Early saturday morning...see, Daddy is still all smiles with sleep deprivation!
Kylee and mom were doing so well we got to go home after only 34 hours in the hospital, Saturday around noon. Right now we are getting ready to take her to her 24 hour checkup, then go to the airport to pick up Grandpa and Grammy Johnston!
First time I ever held her...and fell in love instantly.
This was taken right after she was born but all wiped down.
Our little princess.
Josh holding Kylee for the first time. He hasnt stopped smiling since.
I did get to hold her right away, but the docs took her shortly afterwards to do her wellness exam. I couldnt hold her for almost an hour while they worked on her breathing. I thought she was okay but her breathing was a little muffled, and when they took her away to work on her, I think I experienced the fear only a mother can know. Terrifying but baby girl was fine!
This picture was taken right after Daddy finished giving her her first bath.
I feel like the happiest person alive, and I know Josh does too. Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes, Kylee was born healthy and we are all doing great now. 
I had a request from Aunt Carolynn to post pictures of the baby's room one more time before she comes. We really do have everything we need finally, for now, so thank you everyone for the offers and the gifts! I'm sure as soon as she gets home we'll find we forgot to get some stuff....
The little bear in the crib is the first gift Josh and I bought her, on our way back from our Wedding.
The room already smells like a baby! I love it! Come out already!!!!!!
Wednesday I have my 41 week appt. I've had pretty consistent contractions for the last 24 hours, but pretty mild ones at that. I even had time today (and energy) to go christmas shopping for my husband. I wasnt able to find anything though because SOMEONE looked at the internet history and discovered all the gifts I was looking at buying HIM. Not naming any names though. my darling husband.
Right outside our house, just before the Thanksgiving meal.
ha ha...us trying to get Nash to face the camera.
40 1/2 weeks, I've been having painful contractions everyday for the last week, only lasting about ten-twenty minutes before they completely go away. Note to others...whoever said Braxton-Hicks contractions werent painful lied!
This little boy, when all the adults were busy eating their thanksgiving meal, went and stole a turkey leg. While everyone was laughing we grabbed our camera and took a picture.
Us getting all the stuff ready. Thanks for the great Ham recipe Wendy! Almost every woman in attendance, child bearing age, was pregnant. The women who werent pregnant were carefully avoiding touching us or sharing water.
Josh helping set everything up. I think we had about 20 people there, mostly Army families. We had deep fried turkey for the first time, and let me tell you, I'm definitely making that a Thanksgiving tradition in our house! I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving. I know for us, our first Thanksgiving together away from our families, we truly had a great day. A few years ago I heard a great sermon about Thanksgiving. We should remember to always give thanks to God first, for without him, we would have nothing. 
This is some of the crew I work with being silly.
And this of course would be the view from where I work, note the ocean just a few blocks away. To celebrate our company's 20 year anniversary we had a party and everyone wore red. My boss (possibly greatest boss ever, and he doesnt read this) is the guy on the far left. Can you tell I have a baby in my belly? And according to the blog...she's a snugly baby! 
Ok...we put up our christmas stuff a little early. I would do it every year if I could. This year, however, I was able to convince (make) my husband to put up stuff early because of the baby being due any day now. The weather outside is not frightful...but it is the most wonderful time of the year!
Let me tell you...it being so shallow and the sand so soft, my feet felt terrific! And since no one else was at the beach, I let the belly get some sun!
My dog truly has an obsession with being dirty and sandy.
Josh found a sea crab. We saw all sorts of sea creatures we had never seen or even heard of.
This is a video of Josh after he caught one of the crabs. Its pretty cool how they bury themselves under the sand right away to escape predators.
Josh caught me talking on the phone tonight, and laughed at me the entire time he took this picture. I know I still have 2 weeks to go, but like every other pregnant woman, I'm done. Out already Miss Thang. 