New Orleans and Baby News

This past weekend me and two of my friends from college(Aubs and Greer) went to New Orleans for the first time to visit our dear friend, Dana. Her and her husband, Warren, moved down there 2 years ago for him to get his MBA at Tulane, and believe it or not it took us 2 years to get our booties down there to see them! Their house was adoarble of course, and we had the best time shopping, eating, laughing, and seeing all there is to see in Nola. She took us to the French Quarter for beignets at the famous Cafe Du Monde, then shopping around Bourbon, shopping on magazine street, and then shopping in the Canal mall. We ate at awesome restaurants and loved every minutes of our time there with Dane! Sorry about no pictures but im banking on the three of them to tag me in some on facebook and as soon as they do i will post them!

Now onto Baby Frid, we find out this Friday what we are having! Pheobe or Pheobo! I can't wait and i have been counting down the days for this date for months. I just can't believe it is actually here, and we will know on friday whether we are having a little boy or girl! It's crazy how fast time flies when you are pregnant. We are having family and friends over on friday night to reveal what we are having, and i cant wait to see some of the people that will be here and to share the news with them! AND, i bought my first baby item...

Isn't he adorable! I couldnt resist and since i hadn't bought a thing yet, Jonas said it would be ok for me to start buying things. So he was my first purchase. Jonas liked him alot and responded with, "SO, is this going tobe like THE stuffed animal like his/her only one?" I'm sorry does he know who he married? Ohhhh Jonas...the things you will learn. Shortly after i bought the duck my mom bought this...

Another animal. This one sings and plays music. I gre up with tons of stuffed animals...the were like my best friends so of course this baby is going to have tons! :)

Mom also got this for us to kick off football season this year since we are having an August baby...

We may be able to get a couple of wears out of this one!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

March Update

Sorry for the delay in my posting, i know all 3 of you who read my blog have been dissapointed in me. :) But im back! And here is what has been going on...

Bird moved out a couple of weeks ago and moved across town to Opryland to live with her friend Dee. We miss her, especially Stoney because they would always hang out together during the days. But she has moved out so therefore we have been throwing stuff away, selling things on craigslist, and getting the nursery cleaned out! :) It has been hard to control myself from buying baby stuff but i didnt want to end up with just a ton of gender neutral things so i havent bought anything yet. So, we dont have any baby stuff to put in there except for some stuff our sweet friends and family have gotten us that is in the closet right now. Next on the list, is to clean our carpet upstairs because im pretty sure i could create a second Stoney if i tried with all the hair that we will suck up and clean.

We hung out with Brian and Rochelle and the boys on Sunday and had a lot of fun with them. They are growing like weeds and i feel like everytime i see them they are different! They have the best personalities and LOVE to eat with you. :) We introduced them to Pocahontas on Sunday and they really liked it i think. There were a few times the attention span was lost but for the most part they watched it and loved it! Brian left on Monday for the Domincan Republic to go down for a few days with some people at church. They are building 5 orphan homes where 5 couples will go and be foster parents for boys that will be inhabiting the homes when they are ready. So Brian is going down to be the translator for the group.

I think that baby Brooklyn is going to make her Nashville debut soon and i cant wait to see her again! Every day Ash will send me a picture of her and she looks so different from when she did a few weeks ago! Ash seems to be doing great and adjusting well and Brooklyn does too!

Well, tonight LOST is on again and i longingly await for Tuesday nights every week because of this show. It is so confusing but yet so awesome at the same time that you dont even care that you are completely lost in LOST. And also there is the weekly debates between Elliott, Chad, and Jonas that go on as to what their theories are for the show. And it seems like every week they are wrong or some of their theories are wrong within the first 2 minutes of teh show coming on...so that is entertaining too. :)

Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday!

Blessings-

More Pics of Baby B

So i cant take credit for these pics because my dad took all of them. When i was down there i took a lot of pictures but none as good as these so lets just look at his for now. :)  B is doing great and her doctors appt on tuesday was good! They sent her home with a light box to help out with her juandice situation but it has already helped and her skin looks better! Ash and Matt are doing great too! They are adjusting very well and loving on her every chance they get.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone :)

See, I can cry more than my dog Elle :)

Brooklyn

There is nothing more precious in this world than babies. Ask me a couple of years ago and i probably would have said puppies. But now, that i have witnessed my nephews being born and now my first neice, Brooklyn...there is nothing quite like it. I haven't gotten to hold her yet but I'm coming Brooklyn! Just a few more hours!!!

Ash, you look great for just having that baby come out of you! love you!

Brooklyn Elizabeth Spann

Brooklyn Elizabeth is here!!!! She showed up today at about 3:45 pm and she weighed 9 lbs. 6oz.! She is adorable and looks like her daddy i think! Both mom and baby are doing great! I havent gotten to talk to Ash yet and havent gotten the clearence to put her picture up yet but she is beautiful!!! Love love love her and cant wait to kiss her big cheeks! Thanks to all of you who were praying for them today!

Freedom

Freedom in Christ is an amazing thing. To be free in His Spirit means freedom to laugh, freedom to cry, freedom from sin, freedom from the darkest places of your mind or heart, freedom to cry out in anger, freedom to sing, freedom to be yourself, freedom to dance, freedom to love, freedom from judgement, freedom from this world. It is the release from our bondage as sinners. The release of the stronghold that sin would otherwise have on us. This freedom is a free gift that we so often abuse or forget about, but it will never be taken away from us. How amazing is our God.

I just hope...

...that one day my kids will be as stinkin cute as this...

this picture is just a little glimpse into my childhood with my brother...at least he now has boys to love it with him. :)