Thanksgiving Turkeys

As promised, here are a couple of pictures from Thanksgiving at the Mareks. Gehrig & Cole (our Thanksgiving turkeys) had a great time and made a great mess with the Mareks' dog's food & water bowls!

Grateful

Our Thanksgiving was much different this year. Usually in Virginia with B's family, we stayed home this year because Evans is still in the playoffs (yea!) and we were nervous about making the trip with Greer. We are missing everyone so much! However, we are just as aware of the holiday and the many things that we thank God for. Here are a couple of them!

We enjoyed a wonderful meal and fellowship with our friends, The Mareks. The kids had a great time playing and making a mess! We'll post pictures from it soon!

One other thing that we must mention... We have been overwhelmingly blessed the past few weeks with meals as we've adjusted to the addition of Greer to our family. It truly is the best gift for families with a newborn! The break from planning/shopping/cooking and the thoughtfulness of friends has been wonderful. Thank you...

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You guys are great - thank you again!! Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm No Superman

After singing "I'm No Superman" (from Scrubs) repeatedly the night before, Gehrig donned his cape for our church's gym fest and had a ball! Here are a few pics from last night...

Greer's 2 week checkup went great today...she is already up to 8lbs 10oz and has almost grown an inch! She is doing great and Mommy is doing much better after fighting mastitis earlier this week! October gallery is on the right...love to you all.

How?

I know that a week is not that long, but it amazes me that Greer is already one week old! How? She is still in the sleepy newborn phase and we are enjoying her snuggling, especially knowing how quickly she will be past that phase!


Gehrig is still being adorable with her. He is getting back to normal with Mommy, after seeming a little unsure around me at first when we got home. And B is getting a little bit of a break from his "mini-me" with Gehrig going to preschool this week. Gehrig has been attached to him at the hip, constantly wanting him to play or just be in the room with him. B has been awesome and understanding with him. I'm thankful for this week and that B & I are both home from work, getting adjusted and having time together too.

We feel so blessed, so grateful.

Pure Joy

We are so thankful to announce the birth of Greer Elizabeth. She arrived Tuesday (early!) morning at 4:22 and weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces. She is beautiful and reminds us so much of Gehrig as a newborn...down to a swirl in her hair like his. Thank you so much for your thoughts, emails, calls & prayers! We can't wait for you all to meet her and will post pictures/updates often. Her first gallery is posted on the right.

We made our first visit to the doctor today and she weighs 7 pounds 9 ounces! They are checking her bilirubin count, but aren't too worried. All in all, she is perfect and we all can't get enough! Her big brother is especially smitten...and for this mommy, it is SUCH a joy to see them together. I'm overwhelmed at these two gifts from God.

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I can't finish without praising B for being such a thoughtful, patient, loving, constant, CUTE husband and dad. He is such a natural...

Big Win Over the 'Boro

This football season has been a refreshing change of pace from previous seasons at Evans High School. The anguish of mediocrity has been replaced with the fun of winning a few games. As optimistic as we have been, we could have never expected what happened Friday night. It was one to remember. The Evans Knights beat the undefeated and #4 ranked Statesboro Blue Devils 10-7! It was a landmark victory for the program and B's most memorable one (high school, college, and coaching). The Knights are currently 6-0 and in 1st place in the region. We hope that the ride keeps going! Here is a link to a story and a few highlights from the game courtesy of The Augusta Chronicle ....

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/101307/hig_147422.shtml

Greer Update: 38 Weeks

No change at our appointment today! More comments of how low she is, 3-4cm and 80% effaced. Thankfully, I am feeling great and am okay with her coming whenever she is ready. We are definitely thankful that we are further along now and feel better about her development from this point forward. If nothing happens before then, we go back to the doctor next Wednesday afternoon for our 39 weeks checkup.

Also, a quick shout out to Evans for the big undefeated matchup tonight with Statesboro! Go Knights!!!!