Liam Edward Hall

Well, Josh did the first post for Charlotte, so I'll do the first one about Liam!

Everything was basically the answer "yes" to a prayer of ours...

Lord, could the induction go smoothly?... YES
Lord, could I have a PERFECT epidural?... YES
Lord, could I have a shorter labor?... YES
Lord, could Liam be healthy and happy?... YES
Lord, could he weigh less than 9 Lbs?... YES (but barely. he came in at 8 Lbs, 12.4 oz! 21.5 inches long)
Lord, could Charlotte be loving to Liam?...YES
Lord, could we have a better overnight experience in the recovery suite?... YES
Lord, could we have really nice nurses for the whole time (including lactation?)... YES

Okay, you get the idea. Basically, from 4:00 am on Thursday everything has gone so smoothly (except for the Carolina game, apparently), it has been surreal. Liam is perfect, healthy, adorable, darling...pretty much just like his sister in every way except the diaper region. :) Josh and I feel so blessed, not only by our children, but by our loving family and friends who have most importantly prayed for us, and also physically taken care of us and Charlotte this week and in the weeks to come.

Y'all know where to find us, so come over and see the newest "title" put out by McGraw-Hall Publishing Co.

Now on to a few pictures... :D

Beach Trip # 2

Well, these 4 pictures are what happens when you bring the wrong memory card and it only allots 4 images...we actually had an amazing time. Relaxing, family time, ocean time (first time in the waves for Charlotte!), great food...it was a blast! Next time we hit the beach, we'll be a family of 4!

Charlotte loved the hot tub at our fake hotel (aka the one we sneak into for the heated pool :)) Don't worry, the hot tub was NOT "hot" ...more like "lukewarm bathwater tub" which was much more our speed.

:D

Also, a belly pic! perhaps the last one (doubt we'll be having a photo shoot at the hospital at 3:30 AM on Thursday before I get induced!)...

Go Heels!

Some background: this outfit was purchased by Josh shortly after we found out we were having a girl. The smallest they had was a 2T. Note that it will be too short by the time she is two. Needless to say, we are all geared up for football season!!

She was really into coping our, oops, I mean.. "my" cheerleading moves, so many of the shots were blurred by activity.

Friends! and future husband!

We had the exciting occasion of the Usserys (sans John ~ missed ya!) coming for a visit!! Super fun and great to see everyone. Charlotte and Finn went to toddler first base ~ hugging. Soo cute. Jack and Finn are equally awesome guys. They have awesomeness in their gene pool, so this is to be expected. The kids had so much fun, these were the best pics I could get!

To their credit, Jack and Finn were checking out the architectural integrity of Charlotte's playhouse. I believe it did pass inspection, so that is good...considering she likes turning it on it's side and standing on it more than playing with it as a doll house.

Soo, names and "the shuga"

Well, all jokes aside, I have gestational diabetes. At first this was terrifying and I was so angry. But after having some time (and a special class to learn how to monitor it), I'm feeling much better about the whole thing.

And that's all I have to say about that. (Slingblade, anyone?)


Also...we've begun to settle on a name. As you can see above, we've decided it will be Liam Edward.

Tomorrow we're off to the queen city for some catch-up time with the McGraws! I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Of course, I won't leave you without any pictures...Charlotte was feeding herself (as you can tell) and we thought she was doing a good job, so we, um, relaxed our attention, for a couple minutes over dinner and this is the result. Yes, I know everyone has these, so it's basically our duty -to the milestone of "spaghetti face" - that we are fulfilling through these pictures. :D

Re-Decorating!

Well, I previously mentioned the bedding for the "new" nursery, and here are some pictures of the (still nameless) boy's first room here. Also, Charlotte is in her new bed (two nights and two naps so far! Pray for a continuation of good sleeping habits, please) and here are some pics of her re-done room (wall decor still to come! We will probably visit the peanut paintshop for that! (see link in sidebar)

Also, as she enters her toddler years, so the tantrums enter our lives..geeeez. Here she is in time-out. (Siiike, this is posed. As if she would sit still for time-out).

We also decided we had enough time with our orchids in the hallway bathroom, so we took advantage of the 4th of July (Happy Independence Day, everyone!) sale at Kohl's and re-did the bathroom. Next stop: our once cream, now brown comforter which refuses to cooperate with cleaning methods).

Pool Time!

Now we can say our home comes with an above-ground pool! Nana and Poppy brought this fun surprise up with them one weekend in June, and we've been having a blast with it ever since. Charlotte loves the whale side, going back and forth between the two areas of the pool, and trying to use the dolphin spout as a water fountain. So Fun!