Brady Edward is here!

Our sweet baby Brady Edward is here! He joined our family April 29 at 6pm! We went in that afternoon around 2ish to be induced and by 3, my doctor came in to break my water, by 4 I was getting an epidural, and by 6 Brady was born!! It was a little scary for a few minutes during the delivery as his heartbeat dropped and he almost got stuck, but thankfully Dr. Robbins was able to get him out by delievering his shoulder/arm first then getting the rest of him out! When he came out we were all shocked at how big he was!! A whopping 9 lbs 6 oz, 20 inches long! WOW!! I was thinking in the 8 lb range, not a 9 lb baby! The next few days in the hospital were great, we got great sleep and had lots of visitors! As we were getting ready to leave on Saturday, we were told that we had to stay an extra night because Brady had a slight case of jaundis and had to be under lights till the next morning! That was hard, but we wanted to make sure he was healthy so we stayed an extra night! We were finally able to leave Sunday evening about 5:30pm and were so glad to get home!

our first week at home has been great! Marlee loves her little brother and is so sweet with him! My parents have been a HUGE help this week! I don't think I could've survived without them!!!

We are so blessed to have 2 health kids at home and can't wait to see what the future holds for them!





Last picture pregnant! About to get the induction underway! 38+ weeks preggo!

Brady is here!!!

Does that scale really say 9.6 lbs?!??!?!

Daddy and his boy!

Dr.Robbins and Brady

Big Feet!

Already finding those fingers!

Auntie Audrey meeting Brady soon after birth!

Grandmama and Brady

Grandmommmy and Granddaddy with Brady

Mommy snuggling with her sweet boy!

Great Myra and Brady

Great Jobo and Brady

Uncle James-looks like Brady is hungry!Aunt Leigh meeting Brady

Tracy-the baby whisperer

Jenn and Lala

Alissa

Under lights!

Going home-finally!

Easter Sunday

What a beautiful Easter Sunday we had today to celebrate our Risen Lord!!

Egg hunting!

Yesterday was an absolutely beautiful day for an Easter egg hunt! We went to Allatoona High School where Jenn and Mike's church (Ceadercrest Church) hosted a fantastic Easter Egg Hunt! There were also jumpies, a petting zoo, and facepainting! What fun! Marlee had a blast!!



Marlee didn't want to go down the slide, but wanted to play in the ball pit at the bottom instead!!

She loved the petting zoo! She got to see and pet rabbits, goats, and baby chicks!

And riding on daddy's shoulders is always fun!

Hanging with Grandmommy before the egg hunt!

And of course hanging with Parker is so much fun too!!

getting ready to get those eggs (or balls)!

A basket full of eggs already!

She's off to hunt more eggs!!

"I am so strong! I can carry my basket full of eggs over my head!"

Marlee had to open the eggs to see what was inside! She found a "pop"!

What a fun egg hunt!!

"Baby Chick, hi baby chick", Marlee kept saying!

Marlee called this Easter Bunny the "Big Bunny". She actually did great with it, unlike last year where she screamed!!! She was quick to say "Bye" to the "Big Bunny"

Easter eggs

Marlee's first experience dying Easter eggs this year was so much fun! She loved putting the eggs in the different colors then getting to decorate them with stickers!!! Can't wait till next year!

Pretty eggs!


Green hands after sticking them into the green dye! She looks like she could turn into the Incredible Hulk!

Grandmommy is showing Marlee how to put the eggs in the different colors!