The 1st two weeks

After her 1st bath (which she did not enjoy)

Big bright eyes

So we've made it through the first two weeks of being mommy n daddy and, though at times it can be abit overwhelming, all n all it has been amazing! I am currently typing this w/ one hand as I hold my sweet Ava in the other arm. I look down at her and see that beautiful face with a perfect complection and hardly a blemish and wonder how in the world we created such a beautiful child. We have spent the majority of the past 2 wks just looking at her in aww of her perfectness. Of course, we r partial but to us, she is perfect. Not one thing would I change about her...Right down to her pretty RED hair!! She is definately our everything now and no longer is it just Jeremy n I. We now have this precious baby girl who counts on us to ensure she is getting everything she needs. When she crys we go through the list...Is it time to eat, is she hungry, cold, hot, dirty, etc, etc. Once we have gone through all the options, we sometimes just have to accept thatt sometimes she is gonna fuss and be unhappy and we may not be able to make it all better. That is probably one of the toughest things; not being able to fix EVERYTHING. Its much harder on Jeremy than me. It breaks his heart when his little girl cries and he cant fix it. I certainly dont enjoy it either but I understand that its just the way it is sometimes. Inevitably the tears will dry up and she will be okay!!

It has been an adventurous first two weeks and there are so many things that we have learned about newborns. Some of them including that all those strange noises they make that make you think they are choking, or that they cant breath are completely normal. Another being that they really aren't as fragile as you would think and that no matter how hard you try to keep them from it, they are going to scratch their face with those finger nails. (The mittens dont stay on and Socks work much better!) As our journey continues as mommy n daddy, I look forward to the road that we will be traveling and all the sites we will see along the way!!

Our Sweet Baby Girl

Introducing Ava RayAnn Overton

Born September 3, 2009 2:50 pm

7lb 11oz, 21 in long

Here are a few pictures to share with you our VERY SPECIAL DAY

Our Precious Baby Girl

Mommy n Ava

Our 1st family Portrait


On Thursday September 3, 2009 at 2:50pm, Jeremy n I were blessed with the most amazing gift God could have given us. A little baby girl who couldn't have been more perfect. Everything went wonderfully during labor and delivery and baby Ava is Great. We are loving every minute of being mommy n daddy and getting the hang of things as we go. There is so much that this has taught us already and so much more to come. We know that we have been truly blessed and thank God each and every day for all that he has given us!!

A good time to do so...

Well, I was reminded today of how I dont update my blog so I thought it would be a good time to do so. I actually have some news to share anyways so it was conveniently a good time to update anyways. It has been a little while, I will admit so I actually have plenty to write about. I am now off of work and have been since last Monday. I figured that 2 wks before my due date was a good time to take off and have a lil time to rest and relax before Ava's big arrival. My dr also suggested 2 wks, so it didn't take much to convince me that it was okay to go ahead and take off. As it turns out...Ava will actually be here by THURSDAY of this week!! If I haven't had her before then, I will be induced Thursday morning bright and early. It seems soooo crazy that what we have been waiting 38 wks for is now only 4 days away!! Man how the time has flown. The next 3 days will probably drag on as we wait for 630 am Thursday morning to get everything started but I hope to make the most of these last few days before our lives change FOREVER!!!! How exciting!!?!!?!!! Jeremy left to head back to Somerset/Burnside til Wednesday for work and he has called every 30 mins since he left just to make sure I am okay and that nothing is going on. His phone was going dead and he's worried he may miss a call from me telling him to turn around and come back. He is the best I just have to say!!! I could not be blessed with a better Husband and Ava RayAnn is going to have the Best Daddy in the world!!! There is nothing that he wouldn't do to protect his girls and I am sooo thankful that he cares like he does!
Since the last time I wrote, I have had some more baby showers... 4 all together actually and, not to sound ungrateful, but I was glad when #4 was over with. It is very good to know that people want to give and that we have so much love and support from our friends, family and churches but its a bit exhausting. Of course, you always get some things that you dont actually NEED and you dont know where it came from so you find yourself trying to figure what exactly to do it. Then, there is always the awkward and uncomfortable feeling of sitting in front of everyone, all eyes on you, while you open these gifts and put on your best SMILE everytime you open a bag. Its funny to listen to all of the AWWW'S you hear. (Especially with all the lil girl stuff) Its funny...You open a bag of diapers and wipes and you hear "AWWW" Well maybe not literally but my the time you've been through 4 of these nice but awkward situations, it sure seems that way. Today we had Deana Jo's baby shower and I got to watch her n Brandon go through all that fun stuff while I got to sick back and write down names and gifts. It was kinda nice to c the tables turned :) She is 6 wks behind me on her due date so our lil girls will be the BEST OF FRIENDS I am sure!!! Its gonna be tons of fun watching them grow up together!!
Well...I guess next time you all hear from me, I will have our new arrival here at home with me and hopefully, it wont take me a month to update. I will make my best effort to get some pics up as soon as I can find the time!! Take Care and Wish us luck! Remember...Thursday, September 3rd (if not before)

Closer n Closer

Well that time is almost here and it seems almost unreal. Jeremy n I are sooo excited about our lil girl and can not wait to get her here. I have been very blessed with a good, healthy pregnancy and am soo thankful to be able to say that. Now all we need is a healthy lil bundle of joy to make it all complete and perfect. We officially have the room complete (minus a door knob) and have all her lil clothes washed, put away and hanging in the closet. The diaper stacker is full of diapers, the basinet is next to our bed and her bag is packed and ready for the hospital. I do still need to get mine together and packed but her's was much more fun :) Only 3 wks to go until our due date and really...She could come any day. We have had two showers so far and am thankful for all the goodies we have gotten and for all the family n friends who have shared in our excitement. We have one more shower to go on Sunday at First Baptist and then it will be time to get the remainder of our things put into place and finish up buying the neccessities before our lil one makes her grand entrance into this world. Wow...The time really has flown. Sometimes I just cant believe 9 months have come n gone. It seems so crazy that in less than a month our lives will change completely and we will experience love n happiness at an entirely new level. God is GOOD...Thats really about all I can say. He has blessed us over n over again and I could not be happier with the AMAZING life that we are able to live. Our lives are about to get sooo much better and there is so much in store for us and so many exciting things to come. Most likely, next time you here from me, Ava RayAnn Overton will have made her arrival and we will be loving every minute of being mommy n daddy!!!

So much for that...

Isn't it funny that when you start something its all or nothing and you vow to keep it up and be consistant?? Well, thats the way it goes with EVERYTHING that I do but a little while into it, the dedication slowly fades away until its down to only every 2 weeks (like with blogging) or NEVER (like with working out) I said when I started blogging that I was going to stay up to date...So much for that!!!!! Oh-well, thats the way things tend to work so its really no suprise that Blogging was no different. Anyways, things have been good. Jeremy has been working VERY hard on the nursery and we are now ready for paint. We bought our paint today and I am really looking forward to seeing it on the walls in the room. I cant wait to see the finished product of all the hard work. Jeremy's hard work, that is, I wont even attempt to take credit. I have done very little in there compared to the amount of hrs he has put in. He is doing it all so that our baby girls room will be PERFECT!!!
Tomorrow Jeremy is going back to work for a few days and he will be missing his first drs apt. He has been with me each and every time but this one just isn't going to work out. Thats okay though...I know things will be the same ole routine and all will be JUST FINE!! After my drs apt, I have made an appointment to go to Sun Suites and use my gift card he got me for V-Day. A much needed massage and Pedicure is going to be WONDERFUL. I am looking forward to that!!! Its getting sooo close to time for the arrival of our lil angel and I get more n more excited daily. Only 8 wks to go til our due date But who knows...Could be 4 wks, could be 9. Only lil Ava knows when she will be ready to enter this Crazy world.

Family, Fun and Fourth of July

So we had the family over for the fourth and had big plans. I guess you could say the rain kinda changed things a bit but as most everyone did...We improvised. We had a great time despite the rain and even got to set off our fireworks at about 10 when the rain FINALLY stopped. Got a little wet at the festival early in the day but everyone (including the girls) were good sports and no one really minded it too much. Sunday night Jeremy n I went and watched the Morgantown fireworks with some friends and then Monday it was back to work...YUCK!!! Yes, I had 3 days off but 3 days just really isn't enough. We spent most of the day Friday working and cleaning on the house. Friday night ventured to the WONDERFUL Catfish Festival and enjoyed the car show and the socializing. Despite all the people who insist on attending the festival every yr and then leaving and griping about how bad it sucked...I love it! For me, its all about the small town, everybody knows everybody atmosphere. I look forward to it each yr and wish we had gotten to attend a lil more this yr. Its one time of the yr when you know you are going to see all those hundreds of people who you only see once a yr...At the Festival. I am thankful for the Catfish plates, the square dancing music, the generic carnival rides and the over priced Funnel Cakes...Thats right, I am admiting it...I love the Catfish Festival. More importantly, I love this lil town!!!
Hope everyone else enjoyed the 4th of July wkend and made the best of it despite the bad weather.

Trimester #3!!!!

So now I am almost 30 wks along and each and everyday get more and more excited about the upcoming arrival of our lil baby girl!!! She moves constantly and it makes it all the more real with each and every kick. She's definately an active lil thing and I just think its precious! We've gotten registered and the shower isn't too far away. The baby bed and the changing table are sitting in the living rm and we have boxes and boxes of baby clothes piled in what will soon be the nursery. Preparing for our new addition, our lil angel, our perfect lil pride n joy...We CANT WAIT!!!! Every time we see a new lil baby we talk about how sweet he or she is and remind each other that it wont be long and we will have a lil one of our very own to tote around and show off to all of those passing by who just cant help but to stop when they see a new born baby =) I often find myself wondering all those new mommy thoughts..."Will she have hair?" "How much will she weigh?", "How long will she be?", "Who will she favor?", and on and on.... I know that even if in a couple of yrs we look back and think "she really wasn't that cute of a baby", we will think when she is born that she is the most precious thing in the world and we will be convinced that she is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!!! Of course, though...She REALLY will be Perfect ;) I just really cant wait to hold her and watch her with her wonderful daddy since I already know she will no doubt be a DADDYS GIRL!! I just cant wait til she arrives and we can start our perfect lil family. Wont be long now..Oh how time flies!!!!!! Stay tuned, as my excitement builds I am sure I will be sharing more and more!