A Few More

Well, here are a few more pictures of "Baby Pickles." For those of you who might be wondering about the name "Baby Pickles" that is what Eli calls her. We are not sure where it came from, but a couple of months ago someone asked him what the baby's name was going to be and he said Pickles. Well, it has stuck and we actually think it is completely adorable!! She did great last night! From the first time I nursed her she latched on with not problems!! The only problem over night was getting her to wake up enough to feed. She would wake up on her own but then fall back to sleep as soon as I got her in position to nurse! At Ft. Sanders Regional, they won't allow the baby to stay in the room if no one is awake, so I would feed her and then they would take her back to the nursery. It is kind of nice being able to get some sleep. We'll see what happens when we get home!!

Here is John passed out on the fold out chair. He said it was surprisingly comfortable!!

Also, feel free to check out my sister's blog (Chris & Carrie's Blog) for more pictures! She came and photographed Eli and Pickles's first meeting!! Thanks to everyone who has commented and been praying for us! Delivery was cake this time compared to Eli and I feel God's presence blessing our little foursome!! Thanks to Josh & Tonya and Lowell & Kim who are helping out with Eli last night and today last minute! We really appreciate your flexibility and kindness! We know Eli is enjoying his time with you!!

Jeanetta Grace Girbert

Jeanetta Grace Girbert - born May 14th at 2:05 pm. She weighs 7 lbs and 4.3 oz. Delivery was a breeze this time compared to Eli - We went into the hospital at 7:45 am and Jenny arrived at 2:05 pm... Glory to God.

Here She Comes!!

It's now about 1 45 pm and Jeanetta is about to arrive!!

Baby Day!!!!

Leah and I are at the hospital waiting for "baby pickles" to arrive!!! Right now it's around 12:30 pm and Leah is doing well... the doctor thinks that Jenny could be here around 4 pm.

We'll keep everyone posted on the progress. It looks like we will have Internet access so we will be able to post pictures, etc so keep checking for updates.


John

Family Fun Day!!

Well, since we are going in to have our little girl tomorrow, we decided it would be fun to have a "family fun day" to celebrate our last day as a threesome!! John took the day off work and we headed up to Pigeon Forge and went to the Nascar Speed Park. Eli was so excited about riding cars and other rides.

Here is how he was from the second we pulled into the parking lot. So excited!!

Still excited!!

It's very hard to tell her, but by this time he was totally freaked out. I think the noise of the cars and the fact that he wasn't quite tall enough to really drive the car scared him. If you click on the picture you can see how small he looks. We tried to get him to ride the other go-carts with John but he would not go on them at all!!

He spent most of his time on these trucks...

trains...

and swings.

Our last photo as a threesome!!

Family fun day wouldn't be complete without a trip to McDonald's!!

After lunch, John discovered a whole new section of the speed park that we didn't know was running!

Check out this carousel!!

Again, not a big fan of the race cars!!

Well, we had such a fun day. Eli really surprised me with how much he didn't like the cars, but he is silly!! Thanks to everyone who has called today to encourage us and to let us know of their prayers!! We are so excited to welcome our little girl into our lives!! I am most anxious to get rid of this belly!! Thanks to Jeanne who is being so kind as to keep up with Eli for the next two days! What a blessing!! We'll keep everyone posted on how things are going tomorrow!! Not sure if the hospital has internet or not.

Family Pictures

My friend, Lillian, came to our house and took some photos for us a couple of weeks ago. She gave me the cd today at church and I was so anxious to take a look at them. They turned out great! God has truly blessed Lillian with an amazing gift that she is using to bring Him glory and to serve her family. Thanks, Lillian!! These are great!!