Quinn Maire...

Quinn is here!  She was born June 4 at 1:27 pm...8 lbs 4 oz and 20 3/4 inches.  We are already home and she is doing great!  Here are some pictures from today and yesterday...Thanks to everyone for the prayers and well wishes!  OF COURSE the pictures are out of order!!!  Oh well...

Quinn with her Grandi and Uncle Kyle
Daddy, Big Bro Will and Quinn!  He loves her sooooo much!
Giving Quinn hugs.
Checking out baby sister...
Uncle Kyle...
Doing Quinn's piggies...she has the longest toes!
Looking for Quinn's feet.
I love Will's face in this one...he is like "Oh no...."

Bored...not really just thought Uncle Kyle looked cute in this pic!
Visitors....
"Aunt" Jody holding baby Quinn.  She brought me the most delicious cupcakes!!!!  Diet starts...soon.
Grandad and Quinn...
Grandi and Quinn
Quinn Maire...we are just calling her Quinn.

Mimi and Quinn...
Seeing her for the first time...
Will with two of his favorite ladies...they pumped this boy full of treats these last few days.
Big Bro Will...life is a changin'
Before Quinn arrived...Will was VERY concerned about all of the wires coming out of me!  He insisted the oxygen tubes come out any time he was around!
Great pic of Michael and his mom...
Before we became a family of four!

Better blog while I can...

Will and daddy at a local park...in their matching shirts;)
My two boys...love them!!
Getting ready to water some plants...


I have to brag for a minute...I gave him some pretzels yesterday and I heard him say, "makin' letters" and sure enough he was!  Not to bad for a 2.5 year old!  

So tomorrow we will find out when the induction will be...either the 4th or the 8th.  I am hoping for the 4th, of course.  I am getting excited and am really excited about not being pregnant anymore!  I think I really experienced being pregnant for the first time this go around.  When I was pregnant with Will I was on bedrest at 29 weeks so all I did for 8 weeks was lay around on the couch!  Different story this time...Will has kept me super busy and I am really feeling the "pains" of pregnancy!  It's not really that bad, but my energy level is zapped and well it's just kind of hard to do all the things you need to do carrying 30 extra pounds of weight and worrying about over-doing it!  

Here are a few pictures of Will...we are enjoying playing outside in the warm weather!  We are in the process of making over our backyard.  We just got a new retaining wall (we back up to a hill and needed more yard space), next week they are starting our fence, and then will sod.  The fence was a must have to contain Will!  Now we can play outside while the baby naps, etc. 

Not much else is going here.  Hopefully next time I post it will be pictures of Quinn!

A winner finally...

The winner of the drawing is...

#25 Chelsey

Just drop me and email through the website and let me know what you would like to order!

I am going to skip the drawing for the month of June for obvious reasons...Quinn will be here!  I went to the doctor yesterday and we are going to set an induction date of either June 4 or June 8. My doctor will decide at my visit next week.  They are going to do another ultrasound to be sure that she has turned.  At my 32 week ultrasound she was breech - so they just want to make sure before they decide to induce!  I can't believe how soon she will be here!!!  Keep us in your prayers!

Finally...

I am posting.  So let's do a giveaway!  I will try to keep it up, but baby #2 gets here first week of June so I don't know how many giveaways I will be doing those first couple of months!  haha!  SO leave a comment to enter for a...

$50 Gift Certificate for anything on the website!

In other news, we finally have a name for our girl, Quinn.  We are using Maire for the middle name which is my mom's middle name - so Quinn Maire.  Sometimes I get odd looks when I tell the name, but I really love it!   We always keep going back to it.  I am 35 weeks now and my doctor will induce at 39 weeks so about 4 weeks!  I have SO much to do...I am feeling the nesting bug now.  I can't believe how quickly this pregnancy has gone by...we are so excited to meet little Quinn!

Promise to blog more pictures soon...too tired tonight and am in the middle of watching Slumdog Millionaire - good movie by the way!

Easter

We are officially no longer on vacation :(  Michael and I went to the beach last week and mom and dad kept Will for us.  It was our last kid-free trip for a while!  We had so much fun.  It was so laid back and relaxing!  We slept in everyday, went to breakfast, then Michael would go play golf and I laid on the beach.  It was great!  Thank you sooooo much mom and dad!  We took maybe 5 pictures the whole week.  I really had no desire to document myself preggers and in a swimsuit...

Will had a great time with his Grandi and Grandad.  Mom took a ton of pictures that I don't have so I will have to get those and post them.  They dyed eggs, had an egg hunt, played outside for hours, went to High Museum and the Varsity, just had a big time.  When we got back from the beach Will said (when he saw me), "Mommy away..."  I guess that is a good thing though - he had so much fun!  

We stayed for the weekend at my parents and went to their church egg hunt and then church on Sunday.  Then back on the road!  Then we are headed out of town again this weekend for cousin Beau's 3rd birthday!  Will is really excited about seeing his cousins!  Hope you all had a great Easter!

Will and his Grandi on Easter.
This picture makes me laugh...could be a Pantene for Kids ad.
Will in his Easter outfit.
The fam!
This was taken right before he dumped out his Easter basket...
The Easter bunny was good to Will!
Will and Grandi working a puzzle...Will loves puzzles!
The whole fam...
Getting ready to hunt eggs with daddy!
Will and his Uncle Kyle!
Will and I at the egg hunt.  I promise my shirt isn't that shiny...must have been a really bright flash!

Jewelry Winner!

Congrats to....

#32 - Caroline G

Just email me through the website and let me know what you want!  We will do another one next month....

Time for another...

GIVEAWAY!  Just leave a comment to enter for a 

$50 Gift Certificate to use on www.lovemybabyjewelry.com!

I will draw a name on Sunday!

Finally...

Family shot...
Daddy is so hilarious...
My boys :)
Will and mommy!
29 weeks this Friday - yay!
Oh deer!

I downloaded pictures from a couple of weeks ago!  We took Will to a nature preserve park one Saturday and enjoyed being outside!  Will loved running around and looking at all of the animals.

Here is the first belly picture we have taken this whole pregnancy!  I am going to be 29 weeks this week.  I can't believe how quickly it is flying by.  I have SO much to do.  She still doesn't have a name...we have a list, but just can't decide.  I am hoping it all continues to go well.  29 weeks is when I was put on bedrest with Will, so I am a little anxious to push on through these next weeks. I am feeling fine and am so thankful for that!

Can't they just stay in a crib forever...

So we are going on night 3 in the big boy bed. It is all good once he falls asleep, but getting him to sleep is the hard part. I have ended laying down with him every night to finally get him to sleep, but I really didn't want to start that! We have yet to turn the doornob around so I held it shut tonight when he tried to get out. He didn't cry and I know he isn't scared in his room at all. He only tried to open it three times then gave up. I just don't know when I should go back in to lay him back down - I really don't want him to be able to hang out and play with his toys - or do I? Maybe I need to get one of those video monitors. Did you have to lay down with your child to get them to sleep or did you just let them hang out and play in their rooms until they fall asleep on their own?

PLEASE HELP! Suggestions???

I have several pictures to post, but of course since I usually blog after Will goes to bed you obviously know why there are a lack of posts.

Aside from the bedtime issue Will is so much fun these days. Talking like crazy and just a joy to be around. I love him sooo much. All for now...going to bed!

The Winner is....

#8 - Rick & Shara

Just send me an email through my website and let me know what you would like! We will do another next month!

Late giveaway...again!

Time for another jewelry giveaway!  So just leave a comment to enter to win a....

$50 Gift Certificate to use on my website!

I will draw on Friday!

The Bed...

We are about to transition Will to a "big boy" bed. Mom was here all last week helping me paint Will's room and nursery, furniture, etc. We got a lot done! Thanks mom (and dad - he came over the weekend and helped too!). Anyway the bed was quite a saga. The weekend before my mom came I went to Atlanta to shop for some furniture. We went to Scott's Antique market where I could have spent a FORTUNE! They have so many great things there. Anyway, I found this bed (below). Loved it. I asked the guy...it is a standard twin, right? Oh yes maam...blah blah blah. So I am excited...

Well we get home paint it, distress it, have it all ready to go. We put it together - looks oh so cute. We put the box springs on or try rather...bed is TOO SHORT and TOO NARROW. I was not happy. So long story short we run around town looking for metal rails to fit - no such luck. What are we going to do??? I can't take it back and am not paying for custom made mattresses... The original bed rails ran along side the bed like panels almost and hooked into the headboard and footboard. So Michael ended up having to make new side rail panels and bolt them too the bed. You can still see I haven't painted those yet! He saved the day and wasn't too upset with me - haha! Should have measured it huh! I think all in all it turned out cute!
Still nothing on the walls and I think I am going to do white drapes...

Loving his new bed! He was also VERY excited his Uncle Kyle came to see him! If he said his name once he said it a 1000 times!

What have we been up to?

I have been such a blogger slacker here lately....blame facebook! :)  Just kidding.  I never post pictures on facebook really, but I waste a lot of time looking at everyone else's!  ha!  I decided to blog now since the Bachelor is being interrupted by the presidential news conference.

We have been busy playing outside and enjoying the nice weather like everyone else!  It was crazy we had snow on the ground and then the next day it was 60 degrees!  Enjoy the pictures!