First Church Experience for Baby Lauren

Well, today was our first church experience with baby Lauren, and without Daddy to help. Not so bad-except that Baby Lauren has gotten used to nursing all the time, so asking her to go any amount of time awake without wating while being quiet was a little much to ask. Soooo, Mommy was in and out of the service a lot. Since we haven't found a home church yet, Daddy went to a big church in Birmingham that he had always wanted to check out, and since Mommy didn't want to drag 3 kids into a church we had never been to before, She took the opportunity to go to church with Aunt Kathy & Uncle Jim. It worked out really good because we got to go to lunch at Guadalajara (mexican restaurant) afterward, Daddy's favorite. Luke & Emma Grace got to go to Sunday School, and they enjoyed themselves. Luke got to go in Erika's class, and Aunt Kathy was Emma Grace's teacher today. Mommy took some pictures of us when we got home, of course Baby Lauren is sleeping again, but at least you can see a little how her face is filling out.

Also, Luke, Daddy & PawPaw went to the Thomas & Friends carnival this past Friday. There is a railroad museum and once a year Thomas & His Friends come to town. They get to ride Thomas, meet all the characters & ride rides, etc... all revolving around Thomas. They had a great time.

When are we gonna ride already?

Look at how cool I am!

See my pretty smile?

Wake up for a picture? You've got to be kidding me!

Hurry up already!

I just think it's funny to see people scramble to figure out what's wrong with me!

tractors, trucks, & bein a little skeered

Well, I'm about ready to go insane being around the house all day without getting out, but the kids love it. Today PawPaw rode Luke & Erika (cousin) around in the tractor trailer. Emma Grace is scared to ride because it is so loud-so she and Daddy watched from the back of Daddy's truck, much better. Lauren woke up this morning at 5am and decided it was time to be awake-WIDE AWAKE, much to Mommy's dismay. So now she has been sleeping all day while Mommy has to do chores and can't get a nap-Cripes!!!


Here are new pics from today.

PawPaw riding the kids


Emma Grace & Daddy-Safe & Secure in the back of the truck


Checkin' it out-from a safe distance, while holding Daddy


All Done, back to the fenced in back yard-Awww Man!


Baby Lauren making a pouty face-sleeping the day away!

10 days old!

Well, we made it to 10 days old without Emma Grace trying to carry the baby outside to play in the sand, we consider this a victory! Here is baby Lauren taking a big nap in her bassinet. She has been sleeping so well the past few nights, only waking up once to eat-Yaye Lauren!!!

Emma Grace looking fabulous modeling the new Spring Line

Emma Grace showing us how she can love the baby "GENTLY!!!"

Luke being his normal self

Getting clean after a hard day of playing outside. When we lived in Hamilton the kids would get a bath every other day-here they have to get one AT LEAST once a day, lots of fun playing in the dirt!

things around here!

Well, things are beginning to slow down a bit here. Baby Lauren is up every 2-3 hours at night to eat, but she is sleeping in-between so we are too. Luke and Emma Grace still love her and aare very loving with her (notice I didn't say gentle!) Luke is very soft with her and knows what is okay and what isn't. Emma Grace on the other hand is a little "Lenny" (mice & men reference) with her, but still sweet nontheless.

These pictures are of Baby Lauren freshly bathed in her favorite vibrating seat, Emma Grace riding big brother's 4 wheeler, what a big girl! And Luke-man, let's just say he's practicing for being a grown man-hilarious!

Baby Lauren's Here!

Well, she's here!

Friday afternoon, Lauren Elizabeth Weems made her way into this world.

She was 7 lbs, 3 oz & 20.5 inches long. She had a very pink/olive complexion from the get-go. She is a fiesty eater & great pooper. Other than that she sleeps. She has the hairline of a 50 yearold man, let's just say she'll be wearing some bows till that changes. Here are some pics of her, I will post more as we take them.

8 more days?!?!?!?!

Okay, had a doctor's appt today and I am 3-4 cm dialated, still 80% effaced, and measuring at 40 weeks, which means that the baby will be, from the doctor's prediction, 8-8.5 lbs, and she is long. SOOOOOOO, any day now, and the doctor cancelled my next thursday appt, since it really wouldn't matter what happens next thursday, I will be induced Friday regardless (unless I go into labor before then) which at this point is pretty likely.

Here is a picture of my hugely hideous belly today, for those of you not married or no children-pretty good birth control looking at all these stretch marks! ha

Also, a fabulous pic of Emma Grace with her freshly brushed teeth she loves to show off:)

once again!

Okay, I forgot. When I went to the doctor last Thursday, I was already 80% effaced and 2 cm dialated, so if I don't have the baby before then, she will definately induce me on the 16th. And on a much grosser note, I lost my mucus plug yesterday, so any time now!!!

more pics

peace and quiet!

Here are some pics of the kids, thought they were cute sleeping after a fun filled morning of playing outside. Here also are some pictures of our farewell supper at HUMC. It was really sad, but nice to know how much we were loved. I look hideous and swollen, but I am 9 months pregnant and had been crying a good portion of the day. Steven has an interview at a church next monday night, so keep him in your prayers!

14 more days!!!!!

Okay, exactly 2 weeks from tomorrow I should be delivering baby Lauren. I get "checked" (you women know what I'm talking about, you men don't want to!) tomorrow to see how far dialated I am so far. If I can get to 3-4 centimeters by the morning of the 15th, then she will induce me on the 16th. I will be exactly 38 weeks by then, and I was already 4 centimeters when I was that far along with Emma Grace. So I will be eating lots of spicy foods, walking, stretching, etc. until then. Don't have any real recent pics, but here are some newer ones anyways.

Baby Lauren & Santa

Forgot to post pictures of Baby Lauren. This ultrasound picture is of just her face, with her arm covering 1/2 of it. Also, we went and saw Santa last night. Luke was way into it, Emma Grace not so much.

new pictures

Okay, so it's been a while since I posted. Things are in full Christmas swing here. Hopefully we will be moving back to Birmingham in the next few months, exciting but a little scary.

I am now 24 weeks, this picture is of me at 23 weeks-woah, big. We also have a doggie that comes to our house every day-he's not ours but we feed him and gave him a little bed outside. We named him Chewy-the kids love him and he loves them.

Baby Lauren

Hey, it's a girl. I swore up and down that it was gonna be a boy, but suprise suprise! Emma Grace will have a playmate, only 21 months between the two girls. She will be Lauren Elizabeth. Will post pictures later.

Here are some more pictures of the Auburn game.

New pictures, finally!!

Here's the fam after the Auburn game against Tulane last Saturday. we had a great time, but at this pount we were all tired and ready to go home.

Here are Steven & me at 16 1/2 weeks of pregnancy. It takes forever to download pictures, so I will just be adding 1-2 new pictures each post, but I've got about 15 new pictures to show from our trip to Auburn University last weekend, cute. Morning sickness is over, wahooooo!

Here is a picture of me & my friend Marla at her baby shower-2 preggos together. These are pictures of the kids at Auburn's A-Day back in April, but they are cute so I posted them.
Feeling a little better today, maybe it will last. Started on some new no-peuk medicine, but it makes me feel all drugged up, so I may have to change again.

still a sick-o

Hey,
Well, no pictures to post today, but I will tomorrow. We've been in Birmingham letting Steven's Mom take care of me while I was sick-let's just say it was so nice there I hated to have to come home. Kids are getting better-thankfully, but Steven had gotten a touch of it-oh well.

Will update more tomorrow, hopefully I will feel better soon. I am 12 1/2 weeks so I should be done any time now.
Later Taters