Eli's here!

Mommy & Eli in the hospital

Family pic in the hospital

Eli in his bouncy seat Grammy gave him

Cody, Noah & Eli

Nanny and her two boys...where's trey?

Eli getting changed by Nanny

Eli is finally here! He was born October 1, 2008 at 4:35 a.m. and weighed 6 lbs and 15 oz. I started having contractions Tuesday evening into early Wednesday morning. We went to the hospital and he was born an hour and a half later! He started breastfeeding right away and has done wonderfully since! We are enjoying our time together.

A Lil' bit of Everything

This is the burp cloth that Aunt Beth got for Eli! It's so cute. There is also a taggie blanket that looks like it! Noah "eyed" the blanket because he loves taggie stuff!

This is Cody and the boys at the Midsouth Youth Conference in Jonesboro.

Cody bought me flowers today which was so sweet! I cannot remember the last time I got flowers! This blog is going to contain several different pics and maybe even a video...I'm starting to figure things out now. Ladies night out last night was so much fun. We each told things about ourselves (depending on how many sheets of toilet paper we took. Also, we sat one older woman, one younger woman....etc. Which gave us a chance to get to know everyone! God has really shown himself to these older women if us younger women would just listen! So, we're just waiting on Eli, and having a good time. That video of Noah will have to wait, other things have come up!

Okay, so both yesterday and today I have had contractions. Unfortunately when I took tylenol like my doctor recommended they got better. I am really getting so excited I can hardly stand it! We've had the hospital bag packed for a while now...and in the car too! This past weekend Cody, Noah, and I went with the Teens from Bethel to the Mid South Youth Conference in jonesboro. It was fun...what I got to go of it. I had the stomach bug on Saturday and could not move. Cody got it last night, and we're praying Noah doesn't get it period. The only good thing is that it seems to only last for 12-24 hours. This weekend was great for Cody to get to bond with the teens that went. We stayed at Cody's parents house so we did not have to get a hotel, and Noah got to spend time with Mimi and Papaw. He also got to see Jade and Uncle Casey, and Aunt Megan. He doesn't get to see them near enough. Tonight we have Ladies Night Out at the church, and Friday night we're going to Conway to see Fireproof! Lots of exciting things! I went to Wal Mart by myself this afternoon for about an hour to get a few things and I realized how much I am going to miss Noah when I do go back to work. I'm praying that God provides something.....With him ALL things are possible. I never thought I would like staying home so much, but with Cody having the job he does there is never a dull time! Noah did the cutest thing today...well, he got into trouble, and Cody spatted him on the bottom, then he climbed back in the chair and got into trouble again, & started laughing. I know it's bad, but Cody and I could not keep from laughing too. He is so precious. For now, the Simpsons say Ciao!

Disappointing News

Well, I went to the doctor today and he did not agree to take me off of my medicine...so I am still on my brethine, unfortunately. I know that God has a bigger plan than I do and the reason that I want to have Eli is for selfish reasons, and not really FOR him. Anyway, on the way home from the doctor's office we went by the Christian Book Outlet and we found the book "love dare" from the new movie Fireproof! It is the book that is featured in the movie and it is soo good! It is about working on your marriage and gives you "dares" to complete everyday. Today's dare is to not say anything negative about your spouse...this is very difficult for me!!! Not that Cody has so many faults, but that I nag sometimes too much! The movie comes out in theaters next weekend! We are so excited about getting to go! Noah threw up in his car seat on the way home and we had to get out at the Menifee exit and clean him up and put him in Eli's car seat until we could get back home. He makes himself so mad and he throws up! He has such a temper problem! I don't know where he could possibly get that from - ha! Tomorrow we are heading to Jonesboro to the Midsouth Youth Conference! Until then, Adios!

The Parade

Noah got to ride in the parade this afternoon in Morrilton! He had so much fun! I was home lying down because I was having contractions, but Cody took pictures for me and even some videos. I also found my beloved camera cord. Life is better now...but eternal life is better ( I HATE that song, by the way). I go to the doctor tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. I am excited, but don't want to get my hopes up either. I'll tell ya'll what he says tomorrow! Until then, the Simpsons are going to sleep!

Well, we are just waiting on Eli to be born! Cody and I are still going on with life and making plans just like he might wait until October 6th. We are taking the teens to the Midsouth Youth Conference in Jonesboro this weekend and then next weekend the movie Fireproof is coming out!! We are so excited to see it! The young adults from church are going to see it together. We got to go to Trey's birthday party this past weekend! We had a lot of fun...Noah & Trey had fun together, well as much fun as a 3 year old and 18 month old can have without getting in trouble! Aunt Beth got Eli the CUTEST burp cloth and taggie blanket! It has monkeys on it and is soo soft! Eli is going to love Aunt Beth just as much as Noah does. If you ask Noah who he wants to go see, it's ALWAYS "Beth". It's so cute! We have internet at our house now, so maybe I can blog more...we'll see. Now if I can just find my camera cord...to get my new pictures on the computer! :)

Morrilton

Well, we've moved to morrilton! Cody is the youth & music director at Bethel there. It is very exciting. Noah is adjusting pretty well. The first week there he was pretty wild, but he is getting more used to it now. The friendliness of the people there truly helps in this process! I was put on bedrest because I was having contractions 3 minutes apart at 33 1/2 weeks and so the doctor put me on brethine and I have to be on it for 1 more week! I'm definitely ready to get off of that stuff. It just makes me feel funny. Cody enjoys the position that God has blessed him with, and it is so fun getting to see God work in his life and ministry. We miss being around family tremendously, but we also believe that God moved us there, and he will provide even for our emotional needs! Noah is growing up! He is saying almost everything anyone else says, it's just not always understandable!
Now that I"m on bed rest maybe I can blog more!