Day 3 of challenge

Hi friends! It's really hard doing a post everyday...oy!

Day 3: First love

I honestly will say my husband Patrick is my first TRUE love! XOXOXOXOXOXO

Day 2 of 30 day challenge

Day 2: Meaning behind blog name

I recently switched the name of our blog. It was Life After Loss. Pretty much our life after having a miscarriage, and then of course a stillborn. Since having Amelia, I felt like I wanted to look ahead and focus more on our family now. To be honest, I couldn't come up with anything "cool". So, Kelly Kids just popped in my head and I changed it! I might change it again because I don't really love the name. But for now Kelly Kids represents our life with one "kid" here on earth with us, and one "kid" waiting for us in heaven...well I guess 3 "kids" really! And, I'd like to think of Patrick and I as "kids" too :) Any suggestions on a more clever name??

Day 1 of 30 day

Day 1...Introduce, recent picture, and 15 interesting facts

Hello to my 4 faithful readers :) You already know me...Megan, wife and mommy!

Here is the most recent pic of me. Taken in Grand Rapids at Anne's house. I am holding Amelia and my mom is holding Graydon.



1. I help with our family business and sell headstones and urns.

2. I worked at Cedar Point for 2 summers on the Corkscrew.

3. When I was 3, my mom had me on the back of her bike in a baby seat, and a boy shot me in the head with a pellet gun from his bedroom window.

4. I've been married now for over 4 years!

5. I loved our wedding...my husband even wrote, sang and played a song for me on the piano during the ceremony.

6. I can play the piano.

7. I like to sing, but don't like to in front of others.

8. I talk to my husband several times throughout the day on gmail's chat.

9. Most of my extended family lives right in our area. I still have my grandmothers here and even one granpda! I love them all :)

10. I still get together with childhood friends. My dear friend Jolene and I have been friends for 25 years...whoa, I'm getting old :/

11. I'm looking out the window right now at the huge pig from the movie "Whip It."

12. After some rough college years and going through some struggles...I became a Christian in 2002. Can't believe it's almost been 10 years! Most important decision of my life--by far.

13. I have had 3 pregnancies. My first was a twin pregnancy, that ended in miscarriage at 10 weeks. We were heartbroken. My second pregnancy, ended in a stillbirth of a beautiful baby boy that we named Liam. July 23, 2009...the hardest day of my life. The weeks leading up to July 23, were such painful weeks too. Many appointments that left us in tears. That entire journey has affected me in soooo many ways. (More on that in a later 30 day post) And, my third pregnancy, ended on Sept. 21, 2010, with our beautiful daughter Amelia Rose. She is my joy!!!! I simply can not put into words my love for her.

14. I would love 2 or 3 more kids. But...not sure if that's the Lord's plan for us. Each pregnancy is kinda high risk for us now.

15. I hate winter and being cold! The end :)

starting a 30-day blog challenge

I found this on a blog I follow and thought it would be fun to do. It is a 30-day blog challenge. I will start day 1 later today!

Day 1-Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts
Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name
Day 3-Your first love
Day 4-Your parents
Day 5-Your siblings
Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 7-Favorite movies
Day 8-A place you've traveled to
Day 9-A picture of your friends
Day 10-Something you're afraid of
Day 11-Favorite TV shows
Day 12-What you believe
Day 13-Goals
Day 14-A picture you love
Day 15-Bible verse
Day 16-Dream house
Day 17-Something you're looking forward to
Day 18-Something you regret
Day 19-Something you miss
Day 20-Nicknames
Day 21-Picture of yourself
Day 22-Favorite city
Day 23-Favorite vacation
Day 24-Something you've learned
Day 25-Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs
Day 26-Picture of your family
Day 27-Pets
Day 28-Something that stresses you out
Day 29-3 Wishes
Day 30-a picture


Anyone want to do this with me??!!

5 months already?!

Weight: 16 lbs 10 oz!!! She is just so big now. I want her to slow down!
Height: not sure
Diapers: Still doing the cloth diapers. Wearing size 3 disposables. I put them on her when we go out and sometimes for overnights.

Clothes: 3-6 months are tight now. Wearing more and more 6-9 months. I just washed a load of 6-9 months that had never been worn. Alot of it is for summer though....hopefully we can layer with sweaters.

Milestones: She has been rolling again this past month from belly to back. She has not yet rolled from back to belly though. She can kind-of tolerate tummy time. Amelia loves to kick her legs and move her feet. When she gets excited she moves her arms and legs and makes cute noises. She also has belly laughed! She giggles alot now too and babbles alot of her awake time. She is constantly chewing on her tongue, lips or hands. She still drools up a storm. She is really liking sitting with help. I think she will soon be sitting on her own. She also is taking baths in the big bathtub! She loves to splash.


Eats: 100% momma still. Breastfeeding has been so good! My supply has pretty much evened out. I usually feed her on one side every 3-4 hours. Sometimes she will eat from both sides. My goal was always 6 months...can't wait to go longer! I'm so thankful for all of the support I've had from family and friends on keeping up with breastfeeding! She loves momma, but still doesn't take the bottle. We probably will just jump straight to the sippy cup when the time comes. She really likes to eat when it's quiet and she is easily distracted. This really bugs her sometimes! She still likes to make sure I'm watching her eat and she has to grab onto my hair, clothes, skin...anything.

Sleep: Eeeeek....sleep....hmmmmm. Well the positive part is that she usually falls alseep fairly easily/quickly in her crib at night, anywhere from 8pm-10pm. Most nights, she ends up in bed with us. We are so tired, that it's just easier for me to feed her in bed and not have to get back up to take her to her crib. She sleeps 11-12 hours each night...but gets up at least twice in the night(I'm hoping it's a teething thing and that she will get better soon!) Her naps have been OK. Her morning nap is her best nap, usually 1-2 hours. She has been taking an afternoon and early evening nap as well. Those are usually 30 mins-2 hours.

Loves: Jumperoo, bumbo, playmat, sitting on our laps, catching a glimpse of the television, looking in mirrors, bath time, being nude :), getting her diaper changed, being flat on her back, having us sing to her, momma's milk, daddy and momma's bed, music, reading books, watching us eat, watching us talk, being held and walked around to look at things, rolling her feet around.

Dislikes: her carseat, hats, tummy time, being woke up when she isn't ready, having to wait to eat, (she can really scream now....) having her nosed suctioned, (she can sometimes tolerate it) the bottle, hot feet

Since she hates her carseat (but she has been better)...we purchased a Britax Marathon that she will soon get to be in.

I go to a bible study on monday nights, and Amelia stays home with daddy. (except once, they both came to the church) This has been up and down, because she really likes nights with me to sometimes "cluster" feed. But it's been really good for me to have this time away. I also work in the afternoons and my mom watches Amelia. This has been working out really well.

This past month has been so nice for me! I finally am comfortable and loving being a mommy. She has developed such a personality, that I can't help but be joyful everyday. I am so thankful to be able to have this special opportunity to have a daughter. I just love her more and more each day. I can't wait to watch and be apart of her life this next month! I will probably say this every month, but I seriously think that this is the best and most enjoyable stage right now!


Here is the bow holder I made. I really don't like it too much...oh well! It serves a purpose :) I bought a stencil and painted the birds and flowers on it, and then added the ribbon to the bottom.

4 month well visit

Weight: 15 lb. 8 oz.....75th %
Height: 25 inches.....75th %
Head: 41.8 cm....75th %

Just a little update :)

She did pretty good with her shots. She only cried for maybe 10 seconds. She was fussy in the evening and just wanted to nurse and sleep.

The doctor said to start her on food after she turns 5 months. The APA recommends babies be eating at 6 months, so she said to get her to be "eating" by 6 months, you start around 5 months. Does that make sense?

Can't believe she once weighed 6 lbs. 4 oz!! She has more than doubled her weight. And she was 19 1/2 inches when she was 6 days old...she has grown 1/2 a foot already!

I just want time to stand still sometimes. Love her soooo much!!