The Avalons New Beginning

My Baby Turns 1!

2010-08-25T18:37:00.000-07:00

Brooks 1 day old

It is so hard for me to believe that this time last year I was sitting in the hospital holding a tiny 5lb 8oz precious baby boy,, and tonight I sat in the living room and rocked my 1 year old 23 pound little boy to sleep. I laid him in his bed and just cried. It is just so hard to believe that he is already 1. It just seems like yesterday we were bringing him home. Wow, where does the time go??

This morning his daddy went and got him out of his bed and we both sang happy birthday to him. He looked at us like we were crazy. When he got to school his teacher sang to him and he looke at her like she was crazy! ha it was to funny. Silly little boy!

Wow there is so much I could say about this little fellow. He has brought so much joy to Michael and I and both of our families. He was the first grandchild on both sides of our families so he is spoiled rotten!

Just a few things he is doing now:

~He will stand up and take a few steps but quickly realizes he is not holding on and will sit down.

~No more bottles. He has been off the bottle since 10months and just switched completely to whole milk this week! Yay no more of that expensive formula

~Can say mama, dada, and bye bye

~He can throw the ball with you and knows what go get the ball means

~Loves to take a bath and will make a mess if you let him

~Loves for you to chase him he thinks that is really funny

~goes to bed between 730 and 8 and sleep until 630 or 7

~Does not like to be thrown up in the air it terrifies him

~He is scared to death of the vaccum cleaner

~he has started being such a better snuggler and I love this!!

Thank you God for blessing Michael and I with such a perfect child. Children a such a gift from the Lord. I feel so blessed that God placed Brooks in our life. Daddy and I love you somuch and could not have asked for a more perfect child. We hope you have a wonderful day and look forward to many more years and watching grow. We love you little man!!

Brooks 1st birthday party!

2010-08-22T18:36:00.001-07:00

Brooks and Jackson (Brooks in red, Jackson in yellow) Brooks knows he is not suppose to play on this and now he has Jackson playing on it. I smell trouble with these two!!

Brooks with his grandparents. Can you say spoiled rotten????

Brooks sitting in his rocking chair. This was mine when I was a little girl. Bett and Papa gave this to him for his birthday. It looks brand new!!

I like my new chair!

Jackson, Levi, and Chaney having fun

Saturday we had Brooks' 1st birthday party. We just had family over for the party but I think we had 35 people there! We had such a great time and Brooks was such a good birthday boy. Brooks is so blessed to have such a wonderful family on both sides of the family. It was so nice to have both families together. You could feel the love they all have for each other and our sweet little boy Thank you all for coming to help us celebrate such a special time in his life. I can't believe that it has already been a year. The time has just flown by. Michael and I are so blessed to have such a healthy and loving baby boy. He is perfect!

Today I have not felt so well and I don't know if Brooks can tell or what, but he has been the sweetest thing today. He is not a big snuggler and I love to snuggle. Well today I was laying in the living room floor and he just came and laid the floor beside me and was so sweet. He laid there for the longest time. Then this afternoon I wanted to take a nap and decided to let him lay with me instead of in his bed. He was such a snuggle bug and we slept for 2 hours. Then tonight he sat in my lap and rocked and played in my hair for a whole episode of Dora!! Wow what a great day with my little boy it sure made me feel better. I love you little man and you will never know the joy you have brought into my life.

2010-07-20T18:47:00.000-07:00

Brooks and Reese playing

Cheese Reese!!

In his big boy seat!! Where does time go????

I love this seat!!

Sweet BOY!!

I can't believe next month we will be celebrating Brooks 1st birthday!! Wow time flies. He is crawling and pulling up on everything. HE will let go at times but when he realizes he is not holding on he will sit down. Believe me I am not rushing him walking b/c that is just one more step to him growing up! SO SAD!! He finally has his first tooth!! YAY!! He can say mama and dada. He loves to throw the ball this is his new trick and his daddy loves it. Imagine that!! Do not let that sweet face fool you this little boy knows how to throw a fit. It is amazing at such a young age they learn to do this. He does not like to have his diaper or clothes changed and this is when we battle the fits. Just wanted to post a few pictures of Brooks and give a little update.

We had dinner with some friends the other night and Brooks friend Reese was there. They love playing together. They are also in day care together so they see a lot of each other.

Brooks Surgery

2010-06-30T19:20:00.000-07:00

Brooks in his hospital gown. This picutre of course is before the procedure!

Today Brooks had to have tubes put in his ears. We had to be at the hospital a 6 this morning so we had to leave our house at 515. He slept the whole way and woke up when we got there. He was in a really good mood and was smiling at everyone. They put us in a room and a little before 7 they came in to get him, still smiling. After being gone about 10 min they called and told us they had started and he was doing fine. The Dr came in about 10-15min later and said he did well. Everyone kept warning us that they usually come back not happy at all. I thought tomyself Brooks is really laid back and he probably will be fine, bc he rarely meets a stranger. The nurse came to the door and said they just called and are bringing him over. I had the bottle ready and she said well I do not hear him and I thought to myself I knew he was going to be good! Boy was I wrong bc 5 seconds later I could hear him screaming his lungs out like I had never heard before. The lady handed him to me and he was kicking and screaming and I could do nothing to calm him down. He did not want his bottle and nothing I did seemed to soothe him. Michael and I both had no clue what to do. After about 15 min he calmed down a little and drank some of his bottle and then they let us go. He has been perfect since we left. We got home about 9 and put him in his bed and he slept until 12!! Yay momma and daddy both got a nap! Thanks for all of you who prayed for our sweet baby. He is back to his happy little self now and in to everything. The nurses and doctors were wonderful and they all assured us that they were going to take great care of our little boy.

Trip to the Beach and Fun with friends at the Lake

2010-06-16T19:37:00.000-07:00

Exhausted after a day at the lake. Brooks fell asleep on the boat on the ride back to the house.

Brooks with his girlfriend Reese

Brooks and Reese

Nothing better than a naked baby in their diaper!

Isn't she adorable! She cracked me up she would lay on her side and put her hand on her hip. So stinking cute!! Brooks and her daddy had a long talk Sat. morning! ha

Brooks and Reese playing

This past weekend we went with some of our good friends Hank and Shelley to their Lake house. It is so nice out there and we had a great time. Brooks loved the boat ride and loved playing in the water. We can't wait to go again!

Precious Smile!

Silly Face!!

First trip to the beach. Daddy and Brooks playing in the water.

Silly Boys!!

We went to my aunt's beach house Memorial weekend. This was Brooks first time to go to the beach. He was a little unsure of the water at first b/c it was so cold, but after about 10min he loved it. He got to play with his cousin Jackson one day. We had a really great time and hope to go back again before the summer is over!

First Mother's Day!

2010-05-11T19:30:00.001-07:00

Brooks made this for me at church, it was so sweet!

Brooks with Grammy and Pappy. They love this little boy so much. Two of the greatest people in this world. I pray every day you will be able to remember these 2 people. They have truly been a blessing to me and have blessed our family in so many ways. They love you more than you will every know along with their other 9 great grandchildren.

Loving on Bett. We love you and had a great day with you. Thank you mom for being a great mother. I love you so much.

Brooks with Grammy and Bett

To wonderful little boy! Thank you for making me a mommy! I love you and can't imagine life without you!

Well I was on call for my first mother’s day, but thank goodness, I only had to work for 2 hours. My mom and grandparents were able to come over and spend the afternoon with us. It was so great to be with 2 of the greatest women I know. Growing up I always dreamed of the day that I would have my own child. For those of you who know me you know that, I love children. I spent many of my high school and college days babysitting, not b/c I had to but b/c I loved being around children. It is so hard for me to believe that I am now a mother. I have so many mixed emotions about being a mother. I worry that I will make mistakes as a mother. I am scared for what lies ahead for him in this world. It scars me to death to think about all the things in this world that could hurt him. I use to think my mom was crazy wanting to know where I was all the time and asking me all kinds of questions and now I understand. Some things I love about being a mother.
- walking in to day care and Brooks seeing me and his those big brown eyes looking up at me with a big smile and him starting to cry if I do not hurry up and pick him up.
- the way he reaches for my face when he is real sleepy and wants to rub my face
- Going in to his room in the morning and seeing that happy face
- Knowing that no matter how bad my day is I get to go home and play with my happy little baby boy
- Listening to my little man laugh out loud when his crazy momma sings silly songs to him
- Watching him play in the bath tub
- Watching him and his daddy in the mornings and knowing that I have a great husband and baby
- Last but not least Having the most perfect baby boy a mother could dream of. I never knew how much I would love this little boy and just how perfect he would be.
THANK YOU GOD FOR BLESSING MICHAEL AND I WITH JUST A PERFECT CHILD!

8 months already????

2010-05-02T15:21:00.001-07:00

Thank heaven for this little boy! Michael and I are so blessed to have this beautiful heatlhy baby boy! Look at those eyes!!

2 of the greatest boys in my life! I love them both so much and don't know what I would do without them!

Brooks giving Jackson some sugar! I'm sure it won't be like this next year! They will probably be fighting!

Look at these 2 handsome boys!

Daddy and Brooks

Wow!!!! Where has all the time went. This time last year we were preparing for this little angel to get here and thought it would never happen. Now time is flying by and he is growing so fast. He is such a good baby even though he has his moments at time usually when it is nap time or bed time and we do not have his bed. This is the biggest problem we have with him. He does not like to be rocked to sleep. He wants to be put in his bed and left alone. Good in some ways but so sad in others. He sleeps all night long. Usually goes to bed around 730 or 8 and sleep until 63o or 7 the next morning. His first word is Da Da!! Ugh!! I tried so hard for Ma Ma but it did not happen. Oh well. I know he still loves me and it made his Daddy happy. He is trying to crawl. He can scoot across the floor. Just figured out today how to get on his kness and rock so I figure he will be everywhere in the next week or so. Michael and I were watching him in the tub the other night and both got so sad at how much he has grown. He doesn't look like a baby anymore he is starting to look like a little boy. SO SAD!!! We are truly blessed to have such a happy little boy and do not know what we did without him. Sorry I have been a bad blogger lately but baseball, work, and a baby have taken up most of my time the past 2 months. Hopefully I will do better.

notice his outfit is soaking wet! Come on teeth!!!

Does my Baby look like me??

2010-03-28T18:02:00.001-07:00

This is me at 6 months

Brooks at 7months

Do you think my sweet little boy looks anything like me?? I have had people tell me that he looked like me and did not think he did until I looked at this picture. I can't believe that his is 7months old!!! Time has flown by so fast. I won't be long and he will be crawling around everywhere. He is sitting up really good and tries hard to crawl but can't get on his hands and knees at the same time.

sick baby

2010-03-24T18:59:00.000-07:00

Yesterday when I picked Brooks up from day care he was asleep and when I picked him up he felt really hot but he had on a fleece outfit and was covered up so I thought he was just hot. We get home and I put a short outfit on him and waited 30min and he was still burning up so I took his temp and it was 102.3. He has had a cough for a couple of weeks but has not acted like he felt bad so I have not taken him to the dr. Well yesterday he was real fussy and slept alot so I decided to take him today. We found out he has a horrible ear infection, may I remind you this is his 3rd one of the year! Dr. Simmons said his eardrum was bulging and looked like it was going to burst. Poor Baby and Bad Mama!! Dr. Simmons could not believe that he was not real fussy he just smiled and talked during the visit until he got the rocephin shot!! I know it burns really bad b/c I have had one myself. He is such a tough little boy. I took this picture after we got home from the doctor. He was sleeping so good in his bed.

Me and Daddy

2010-02-14T14:08:00.001-08:00

Sporting our ECCC hats!

Little Model!

I love Tyson!

Aunt Rachel and Clint came to visit

2010-02-14T13:16:00.001-08:00

Michael, Clint, and Brooks

Brooks Gumming on a Gummy livesaver! He thought it was so Good!

Yummy! Yummy!

Rachel, Brooks, and me

Brooks and Clint! Fyi: Brooks has spit up on Clint so we had to wash his shirt! Rachel told Clint it is ok and he sadi "No it is not!" So funny you just have to know Clint he does not like to drink after anyone so this was very gross to him!

I think Clint is so funny!

Brooks with his Aunt Rachel

Saturday Rachel and Clint came to spend the day with us. Clint and Michael played and rode 4 wheelers in the snow while we stayed inside and visited. Thank yall so much for coming to see us it was so good to see yall. We love yall!!

Bett and Papa came to visit

2010-02-14T13:11:00.001-08:00

Having fun with Bett and Papa!

My parents came over the other night to have dinner and to come see their spoiled and only little grandson. He is already rotten and he is only 5months old! He is getting so big! I love you Bett and Papa and can't wait to see you again!

SNOW!!

2010-02-12T18:55:00.001-08:00

Laying in the snow! We only left him there for the picture! Thank you Memaw for the outfit, it came in quite handy today and was so warm

All bundled up for my first snow!

Having fun with Daddy in the snow

Daddy getting all my kisses!

We went over to play in the snow with our friends Derrick, Sarah, and Bella Grace today. The guys rode 4 wheelers in the snow, while we stayed inside and watched it snow.

Family photo in the snow

Today we all bundled up so we could get some picutres for Brooks first snow. We did not keep him out but for a few minutes to get a picutre b/c he has a cough and runny nose and is on antibiotics. The snow was so pretty. I just realized we forgot to get Tyson in the picture. Poor Tyson he just gets left out these days, but we still love him! We will have to get his picture in the snow in the morning!

Having fun in my ExerSaucer

2010-02-07T20:29:00.001-08:00

Eating his toes! He loves putting his feet in his mouth!

Eating his toes again!

Brooks loves to be naked! He had fun playing in his ExerSaucer naked!

Stickin his tongue out. This is another one of his favorite things to do..

Brooks is so much fun these days! He is really growing! Just this week he has finally started rolling from his back to his stomach. He would roll from his stomach to his back but not the other way. So finally his has figured out how to roll from his back to his stomach! Yay Brooks! He had an ear infection last week and started waking up in the middle of the night screaming. It has been some miserable nights around here. I am happy to say he is finally feeling better and sleeping all night in his own room. He is also falling asleep on his own without having to be rocked. I can lay him down and he will play for about 10 min and then he goes right to sleep without even crying! Big Boy! He is such a happy baby. Tonight I laid him down and his daddy just had to go in and peak at him. I told Michael to leave him alone and he said come here how could you just walk out of here. Brooks would lift his head up and smile real big at him and then lay his head back down. He did that several times until we finally left the room. He is so much fun and I thank God every day for this wonderful child he has put into our lives. He is absolutely perfect!!!

Helping out Grandpaw

2010-02-07T20:09:00.000-08:00

Helping Grandpaw grade his papers!

Watching Gradpaw grade his papers!

Look at those eyes and those eyelashes!!

Grandpaw getting his kisses before he had to go home!

Friday night Grandmaw and Grandpaw came to see me. Uncle Pat came to see me too. They kept me while mommy and daddy went to a dinner for daddy's team. I did not get any pictures of Brooks and his Grandmaw! Sorry Mrs. Janna! Thank yall so much for coming to visit. We hope to see yall again soon. We love yall!

Naked Boy!

2010-01-31T07:32:00.000-08:00

Brooks had a really stinky diaper last night and Michael was changing him and ended up having to change the whole outfit. Michael laid him across his leg to get the rest off his back. I thought this was so funny b/c Brooks was just laying there so content!

Fun with Grandma and Grandpaw

2010-01-31T07:10:00.000-08:00

Brooks and Jackson

I think Brooks really looks like Michael's baby pictures in this picture!

Brooks and unlce Pat

Jackson sat so still and straight! Brooks would not quit moving all around!

Friday night Brooks went to stay with Grandma and Gradpaw for the first time. He had a great time and they said he was good. He really is a good baby. I did not get any pictures of him with them, but I did get a few of Brooks and Jackson. Vance and Leeanne brought Jackson over Saturday to see Brooks and we took pictures of them in their rocking chairs that they got for Christmas. Thank goodness there are two so when they bigger they won't fight over them and the chairs have their names on them! Thank you Grandma and Grandpaw for keeping me! I had a great time and can't wait to come back. I love you both! I love you to Mawmaw! Brooks also got to spend some time with his Mawmaw Saturday. He just got all kind of loving!

Fun with Bella Grace!

2010-01-31T07:03:00.001-08:00

"Ladies Man" I love Bella Grace!

Me and Bella Grace

We went over to our friends Derrick and Sarah house the other night for supper and to play games. We had a really great time and had to take pictures of our sweet babies! Derrick and Sarah are expecting another baby in May and are having another little girl. We had a great time and stayed up unitl after midnight playing games!

supper with bett and papa

2010-01-31T06:50:00.000-08:00

Me and my Daddy. I was so happy to see him when he got home from work. That smile is priceless. I love these two boys!

Me with My Bett!

Me and my Papa! I just love this picture of the two of them! I can only imagine what these two will get into when he gets a little older!

We went and meet my parents in Philadelphia for supper one night a couple of weeks ago. I just got a new power cord for my computer so I am just now able to put up some picutres of my sweet baby boy!

Christmas Day!

2009-12-26T11:12:00.001-08:00

Bett and Brooks

Momma and her sweet baby boy, so sleepy!

Bett getting my sugar! Look at that little grin he has on his face.

Brooks and Tyson

My fingers sure tast good these days!

My first Christmas!

Daddy with his little man

Our First Christmas as a family! We look rough cause we hardly had any sleep!

Well I am happy to say my baby boy is feeling much better today! Christmas Day he still was not feeling so well but today he has only had 1 watery stool and is drinking his milk. I had a hard time trying to get him to take his milk again, I think that pedialyte tasted a little to good to him!! He is still a little fussy and still not back to 100% happy little Brooks but we are working on it. He still has a real bad cough. He is laying here on the bed with just looking at me. Gosh this little boy has just stole my heart! He is the greatest gift I could have ever received. I just wanted to put a few pictures of his first Christmas. My parents came over and spent the day with us . Mom and I just layed around and watched movies while the guys hunted. It was so nice! Brooks slept most of the day. This child got so many presents and he does not even know what is going on!

Christmas Eve

2009-12-24T20:37:00.001-08:00

Well, our first Christmas Eve was not exaclty what we had planned, but the important thing is our sweet baby is doing much better! Brooks started getting sick Tuesday while he was with my parents and my mom took him to the Dr. and they said he just had a cold. He had a real bad cough but was not running any fever. Tuesday night he ran a fever of 101 and then Wednesday he was much better and without fever all day. Well, Wednesday night his temp went up to 101.5 and stayed up all night getting up to 102. So today I called the Dr.'s office and the on call nurse said I should take him in to see someone, but what do you know well, it is Christmas Eve and all the clinics are closed so we had to take them to the er. They got us right in thank goodness! We got there and his temp was 101.9 and he had had about 10 stools in 3 hours. They started an iv on him immediately and started giving him fluids! Poor Baby his daddy could hardly stand it. Then they did not get enough blood so they had to stick him again! UGHH! Put his was such a trooper. We got there about 1:30 and finally got to leave at about 945 tonight. Brooks is doing much better and is doing good drinkin his pedilyte. Please keep him in your prayers b/c they said it is very easy for an infant to get dehydrated very fast. Please pray that he continues to take the Pedilyte. While we were there Michael got sick. So now I have 2 sick babies at home!! This virus is very contagious b/c my dad and grandad have it. We were suppose to have Christmas at our house tomorrow but considering our house in infected we did not want to expose anyone else to this awful virus. Especially our little nephew Jackson who is only 7 weeks old. So we are having a first Christmas with our little boy that we will never forget!! Thank goodness he won't remember it!! Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

Precious little boy

2009-12-01T19:47:00.001-08:00

Me with my precious baby boy!

I just love this little boy so much. He is so much fun these days! He is the happiest baby ever in the morning. I am not a morning person but when I wake up to this precious boy with the biggest smile on his face I can't be anything but happy. He is so sweet and loves to talk. He has found his hands and loves putting them in his mouth. He is starting to play with his toys now. This is such a fun stage. He still gets fussy around bedtime but overall he is a good baby. Last night he slept all night long! I am praying this will last!! He woke up about 530 and I put him in the bed with us and he slept another hour. I never imagined how much I would love my child! He is the best gift I could have ever received. How can anyone mistreat a child!

Brooks and Jackson!

2009-11-12T16:46:00.001-08:00

With their boys!

Grandma and Grandpa

Brooks and Jackson bonding! ha they were so good they sat together for like 10minutes and never cried!

Proud Aunt! My first nephew! Isn't he precious!

Brooks giving Jackson some love!

Jackson Hays Avalon

Just Chilling and looking cute!

We finally got to go and see this sweet baby! He is so precious and I could not wait to hold him. We got a lot of cute pictures of Jackson and Brooks. They were so good laying there next to each other. We are so blessed to have two beautiful and healthy Avalon boys! Thank you God for these precious gifts.

A few pics of my sweet baby!

2009-11-08T16:35:00.000-08:00

sweet baby sleeping so peaceful

Sweet face!

My two boys taking a nap together!

Hey momma I love you!

Look at those Big Brown Eyes!

Brooks is really starting to smile and interact with us more. He is such a good baby most of the time. I love this little boy so much!! Just wanted to share of few picutres of him.

Leeanne, Vance, and Jackson are all doing great! They got to go home on Friday. I do not have any pictures b/c i forgot my camera!! I was in such a hurry to make sure I got to the hospital in time to see my first nephew being born that I did not even get my camera. I put it on the charger the night before but forgot it! You can go to her blog to see picutres. He is so precious and cute. Now we have 2 beautiful little Avalon boys! I can't wait it is going to be so much fun! We are planning on going to see them on Wednesday and I will be sure to take my camera!

Prayer Request!

2009-11-02T18:09:00.000-08:00

I have 2 people that I would like for everyone to pray for tomorrow.
My sister in law (Leeanne) and brother in law (Vance) will be having their sweet baby boy Jackson tomorrow around noon. Please keep the three of them in your prayers. I talked to Leeanne tonight and she is very nervous as all new moms are. Pray for baby Jackson in that he is a healthy little boy. We can't wait to meet him, we already love him so much!

Please also keep my sweet friend Rachel in your prayers tomorrow. She is having to have back surgery tomorrow and this is the first surgery ever for her and she is also very nervous.

I will be posting picutres of my first nephew to be born hopefully tomorrow night when we get back home!!! I can't wait!!

Happy Halloween

2009-11-01T18:24:00.000-08:00

My first Halloween!

My little Pea in a Pod

Happy little pea!

PICTURES!!

2009-10-24T19:21:00.001-07:00

Brooks has really started smiling at us alot and today he laughed out loud! It was so cute.

Today Michael and I were cleaning the house and Brooks had woke up from his nap so Michael laid him on our bed. We were in the room outside our room and when Michael walked back in our room this is how we found him. We were both laughing so hard!. He had rolled over on his side and was watching the football game!

He was smiling back at us as we were laughing at him!

His daddy had to get in the bed with him after that and watch the game

Brooks watching the game!

My cousin suggested for me to do this and I think it is a great idea to see how much he has grown!

Me and Daddy playing

watch dog!

2009-10-08T14:12:00.001-07:00

Yesterday Brooks was having his tummy time and Tyson was babysitting! What a good watch dog!!

Brooks was 6 weeks old on Tuesday! Wow I can't believe how much he has grown and how fast this time has flown by. I have one more week at home with him before I go back to work! I am going to cry! He has changed so much and is really filling out. What has happened to that 5lb 8 ounces baby!! We are all doing great if we could just get a little more sleep. Something is wrong with my camera so I have not been able to take any picutres!

Sissy came to visit

2009-09-22T21:01:00.001-07:00

Today Sissy came to visit me and we had such a fun time. She took lots of pictures of me! We also got to snuggle on the couch for a little while. Thank you for coming to visit me Sissy and I can't wait to see you again!

I love you!

Brooks

brooks 1 month

2009-09-22T20:52:00.000-07:00

This is the gown that Michael and his brothers were baptized in. It is also what his uncle wore so this is very special.

sweet little feet

Today my cousin Jamie came over to visit and took pictures of Brooks. She was able to get some really good pictures. I did not put all of them up here b/c I am going to use one of them for his announcement. Thank you Jamie!

Happy Birthday Sissy!

2009-09-15T12:49:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday! We hope you have a wonderful day! We love you bunches and enjoyed your visit Sunday! Love

Michael, Kayla, and Brooks!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BETT

2009-09-11T12:23:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday to YOU!!! I LOVE YOU!!

A Big Smile for My Bett!! I love you!

Sweet Baby sleeping

Is he not precious! I love this little boy!

So peaceful

Big Strech!

Today is a very special day for someone I love very much. Today is My Bett's Birthday! I love you My Bett and I can't wait to see you again, I am really starting to grow. I went to the dr. today and I am 21 inches long now and weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces! I am still tiny but growing! I hope you have a wonderful day and I can't wait to see you again! I love you bunches

More picutres of Brooks!

2009-09-07T12:57:00.001-07:00

sweet baby sleeping

Brooks and Daddy talking

still trying to figure out how to keep this thing in my mouth

Today while momma was updating her pictures I slept on the bed beside her.

9/7/09

sweet little boy!

More Pictures!

2009-08-27T20:47:00.000-07:00

I love this picture!

The 3 of us!

Me and my precious baby boy

My Bet and her first grandbaby! She finally got to get her hands on him, but will get to lots more! She is coming to our house tomorrow and going to stay with us a couple of days to help out.

Gift from My Bett and Papa to wear home but it is really big on me, but so sweet! I am going to get pictures made in it when I get a little bigger and it actually fits. My memaw made this gown, she makes the most beautiful things!

Me next to my daddy's shoe! He is so tiny, but his feet look just like Michael's. He has really long feet so his foot will probably be this size one day!

Sweet Baby! The most beautiful baby ever, at least his mom and dad think so, but what parents don't think their child is the cutest!

The 3 of us the day after I was born

Exhausted after a long day and night!

Mom and her precious baby boy!

Grandmaw and her first grandchild! Grandmaw is going to come and stay next week to help out my mom and dad.

Grandpaw and Brooks!

Daddy showing me off for the first time to My Bet and Papa!

Daddy showing me off to Grandmaw, Grandpaw, and Maw Maw for the first time!

The whole crew waiting to meet me for the first time and they all sang Happy Birthday to me!

The 3 of us together for the first time! My dad looks pretty good in the fancy outfit! I put my footprints on his chest!

2 days old.

Michael Brooks Avalon!!

2009-08-26T08:06:00.000-07:00

He is here!!! It was a very long day for the 3 of us. We got to the hospital at 5:30 yesterday morning and labored all day until about 345, when we finally made the decision that I was going to have to have a c-section. I was making no progress, I barley dialted 1 cm in 8 hours. I was at a 2 when I got to the hospital and I barley was at a 4. It was very scary and it was a little uncomfortable, but everyone was so sweet.

Brooks is so tiny!! He weighed 5lbs 8 oz and 19 1/4 inches long. He is so precious and so perfect! God is so awesome! I was so overwhelmed when I heard my baby boy cry for the first time, we both just had tears of joy pooring out! Thank all of you for your prayers.

Love

Michael, Kayla, and Brooks Avalon

I can't believe he is almost here!!

2009-08-24T09:41:00.000-07:00

I was just going to write a little message b/c I don't know when I will be able to post again, but I am sure someone will be posting and putting up picutres. I can't believe that tomorrow is the day that I will get to me my precious baby boy! I am so excited and nervous and a little scared to death! I could not sleep at all last night. I think I finally fell asleep about 3 so I just woke up at 10, I am sure that I will be the same way tonight, but the bab thing is there is not sleeping until 10!
We are having Brooks at St. Dominic Hospital. I have to be there at 530 in the morning. Dr. Carroll said he would be in between 7 and 730 to break my water and then who knows when Brooks will be here. Michael and I are so excited to meet our little one and ask for everyone to please keep the 3 of us in your prayers tomorrow. Thanks to everyone for all the love they have shown to the 2 of us during this exciting time in our lives. Next time this blog is updated I will be holding my baby boy!!!!!

Our New Home

2009-08-18T18:57:00.000-07:00

living room

dining room

Ok so these are a few rooms in our house. Still have a little work to do but just a little sneak peak. Thanks to all who helped us move in. Also thanks to Mom and Greg for coming over and helping us clean before we moved in. Greg cleaned the outside of the house and it looks so much better! Thanks Pops!

Baby Shower with Family and Friends

2009-08-18T18:39:00.000-07:00

The Cagle Girls

Mom and Me

Me and Rachel

Aly, Lauren, Hollee (My sweet friends from high school)

I loved the cake, it was to cute!!

Thanks to my sweet family and friends for throwing me a baby shower. Brooks received so many great gifts at this shower, including a video camera from the girls who threw me the shower. So now we will have many great memories of Brooks! Thank all of you for the shower and for all who came!

Baby Shower at Church

2009-08-18T18:22:00.000-07:00

I was 37 weeks in this picutre!

Mom, me, and Grandmother

Opening gifts. I love this little bag that I got.

Me and Mom listening to Mrs. Tina Hudson do a little devotional. It was so sweet!

Sunday the 9 some of the ladies at my church gave me a baby shower. I received so many nice gifts. Brooks will never go without any clothes! Thank you ladies!

Baby Room

2009-08-18T18:07:00.001-07:00

This is his changing table. I have a brown minky dot cover for the changing pad. There will also be a glider between the bed and changing table. You can see Pookie in the background. That is Vance and Leeanne's dog. They loved hanging out in the baby room.

The door you see will be covered with a curtain that my aunt made. I just have to hang it! The house is really weird so there is a door in his room but we are closing it off and hanging the curtain.

Brooks' Bed and the quilt my grandmother made, it is absolutely beautiful and so special Thank you Grandmother. Also my aunt made the bedding I just love it she is so talented. Thank you Sissy!

Baby Update!

2009-08-18T13:27:00.000-07:00

Ok so it has been another 4 weeks since I updated my blog! I am just making a short post right now and hopefully later I can post some pictures. I went to the doctor yesterday and I had made progress! I was 2cm dilated and he said that I had really thinned out. He is still planning on inducing me on the 25th unless Brooks decides he wants to come sooner. It was so funny when we were leaving b/c Michael looked at me and said I am going to be a nervous wreck until Tuesday b/c last week I was not dilated and now I am and we have to drive a little over an hour to get to the hospital. Anyway, so I have been feeling fine other than my feet swelling. The doctor did take me off of work last week when I went. I have been bored out of my mind and wishing I was at work to make the time go by faster! Oh well just 7 more days and I will finally get to see this little fella!

We finally got moved into the house. Yea!!! Michael's brother Vance and his wife Leeanne came and helped us move. Thank you both so much. We have almost everything situated just a few small things left to do. We got the baby's room almost finished. My aunt made my bedding and I just love it, now I just have to hang the curtains she made and it will be finished. Thank you Sissy for making Brooks' room look so good.

Ok so I will try and post pictures later of his room and maybe a picutre of my belly! ugh I have gotten so big and swollen lately. Ok so that is it for now.

Baby Brooks at 34 weeks

2009-07-18T22:29:00.000-07:00

Ok so I have not posted about the baby in forever I know. Well this summer has been so crazy and we have not been at home. This weekend Michael went with his brother and some friends to St. Louis to some ballgames, so I came to stay with my parents. I just have to say I am sitting here on my parents couch with my dog beside me and he is snoring so loud! I don't know what he is going to think about the baby b/c he is the baby now!! ok, so about Brooks...

Well the past couple of weeks my blood pressure has been high. My doctor was concerned I could be getting preeclampsia, so he ran all kinds of test. Thank the Lord they all came back fine, however my pressure still remained high. I was told that I might have to go on bedrest! ugh, just the two days I was on it I thought I would go crazy! I went on to work and he told me to check it there and guess what is was normal, in fact really good 113/69. I was so relieved because I am ready to see this little fella but not quite yet. I have been feeling really good, no complaints at all! I just hope and pray to make it at least 3 to 4 more weeks at work. He is taking me in on the 25th to induce unless he decides to come sooner which I hope not! Michael was really worried about going so far off with my pressure being up, but things have been good and he will be home tomorrow! So this is a picture of my belly at 34 weeks. I have really grown and my feet kill me at work! I go back to the doctor Monday for another sonogram and pressure check, I just hope it is normal there b/c I need to work so I can be home with Brooks longer!! Hopefully I wont be as long updating next time!

1 year anniversary and beach trip

2009-07-18T22:04:00.000-07:00

In our hotel room! We had a great night.

The hotel! It was really nice and we enjoyed the pool!

Dad and Michael

Some of the fish they caught

Michael being silly

Getting the fish ready to cook! Ugh!! They smelled awful but it sure was good!!

The weekend of the 4th we went to the coast to see my grandmother and spend time with my parents. Michael, my dad, David, went on a fishing trip Sat and had a great time. They caught a shark while they were fishing but I don't have a picutre of it! While the guys were fishing me, my mom, and my aunt Sandra went to the beach to enjoy some sun, but it was really hot and the water felt like bath tub water!! Not so good for a pregnant girl!!

Sunday we cooked the fish that they caught on their trip and then me and Michael headed to the Palace Hotel to spend the night for our 1 year anniversary!! Wow, I can't believe we have been married a year, and now are about to have a baby! Michael, it has been the best year of my life and I love you so much. Thank you for being such a wonderful husband and always making me feel special. I can only imagine how great of a father you will be. I can't wait to spend many more years with you and can't wait for our baby boy to get here! I love you!!

Atlanta

2009-07-18T21:52:00.000-07:00

Ok so i have been forever updating my blog site, but this summer has been really crazy. The last weekend of June we went to Atlanta to see the Braves play. We went with my brother in law Vance and sister in law Leeanne and our friends Carp and Regan. We had a really good time but it was very hot. We went to the aquarium while we were there and it was really neat.

2009-06-12T16:48:00.000-07:00

Michael, Me, Michael, Amy, Lana, Ryan, Stephen, Brittany

Me and Michael (He was singing to Brooks!!)

Amy, Me, Brittany

Will, Molly, Me, Michael

Michael, Michael, Ryan, Lewis, Stephen

Brittany and Me

Me and Michael

Belly at 27 weeks

Ok so I have been a horrible blogger lately. I am now 29 weeks but I am just now posting my 27 week pictures! I have not taken any 29 week pictures yet but will tomorrow!

We went to Oxford May 29th for Ryan and Lana's wedding. Ryan and Michael played baseball together at Holmes and West Alabama. We had a really great time visiting with friends, so here are a few pictures from that weekend. Maybe I wont take so long next time!!

Tyson and Michael

2009-05-23T02:56:00.001-07:00

Ok so I had to post these two picutres. Do you think our kid will be spoiled or what??? I was taking a bath and when I got out this is what I found. First off Tyson is not suppose to be on the furniture, but look who lets him get up there! Spoiled Dog!!!

Random

2009-05-23T02:49:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to a crawfish boil for my best friend Aly who is getting married July 25th. We are so excited for her and Blake and look forward to all the exciting events for the two of them this summer. I am her matron of honor in her wedding and will be 8 months pregnant oh my! Thank goodness every one will be looking at her that day. We love you both and are so excited for the two of you. Aly you are going to make a beautiful bride! Thank you for always being such a great friend!

Family Day

2009-05-23T02:25:00.001-07:00

Grandmother, Mom, Aunt Sandra

Riley and Landon playing in the rain

Reed, Landon, Riley, and Trysten playing with the bubbles what a mess they made!

Little princess Chaney in her rubber boots and blowing bubbles she was even filthy!

Jamie in the background, Landon and Riley don't they look like trouble!

Chase and Chaney playing in the water puddle.

Last weekend we had a family get together at my grandparents. They added a new bedroom and bathroom on to their house so we all went and helped them move in. Also my uncle Bob and aunt Lola are home for a couple of weeks from Saudi. We had a really great time and it was so good to be with all our family. I mainly took pictures of the kids. There are nine great-granchildren and our will make 10! There are 6 boys and 3 girls! They were so wild and it was raining so they were all so nasty.

My grandparents are so amazing and I love them so much! Thank yall for always being there for all of us! They are definetly the best grandparents in the world. I love you grandmother and granddaddy and thank you for such a wonderful family!!

Belly at 25 Weeks

2009-05-23T02:14:00.000-07:00

Sorry it is turned the wrong way!

This one is a little better!

Ok so I am a little late posting this but we have been so busy. I went to my appointment May 12 I believe, it was on that Monday. Anyway, the Dr. appointment went fine. So far I have gained 12lbs during my pregnancy. I have one more 4 week appointment and then I start my 2 weeks, wow I can't believe it! Next time I go I have to do the glucose test so I am kind of dreading that. Well little Brooks is growing and has become so active. Michael and I were laying in the bed last night and he started moving, and you could see my belly moving all around. Michael was amazed! It is so neat!

Belly at 23 Weeks

2009-05-03T10:45:00.000-07:00

Brooks now weighs around 1 lb. Wow! I can't believe it!

These two pictures were taken Saturday. My belly is really beginning to grow! I had to go and buy maternity pants yesterday because I can no longer fit in mine! It just seems like overnight I really grew and look pregnant.

Brooks was really turning flips this morning in my belly. We were laying in the bed this morning and I told Michael to talk to him because he was moving around. It was so funny because he leaned down and told him to do a karate kick and about that time he really did!! Michael was able to feel him move around a lot.

He must be sitting right on my bladder b/c I have to get up 3 or 4 times a night to use the bathroom!!

Beach

2009-04-24T16:59:00.001-07:00

Me and Sissy

Carter, Me, and Jamie

This weekend the girls in our family came to my aunt's house on the beach. It was so pretty today and was a great day for the beach. I got a little burned today. These are some pictures outside on her deck. We had just gotten ready to go eat some good seafood!!!

tyson having fun

2009-04-24T16:41:00.000-07:00

Tyson trying to catch his breath after playing hard!!

He love the water, but he can't swim because of his broke leg! Poor DOG!

Can I please get in this water? I know I just had a bath!!!

This was last weekend. We took Tyson to the field and he had so much fun with the sprinklers!! Not to mention I had just given him a bath!!

21 weeks

2009-04-20T12:56:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of me at 21 weeks pregnant. My belly is really starting to grow. Brooks has really been moving around a lot more. I have really been feeling him the past couple of days. It is such a weird but such a sweet feeling!

GREAT NEWS!!!

2009-04-13T12:52:00.000-07:00

As you know from our previous post that there was some concern about the baby's heart so we had to go and see a specialist today. Dr. Perry was wonderful!!! He let us know upfront that he was checkin everything not just the heart, and that if he saw anything he was going to lay it all out for us. Well he did all of the test and we were so relieved to hear him say, "I can't find a thing wrong with this baby!" What a relief it was to hear those words. He said all his organs, his spine, and even his heart looked great and was right on track of where it should be. Our God is so great! There have been so many prayers that have been lifted for our little one. We want to thank you all for the prayers they are so powerful. This is such a blessing for me and michael and our family. Thank you all again!
We are pretty sure we have decided on a name for him. Michael Brooks Avalon. We are going to call him Brooks. Michael came up with the name Brooks a while back. We were sitting thinking about names and we both thought it was neat to use his name and then my middle name is Brooke so he will be named after both of us. So for now we are calling him Brooks!

belly at 18 weeks pregnant

2009-04-11T15:04:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of my belly at 18 weeks pregnant. I am beginning to show now!!

It's A ??????????????????

2009-04-08T06:20:00.000-07:00

Sorry I am a little late posting, but I have had to work the past couple of nights. Well we went to the doctor on Monday to have a sonogram done and our sweet baby was very active and would not be still. We found out after a littlet squirrming that we are having a BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should have seen the look and his daddy's face he was so excited and so am I! My dream did come true after all. He finally moved his little legs and there was not doubt he was a little boy, as the lady said who was doing the sonogram "he is surely not being shy!" We cannot wait to meet our little one.
Please keep our baby boy and the two of us in your prayers. We are having to go Monday to a materanl neonatologist. When she was doing the sonogram she could not get a good view of all 4 chambers of the heart, and she also thought she heard the heart slowing down so we are having to go and see a specialist. As you can imagine when I heard the news I lost it. Michael was very strong and reassured me everything would be ok. The dr. kept telling me I had to much medical knowledge. He feels that everything is ok but wants to be certain. Dr. Carrol was very sweet and prayed over the 3 of us after the visit.
I will keep you all posted with any news we find out.
Kayla

2009-03-28T18:58:00.000-07:00

Tyson

2009-03-28T11:45:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to post a picture of our sweet child Tyson. He is so spoiled, mainly by Michael. I told Michael that we are going to be in big trouble if he treats our child the way he does our dog! He lets him do whatever he wants! He has got the best life ever. He is so much fun and we both love him to death. Tyson is now 4 years old. We love you Tyson!

Just an Update!

2009-03-22T18:29:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! Just an update, Saturday 21 I was 16 weeks. I am beginning to show now!! I will post some picutres as soon as I can get them on my computer. We will find out April 6th what we are having!! I can't wait to find out. I had a dream last night that it was a little boy so we will see if the dream is true.

About us

2009-01-06T10:31:00.000-08:00

Michael and I have been married now for six months. After dating for seven years we finally decided to get married on July 5, 2008. We are living in Decatur, Mississippi. Michael is the assistant baseball coach at East Central Community College. I am currently working at St. Dominic in Jackson, MS as a registered nurse. We are both about an hour away from each of our parents so not to far for a quick trip home. Marriage has been exciting and fun!

We are starting this blog because we have just found out some exciting news, and would like to keep those of you who are far away updated.

We have just learned in this new year the we are expecting a BABY!! We are both so excited