Michael Brooks Avalon!!

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!!

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

living room

dining room

dining 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

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

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

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!

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.