A Little Congrats...

This week must have been National Baby Week as we've known 3 babies born in 4 days, plus 2 more kids with birthdays this week.  So just a little Congrats to Shawn and Ann or their baby girl, Ada June (4/20), Brad and Bonnie on their baby boy, Blaine Chandler (4/22) and Brett and Meg, on their baby boy, Flynn Joseph (4/24). 

We also wish Kellen (4/22) and Sawyer (4/24) very Happy Birthdays turning 2 and 3, respectively!  Now I know what everyone does in late July!

Congratulations!

We want to congratulate her parents and welcome a new niece to our family!  Luke's sister and husband welcomed  Sloane Allena into the world yesterday, just a week after Ezra.  She is such a teeny girl, a whole pound lighter than Ezra.  Congrats Ann and Mark!  You're in for quite the ride!

Happy New Year's Eve!

Happy New Year's Eve! Please be safe whatever it is you decide to do tonight. Although I did buy Gage a New Year's horn and noise maker he will obviously be in bed long before the ball drops. Us on the other hand will be doing nothing exciting except hanging out with family on the couch. Happy 2012!

Also a big Congrats goes out to my college friend, Andrea who just welcomed her 1st baby into the world on Thursday morning. Welcome Alex!  You made it in 2011 after all!

Happy Happy Birthday!

July is the month of birthdays around here!  Another of  my very best friends from high school celebrates his birthday today.  I haven't seen him in quite some time since he lives on the West Coast, but I still hope he  has a great day!  Can't wait to see you again.  Happy Birthday Lawren!

Lawren and wife, Misti- Oct 2008

Oh and you know that friend of mine that was due last Thursday.  No baby yet.  God Bless her in this heat...I can't even imagine!

Another baby!!

The following was supposed to be posted Friday, but I'm an idiot and only put it in the draft folder:

NO, not for me!! Today our good friends, Sherri and Howard and their 3.5 year old daughter, Evie are welcoming a new baby!! We are so excited for them and dying to find out if it's a boy or a girl! Keep them in your thoughts! Hopefully, we will get to visit in the next few weeks!

HE is here and the family is doing well.  We are all so happy for new baby Everette Ray Arp!

9 months ago...

By the time I get done writing this post, it has been exactly 9 months to the second almost that I was sitting here in this very spot, doing EXACTLY what I'm doing now...blogging and watching football when my water broke.  Not only was it on the 13th of November, but FRIDAY the 13th as well.  In just 12 short hours, my  baby Gage Paxton will have been out of my belly for longer than he was in it.  It is so bittersweet.  He is getting SO big SO fast (he is even wearing BIG boy PJ's tonight) but I have been loving every second of being with him this summer.  I can't believe it is almost over and that he will be going to daycare very soon.  Until then, we have one more week at home and one week at the beach (glorious vacation). 

Two birthday posts tomorrow and a letter to my 9 month old son...

What a week!

Well as you can tell, I was half right and half wrong, I suppose about my Friday the 13th prediction. I updated this blog one hour and ten minutes before my water broke ON Friday the 13th! Although we didn't make it to the hospital until midnight, November 14th, I was right that something would happen on Friday the 13th. Oh well, probably better he not be born on Friday the 13th anyway due to superstition.

So my labor wasn't as long as they had suggested and as most 1st labors are. I won't go into detail but really start to finish it was only about 8 hours and Saturday morning after 2 hours of pushing, I delivered the most beautiful perfect baby boy at 905am. He was 7lbs, 10oz, exactly as the nurse predicted. I guessed 7.14 and Luke 7.8. Anyway, Gage Paxton was perfect in every way and is truly a blessing to Luke and I. We left the hospital Monday and overall it was a good experience. Not the one that some had preached about Prince William, but definitely not bad.

Monday, Gage had his 1st visitors...Grandma and Granddiddy Satterfield came to visit. They helped out alot and brought us food and did a little cleaning. Wednesday, the 18th we went to GAge's 1st dr's appt. and he was already back up to his birth weight! Amazing, the dr. said sometimes it takes 2 weeks. However, Gage was eating like a champ so I'm sure that had something to do with it. Either way we got a good report and will go back to the dr. the beginning of December.

LIfe has been crazy, overwhelming, tiring and wonderful as we have taken residence up in the living room where we each sleep on either side of Gage and watch him sleep in his Pack n' Play. Last night was a little better but of course we have not acclimated to getting so few hours of sleep and every noise makes us jump up to make sure he is ok. Today he has slept for hours so I am sure we are in for a fun night! Although, he has slept alot today and has acted normally otherwise, he has decided in the last 2 days that he only wants to eat for about 10 mins. at a time. He is not eating anymore frequently, just for less. Not sure if he is satisfied but he is not crying excessively or seeming to want more, so I guess we'll just play it by ear to see how things go.

I have posted a few pictures but Facebook and Snapfish are the way to go if you want to see more. Grandma and Granddiddy come to visit again for Thanksgiving and Gage has a 1st turkey day outfit that I will post a picture of when he wears it.

Until next week...