Nothing too exciting...

Don't tell Ashley but Drew is maybe the best baby in the world. For the most part, he has been a very easy baby. We have been very lucky. He is sleeping through the night. The challenge at the moment is that he gets himself loose from his swaddle blanket and then wakes himself up. I would love for him to sleep on his stomach...but we are supposed to wait until he can roll over. We'll have to practice that.

Ashley turns two on Monday. Cserno put together a Schwinn tricycle for her last night. Yes, that's right...a Schwinn. We didn't go overboard or anything. Cserno wanted actual wheels rather than plastic ones so this is the one that won out after his reviews. You should have seen the warnings on the box...don't ride near the street, near a sloped driveway, near cars. It pretty much covered everything. Hopefully, Ashley will be excited even though it is not pink or purple. I can hear her now..."Ashley's!" which is what she says about our house, about Drew, and everything else...she's possessive.

Drew starts "school" on June 23rd and I am going back to work. I am working for Aspect as a contractor for the next 7 months. My boss is amazing and I love working for her. I will miss keeping Drew at home and surfing the internet during his naps. I've had plenty of days where I'm like...that was it. That is the end of the internet. There is nothing left to look up. Then, we discover Facebook (if you have never looked at that, please get on there...) and I look up all my old friends. Some of my friends on there went to Elementary School with me...Go Bulldogs!

Easter

We made the trip to Covington for Easter to introduce Drew to Mema and Granddaddy Turner. Ashley had a ton of fun hunting Easter eggs. We practiced all week and were surprised on Easter that the eggs had chocolate in them. She had to open each one right then.

She is a really sweet big sister and showers Drew with kisses. She prefers for him to be fed by anyone besides Mommy if there is someone else around. Drew's hair, while dark at birth, seems to be coming in red now. It is more auburn than carrot top. Mike has started calling him "Big Red" to my dismay.

Drew

Sorry for the delay in letting you know...

Andrew Michael was born on March 1st at 1:35 AM weighing in at 8 lbs 5 oz and 20 inches.

We are all doing fine...just trying to get the hang of things.

I highly recommend my birth plan if you can time it right. Both times, I was able to eat a light supper before going to the hospital a few hours later. They were feeding me breakfast the next morning after having the babies in the early early morning. After hearing stories about friends having to go without eating for over 24 hours, this worked out great for me. Everything went a little too quickly with Drew but it all worked out fine.

No news yet.

Today is the day that Cserno and I thought the baby was due but nothing so far. The doctor says March 9th so let's just hope he comes by then.

Let me share some things that have been said to me this pregnancy (and last).

Are you pregnant? Seriously? If you have to ask, then you probably just shouldn't mention it. This was at 6 months so I'm sure it was obvious...but can you imagine if the answer is no?

How many are you having? In fairness, I think that this was asked because at Ashley's school, the last 3 pregnancies have been twins. It could have been asked because I am huge...but seriously, I am 5 foot tall. Where am I going to hide these extra pounds?

You look like you are about to pop. This one, in and of itself, is not that bad. And I agree that that is how I look. However, I have looked that way for 2 months. What do you say? I hope not cause the baby isn't due for a few months...

Wow. This was actually said by Cserno when he returned from a business trip to Florida. He was pretty impressed with my growth while he was gone. I like to pretend it is a compliment :).

I'll keep you updated.

I'm sure that there will be more to add :).

It snowed!

It snowed Thursday night so Ashley and Mike went out to play in it. She loved stomping around in her boots.

This weekend, Ashley went to Covington with Nana. We miss her terribly but are trying to get plenty of things done around the house and other errands done. I am pretty big at this point. I visit the doctor this week so I wil be interested to see if she thinks that the baby will arrive early. I do but I'm sure it is just wishful thinking on my part.

Christmas...

Before Christmas, Ashley received a letter from Santa in the mail. She loves receiving any mail so she was excited. Mike was even more excited and wore a "there really is a Santa Claus" expression for days. Aunt Helen (Mike's brother-in-law's mother) is friends with Santa and made sure he had her address.

We spent Christmas in Covington at my grandparents' house. Ashley received cowboy boots from Aunt B and insisted on wearing them right then. She actually put on the entire cowgirl outfit...very cute. She was spoiled by everyone but especially by Nana. When we returned to Nashville, she found that Santa had left her a kitchen. I have never seen her so excited. Uncle Clay had come down from New York. She was a little timid but I have no doubt that they will be friends again when he returns this summer.

Thanksgiving...

Yes, I am very late on this one...Sorry. We spent Thanksgiving in Georgia with my Dad and his family. Anne cooked a delicious meal and Aunt Natalie entertained Ashley.

On Friday, we went to my Mom's in Cleveland, TN. Ashley had a ball playing in the leaves.