Alabama - here we come!!

Hello all,

Our family is moving to Alabama at the end of this month! Chris accepted a student/worship pastor position at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa! The senior pastor of the church was on our team during our mission trip to India in 2010. We're SO excited about the church and how God is going to use us to minister there.

So now we're attempting to pack, which I hate doing. And Avery sort of complicates things, haha! We try to get as much done during her naps as we can :-) So far, most of our packed boxes are books - we have a TON!! We found a great house, and we're waiting on our loan to process. Hopefully our closing date will be the 28th, because Chris's 1st Sunday is the 30th!!

Things have been good - but so busy! I wish I could adequately describe to you how much God has provided for us, and how he has taken such great care of us through these past few months & last several years!! It's amazing!!

Well, I'd love to say I'll post again soon....but it will probably be a while, lol!! I'm excited to get to AL and start painting and decorating our new home!! And I'm even more excited to make new friends :-)

Love ya!

Michelle

It's almost Fall!!

Hello all!

The weather is finally starting to calm down a bit. Hopefully our days of temperatures over 100 degrees are over until next Summer.

We're doing well! September has been an extremely busy month for us. First we were able to visit Edisto Island with some families from our church in TN for a week, then we went to TN to visit our families for a week, and this coming weekend we're flying to AL to visit a church! Shoo!! We're very excited to see what God has in store for us, so this weekend is a huge deal to us. I'm nervous about flying with Avery, so if ya'll could pray for us this weekend, we'd really appreciate it :-)

It looks like we're going to be moving somewhere new soon. I'm really hoping to buy a house, and finally have a nursery for sweet Avery! I'm going to have a blast decorating!!

I recently finished helping my office out, and so now I'm home full-time. I can't even begin to explain how wonderful it is to spend all day with my sweet girl. God has blessed us beyond what we could have ever imagined.

I hope everyone is doing well!

Love always,
Michelle

Happy 4 Months Avery!!

Whoops...

So I haven't done a very good job of updating, have I???

Avery's 3 1/2 months old now & growing like a weed! She already has one tooth :-) She's very use to her routine & is doing so well! She hates napping more than anything, and will scream to keep herself from getting too sleepy, haha. Her 4 month well-check is in 2 weeks, and we can't wait to see how much she's grown since her last visit. We just bought her a Baby Einstein entertainer, & we know she's going to love it! She's obsessed with bright lights & music.

I've been working the last month to help out my office while they train a new tech. So Chris has been on Daddy duty every day, lol. He & Avery have had tons of bonding time. Avery adores her Daddy :-)

We're looking forward to going to the beach next month - Avery's first time!!

I'll post again soon!

Love,

Michelle

Avery's here!

Avery was finally born on 4-26-11 at 4:57pm! We went in to the hospital early that morning, and I had to be induced. She weighed 8 lbs & 2 oz and measured 19 1/2 inches long!

Tomorrow, she'll be 4 weeks old! Can you believe I'm just now updating our blog, haha?? This month has been insane. I really was unprepared for how hard parenthood is. The first few weeks of Avery's life were the hardest of mine. But she's so perfect & beautiful, and I already can't imagine life without her.

I'll try to be better about updating the blog. It's tough when your little one never wants to be put down, lol!

Love to all,
Michelle

No baby yet...

Avery's due date has come and gone and so far she doesn't seem to mind... We go back to the doctor tomorrow for an ultrasound and non-stress test to make sure she is still doing well in the womb. If everything's fine, then we'll schedule an induction for the next week (apparently it's tough to get into the hospital). If not, then they'll send us straight over to get things rolling.

I'm DYING for her to be here!! We've been waiting so long and looking forward to the 18th, and my patience was already thin, haha! I keep hoping and praying that my water will break at any moment, or that I'll start having consistent contractions. I've been walking a ton every day, but even that's not causing any discomfort :(.

Please pray for us as we wait for the big day. We're praying for a smooth delivery and that Avery will be healthy!

Love to all,

Michelle

Only 20 days to go!!

Avery is going to be here before we know it :-) We only have 20 days until her due date!

The past month has absolutely flown by... I had 2 more baby showers, one at our church in Durham, and one thrown by the ladies at my office! They were both SO great! We've been trying to get all of Avery's new things organized. I'm going to be writing thank you notes for the rest of my life!! I have my hospital bag packed, but we still have several last minute things to do before Avery arrives!

Chris is still doing really well in school this semester. He just had mid-terms and is waiting to see how he did. I'm super proud of him! And I can't wait for him to graduate!

Well, I'll try to post again soon!

Love to all,

Michelle