Nap Time

I'm sure he's saving his energy for the LSU-Florida game... :)

Andrew, Day 2

Little Andrew is doing very well, although it's been a little rough from time to time. He was circumcised this morning, and was none too happy about it! He apparently swallowed some amniotic fluid in the womb, and spits some up from time to time. On the bright side, he is now eating very well - he just finished up a 45-minute feeding session! Also passed his hearing exam, which is good news.

Gram and Avery came by for a while... Avery is very excited to be a big sister, and loves holding him in the rocking chair. She can't wait to play with him.

Alesha is recovering nicely - she's up and moving around, albeit slowly. She has a new best friend - Vicodin! :) She's been quite the trooper through all this, I must say.

Here are some more pictures... do check back regularly as we'll do our best to keep them coming.

Welcome Andrew!

Our little bundle of joy, Andrew James, came into the world at 7:29 AM. He weighs 7 pounds, 12 ounces and is 19 inches long. Mom and baby are both doing great... God has truly blessed us immensely!

As promised... here are a few photos.

Big Sister Boot Camp

The to do list has been made...pages and pages long..and all have finally been checked off. The house is as organized as possible..every nook and cranny has been overturned and improved. The nesting bug has officially worn me out. Tomorrow includes a dance class, pre-op appointment and a short doctors appointment. We are all so excited to meet Andrew. I cant wait to just hold his little hand in mine. :) He will punished for his first couple of weeks for the excessive kicking...:)

I am adding a couple of pics from Avery's class on how to be a big sister. She loved it!

Check in here for the first glimpses of Andrew on Wednesday!

This time next week....

Less than one week to go until we meet Mr. Andrew Watts! So how am I feeling? Well physically, I am a bit uncomfortable...creating a baby takes its toll on you. Mentally, I am anxious...the needles, surgery...not to mention a NEWBORN... I am sure everything will be just fine..it's just the anticipation that is tough. We have managed to keep Avery alive for four years...so that is something right?

Just in case you want to know: Andrew will be born at Baylor All Saints Hospital in Fort Worth in the new Saint Andrew's Wing on Wednesday, October 8th at around 7:15 am. We will make every attempt to upload pictures to this blog, my flickr site www.flickr.com/photos/averysmom , and to our facebook accounts.

The Hebert's will be helping out with Avery for the birth and a few days following. The Watts' will make a short visit the following weekend and Alesha's Mom will come the end of the following week. Avery is so excited to have everyone visit her...and has already begun making lots of 'plans' for her grandparents.

Avery had an ear infection this week..we caught it early so she really hasn't acted sick. She was more than happy to throw her medicine bottle away today...that really was the nastiest antibiotics I have ever tasted...and I taste them all. Just glad she will be better in time to meet her little brother.

Hope you are all doing well...feel free to drop us a line. Thanks for stopping by!

So how much do you think this little one will weigh?? Avery weighed 8lbs and 1/2 ounce.. Comment below with your guess....

2 weeks and counting...

We are quite excited to welcome Baby Andrew into our family. He will be born around 7:15 am on October 8th. The nursery is all set up..just waiting on our little boy! Avery will be attending a Big Sister class at Baylor All Saints Hospital this Saturday to learn all about safely taking care of her little brother. We had a fun girls day today that included getting our nails done...the princess is now sporting hot pink nails.



Here are a few pics of our girl who is looking way older than 4 these days!

Wow..it's been a month!!

Not a day has passed that I didn't think about writing this blog update...I don't have a 'job' so I don't know why this is so hard to keep up with.

Biggest & Best News:

We sold our house in Watson! We put our house on the market January 1st of 08. So 8 months and 28 days later it is SOLD. What a relief! We are so excited to free from the financial burden of it all. God is so good to us. Our prayers were answered!

Back to School for Kenny:

Well..one of the main reasons we moved to DFW was for Kenny to go to Seminary @ Dallas Theological. With the burden of virtually 2 house notes, Kenny dropped his classes he had scheduled. Wouldn't you know we received a purchase agreement the day before the last day to register!! So, Kenny is indeed enrolled at DTS this semester taking 6 hours. One class on Monday nights and one online. He really enjoys his class and the professor is awesome. Can I just say for the record..Kenny is the best husband any girl could ask for. I am truly blessed!

Avery Grace:

Avery is doing just great. At 4, she is quite the talker. She takes a ballet dance class on Tuesday mornings, attends AWANA on Wednesday nights, and loves children's church on Sundays. She also begs to go to a place called Play Time where parents can drop off their children and pay for childcare by the hour. Kenny and I have brought her there twice while we enjoyed a quiet dinner together as a date night.


The other day, Avery insisted on carrying this little bible around..at one point she opened it and said, "Look, Mommy, the Bible says we should eat something cold and white." How could I argue with the bible? So for her creativity I gave her some ice cream.


She asks every single day...if it is halloween yet. (she and Andrew will be pumpkins) If we can go to Disney World today AND If Andrew is going to be born today. We have scheduled a Big Sister class at the end of the month for her to attend at the hospital where Andrew will be born. I think she is going to be a great big sister.

Andrew...Well I have had a LOT of doctor drama since moving here. But I finally saw a doctor this past Monday. She said that I am measuring really big..(sounds familiar from Avery)..so we are going back next week for an ultrasound to see when this little boy will be born. My friends and family got together to plan a surprise Baby Sprinkle for us. Unfortunately, it was interrupted by our friend Hurricane Gutav. I was really touched by all of your thoughtfulness though. So thank you very much!

Alesha...I have adjusted to life here in DFW. I must say that I love my apartment. It is the perfect size for us and is way easier to keep clean. Even though I am taking on the appearance of a beached whale...I have kept the weight gain down to about 10 lbs. My major craving with this pregnancy has been ice..especially Sonic ice. I can't get enough! I am getting excited to meet Andrew and I am bracing myself for the first month..because I am experienced enough to know how hard it will be. I haven't made any real friends here but I am not too lonely...as I get older I am more of a home-body anyway. LOL

Kramer: He is doing just fine. About 6 oclock every afternoon he goes a little crazy though..because a female boxer passes right in front of his yard. Kramer loves it here because he gets to spend a lot of time inside...and it isnt near as hot and humid as it was back home. Avery is in charge of feeding him everyday...and they have a love/hate relationship for the most part. She is sweet to him sometimes...but loves to lock him in the bathroom whenever she can as well.

That's about all I can think of to say right now. I am attaching some pictures of our apartment as well as a couple of pics from Avery's dance class. I hope you are all doing okay. Please feel free to drop us a line when you can. -Alesha




our living room & andrew's 'room'..so far

It's a good thing I don't have to pay by the smile...because she loves this class.