Cutie Kids

Jacob is ready to go outside in his camo hat. I think the hat stayed on for a record time of 5 minutes...
Maggie is showing off her sexy legs...don't be jealous!
Maggie has started to smile and it is the most precious thing you could ever see!

Gramma and Grandaddy visit

Mom and Dad visited this past weekend. Below you'll see pictures of Maggie sleeping, which is what she did ALL day on Saturday...probably because she was being held, which is her preference most of the time. The last picture is just a cutie one of her that I took this morning.

Visit from Gramma and Grandaddy...continued

Mom and Dad were able to come up this past weekend and help out with the kids while Brent was in a weekend class. Below you'll find Jacob combing Gramma's hair, decked out in pink shoes (which Grandaddy put on him...at least this time...when I put them on him he got a blister), and sitting with Maggie. Jacob has really "taken" to Maggie lately. In fact, this afternoon he was showing her the fish on her swing...saying, "Maggie fish." (Of course, his version of the word fish comes out sounding like "dee", but I know what he means...) You'll also see Grandaddy trying to wrestle with a blanket while cuddling Maggie and Gramma giving Maggie her first bottle.

A visit from Nana and Pop

Hi everyone. We had a visit from Brent's parents this past weekend and I was finally able to get some pictures of them with Maggie. Jacob loves playing with his Nana and "Pops" as he has now started calling Rick. You can see in the second picture that he has a blue mouth from a sucker Nana gave him. Maggie is doing great as well. She is showing off her "surprised" look below and then sleeping, which she is really good at (especially during the day).

Weekly Update

Hi all. Here are a few more pictures of our kiddos. Maggie is doing great and is growing. She's wearing one of her preemie outfits in the pictures below and you can see that they fit her very well. Jacob is a busy body...always into something and usually making some kind of mess...but, we have a good time together.

New Pictures

Hi everyone. Below are some new pictures of the family. Things are going very well here. Maggie seems to be doing a little better at night and Brent has been very helpful by staying up with her some so I can sleep. Jacob is also doing well and often wants "baby hand"...which means he wants to hold Maggie. Jacob is also saying & learning new things daily. He can already recognize several letters from the alphabet and has surprised us by calling out letters from billboard signs while we are driving. He's our little smarty pants!

More of Maggie

Here are some more pictures of Maggie. She is a wonderful baby! Right now she is mostly sleeping, eating, and making diapers...what babies do best.

Jacob's 2nd Birthday Party

Well, it was last minute and low-key due to the arrival of Maggie, but we were able to celebrate Jacob turning 2 yesterday. He had a wonderful time eating his Elmo cake and opening lots of presents.

Introducing Margaret Linley

Margaret "Maggie" Linley Shelton was born on Wednesday, January 9th at 4:44 p.m. She weighed in at 5 lbs, 12 ounces and 19 inches long. We are very blessed!

Jacob and His Purses

This first picture shows me at 37-38 weeks pregnant...only a few more days to go! You'll also see Jacob's first adventure into my high heels and purses. He just went into my closet the other night and emerged looking like he was ready to head off to work. We had a good time watching him play with his purses and shoes. The last picture is of Jacob and Brent as we were heading out in the freezing cold to go visit family.

Christmas Day

Here are some more pictures of us on Christmas day. You'll see Brent opening up his cuff links, me putting in my new diamond earrings (!!!), and Jacob playing on his new slide from Nana and Pop. Jacob also loved Wesley's new ball pit. The last picture is our official Christmas day family picture.