Meet this Mama; Thoughts on Leaving the Baby Overnight

I started following Jody when we were both pregnant and to be honest with you... was totally jealous of how gorgeous she was. I would be like "OMG she looks so cute pregnant! And so stinking tiny!" While here I am pregnant and very fat (45 pounds weight gain, HELLLLOOO).

I literally stalked her blog throughout my pregnancy, and was on the edge of my seat as she neared the end. Her birth story is absolutely amazing.

Since then we have gotten pretty close and are convinced our little babes are going to be BFFs. I am sure we will meet one.day. Oh and did I mention that our husbands share the same exact name? Oh yeah. They have many similarities as well. As do Jody and I.... mainly the fact that we are both the dominant ones. Hehe. {although they like to think otherwise}.

Thanks Jody for featuring on my blog! I love you and K to pieces!

Keeping up with Kennedy

......and the rest of the world

Name:  Jody
Age: 26 (a month in!)
 Number of kiddos: 1
Names (and meaning): Kennedy (in general means royalty, to me, it is my grandma’s maiden name..yes I am related to the Kennedy’s but not closely)
Age of kiddos: 9 months.
Number of desired kiddos: 2
Natural {epidural?} or C-Section: emergency c-section when I was already 7cm dilated
Breast,Formula,or both: 1^st breast, then both, now Formula (I never produced enough milk for the babe)
Cloth or Regular:  Regular
SAHM or Work {doing what}:  Both. Work 4 days a week ½ days as the Internet Marketing Manager at my husband’s family dealership & the other times I am at home with the munchkin. I love it!

Something that many people don't know about you:  Many people know that I met my husband in College, which is true, but what most people don’t know is that the class that I met him in was Hunter’s Safety Class(I don’t hunt). I was taking the class to stay on my mom’s insurance the fall after I graduated from college and he was also in the class.  My bestfriend(who was also in the class) introduced us and we flirted, I out-shot him on the shooting range and the rest was history haha.  

QUESTION ANSWERED:

How was the first time you left your baby overnight?

The first time I left Kennedy overnight was terrible, for more than one reason. The first time was when she was only 2 months old. I came down with the stomach flu and it was in her best interest to be as far away from me as she could.  My husband was feeling down as well and I really wanted to keep her as healthy as we could so my mom took her overnight. When she came to get her I cried, and then was preoccupied with being sick for ohhh say about 10 minutes & then I cried some more. Once they got to my parents’ house we skyped so that I could see her but that just made it worse. As much as I hated it while it was going on, I very much stand by my decision because she did not get sick at all. Each time since then has been a little easier and let me just say that my dear husband requests some ahem.. alone time so she does have sleep-overs with my parents. Good thing they only live 10-15 minutes away!

Show me your 9 month Prego picture (or your last prego pic before birth):

Show me the nursery:

The room is now rearranged & the wall with her name on it is purple :)

Show me your kiddos:

my little blue-eyed strawberry blonde babe

Lastly, show me a quote {or picture} of something you believe in, or something that makes you smile:

Go visit Jody's blog! Check out the cuteness of her family and give her some super duper mama lovin'!!

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Also. I am finishing week 2 and 3. And will be beginning week 4. I have received many features back and saved them in my folder to work on. Do not worry, I have NOT forgotten about you! Once I have your feature done and scheduled, I will email you then!! Thanks again mamas!