July pictures.

Shayla having sweet dreams. "I Love You"
Shayla in her blessing dress made by her talented Grandma Jean (my mom).

My Adorable Children

Beyond words

Shayla and Grandma Great

Meeting Uncle Jeremy for the first time.. I miss ya Jere.

"I hold her"

This one is for you DaddyJT burping his "baby sister"

JT rocking "baby sister"

Misc. Photos and updates.

JT, Grandpa Curtis and Shayla the day we brought her home June 5, 2009.














Brad and Shayla sleeping on the couch... she is soo tiny.














JT running through the fountains at the Gateway May 31, 2009














Me, Jordan (my nephew) and Brad at the airport, sending Jordan off to Army boot camp, 2 days before I delievered. We were all sad he couldn't see her before he left.














Shayla going out for the first time to meet Dr. Cosgrove on her actual due date 6/8/09(Thank goodness they didn't make me wait that long, she would have been over 9lbs.












My little sleeping beauty.

JT finally meet "Baby Sister"

This is my absolute favorite picture of Brad, JT and Shayla together. JT was so excited to meet her for the first time. When I was still pregnant you would ask him where his baby sister was and he would lift his shirt and point to his belly "she's in here". He is constantly asking me if she can get on the floor and play with him, he is so willing to share his toys with her right now. I hope that lasts when she is stealing them out of his hands later.

Long awaited update.

It has been way too long since I have updated our family blog. Since the last update our family has grown. June 3, 2009, we welcomed Shayla Marie Spiker to our family. She weighed in at 8lbs 14oz.

Wow talk about a whole new set of emotions, but hey I definitely survived the 13 hours of induced labor, and the hour and a half of pushing. I was a bit bummed that Brad wasn't able to cut the cord due to it being wrapped loosely around her neck, but she otherwise was strong and healthy right from the start.