned 2. It is amazing to think that 2 years ago I gave birth to this little angel. I have loved being her mommy and watching her grow and learn and turn into this little person that 2 years ago I could not even imagine the thought of her being 2 years old.

Here are some pics of her special day.

Highland Orchards 2011

2011-10-16T18:16:00.000-07:00

Looove love love the fall! Today was gorgeous and was a total fall day...chilly, windy, and just beautiful. Kevin had to work later in the night but we had the afternoon to spend as a family so we decided to go to Highland Orchards. So much fun! Hayrides, cider, petting zoo, Maya sinking her teeth into every apple in the apple bins, and pumpkin picking. It was awesome!

Long lost pictures! yay!

2011-10-06T19:01:00.000-07:00

So I found Kevin's camera tonight and decided to see what pictures were on there. Behold! The last 6 months of our life....

Easter Egg Hunting at Grammy and Pop-Pop's

Easter Egg to the face!

The best storms rolling in from the west. The view from our front porch!

Hmmm, I don't think we'll recycle this one. She's a keeper!

She found her old bathtub down the basement and wanted to bring it upstairs to "lounge" in.

And we wonder why some days I want to pull my hair out! Daredevil!

My big girl!

2011-09-21T18:53:00.000-07:00

That's right! My little girl is growing up and using the potty and wearing her big girl pants!

Fall is here

2011-09-21T18:39:00.000-07:00

Words cannot express how happy I am that fall is here (well, I think not officially for another couple of days) and the weather is cooler. Summer was waaaaay to hot for me. I barely stepped out of the house unless it was to get to the car to go to the pool. We actually spent the day outside yesterday as a family doing yard work and clearing some of the brush and poison ivy out of the side yard. Guess who got poison ivy....again. Nope, not me and not Maya. Kevin could wear a bubble suit and he would still get it somehow. He had on long sleeves and long pants with his pants tucked into his socks and yet again the next morning woke up blotchy and itchy. We accomplished so much and my "little helpler" supervised and even helped put some sticks in the back of the tractor. Her favorite part was the mulitple tractor rides to take to brush to the dump spot.

Although it felt great to be outside, I think I overdid it a little bit with the lifting and hauling. The Braxton-Hicks contractions that came later that evening were not so much fun. My "little man" inside probably was not too happy that Mommy was feeling "strong." Oh that's right. For anyone who doesn't know, yes, it's a boy! Kevin talked all day about how he was going to put him to work. I hope he at least waits a couple years before working him like crazy.

What we've been up to!

2011-07-25T11:09:00.000-07:00

My computer fails to let me post sites so I always have to do it from my parent's house. Here are some pics from the summer. I won't bore you all with verbage.

Ok, yes I will. I'm in my 19th week of pregnancy now. Thank goodness. After weeks of constant nausea and feeling like doo doo, I am feeling pretty good now. We finally have had the landscapers come out and grade our property as well as plant grass and thankfully we actually have some grass growing in this baking heat. Maya has been a busy little bee with summer fun from spending her days at the pool to going on Pop pops boat, going to the beach, and playing outside in her little pool. (or the sink, if its too hot outside).

We are getting ready to head to the beach for a week with family for vacation and it is well needed (and well deserved I must say :) Kevin is working hard in the city 3 nights a week and I'm still full time at Paoli (which really makes being pregnant with an almost 2 year old utterly exhausting). I don't know how my sister-in-law does it!

Many of my gfs are pregnant at the same time I am which has made it alot of fun.

Colleen due in Oct.

Jen McLaughlin due Sept/Oct

Christine due in Oct.

Colleen due in Nov

Myself due Jan but probably going to be induced in Dec.

Jen due in March

Kari due in March (I think)

So fun! Love new babies!

Summer Daze!

2011-06-06T07:46:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Abbey!

2011-06-06T07:41:00.000-07:00

My beautiful little niece Abbey is three! So hard to believe. We went to her birthday party yesterday afternoon and it was so fun. So much fun in fact that all Maya has been talking about this morning is "Abbey play, Abbey play, Abbey play." I love that she adores her cousins and wants to play with them. Its such a blessing that all of them, except Riley Jo :-( are in such close proximity to us. We've seen them twice in the last week! It's been lots of fun. We're all looking forward to the family beach trip to Bethany in August where there will be 20 of us packed into one house for a week! It will be chaos but its always a blast!

Easter Egg Dying

2011-04-21T10:44:00.000-07:00

Last night we decided to dye easter eggs in the garage. (more space = less mess= waaaaay wrong) Maya and I are completely covered in blue dye. Why blue you ask? Because, our beautiful eggs all started and ended as a wonderful array of colors. But.......Maya decided that when Mommy went into the house to get stuff to clean up that she would put all the eggs in the blue dye. Awesome.

Pimp my birdhouse

2011-04-21T10:29:00.000-07:00

We've been very busy lately enjoying the weather...when its nice. But even when its cloudy or overcast we find something to do like...

1. Build a fort

2. Bake cookies

3. Make a really giant bubble bath

4. play hide and seek (one of our new favorite games)

5. jump on the beds

6. finger paint

7. color

8. or we just go swimming at the YMCA

It's those gorgeous days that make the cruddy ones bearable. One day we decided to build a a birdhouse. Actually not build it. A.C. Moore already has them so we were just going to decorate it and paint it. I of course picked out some nice earthtones but my little one had different ideas. It turned into "Pimp my birdhouse!"

My favorite time of day.

2011-03-24T17:45:00.000-07:00

Call me crazy but my favorite time of day (besides spending it with my baby girl and my hubby) is the end of the day. When the house is so quiet and a complete disaster. I actually enjoy cleaning it up and looking at all the fun toys and the activities that we did that day. For example, today, after I put Maya to bed, I had to clean 7 broken eggs off of the island in the kitchen. Why you ask? Because after we got home from the grocery store, I sat Maya on the island and she found the bag with the eggs on it. The curious little thing that she is, she opened the lid and picked them up. Apparently she thought they were balls and decided to throw them. How could I get upset. After all, I taught her to throw a ball so she was transposing what she learned. Well, tonight we learned about FRAGILE.

Sooooo, we began to count the eggs as we "gently placed" them on the counter. I am using the word "gently" gently. Eggs 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 survived. Eggs 1-7 became dinner. A seven egg omelet for mommy at 8pm while watching American Idol. Life is good.

Back to my favorite time of day. As I finished my omelet I looked around and there were books everywhere, toys everywhere, clothes everywhere (because we go through at least 4 outfits a day), and of course the furniture is askew due to "for"t making. It makes me smile that my little girl and I have so much fun together and that each day brings new creativity and new learning experiences. I have to laugh sometimes when Kevin (after working all night and sleeping all day) comes downstairs at 4pm and says "so what did you guys do today?" Usually all I have to do is lead him to the family room and that says it all. He usually just smiles and laughs and shakes his head. I think he gets anxiety from the mess. But like I said, it warms my heart to clean it up at the end of the day.

Mattress Sledding

2011-03-10T19:19:00.001-08:00

I figured out that Maya's mattress is so firm that we can sled down the steps!

Random thoughts

2011-03-10T19:03:00.000-08:00

The Ditri's came to visit and Maya is sitting in her favorite drawer.

I know I am probably the most random blogger ever. I can't help it. Usually by the time I get around to posting anything, so much has happened that it would take me forever to update the blog. Sooooo, I just give short little blurbs. Since the last post we have had some good times. Yes, Kevin passed his nurisng boards and is officially Kevin Walsh, RN, BSN. Very exciting! He will be working in the city in a level 1 trauma center and is just very thankful and very excited. Kevin started this past week and so far so good! I am no longer working at MinuteClinic (thank goodness) and have enjoyed working less hours than I am used to! We joined the local YMCA and Maya starts swimming lessons tomorrow so we are looking forward to some time in the pool! We had a great brunch with some of my college girlfriends on Monday at Black and Brew. It was fun to see Sarah (with little Dimitri), Maureen, and Maria. I haven't seen any of them in 3 1/2 years. Crazy how time flies!

2011-03-10T19:01:00.001-08:00

Kevin passed his boards! Kevin got a job! Becca quit one of hers! Life is good!

Little Miss Maya-pants.

Our latest endeavor....and purchase!!!!

2011-02-08T11:52:00.000-08:00

More pictures from a snowy January!

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Maya and Daddy! Maya in the snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoying some peace and quiet!

2011-02-08T11:41:00.000-08:00

Maya's first sledding experience!

Maya's First Haircut

2010-12-22T19:26:00.001-08:00

Essentially this is how the experience started but in her little TU sweatshirt she is showing off her new cut locks!

We are in the new house!!!! FINALLY!!!!

2010-12-22T19:19:00.000-08:00

December 10, 2010 is the day we finally settled on our house. The wait was long but we are fortunate to have such wonderful support from our family and friends that it was not all that bad. The day started out wonderful with Maya taking a great nap and Kevin and I working diligently to make sure that all of our "reminders" of staying with my parents were kept to a minimum. We cleaned up all Maya's toys and put the rooms back together trying to leave no trace that we were ever there. Hmmm, fat chance. Before the day was over my mom had 2 bags of "stuff" that we had either forgotten or had "escaped" after Maya woke up from her nap.

Settlement was delayed for about 2 hours but all in all went off without a hitch! It was finally time for us to settle in to our "home." Although we were overjoyed, it was met with some sweet sorrow as my brother and his family had been displaced from their home just 3 days earlier due to a fire at the Eck residence.

Of course I just thought I had some pictures and now I can't find them so I promise that I will take some tomorrow and post them tomorrow night while I am at work!

2010-11-18T19:04:00.001-08:00

2010-11-18T19:04:00.000-08:00

Settlement......ahh settlement. It was supposed to be Oct. 30th, then Nov 5th, then Nov 12th, then Nov 15th, then Nov 29th, now?........Dec 5th. Grrr. So, in the meantime. We're just having fun at Grammy and Pop pops.

My little bear is 1 year old!

2010-10-27T19:26:00.000-07:00

My little angel one year ago!

October 23, 2009- my little Maya entered this world. I can't believe that she is 1 year old. We celebrated at Shadyside Park on the exact day of her birth with family, friends, and lots of ladybugs. She played, ate cake, and played some more and had a wonderful time! Thank you all for sharing in her special day!

2010-10-14T13:37:00.000-07:00

Things have been crazy around here! Here is some of what we've been up to!
-Maya getting ready to turn 1
-Becca working
-House building
-Settlement Nov. 5th
-Kevin getting ready to graduate

Enough said!

Bethany Beach 2010

2010-08-22T11:27:00.001-07:00

It was a week of fun in the sun, rain, and thunder. Fish were caught, crabs were eaten and the sounds of happy children were in the air. Cousins, cousins, and more cousins were everywhere! The cousins from Ohio as well as the ones from Pennsylvania got along wonderfully and enjoyed every minute of it! It was also the week of my 30th birthday and what better way to spend it than with my family over bushels of hot, fat crabs drenched in butter! We all had a wonderful time but it feels good to be home!

My bff

2010-07-28T18:33:00.001-07:00

Maya's first fort

2010-07-28T18:30:00.000-07:00

Maya is getting so big that we had to go get her a new car seat so....we kept the box and made a fort. She liked it so much we couldn't get her out!!!!

Walsh Family in Camden

2010-07-28T18:23:00.001-07:00

Today we took Maya to the Adventure Aquarium. I think Keivn and I may have liked it more but she seemed fascinated enough.

2010-07-28T18:19:00.000-07:00

Maya and Mommy in the pool!

Walsh Family Update

2010-06-23T12:33:00.000-07:00

It's been a busy time to be a Walsh. Kevin is trucking away at school and is almost done his first summer session. 6 months to go and Kevin will be a graduate! So exciting! I'm working non-stop at MinuteClinic and Paoli but I am definitly taking my weeks off to stay home with my favorite little bear. Speaking of the little nutzy, she is getting so big. She is 8 months old today and cruising around all over the place. She has begun to pull her self up on the furniture and is attempting to crawl. She kinda shimmies from place to place. On June 16th, up popped two little teeth, right in the bottom center. She is fascinated by them and keeps running her tongue along them. They are growing fast too!

My little fishy!

2010-06-23T12:29:00.000-07:00

Maya loooooves swimming. We did get her this little pool however, the Bortrees were so generous and offered their pool to us any time we want so needless to say, that's where we spend our afternoons! It's glorious!!!!

Happiness is...SOLD!!!!

2010-06-23T06:24:00.001-07:00

Our new lot! Future site of home sweet home!

Here you go Aunt Lara!

2010-06-23T06:13:00.000-07:00

Maya's friend Sydney

2010-06-23T06:04:00.000-07:00

bubble baths!

2010-05-20T08:21:00.000-07:00

What Maya has been up to?

2010-05-10T09:25:00.000-07:00

Our little girl is growing up so fast and is getting to experience more of the world around her. Some fun things that she has done in the last month, besides being hauled around with Mommy through walk thrus, trips to Temple, house planning and the like...
-learned to sit up
-played with her first toad and tried to eat him
-swing on the swings
-drive a car ( a little pink one)
-eating more solid foods
-playing in a sand box
-being so lovingly mauled by her cousins and not crying...actually I think she loved the attention
-having her first photo debut
-bumping her head on a daily basis
-sitting up like a big girl

WOW, what a month! Hopefully I will figure out how to post some pics for your viewing pleasure!

What we've been up to

2010-05-10T09:19:00.000-07:00

Let me just start by saying that it has been a whirlwind in the Walsh household. How many things can we do in a month...
-Kevin in school
-We found a piece of property we liked and decided to pursue it
-We put our house up for sale
-We had 9 walk thrus in 6 days. (yeah, try doing that around nap schedules!)
-It sold in 8 days
-We moved in with Grammy and Pop-pop McLaughlin
-We had 2 weeks to get out of the house and get inspections done
-Crammed everything into Kevin's old house on Almond Drive
-Maya learned to sit up
-Maya learned to sleep in her pack and play
-Kevin had finals
-Becca picked up extra shifts

Phew! I'm exhausted just thinking about it! It has been wonderful and we are truly blessed to be given this opportunity.

4 months old

2010-03-04T12:52:00.000-08:00

Maya is changing and growing so fast! Since our last post, she has learned to roll over, started eating solid food, been through sleeping bootcamp and doing great, and has this amazingly funny belly laugh. We have had a couple play dates with her new little friends Cayden, Olivia, Jack, Isabella, Emily, and Max. We are looking forward to a play date with baby Dax as soon as he is old enough!

Kevin and I are having date night tonight which is exciting! It'll be the second time we've been out since the baby is born. No idea what we are doing but I'm sure we'll figure it out. Lets see, what else, Maya is being dedicated on Sunday at church and we are looking forward to her living a life that pleases the Lord.

The non-sleeper of the family

2010-02-04T17:52:00.000-08:00

Maya is 3 1/2 months old....15 weeks to be exact.....and NOT SLEEPING! She has decided this about a week ago and has slept, at most, 2 hours straight...that's right, I said for a week! Mommy and Daddy are exhausted!

My how she is growing!!!! 2 1/2 months!

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My amazing husband

2010-01-11T17:35:00.000-08:00

Kevin and I just had our first anniversay. We had some great big plans to get a sitter, go out and live it up a little. Mother nature had other plans. We got snowed in. Almost 2 feet!!!!! So we made the most of it....made dinner, took the truck for a spin in a snow filled field, he asked me to marry him again for another year, and snuggled by the fireplace. It was a wonderful evening.

Happy New Year Maya!

2009-12-30T13:47:00.000-08:00

Oh my little Maya. Just 10 short weeks ago you were in my belly. It amazes me that you fit so comfortably in there. How shocked you must have been to enter this chilly, itchy, scratchy world but when you're in my arms it all seems to fade away. I love our conversations and smiles in the wee hours of the morning. You're a great listener when my world is cloudy and you never judge me...unless your milk isn't warm enough! I love your sweet smile and when your tiny little hand fits in mine. You bring a sense of calmness and stillness to me and a level of patience that I never thought I could ever have. I guess when you pray to be more patient, God allows it to come in the form of a beautiful baby girl to put it all into perspective. I love you little girl. I feel truly blessed to be your mommy. I look forward to this new year and all the wonderful things that you are going to accomplish. I can't wait to see you grow and change and learn to talk and walk and play. I'm sorry we can't ring in this new year together but I will be thinking of you and loving you! Happy New Year my little one!

2009-12-15T20:15:00.000-08:00

Maya getting kisses from her cousin Matthew

More Pictures

2009-12-15T20:13:00.001-08:00

Our 1st family Thanksgiving

My days are a blur

2009-12-10T17:09:00.000-08:00

So most days I find myself wondering where the day went. It's 5pm and I am still in my bathrobe, haven't showered, maybe ate something, maybe found time to go to the bathroom. Its crazy. Kevin and I just laugh when he comes home from school and I am still the disheveled wreck that I was when he left 8 hours before. Here are some things that happen in my typical day at home.

1. Maya wakes up...feed and change her. Sometimes I catch her at the wrong time and then its a load of laundry on top of that. (1.5 hours)

2. Play with her. Multiple activities because she gets bored easily. (.5 hours)

3. Get her to go to sleep because she's exhausted (.5-1.5 hours)

ok, i have to go....she just woke up again

Sleepless in Phoenixville

2009-11-15T16:19:00.000-08:00

Yes, our little pumpkin pie is keeping me awake at night. I can't complain too much as she does sleep for about 4 hours at a time which from what I have heard is a blessing. Here is our little one in the hospital.

She lost a lot of weight in the hospital and the first few days. 8 lbs, 8oz at her first pediatrician appt, she ate her way to 9 lbs 12 oz in just 9 days! way to go!

That's how we know she's definitly ours. The little lady loves to eat! She eats about 6 oz at every feeding every 3-4 hours! That's my girl!

Here are some more pictures from Halloween and just because we think she's adorable so we take lots of pictures.

Maya Carol Walsh is finally here!

2009-11-02T10:08:00.000-08:00

Our long awaited journey is now over yet just beginning. Kevin and I had a beautiful baby girl, Maya Carol, on Friday, October 23, 2009 at 7:57am. She was 9 pounds 2 ounces and 22 inches long. I know what you're thinking and yes, she was a challenge. I would do it all over again though, no epidural and all. Although the entire experience at the hospital tested our patience, strength, and faith, Kevin and I are so thankful that everything turned out well and that we were able to bring our little girl home with us. God is sooo good! I'll stop rambling now and post some pictures! Enjoy!

An Awesome Baby Shower!

2009-09-30T08:35:00.000-07:00

Let the countdown begin! I am officially "term" and I am so ready for this little one to come into the world. I don't think she agrees though. Oh well, I'll just wait a little longer. So I had my baby shower this weekend and it was awesome! I was able to see people that I haven't seen in forever. All my girls were there....the DQ'ers as well as the "church girls," except Nancy, she was missed. Hopefully I'll have some pictures soon. If not, you can check out Brett and Jenn Fisher's blog...she was nice enough to put some lovely pics up there! The food was great, the company was better, and we loved our gifts. Kevin and I are so lucky to have such thoughtful and generous friends and family. Thank you all so much!!!!!! We love you!!!!!

My how things have changed!!!!!!

2009-08-08T20:11:00.000-07:00

Kevin and I met exactly 1 year ago....August 8, 2008....crazy to think what we were like then and how much things have changed, how much we have changed, and how much we've grown together. I always knew that he was going to be someone special in my life....just how special was beyond what I could ever imagine.

2009-06-21T09:37:00.000-07:00

Kevin and I finally got our little get-a-way! From June 11-14 we had our nice romantic trip to Clearwater, FL thanks to my most favorite pseudo mom C.P. After the chaos of trying to get our lost luggage, we had an amazing time! Beautiful sunsets, romantic walks on the beach at midnight, great dinners (we tried gator and loved it!) We went fishing off of Pier 60 and caught! We sat at some beachside open air bars and sipped cocktails, mine virgin of course, but my fabulous husband made the bartenders put them in pretty little glasses for me and jazz them up so I pretended they weren't! I think I even got punch drunk! It was fun though and good for my pregnant psyche.

C.Ps condo was beautiful and just steps to the beach. The weather was sunny but HOT HOT HOT! The water was kinda gross with seaweed but it was fun anyway. Kevin, who you may not know is petrified of sharks, even went in with me past his knees! Miracles can happen folks! He also surprised me with a pregnancy massage on Friday morning! It was awesome! We even met up with one of Kevin's ex-coworkers on Saturday night for dinner. The man has an alligator living in his back yard! No thank you! It was a fantastic trip but all in all it feels so good to be home!

It's a girl!!!!!

2009-06-06T18:38:00.000-07:00

We're having a little girl Walshie! For those of you that have always known that I wanted 3 boys and that I already had their names picked out since I was 12, you know why God is giving us a girl! He just laughs at me when I have things planned out. Kevin and I are so excited. I can't wait to see our little one playing Disney princesses with her daddy.

Today we went to Babies R Us just to see what we liked and didn't like and we were so overwhelmed! There is so much to choose from! So after about 2 hours, we were beat. It's exhausting in there. After a trip to Taco Bell and an afternoon at the pool, we recovered slightly. Babies R Us will have to be completed on the second round.

Tomorrow is the big day!

2009-06-04T09:45:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is my 20 week appointment! I can't believe how fast everything has gone already. I know those of you that have listened to my constant gripes are probably saying "fast?, this is taking forever!" We have our ultrasound tomorrow to let us know whether we are having a little boy walshie or a little girl walshie. We're very excited! Check back for the update!

More fun pictures!

2009-05-24T16:37:00.000-07:00

Baby Walshie at 8 weeks! (left) Becca's belly at 12 weeks!

Kevin Tries Skiing!

2009-05-24T16:19:00.000-07:00

There has been a lot of excitement and changes in Walsh household. Kevin learned to ski and did sooooo well. Only 3 trips down the bunny slope and then he was on to black diamonds! We finished the basement (for those of you who know how long I've been workin on it, this was a major accomplishment) with very little difficulty. We found out at the beginning of February that in October we will have an addition to our family! That's right, I'm about 18 weeks pregnant right now for those of you who were not aware and getting rounder by the moment. We also lost our dear, sweet Lucy Walsh on Sunday, March 1st. She will be missed.

On a happier note, we also recenly found out that Kevin was accepted to the Temple Universiy Accelerated Nursing Program for the Fall of 2009. He will graduate with his second bachelors degree in December of 2010. Very exciting!

And we're back!

2009-05-24T16:07:00.000-07:00

So I appologize that our blog has not been updated in forever! To make a long, very long story short, I forgot my user name and password and couldn't access the blog and couldn't get the password because my old email address was hacked into and discontinued.