Holding Kayley

I had the great privilege of holding my sweet granddaughter tonight for the very first time since her June 9th birth. She is fed every 3 hours and they want her held during the feeding. I took the 6 pm spot and was in heaven doing so. I was a little nervous at first but warmed up right away. Holding Kayley was like holding Drew the very first time except she was lighter in my arms. She stretched, hiccuped, slept and opened her eyes during this time. She is changing daily before our eyes. A beautiful little girl. I am definitely going back for that 6 pm time slot. Megan goes earlier and Andy later so I can slip in during this time and no one will be the wiser. :-)

Back in the heat

When I landed yesterday afternoon the flight attendant said "Welcome to Phoenix. Local time is 3:25 pm and the temperature is 550 degrees." :-) She was actually off by 440 degrees but I suppose she thought it felt like 550. But, I just looked at Iowa's temps for today and it said it felt like 98 with very high humidity. That is worse than Phoenix, believe me! I am afraid Mark is in for some mean thunderstorms with temps and humidity that high. :-(

Megan picked me up at the airport and took me to see Kayley at the hospital. I could see a big change in her. It is very nice to see her without all the tubes and wires. She is doing very well! I get the privilege of holding her during her 6pm feeding tonight, my first time to hold my new granddaughter. Be on the lookout for a picture of that event! I am pretty excited.

My last few days at the farm were peaceful. Matt came home of the 4th and we just spent it at the farm and Mark grilled T-bones for dinner. Of course, they were excellent! Saturday the three of us went fishing with Kevin and Lee to Brushy Creek State Park. We had never been there before so Kevin and Lee gave us a pretty good tour along with some fishing. I was the only one that caught a fish. It wasn't a "keeper" but at least I caught one! I think maybe Matt did catch one, also, but he was farther down the bank and I am not positive about that. Brushy Creek is really nice and I cannot believe we have lived so close to it and had never even been there. Shame on us.

I am back watching Drew today and he is as fun as ever. Smiling most of the time. He's a happy go lucky little guy. Well, that about sums up the last few days. Pics from the farm, Brushy Creek and pictures of Drew from today.