Our 6-week-old

My mom finally left and reality started...I am so grateful for my mom to have come from miles away and stay and help me for one month. Like any new parent, I thought I can do it all and didn't really let both my mom and sister help much in the beginning but once the reality hits me I took ALL the help they could offer and it made my life a whole lot better!!!!!!

I never believed it when people said time passes by so quick and you will have no time to do anything besides taking care of your baby...I found out that is so true. I am trying to enjoy every second I have with Aliyah now.

My mom and I - the day she left:(

Her hair is long enough for hair bands now:)

Aliyah making bubbles:)

I just love how she sleeps...

Aiyah's Dedication/Christening

December 28th was the day we decided to have Aliyah dedicated to God. Here are some pictures from that day...

Aliyah's Dedication cake...

We wanted the dedication cake to look like this (they did their best I guess)

Princess Aliyah (She was sleeping the whole time:))

With J's Parents

With Pastor Randy and Pastor Jenny (who dedicated Aliyah)

My Aunt, J, myself, my mom and my cousin (Aliyah's God Mother) Left to right

with Aliyah's God Parents (Keddie and Joshy)

Cousin Carolyn about to kiss Aliyah:)

Can't remember what was so funny but at least everyone was happy:)

The grandmothers, myself and great-grandmother from left to right

Aliyah Feeding after a LONG day

J's mom and dad

December 28th was also J's Dad birthday and we celebrated it together...it was kinda fun

At the hospital before Aliyah's arrival

At Medical City getting ready to give birth...As you can see I am smiling since this pic was taken after I was given the epidural:) Gals, ALWAYS ask for Epidural!!!

Poor hubby...he was worn out

Dr. Vernon, Kim delivered both Jared (years ago) and our daughter Aliyah. She is the best Obstetricians I have ever had. In D Magazine, Dr. Vernon was voted by her peers as “one of the best doctors in Dallas” in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

She was being checked to see if both her ears can hear well and it sure passed the test

My sis finally got to hold her after waiting outside my delivery room asking for every nurse to let her in:)

Two weeks old

first picture of the three of us

Grandpa holding Aliyah for Cousin Caroline...how cute! Caroline is almost 2 years old and she seems to enjoy having a younger cousin since her brother 'Luke' is older. I bet she can't wait to try to teach her the things her brother thought her:)


Dr. Vernon, Kim delivered both Jared (years ago) and our daughter Aliyah. She is the best Obstetricians I have ever had. In D Magazine, Dr. Vernon was voted by her peers as “one of the best doctors in Dallas” in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Aliyah sucking her thumb again...

Two weeks since Aliyah has been Booooorn! I have to say I wasn’t completely ready for all the surprises and the “NO SLEEP” nights for the first couple of days. I was completely wiped out from all I've been through -- the delivery, the constant feedings, the overwhelming newness of it all. But it was and is all worth it. I have to say everyone has been very helpful and made our life a lot easier and we are grateful for that. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE YOUR FAMILY AND GOOD FRIENDS!!!

Her week one has been all about listening to her and doing whatever it takes to not have her cry. It almost hurts when you hear your baby cry. This week, we were much better recognizing her cues almost immediately. She usually cries only when she is either hungry, wants to be held or needs a diaper change. Our Aliyah wants to be fed pretty much around the clock like her daddy:) Overall it is becoming a lot easier than the first week and I am sure it only get better.

More pixs of Aliyah!!!

Aliyah Belay Cahill has entered the world!!!

Trying to burb her...

My peaceful angel sleeping

After enjoying her in my belly for almost 40 weeks, our little Angel was born at Medical City of Dallas on December 10, 2008 at 3:07PM. She was 7 pounds and 13 Ounces and 20 ½ inches.

On Tuesday, I went into the doctor's office for my regular visit and the doctor mentioned that she thinks the baby is almost 8 pounds and it would be good to go ahead and get her out now before she is too big and would have to do C-Section later. At the time, my cervix was completely closed and I wasn’t dilating at all so she advised me to either induce that day or do a biophysical profile on Friday to determine the condition of the baby and then induce. She was quite adamant that she would not allow me to be more than one more week late – considering the size of the baby. J and I discussed our options and decided to go ahead and be induced that day. We went to the hospital at 9:00PM and were given cervidil around 11:00PM to loosen my Cervix since it was completely closed. By 12:00PM, I started feeling my first contractions. Not too bad – I was able to breathe through them without any problem and was up walking around. By 1:00AM, my contractions were hurting so bad I had to call and tell the nurse I need any pain medication she can give me. She went ahead and checked me and said I was already dilated almost two cm by then and decided to give me the epidural. After the epidural, the pain was gone within five minutes. Before the epidural, it was the most painful thing I have ever felt in my life. I laid back in bed and relaxed after that since I was able to push the button to add more medicine, I was a happy person. By 12:00 PM the next day, I was 10 centimeters dilated and ordered to push. I was so exhausted I could barely push since I was up pretty much all night but I was ready for Aliyah to come out. I was placed on a birthing bar to help – this is a bar attached to the bed. I placed my feet on the bar and used a sheet attached to the middle of the bar in order to pull myself up with pushing. J and the nurse held my legs up while I pushed for about two hours, and was beyond exhaustion. The nurse called the doctor after pushing for about an hour and half and they were ready to take Aliyah out. They took her out within 20 min and it was the best feeling I have ever had when she was out and crying.

My sister was able to change her flight and came to see me and my mom will be able to come on Sunday and stay with me for about a month. Js family, which has been supportive thru out my pregnancy and our friends have been coming to visit our precious baby and us.

Now, I am at the hospital and enjoying the bundle of joy in my life. It is almost like a dream – I'm afraid that I will wake up any moment and find that this was all a dream but of course, it is real.

A Peek at my 37 Weeks Maternity Pixs!

"Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward."
~Psalm 127:3~

We decided to take some more pictures since I have gotten a lot bigger since last time I took pictures. It's amazing how you see your body change everyday. You think you can only get so big, but then its all a blessing from God.

In the nursery...

What should I say...I am just a happy mommy-to-be