April showers bring May flowers!!

Well, spring is here in TN! Its been rainy and warm lately. Its wonderful to see the beautiful flowers, blooming trees, and pollen-covered cars! Because of all the budding greenery, Mike has awful allergies this time of year, but he is hanging in there! After this week, he will no longer be working at Cracker Barrel. He is going into lawncare full-time now! We are both excited about the opportunities he has for the summer. It will be great having Mike home in the evenings now, instead of working at Cracker Barrel till 11 every night.

Last week my sister-in-law, Molly, picked up me and the kids on her way back from a trip down here and took us back to WI with her for a visit with the family. It was great to see my family and friends again and spend some time in beautiful WI! Caleb loved spending time with "Papa" and "Gama" - he got spoiled! And of course everyone spoiled little Abbie! We had a great time!

Caleb wearing Mike's sunglasses.

Caleb and Abbie


Caleb, Abbie, and Autumn

Ahhhh! Enough pictures already!

Autumn and Caleb

Papa and Caleb playing the ukulele.

Caleb riding the tricycle in WI.

Abbie eating her hand.

Boo!

Such a sweetie!

New pictures

What a cute grin!

Smile! Spring is here!

Abbie

Looking a little too close....

Not sure what this look is, but its cute!

Surprise!!

Classic...

Mommy and Abbie

Daddy pretending to play Nintendo. Very focused!!!


Abbie's getting chubby!!! Look at her cheeks!



Caleb dressing up in Daddy's gear.

Mommy and the two kiddos.

Caleb

Abbie's 6 wk portraits

We got Abbie's pictures done today and they turned out soooo cute! We tried to do some with big brother, Caleb, but only a few turned out. Abbie is doing great- her tummy looks almost normal, she is eating like a champ, sleeping like a baby (ha ha!), and growing everyday! She weighed 6lbs 8oz at the Dr.'s office last week! She gained over a pound in a week! God has blessed our family so much!

Caleb loves loves loves Abbie! He kisses her all the time, and has only tried to wack her once or twice.... out of pure brotherly love and affection, Im sure! :) He's still getting used to the fact that she is real and not a doll. He hands me her diapers and wipes whenever she needs changing-such a good helper! He finds her pacifiers all over the house and brings them to me and says "Baby" in the cutest voice! He is a great big brother!

New pictures

Abbie is HOME

Abbie is home from the hospital!!!! Hurray! God is so good to allow us to have our little girl home this soon! The doctors and nurses are baffled as to how she recovered so quickly, but we know that all the glory goes to God!! Caleb absolutely LOVES Abbie- he wants to hug and kiss her all the time. Its so sweet! She is doing well and we love having her home. Thank you all for your prayers and please continue to keep her in your prayers as she grows and gains some weight.

Sleeping beauty!

"She's cute, but what do I DO with her?"
This picture is blurry, but I thought both of their expressions were so cute!
Kisses....


Brother and Sister!
Daddy and Abigale!
A wonderful friend of ours made Abbie's first baby bracelet! Isnt it soooo cute? She has a website called savannahstreasures.com where she makes all kinds of gorgeous bracelets!! Thanks Cherry!

New pictures of Abbie

Here's our little angel today. :) Mike and I were able to spend some time with her this afternoon! I was able to nurse her for the first time (all these "firsts!!!") and Abbie did such a GREAT job! She caught on really fast!! She is doing such a good job and we can't wait to take her home with us soon! Please keep praying that she does well! And thank you for all your cards, thoughts and prayers!

Such BIG blue eyes!!!