Happy Birthday Anabelle Sunde

We "checked in" at Piedmont Hospital at 730am on July 7th, 2010 for induction. It was a long day as it took awhile to get to the 10cm mark. By 530pm we were ready to start pushing and at 552pm Miss Anabelle entered this world. She weighed in at 7 pounds 2 oz (we left the hospital at 6lbs 11oz) and 20 inches long.

Brent helping me get comfortable

Gotta have drugs.. That is why I am still smiling :)

I did it! And still smiling, haha!

My sweet Anabelle checking me out.

Looking like Emmie

Big Sisters Rock!

Emmie watching Anabelle get her first bath

Mommy and Daddy did it, so happy, but tired

Thanks to Mimi for helping out all day!

Resting in her hospital bassinet

I don't like being naked

Mommy and Anabelle

Daddy and Anabelle just chillin'

Sweet as pie

Her hands escaped the baby burrito

Hi Daddy!

Funny faces

Checkin out my Daddy

Precious

You've got to be kidding me. I hate this thing! But ready to go home.

The night before

Dear Miss Anabelle,

I am excited to say we are going to meet you sometime tomorrow. Your Daddy and I are so excited and Emmie can't wait to be a big sister. Champ is pretty happy too. He loves being a big brother. You will be so surrounded by love. I just want you to know that the past 39.5 weeks have flown by. You have been a good girl in mommy's belly and I can't wait to meet you. I am going to attempt to sleep, though it will be hard with all the excitment and anxiety that I am having.

We all love you. See you tomorrow!

Love,

Mommy

Fourth of July

We were waiting on a special bundle of joy this holiday so we didn't want to be too far from home. Brent decided to "cruise" the Peachtree Road race on Sunday morning with Hinson. It was a tough one as they drank beers throughout the race. Emmie and I went to cheer them on alongside Fannie Bradley and her mommy.

Fannie B and Emmie

Emmie feeding Fannie Fruit Loops, both with chipmunk cheeks

Daddies and daughters

Family of 3

Family of 3.5

Emmie was so excited to see her Daddy

I had to add these. We took her to the airport bar (aka 57th fighter club). She had a blast running around and watching the planes take off and land!

First Braves Game

Emmie, Mommy and Daddy went to our first Brave's Game of the year, and Emmie's first ever. The Braves beat the Florida Marlins. And we actually made it 5 innings before someone got antsy, squirmmy and tired. Amazing. When I was pregnant with Emmie we killed time by going to movies and The Bodies exhibit. Now, we are going to Braves games... Ha!

How cool in her pink shades

"Watch Braves", "Go braves", and Tomahawk chop in full effect

Being silly, and of course wearing her Daddy's John Deer hat

Great section, we had shade and lots of kids for Emmie to watch

We had fun! No pics of big Momma :(

This is it...

Well, in less than 4 days we will go from a family of three (well, four including Champ) to a family of four (five including Champ Champ). I feel like I have had to give Emmie extra love lately, since I will have to start sharing my time. I love to rock her before bedtime (when she lets me- she is obsessed with Daddy still and always wants him to do it lately). I love playing with her outside, even if I look like a redneck sitting in her pool, pregnant and in a bikini- no pictures added of this! We eat popsicles, go on walks and have breakfast at J Cristopher's together. Things aren't changing for the worst. I know it will only be better, but it is just hard to imagine.

Playing in a tub of balls

She loves banana popsicles

I just love this one

Champ Champ drinking out of Emmie's bucket

Emmie had her 18 month appointment- just a few days early. She was a whopping 22 pounds and 31.25 inches. Still a shrimp, but a cute one. She is definitely not a fan of the doctor yet. She is still a very picky eater. She hates veggies- and used to eat anything that was in front of her, loves yogurt, fruit (any), pancakes and cereal. She hates eggs and will clearly tell you "I don't like it" of she puts something in her mouth she doesn't want. She will say "I help you" when she wants to do something herself. She loves to put on shoes and socks. She loves the pool and playing in the sprinkler. She loves bubbles and drawing with sidewalk chalk. We spend most of our time outside when it isn't raining or sweltering heat. She walks on her tiptoes a lot lately for whatever reason and is learning to run, which may be the funniest thing I have ever seen! She is into blocks, holding hands and dances to Hannah Montana- wait maybe this is the funniest thing I have ever seen. She says everything and can count to ten (pretty much). She is growing up so fast. This is Emmie in a nutshell.

Swimming at our "Country Club" pool

Chalk and bubbles

Playing in the sprinkler

Her last day of school was Friday. I cried, Miss Barbara cried and Emmie just thought we were crazy. She was sweet though and gave everyone hugs and kisses. We start her new school next week. We had a play date there last week and I cried. I even stayed with her. I just am not big on change. I will keep you posted on to how it goes, but it's like starting all over and if you read this blog about a year ago you know it didn't go well...

As for me... I am uncomfortable. I don't sleep. I am pretty much hungry all the time. Brent has about 1/4 of the bed. Neither of us can wait for a day when we can actually have space for a king sized bed. Luckily, I am really not that bad off. I will be induced Wednesday if I don't go into labor sooner, which we know won't happen :) I have to think, when I was pregnant with Emmie at this time I was pregnant for 3 more weeks. Amazing. I couldn't do it now. It is just too hot out to be pregnant any longer.

39 weeks!

So here is to summer and to the Nichols Clan getting bigger! Exciting, nerve racking, anxious, and ready! Stay posted...

Happy Father's Day

Father's Day didn't really go as expected. Emmie had a terrible stomach bug and spent Saturday vomiting. First time she did it was on our way home from breakfast in "The Chariot". Brent got this for his birthday and it has officially been Christened. Not as we had planned, but... Poor thing. We all know how it feels to have a stomach bug and you can only imagine how pitiful this sweet little thing looked and felt. I am amazed that Brent and I have not come down with it. We were up to our knees in puke, yuck!

By Sunday afternoon, after some pedialyte and saltines, the Eminator was running around after her cousins. It is amazing how kids bounce back. Just in time to for father's day celebration at Mimi and Papa's. Once she felt better she was hard to keep still, so I didn't capture a very good pic of her and her daddy.

Papa and his 2 favorite granddaughters

Once she felt better, she was on the go...

McCay gets a workout pushing her around all day. Check out his guns!

Emmie and her cousins (Connor, McCay and Noelle)

And last, but not least... Emmie and her Daddy. Happy 2nd Father's Day! Anabelle is going to be just as lucky as Emmie to have a Daddy like you!

Child of the week

Emmie was student of the week this week. She had a bulletin board of her pictures displayed and got extra special attention at school. She got to choose the book that was read to the class each day and got to sit in the teachers lap when reading. She also got first ride on the wagon and got paraded around while she waved like a princess. She got to walk with the teachers to help get water for outside play time. She was able top choose a special snack to have on Friday, banana popsicles for her and her friends.