Happy Father's Day!!

Claire with her daddy on his FIRST Father's Day!


I love how they're smiling at each other. Claire gave her daddy JUST what he wanted for Father's Day...a Lowe's gift card. :)


Our little family on Father's Day. (You can even see Papa looking at us through the glass door behind us). Thank you, Lord, for our precious baby girl. We just love and adore her more than words can describe.

Happy Father's Day, Grandpa! I can't wait to see you again next week!

Happy Father's Day, Granddaddy! You are always so wonderful to cuddle up with.

Our Baby Girl

Claire continues to grow and grow. Last weekend I heard her fussing during her nap. It was about 20 mins early for her to be waking up (and this girl will sleep until it's time to wake up!) so I went to check on her and saw that she'd flipped herself over! We were thrilled! But, it hasn't happened again. I think it may have been an accident that happened in her sleep. I know that I shouldn't be to eager for her to grow up because very soon I will look back and be sad that my baby is all grown up! Another thing that she's been doing more and more of lately is jibber jabber. She talks ALL of the time. And she'll pause long enough for you to talk back and then she'll continue talking. It's almost like she's carrying on a baby conversation with us. It's been so cute. Well, here are some more pictures.



This crazy girl backs herself off of her playmat everytime she's on it now. Sometimes I'll look up and she'll be underneath the coffee table! She's so fast now too. It seems like I'm constantly pulling her back on the mat. I have laughed and laughed at her when she does this.


She is on her way to church for the first time. We put her in a precious little dress with a bow in her hair (I'm not much of one to dress her up everyday...onesies are my best friend). She did great at church and the nursery worker said that she just wanted to hold her because she was such a sweet natured baby. (Aww)


I try to give her some tummy time everyday. I've read that it's good for her to gain strength in her neck, arms and legs. She often seems a little stunned when I put her on her tummy so I will get in the floor with her. I cannot say it enough, I just love spending time with her.



In the mornings I've learned to not put clothes on her for a while after she's done eating. She's been spitting up more and more. One day I had to change her onesie 3 times in 30 minutes because she spit up so much! So, now I just leave her in her diaper for a while and then get her dressed. I thought she looked so funny in this picture. Look at that belly! Thank you, Lord, for a child that is gaining weight well! Her first month of life, she was not gaining weight well and we had to supplement with additional food along with nursing her. She just was not eating well at all. Well, this picture is proof that she is eating well now! (And by the way, we are no longer supplementing). Again, thank you, Lord for answered prayers.

What a difference!

Our baby girl is now 10 weeks old and getting bigger and bigger every day. It's hard to imagine that just a few short weeks ago she was a newborn. She has developed quite a personality and loves to coo, laugh and smile all of the time. Below are three different shots taken of Claire in her basket. She is now too big for it, but we took a photo just for comparison. Oh my, she is growing and growing. Thank you, Lord for the blessing of our precious baby girl!

2 weeks old...too tiny to sleep anywhere but this little Moses basket

5 weeks old...beginning to outgrow her basket, but since she was still drawing up her legs, it still worked.

10 weeks old...way too big for the basket. :)

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.