Happy Holidays 2010!

Happy Holidays to all!

As you can see Lilli is growing and changing each day. It is so cool to see how much more aware she is. The first time she smiled at Todd and I because she recognized us, just melted our hearts! Lilli will be 3 months on 12/24 and we are enjoying all of her firsts. She loves sitting in her boppy looking at all of her surroundings. Espn also really enjoys when she lays in it. He just gets cozy right next to her!

We are once again heading to NJ for the holidays. This will be my last trip for awhile since I will be going back to work after the Christmas break and even though Lilli is a great traveler, she needs a break too! So if you want to see us, come on down!

As the year comes to an end I can say that I am exhausted, but grateful. It has been a roller coaster with emotions and some of the year we would all like to forget, but we are looking forward to the triumphs and more of Lilli's firsts in 2011.

We are wishing you all the best in 2011, and hope some of you make a trip down here soon!

With much love,

Kelly,Todd,Lilli,Espn and Oreo

Happy Thanksgiving

Wow!! As this month comes to end I am very thankful for many things. The top two would be my beautiful daughter and that my dad is finally on the road to recovery. It has been a crazy few months and even though I might spend some of those days not even leaving the house, the time flies by.

At the end of October Lilli took her first trip to NJ to meet grandpa. He was still at the overnight therapy facility, but the time we all spent together was priceless. Dad is now home and still in therapy, but is improving each day. It was also Lilli's first Halloween, she did not dress up, but wore cute Halloween onsies instead.

November is here and almost gone which means Lilli will be 2 months on 11/24. I still can't believe she is here and on her way to two months when she should be only 2 weeks old. Since it is getting colder out Todd gets more days home with us, which has been so much fun spending time as a family. We go on a walk almost everyday and just spend time looking at how much Lilli has changed.

We are heading to NJ for Thanksgiving and a Beef and Beer benefit they are having for my dad. Lilli will get to meet many people that are very important in our lives. In between Thanksgiving and Christmas we will have Becky here, Mom-Mom Peggy visits often, and Santa! The holidays also mark that mommy has to go back to work after x-mas break, so each day I am going to embrace, cherish, and be thankful for.

We hope you are all doing well and enjoy the holidays!

Much Love,

Kelly, Todd, Lilli, Espn and Oreo

Lillian Elizabeth is here!

For some of you out there that do not know, Lilli has arrived early! She was born at 33 weeks and 3 days due to me getting severe preeclampsia. I was fine one week and the next week I was all swollen up, gained 10lbs and had blood pressure through the roof. I was put on at home bed rest for 2 days and then admitted to the hospital where they had to take her via c section on 9/24. She was sent to the NICU where she spent a week and half. We were very lucky that it was a short stay. She could breath and eat on her own. At birth she weighed 4 lbs and 14 oz and was 19in long. She is now in the 5lbs weight category! I am still having BP issues and are on meds, hoping to be off of them soon. We are home and loving every minute of it. She was daddy's girl before she was born, but now she just has him wrapped around her little fingers. She is truly our miracle baby!

In the whole chaos of things my dad was moved out of the hospital and into therapy. He is doing well and improving each day. It is still a long road ahead, but we are hoping Lilli gets him through it. We are heading to NJ in two weeks so he can meet is first grandchild. It is not exactly how we all had it planned out, but in the first time since August we will all be there as a family and I have part of my dad back, plus my beautiful daughter that we have been waiting so long for. I want to thank everyone for the well wishes and prayers you have been sending us. We could not of done it alone.

I will try to update once a month with pictures of our little Lilli Bear!

Much love,

Kelly,Todd,Lilli, Espn & Oreo

August

It has been awhile since I have posted and the summer has gone by so fast with many happenings.
We have traveled to NC and SC to see family and friends, Megan and her family came to visit, and I just tried to stay cool during this summer with my growing belly.
In the beginning of August my mom threw a great baby shower for me and it was great to see everyone! Unfortunately our world was turned upside down the next day when my dad suffered a brain bleed and still is in the ICU in Atlantic City. He is recovering very slowly and we have had some setbacks. I had to go back to Va. last week to start school, which is not fun being 7 months pregnant and away from my parents. Todd and I are heading back to NJ for an extended Labor Day weekend and are just praying things get better. The baby is doing well and I am not stressing her out, which is also a concern for everyone.
Just wanted to give you an update, sorry it is short and not full of details. I hope the next time I post that I have better news.

Kelly,Todd,Espn,Oreo and baby girl hammer

Our miracle is a GIRL!

Todd and I found out today that we are having a sweet little girl (Todd can only hope she stays sweet!) We are very excited to know what our little miracle is, the more important thing is that she is growing well and all looks good so far. I posted some pictures from a wedding two weeks ago, I have a little bump! I am now 5 months along and feeling great!

School is out tomorrow and we are headed to NJ for my best friends wedding. Todd is working for a company that maintains foreclosed homes and seems to being enjoying it. I am looking forward towards the summer for a little R&R, but as usual the Prohammer's are busy with something here and there! I hope you enjoy your warm weather and I will keep you posted on our little girl.

Love,

Kelly,Todd,Espn, Oreo and Baby girl hammer

Our Miracle

After four long years and many procedures Todd and I are proud, grateful and blessed to announce that we are having a baby! We are so happy and excited for our next journey and cannot wait to see what is in store for us.

I am 8 weeks along and we have seen the baby and the heartbeat twice and it is amazing how much it grows each time. I have good days and bad days and the bad days really take me down and out and make me realize what my body is supplying to our little miracle. I tried posting the one ultrasound picture we had taken today, but it didn't come out that great.

We will be back and forth to Jersey over the next few months for Easter and weddings. As of right now we are still in Va. and probably will stay here as long as I have a job, our school budget is tough also, but better then Jersey.

We are very grateful for our family and friends who have supported us through this tough process and now we can't wait to rejoice with them.

Hope you all are doing well.

Kelly, Todd, Espn and Oreo

2010

It is the end of January and we had a great visit in NJ over Christmas. Now I am just trying to get back into the swing of things which is hard with the weather we have had that messes up our school days!

Just posting some pictures that were taken over the holidays.

There is nothing to exciting to report, so this is short but sweet!

Hope you are enjoying 2010!

Love,

Kelly,Todd,Espn and Oreo