Happy Birthday Lisa!

Yesterday I celebrated my birthday...no I'm not saying any numbers! :) I've stopped counting this year. :) I had a very special day. It started out with Machen serving me breakfast in bed! Boy was that nice! What a great hubby I have! :) Then we took Drew for his 3 week check-up. He's doing great! He weighs a whopping 8 lbs, 8 oz. already! His cheeks & tummy are really starting to fill out & under his chin. Unfortunately he had to get a "heel stick" again b/c the first test came back incomplete. It was very hard for me to watch him cry out in pain, but thankfully it's over! I had originally thought my birthday would be a complete "blurr"...not able to get out yet...but thanks to my mom & all the help she's been I've been doing/feeling GREAT! We had dinner at one of my favorite restaurants...California Dreaming! Rich & Laurie joined us too. What a joy it is to be able to celebrate being a Mommy twice over now! I have so very much to be thankful for. The Lord has been very good to me.



Drew slept through most of the dinner. :)



Brianna enjoyed "reading" the menu to us! :)



Machen's gift to me was a swing for the backyard so I can enjoy being outdoors with my two little ones. It's already working out great. I can rock Drew while watching Brianna play in her sandbox, etc. The perfect gift to help us enjoy these gorgeous days!



Brianna adores her baby brother & LOVES to "hold" him. We've had some close calls, but so far she hasn't smothered him! ;)



Drew had his first bath & thoroughly enjoyed it.



Daddy's version of "holding" Drew. Hey, whatever works!

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2 1/2 weeks & we're still surviving! :)

Well, life is starting to settle into a new routine here. Drew is now 2 1/2 weeks old & is doing great! Mommy is very tired until she gets her long daytime nap. Thankfully my mom is here for 2 1/2 more weeks to help out. She makes it possible for me to take my naps & keep my sanity! She has been a HUGE help around here keeping the kitchen going, laundry, rocking Drew, & around the clock care of Brianna. Brianna is enjoying her time with Nana. She is adjusting well, but struggles at times with this new transition. Last night I was able to go to my baby shower put on my Sunday School class ladies. We had it at a yummy place called "McAllister's Deli." A bunch of my friends came out & showered Drew with lots of really cute clothes! He's going to be one styling little man! :) My shower was originally scheduled for April 17 th, but that's the day I started contractions... It was actually more fun getting to bring Drew with me. Plus my mom got to be here for it too. Today we enjoyed the 80+ degree weather by going to a park & getting pizza & root beer floats for dinner! I haven't seen Brianna that dirty in a long time! Needless to say, she thoroughly enjoyed herself. :)

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Gratefulness to God

We would like to praise the Lord for several specific answered prayers for Drew Nicholas...

- No high risk issues for the pregnancy
- Turned in time from a breech position
- Came 2 weeks early (a relief for Mommy's back!)
- No complications for our unmedicated water birth
- Healthy little boy

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father..." James 1:17