Welcome Ford!

Brooks was wrong,
It's a boy!
I should have known the Allman genes would take over.
We are so excited for Brooks to have a little brother to play with!

Ford Allman Doster

January 16th 2013

10lbs 9oz

9:12am

That's right, he was 10lb 9oz!

It explains why I could hardly walk the last week.

Although carrying a big baby during pregnancy is rough, I love having a big baby after the fact!

We are slowly adjusting to life with two.

Brooks has been awesome, and loves his baby brother. 

He gives him kisses all the time and says "bye bye baby" every time he leaves the room. 

They days with baby Ford have been good, the nights not so much. 

But it's still early and I have to keep my mind focused on my God above during this trying time with a newborn.

It's all I can do sometimes.

Trip has been super husband and dad,

always helping and loving me amidst my emotional hormonal breakdowns. 

We can't wait to see Ford's personality unfold in his first year of life. 

We are thankful for a healthy baby and healthy delivery.

Twas the night before you were born.....

Well tomorrow is baby #2 day!
We are so excited to meet you little one!
What a strange feeling though knowing when you are going to have your baby.
I wanted to make this day a little more special for Brooks, being his last day as an only child.
But the weather was really gross and rainy,
and I feel like I can hardly walk.
So we settled on taking him to the mall to meet daddy at the food court and ride the carousel and eat chick-fil-a and have an ice dream!
Although he won't remember it,
I wanted to have a little something to remember of this day.
I told Trip at dinner last night that I know that things are about to get harder,
it won't be easy adding another,
I know that a new baby is tough the first few months,
we're about to do it all over again,
but I am so excited to get to watch another person grow up in front of our eyes.
When I think of all that we have enjoyed watching Brooks do for the first time,
we get to experience it all over again with a new face!
I pray we enter this season well,
I pray we remember that it is just a season, the good and the bad.
I pray for overwhelming joy amidst the trying days.
I pray Brooks will love his new sibling well both now and especially in the future and one day as an adult.
Brooks said "baby sister" tonight, we'll find out tomorrow if he knows something we don't!

at the carousel on the eve of baby #2

Brooks, your world is about to change and you don't even know it!

We love you so incredibly much and we know you are going to be the sweetest big brother!

Can you say Nesting?

The last couple weeks have felt extremely long,
like a waiting game,
because Brooks was born a week early I have had it in my head that this baby will be early also,
and it might still come early but I thought it would have already come by now,
So while I still haven't hit my due date yet,
I still feel like this baby is late!
Everyday we wonder will this be the day,
and I haven't made many plans thinking that we could have this baby anytime,
so I have been "nesting"
really hard core "nesting".
I have cleaned out my car,
cleaned out the pantry,
cleaned out the spice cabinet,
put up new shelves for toys,
cleaned out the basement (really Trip did that),
vacuumed a lot,
cleaned out the junk drawer,
washed sheets,
hung pictures,
all things I would never be motivated to do otherwise!
There really is something to the "nesting" that occurs before having a baby.
I believe it!
I am so ready to meet this baby!
I'm trying to take advantage of these last days with just Brooks.
He's my little buddy and these last two years with him have been a treasure!