Evelyn - 7 weeks

Evelyn - 6 weeks

 Evelyn dreams of her Tigers making a touchdown.



Evelyn - 4 weeks

Little Miss Evelyn is growing!

Evelyn - 3 weeks

Technically Evelyn is 3 weeks, 3 days in the pictures, but what are you going to do when the mama is having surgery to remove kidney stones on the day you turn 3 weeks old? To say that Anne had bigger things to worry about than pictures with a bear is an understatement!

Better late than never, I say. And I can't wait to do it all over again in three days!

Not Aunt B again! 

My bow is this big! 

Hmmm, something tells me this lady isn't going away. 

Tiny toes 

Sweet Maggie wanted to join in on the photo shoot.

Wait, she's not ours? 

So did Avery.

She is a touch proud of her little sister. 

Anne with her girls!

Evelyn - 2 weeks

Today Evelyn is 2 weeks old. Yesterday she lost her umbilical cord - found by Aunt B (yay me!). She is the sweetest little girl and sleeping like a champ. True to her third child place in life, she is easy going and such a joy to be around.

Touchdown Tigers!

Baby Stats

10-3-11

Evelyn Lucille

Weight: 7 lbs 12 oz (45th percentile)

Height: 19 1/8 inches (20th percentile)

Head: 13 1/4 inches (15th percentile)

Evelyn - 1 week

Evelyn was discharged from the hospital on Thursday, but Charlotte woke up with a tummy bug so I was yet again not able to go love on her. This morning I could take it no longer and went over first thing to finally hold that precious baby girl.

And to take her 1 week pictures. Because this is her Aunt B, after all. Technically Evelyn is 1 week, 1 day in these pictures, but I had to make sure we were germ free before I braved meeting Evelyn for the second time.

For the first 20 weeks, we will mark Evelyn's growth with her teddy bear, then go monthly after that. I cannot wait to watch her get bigger and bigger while that bear shrinks and shrinks!

Welcome to the world, Evelyn Lucille!

Friday afternoon while the girls were at he movies with Ryan, Layne, and Ashely and Robert was at the grocery with Wade, I was scurrying around trying to finish some last-minute party preparations when I got a call from Tim.

"Anne just called me. She thinks she might be in labor," he said.

"Of course she is," I said. "I am here, just let me know if you need me to come to the hospital."

I called Anne, and she assured me that this was probably another false alarm and to not come to the hospital. I went on with my party preparations, but couldn't shake this uneasy feeling that Anne really was in labor. I sent Tim a text asking the status and his reply was quick but to the point. "Happening."

I called Wade, informed him of what was going on, and rushed off to the hospital. When I got there Anne was having some contractions, but nothing terrible. They were about every 3-5 minutes and hovering around the mid-30s on the contraction monitor. She was 100% in labor, but since there was another c-section taking place, they were going to hold off and give Anne her spinal when they took her into the OR.

They kindly (note that is dripping with sarcasm) gave her some IV pain meds to help ease the pain, then left Tim and I to help Anne through her contractions.

The first 45 minutes was smooth sailing (says the woman who was NOT in labor), but things when downhill pretty quickly. Anne's contractions starting coming every 30 seconds to minute and a half and were getting well up into the 60+ range on the monitor. Even worse was that they were 1) lasting longer and 2) would start to decline then quickly shoot back up again.

Poor Anne was in so much pain I though I might cry for her. We both go to the same fabulous OB, so I had his cell phone number from when I was pregnant with Robert. I sent him panic text after panic text. "Anne feels the need to push. Fear baby is coming. Help!" He came to check on her status then left to find a room, any room, to deliver this baby (in addition to the c-section going on, there were also 7 other women in active labor. Good times on a Friday night!).

While he was searching for a room, a nurse came in to check on Anne after hearing her scream in pain. Turns out Anne got all the way to 7 cm. Without pain medication on board. She is a ROCK STAR!

The nurse rushed off to get help and things happened pretty quickly after that. Anne was wheeled into the OR to get her spinal while Tim and Kelly got in their scrubs. I gave Kelly a quick tutorial on how to use my camera, and then we waited.

Tim and me - he was official with face mask, I was just trying not to spread germs 

Anne finally feeling no pain and ready to meet her baby girl. 

At 6:32 pm, precious Evelyn Lucille entered this world weighing in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces. If I remember correctly, she was 20 inches long. 

Daddy holding his baby girl. 

meeting mommy 

Tim was able to bring Evelyn out to her adoring fans and we all went a bit nuts over her. Aunt B couldn't wait to snap her first picture of her (and I wonder where my girls get their lack of patience from). 

The stunning Evelyn Lucille

Anne was discharged from the hospital today and hopefully Evelyn will be coming home tomorrow. She is working hard to regulate her own sugar levels, but once she can do that, she can go home to meet her siblings.

I am working hard on kicking this cold (6 days and counting of no voice - though the past two days it has been coming and going) so I can love on Miss Evelyn.

Congratulations to Anne, Tim, Avery, Riggs, and Abi on the new addition to your family! Sweet Evelyn is adorable and I love her so much already!

First Day of School

Well, the morning didn't go quite as I planned but we made it! Avery was not happy with the outfit I chose last night for her to wear. So she was extremely cranky all morning. Riggs on the other hand woke up HAPPY!! He didn't even mind that he was going to have to wear a tshirt as opposed to a golf shirt (his preferred shirt everyday!)

Riggs rode with Tim and Avery rode with me...this made Avery very happy. "big girls ride with mommy, and big boys ride with Daddy" Hope she is ok with Daddy bringing them from here on out!

Once in the classroom, Avery was sad, Riggs was just a little sad. They both wanted me to stay. Then we saw our friend George! That was exciting. I loaded up their cubbies with their new Dearie blankets! Then we headed out...Avery just cried for a few minutes.

My Happy Boy! He looks a little tired, we are gonna have to work on going to bed a little earlier!

Saying cheese...just not looking at the camera. Avery insisted on the hat. And we have to wear fast shoes. Mommy is gonna need to do some shopping for "school" clothes!

Riggs going in for the hug!

And no we did not fix hair this morning!

The summer my babies grew up!

Tomorrow is Riggs and Avery's first day of school at Guchereau's! Where did the time go? I remember putting them at Grace when they had just learned to sit up. We had such a wonderful experience at Grace. I know the kids were loved every minute they were there. Thankfully I'll get to reconnect with all the Grace mom's and teacher's when Baby C is 6 months old!

Over the past few months I have seen my kids go from baby toddlers to full blown toddlers! Their level of communication and understanding is amazing to me! And let me tell you, they notice EVERYTHING! I can't get anything by those too, especially Avery. We definitely have to be more careful choosing our words.

We started the summer with our first swimming lessons, which I was very nervous about because we didn't spend much time in the pool last summer (ear infections and tubes will scare a momma from the pool!). Three weeks before swim lessons started we put them in my dad's pool and you would have thought we put them in boiling water! They HATED it and SCREAMED every minute. I was convinced we were going to have to cancel our swim class! However after the first few days, and an amazing swim coach at Crawfish Aquatics, my kids were LOVING the pool. All they could talk about was kick, kick, kick....paddle, paddle, paddle. Avery was the best floater of the class. Riggs was the bravest!

I tried to take the kids to the pool as often as I could, but that is a very hard task to do while pregnant! We managed to tag along to the Red's pool and Oakbourne pool with friends quite a few times. We even went down to Houma to spend the day at Lovie's pool. Then it got too darn hot to take them. Then the rains came. Then vacation. Then I realized it had been weeks since they had been in the pool! I immediately signed them up for lessons in August! (which BTW went great!!)

We spent a week in Lake Tahoe with all the cousins. The kids loved being with Chloe, Les, Vivi and Luke all day, everyday. It really was so much fun to see them interact and play non stop. Les, Chloe, Avery and Riggs all shared the bunk room, and to our surprise it worked out really well! Which was super important because I knew the kids would be moving out of the nursery when we got back! They did great flying (which was a huge relief!). The travel home about did me in, with all the walking I thought my back might just give out!

When we returned from Tahoe the kids had a huge surprise. Their room was now upstairs and they had new Dora and Cars toddler beds! They were so excited. The first week went by great. They loved going upstairs for bathtime and books and bedtime! The bedtime struggles they gave us before Tahoe were suddenly gone! It really made our lives easier. Why didn't we do this sooner?! They are still loving their new pad, and they are excited that the nursery is for baby sister. They even decided that baby sister needed to use Avery's crib because she is a girl!

The kids have also had the best time having sleepover's at Dearie's!!! They LOVE to go there and have adventures of all kinds. And from what Dearie tells me, they are super well behaved. They listen to her, eat well, and sleep great! They have their own little table to do arts and crafts and to dine at. They get to hang out with Aunt Steph and Eleanor Grace. They get to eat at the Picadilly. We especially love the treat to have the night and day off! The first time they slept at Dearie's I think I slept 12 hours straight! We are all looking forward to more sleepovers at Dearie's house, especially once Baby C arrives! I know they are getting old enough to really start making memories and I know they will always remember playing at Dearie's...mostly because it's way more fun than at Mommy's house!

Riggs, aka Rory, has become quite the golfer this summer. He has a natural talent that is amazing. Tim tries to take him and Avery to the golf course once a week. They love their quality time with Daddy and I'm not sure their is a better way for them to enjoy it!

The kids have also spent a lot of time with babysitters, mainly because we didn't have MDO for 6 weeks and with this pregnancy it is difficult for me to handle two 2.5 year olds! They love, Miss Meka, Miss Ashley, and Miss Reagan! I couldn't have gotten thru this summer without them!

As much as it saddens me that my babies are growing so fast, I am looking forward to taking a little breather between now and when Baby C arrives. It will be a time of rejuvenation that I desperately need ;)

Avery and Riggs, Mommy and Daddy love you so much. Good Luck tomorrow!

Popsicles with Aunt B

In April the twins and Anne came over one afternoon to play. My girls were begging for something cool and refreshing when Anne informed me that her kids had yet to have a Popsicle. "What?!" I asked. "No Popsicles yet?"

I made sure to remedy that ASAP!

One cool dude ready for his first Popsicle. 

I think Avery is a fan! 

Riggs playing it cool. 

Avery giving my girls "the look." 

I'm just kidding! Y'all are funny!

Silly Avery 

Monkey Avery! 

I'm thinking they enjoyed it just a touch!

Wildcats playing in the final four

Today Daddy is heading to Houston to watch UK play in the final four! Quite the birthday present!!!









Geaux Wildcats!

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