SHE'S ONE MONTH!!!

Over the last month Ainsley has had a lot of visitors to welcome her into the world. It's wonderful to know that she is surrounded by so much love.

AINSLEY LEE AND FRIENDS...

Rachel holds Ainsley when she is 5 days old!

Friends Sara and Travis relish that new baby smell as they welcome Ainsley to the world when she is 2 days old.

Chiqui shows off her first grandbaby Ainsley at almost 1 week!

Popeye rocks Ainsley at almost 3 weeks old.


Kaneia and Ainsley do lunch at almost 3 weeks old.


Grandpa Joe and Grandma Norma make the long drive down the NJ coast to meet Ainsley when she is just 5 days old.


Jordi is already making an impact on Ainsley at 1 week!


Friends Shole, Tim and Chloe also visited us, however, we never seemed to have access to a camera. As soon as we get a picture we will post it here!!!

HAPPY DADDY DAY!!!

On June 18th Karl celebrated his 1st Fathers Day with Ainsley... pictures are below

BUT FIRST - EXCITING NEWS!!!

We want to send out a congratulations to Aunt Sara and Uncle Erik who just welcomed Faelyn Erin into this world on June 26th. 9 pounds, 4 ounces and 22 inches - bigger than Ainsley is at this very moment. Kudos!

So congratulations to the two of them on their beautiful daughter.

Father's Day was great - it was a beautiful Sunday afternoon - perfect for Karl to disregard his homework and Red Robin burgers - Below are pictures of from Karl's very first Father's Day!!

It's a girl

Hello everyone! As most of you should know the big day did arrive, which is why there hasn't been an update on this blog for a little while.

On Monday, May 29th early in the morning (12:37am) Ainsley Lee Meck was born. If you have specific questions about the actual birth, coping with labor or Karl's unsuccessful attempts to get an epidural, let either of us know and we can tell you on an individual basis (Melissa's epidural was put in at 8 centimeters and worked great!).

Before we dive right into the pictures of our beautiful daughter I wanted to announce the winner of the pool. As I said before the date of birth was May 29th and the official weight was 8 pounds and 5 ounces. Melissa is still in a state of shock - she could have sworn she wasn't going to deliver an 8-pound baby. Even at this early age Ainsley is already not listening to her parents. Given the facts: The winner of the pool is Margaret so congratulations to everyone who participated.

The first two weeks with Ainsley have been great, mom and dad are amazed at how awesome it is to be parents. Ainsely has been on a few walks around home and loves to go with mom to get her Starbucks fix. Ainsley even accompanied mom and dad to the 8th grade graduation at moms school. Ainsley will not sleep in her co sleeper (fyi - a co sleeper is like a bassinet or a small crib that goes next to the bed....), she will only sleep in somebody's arms or her carrier (luckily we found something that works!!!). Mom is getting a little more relaxed and only checks her periodically to make sure she is still breathing :-).

Okay so now the pictures....I've only included a few of the many and as soon as Karl figures out how to post video we'll let you know.

All safe and secure for a day out

Ainsley and mom prepare for a day out

Dad and daughter hanging out

Melissa and Ainsley decked out in lavender

Don't I look cute in pink :-)!

Why can't she do this at night???