Paisley Grace Paschal is Born!!!

Miss Paisley Grace Paschal made her entrance into the world on Thursday, November 19th, 2015 at 7:51 a.m. She was 6 pounds even, and 16 1/2 inches long.  She was so perfect and  sweet! 

She is our tiny little miracle baby!

I packed lots of clothes for her to take to the hospital!

Love her pretty little outfits!

And she's HERE!  Sweetest little bundle of joy ever!

6 pounds of cuteness!

Proud big sisters came to visit Paisley at the hospital.

Precious babe was born with a cleft palate, which means the roof of her mouth did not form properly.  Because of this we had to figure out how to feed her since she was unable to nurse.

She spent a week in the NICU while we figured out the best way to feed her and the doctors watched her oxygen levels and made sure she was gaining weight.

Thankfully after one week all of her wires were removed and the feeding tube was taken out!  Hallelujah!  

Resting peacefully before being discharged from the hospital, yay!!!!

Heading home from the hospital on Thanksgiving Day.  This was by far the BEST Thanksgiving EVER!

Getting used to her bed on the first night  at home.  So precious!

Big sis Jayda couldn't keep her hands off of little P once we got home!

And Sydney loves her so much too!

All snuggled up in her bed.

These pictures were taken on her 2 week birthday.

Love this one, and love that face!

Cutest little piggies ever.

I just love soft little tiny baby feet!

Our sweet little munchkin!

We took Paisley in to see Dr. Prier a few days after we got home from the hospital.

Dr. Prier said she looked great!  She was up to 6 pounds, 6 ounces at that appointment.  

At my 20 week ultrasound the doctors told us that Paisley's arms and legs were measuring short.  They were not sure if it was a normal variant or a form of skeletal dysplasia.  As of now we still do not know the cause of her shorter limbs, but we are so thankful that she is healthy and happy and doing so well!  

Paisley Grace at 1 month old!

I love her little expressions so much!

This is my favorite little hat ever!  One of Jacob's secretaries had a friend make it and I just love it!

Itty bitty baby girl.

And we love her "Paisley" pillow that Auntie Jolene gave her!

Headed to mommy's 1 month doctor check up.

Trying out a new wrap with Mommy...she wasn't too sure about this!

Look at those squishy cheeks!

Big sis loves to take selfies with her sisters. :)  

Wide awake!

And fast asleep!

So cozy in her swing.

Hanging out in the bouncer.

Relaxing with Mommy.  Love her so much!

And catching a ride around the house with Mommy.

Jayda loves to hold Paisley.  It was so nice to have an extra set of hands over the Christmas break while she was out of school!

Sydney is my big helper too!

Watching Home Alone with Jayda.

Heading out to the grocery store for the first time.  And all ready for Christmas!

Such a cutie patootie!

Watcha' looking at Mommy?!

Are we done yet?!

Love this precious face so much!

Daddy hanging out with all his girls over the Christmas break.  We are sure going to miss having Daddy around!

Sydney and Paisley relaxing on the couch.

One more selfie with big sis!

Daddys little girl.  Precious thing!

We are so grateful to have Paisley in our lives!  She has been such a trooper throughout everything and is a little fighter!  We love her so very much and can't imagine our lives without her.  Can't wait to see what this first year has in store for you Miss Paisley Grace Paschal!

Galveston Trip and Halloween 2015!

A few weeks ago Jacob had a conference in Galveston at the Moody Gardens Hotel, so we decided to tag along with him.  The girls had a blast at the beach and swimming at the hotel pool.  The first night we arrived we went to the Rainforest Café for dinner.  It worked out perfectly because they just happened to be having a bday party for the frog that stays there.  The girls got fun prizes, cupcakes, and party favor bags.  They thought that was pretty neat!  After dinner we headed for a late night swim at the hotel pool and hot tub.  The next morning before Jacob had to be at his conference we took the girls to the beach.  I'm sad to admit it, but I think this may have been Avery's first trip to the beach!  And she loved every minute of it.  She ran into the waves and played in the sand.  It was so cute!

Sweet girl out on the rocks.

Seesters!

 

Miss Sydney had fun walking out on the rocks.

And Jayda had to get her picture taken with the ocean in the background. She was loving the beach too!

Heading back to the shore.

Avery Mae is definitely a beach loving girl!  



 

Jayda wanted at picture with her Daddy at the beach.

 

 

 

Splashing in the ocean with Daddy! 

Love those curls, and those legs!!!

After the girls played at the beach for a while, we headed over to the fairy to take a ride.  The fairy took us to Bolivar Peninsula and then brought us back.  The girls were super excited to take a ride on the fairy!  We saw lots of dolphins jumping up out of the water so the girls loved that!

Dolphin watching.

 

Sweet pea had to be held up the whole time so she could see the dolphins too.

 

For Halloween this year Sydney was an angel, Avery was supposed to be Arial, and I'm really not sure what Jayda was going for.  We weren't able to get Avery into her costume because apparently it "hurt" (scratched) her too much, so she just wore her trick or treat t-shirt. :)  It just wasn't worth the battle!  They sure looked cute anyway though and had a ton of fun!

 



Our three little munchkins for Halloween.

Silly faaaaaaceeee!  These girls!

And they even got a little Halloween surprise from Oma! :)

 

Jayda worked the Halloween carnival at the fairgrounds for a while to get in some of her 4-H service hours.  She also made a dozen cupcakes and a cake for the carnival.  Way to go Jayda!

After Jayda finished working we headed out to Elkins to Willa and Evie's house for a Halloween party to meet up with the rest of our fam.  Heather had set up some really fun Halloween games, and they had a bounce house and dinner for everyone.  It was so nice!  Once we got there everyone was heading out to go trick or treating, which is the best part of the night for the girls!   

 

Running to the next house for more CANDY! 

This little candy lover was in heaven trick or treating.  She thought it was the best thing ever and kept telling people "I need some more candy", after they would give her some!  She is such a little mess. 

Little buddies Avery and Evie back at Evie's house after trick or treating.  These two are so cute together!

 

A few of the kiddos all dressed up at the party!  We had such a fun night.  Sydney even said it was the "best day ever!"