2 Months Old...Already?!

Well, our baby girl is now 2 months old. It's hard to believe, but it's true, what everybody tells you...it goes by so quickly. I've got some additional pictures below. First of all, Bradley and I aren't the best photographers. Secondly, in most of these pics, we've either waited too long and it's nap time and she's fussy...or she's sound asleep. Oh well, we still think that she's the most adorable child, even if she looks like she's fussy. Enjoy. :)


Claire's first time in her Bumbo Seat...6 weeks.


She was supposed to have "awake" time in her swing...but Mommy made the mistake of putting the pacifier in her mouth and next thing I knew she was sound asleep. I love this though because her eyes are kind of open, her mouth is wide open and the pacifier has fallen out of her mouth. Sleep is Bliss.


Claire LOVES time on her play mat. She will laugh, smile and coo the entire time. This is a smile that is rarely caught on camera.


Claire and her Grandma...8 weeks old.


Claire and her Mommy...8 weeks old. She's not too happy with me holding her that way, but I just can't help but squeeze her tightly.

I love watching her sleep. She is so adorable. And these ruffles on this outfit...too cute.

2 months old...in the outfit that we brought her home from the hospital in. She's getting SO big!

Sound asleep on Daddy. I just love it when she falls asleep on us.

Our sweet baby girl

Sorry that it's taken us so long to post more pics. (We haven't gotten much sleep lately)...:) But, we are LOVING our baby girl. She is now almost 6 weeks old and we've had quite a crazy 6 weeks. Bradley was able to take 2 weeks off to spend with us, my parents came for a week and my sister and uncle came for an extended weekend. Claire and I have spent lots of time at the house together and I just see her grow and change every day. I look forward to Bradley coming home every day so that we can share together in just how adorable she is. Thank you, Lord, for this blessing that you have given to us. We just love her with our whole hearts.

With the Wilkie's on Easter Sunday...

Claire was 2 weeks old.

With the Tomlinson's on Easter Sunday.

Claire and her Daddy on Easter Sunday

Bradley, Claire and I on Easter Sunday

Claire and her cousin, Charlie.

Claire was 3 weeks old.

Claire with her Grandpa...3 weeks old.

Claire with her Nana...2 1/2 weeks old.

My sister, Angy, called Bradley, Claire and I "Team Wilkie" before we knew if Claire was a boy or a girl. We were "Team Wilkie" until she was born...so Angy had this onesie made...and we LOVE it. Claire looks TOO cute in it! :)

Claire's chunky cheeks are so cute.

Looking like a cutie pie in her stylish jean skirt that Uncle Jr got her.

4 weeks old.

Yes, we have a camo outfit. I know it won't be long before she's out hunting and fishing with her daddy. :)

Bradley had just gotten home from work and both Claire and Papa (our cat) wanted to spend time with him.

Bradley's birthday...we went out to eat with Chad and Jamie. Claire went to Grandma and Granddaddy's for a few hours while mom and dad went out to eat. Our first date since she was born. Claire is 5 weeks old.

Smiling at her daddy...she's been smiling for several weeks...we just have a difficult time getting it on camera. 5 weeks old.


Me and my baby girl on my first Mother's Day.

6 weeks old.


She was NOT happy during this picture...but I just HAD to get a picture of her in this sweet dress. Again, my first Mother's Day.


She kind of looks funny in this picture...again, it's SO difficult to get the smiles on camera.

Claire Marie

Claire Marie Wilkie


Claire and her proud Daddy about to leave the hospital and go home.

Our precious Claire arrived on March 29th. After just one week, we just can't imagine our lives without her. Thank you, Lord, for our precious child. More pics to come...

Congrats Ashley!

Last night we went to a Japanese restaurant to celebrate Bradley's brother, Ashley's new job. We are so excited for you and proud of you Ashley! We can't wait to see what opportunities that the Lord will bring into your life through this new job.

The Waiting Game

Well, we're officially well into the waiting stages for Baby Wilkie's arrival. My doctor's office has begun to speak to us about inducing, which I've really had my mind set against doing my whole pregnancy. But, over the last few days and weeks, I've been praying about it a lot. And I've realized that ultimately I want what is best for this baby and what is the Lord's will. And if that means that I need to be induced, then so be it. I'll go on Friday for another non-stress test (where they monitor the baby's heart rate for 15 mins or so to see if he/she is getting proper nourishment and has a good amount of amniotic fluid). I had one yesterday and Baby Wilkie was doing great. We'll have another discussion about inducing with the doc on Friday. For the mean time, I've been praying that I'll go into labor this week in order to avoid the discussion altogether.

On a lighter note, yesterday Bradley and I were at the mechanics picking up one of our cars. (Since we have 3 vehicles and none are any newer than 8 years old...we see the mechanic often). Needless to say, he was suprised to see me without the baby (as all people have been lately). He told us a funny story about inducing labor and told us that we should try it. Someone he knew popped his wife on the head with a wooden spoon, which in turn caused her water to break right then. We laughed and laughed. It's really funny how many crazy things people will tell you to do to try to induce labor. (But you never know...if you see me in the next few days with a red and swollen forehead...you'll know why). :)

Please continue to pray for us and Baby Wilkie. It's amazing how quickly 9 months can breeze by and how slowly just a few days (the days after your due date) creep by. But, like I said before, we know that the Lord is in control and our desire is for His perfect timing to be in effect for our lives and the arrival of our child.

We'll keep you posted...

Gone to the Beach!

This past weekend Bradley and I were fortunate to go to the beach for a few days. A lot of things had to fall in to place in order for us to go, primarily, getting the doc's okay just 2 weeks before my due date. But everything worked out and we had a wonderful time!! Bradley's parents' friends, the Websters, allowed us to stay at their cute little place for the weekend. It was SO relaxing and the weather outside was beautiful! Both Saturday and Sunday afternoons, Bradley went fishing on the beach and I just stayed at the little house, opened up the windows, kicked my feet up and relaxed. On Saturday we drove the truck around the neighboorhoods surrounding where we were and looked at the beach houses around. We also went to Morehead City for lunch. On Sunday we ate both breakfast and lunch outside on the little porch. Before lunch we walked around the little community where we stayed. Seriously, the weather was just beautiful outside. We said to each other over and over again just how awesome it was to get away one last time before Baby Wilkie arrives. Ken and Judy, you will never know just how much your generosity ministered to us! Thank you so much!



We really enjoyed sitting out on the deck overlooking the little pond behind the house.

Ready for baby

Well, unfortunately my next blog entry does not include pics of Baby Wilkie. But, I am so excited about the finished product of the nursery that I had to share.

37 weeks...Full Term!!

Well, we're officially full term! YES! The doc told us this week that if the baby is born now, there should be no cause for concern. Lungs and other organs should be fully developed. I never realized what a relief hearing that would really be! This week Bradley and I have worked diligently on getting the nursery together. All linens and clothes are washed. There is a sheet on the crib mattress. The diaper bag is mostly packed and what is not packed is sitting on the dresser right next to it ready to be thrown into the bag! Unfortunately, I think that it's going to be a long waiting game now. I have not yet had the desire to "Spring Clean" the entire house. There is still dirt behind my stove and the refrigerater still has yet to be wiped spotless. Ha ha ha...I doubt though that I'll have that "nesting" instinct. I'm not really one to have everything spotless, although I did think a couple of days ago about dusting the ceiling fan in our room...but only because the baby will be sleeping right under it for a few weeks/months.

Please continue to pray for us. Bradley is starting to get really busy at work and has a few more weeks of planning and organizing to do before he can feel comfortable taking time off. Please pray that the labor and delivery will go smoothly for me. And finally and most importantly, please pray that our little boy or girl will be born healthy with no complications. We are SO incredibly blessed that the Lord has entrusted us to be parents.

What a difference!

I really shouldn't admit this...but this is the same shirt worn at 19 weeks and 34 weeks pregnant! Ha ha ha...

As the days and weeks to my due date are winding down...Bradley and I are getting more and more excited to meet precious Baby Wilkie. The nursery is getting closer and closer to getting finished and we've even started thinking about packing a bag soon. Early on in the pregnancy we thought that these days would never come, but thankfully time has flown by and we are less than 40 days (ish) from meeting our little one. Our friends and family have been so supportive and it means so much to us to receive all of the calls and emails inquiring about how we're doing. What a special and joyous time this has been. We'll be sure to keep posting updates as they come! Thanks for all of your prayers and support.

Winter Wonderland...in Coats?!?

The very same day that Bradley and I were in Boone, Central NC had a huge snow...the biggest in at least 5 or more years! The roads were totally clear until we got closer to home too! Amazing.


As we were driving into Harnett County we noticed the beautiful look of the Cape Fear River in Lillington. We drive over this bridge all of the time...at least once a week for sure! But never have we seen it look this amazing.


This is the pond down the street from our house. When it is warmer outside (and before we had our lovely fenced in backyard) we walk Baxter down here. He loves to jump in the water and chase the frogs...although I don't know how eager to get in the water he'd be today! :)


Another shot of the pond. One of the neighboorhood kids built a tiny little snowman on the picnic table.

This was our first view of our house after the snow. We measured the snow in the front yard last night and it was 6 1/2 inches, although, I'm convinced that there are deeper spots. I measured in a spot that looked like it wasn't very deep.

I just love the look of the woods covered with snow.

Bradley is about to let Baxter out of his dog run. The snow was so thick that it had covered the links on the chain link fence so we could barely see him. He was so happy that we were home!

The woods in our backyard. They definitely don't look this pretty without the snow! :)

The other side of the backyard.

We weren't sure what Baxter would do in the snow. He's been in very little snow in his lifetime. But he absolutely loved it. He was leaping through it and rolling around on his back. He just wanted to play and play and play.

Baxter was so happy to play in the snow with Bradley!

Bradley and Baxter playing in the snow.