Welcome to the World Sarah Katherine

We are so proud to announce the birth of our daughter! She was born September 9 at 1:24 PM. We weighed in at 7lbs 3 oz. and is 21 1/4" long. Both mom and baby are doing well, and we should be going home tomorrow. I guess it will all be real then, I can't believe we are now mom and dad! Here are a couple of pictures, I'll post some more in the next couple of days that will show her off a little more.

Countdown has Begun...

I went in to the doctor this morning, and she wants us to come in tonight at 8pm. Apparently I am not progressing too much, so we are going to come on in to try and get things moving along. Hopefully all will go well, and once the ball gets to rolling it will speed right along to an easy delivery (look at me - optomistic and everything!). It's crazy to think that the next post will be pictures of my daughter!

We have a date...

We went to the doctor yesterday and we scheduled an induction for next Tuesday, September 9! I guess I have known this day has been coming, but OH MY GOSH - we are going to have a baby!!! I had a minor freak out moment, but I am calming down. Since I am such a planner, the unknown is quite an experience for me. :) I will go into the doctor on Monday morning and she may go ahead and admit me Monday night, but the real party will start Tuesday morning. The doctor did say that she thinks little miss Sarah Katherine may not be so little at all. While she didn't say she's big, the doc thinks she is definitely long! Amazon baby!! She is probably taking after her namesake - my grandmother who is taller than me. We'll see soon enough. Please keep us in your prayers as this big journey is about to begin.

Our Bags are Packed, We're Ready to Go...

I think we are about to the end of what pre-planning we can do. All the "assembly required" things are all put together, clothes and linens are washed, stuff is ready to be scooped up to take to the hospital, and Sarah Katherine should be pretty much done baking! When we go into the doctor next week she said we could schedule an induction during the 39th week sometime (the week of September 8). So, we'll keep you posted on when the big day will be. I'm not having any inklings that she's going to come any earlier, but you never know!

As you can see, the belly has definitely filled out. Sarah Katherine is growing and moving well!

Can you guess what was rated best on consumer reports for infant items?!?! We got all Fisher Price Rainforest stuff we could find. I hope Sarah Katherine likes / grows to like the sounds of nature! Didn't David do a great job with assemly?!

Here is our dining room table - AKA hospital staging area. Everything going with us in on this table so all David has to do is grab it and get on the road.

The Nursery

Well, we have the nursery MOSTLY ready. All the necessities are in place (and clean!). We are still working on some decorative touches, but we do have some time before she even gets in that room (she'll be in a bassinet in our room for the first little while), so we aren't stressing too much. We went totally outside the box and didn't get pink or purple (I know - shocking!). You can see the bedding up close at Target.com (Tiny Red Dragonfly is the pattern).

Here is the crib. It's convertible so it will turn in to a double bed and a nightstand when we no longer need a crib and a changing table!

This rocking chair used to be my great-grandmother's. I recovered and now it's one of my favorite things in the nursery.

Here is her dresser, filled with stuff (and that's just the things that are up to 3 months!). You can also see, she is not lacking in toys either. And as with the Coram household she has a TV in her room - don't worry, cable isn't hooked up here ... yet.

This is her closet, full of fun, frilly, girly stuff - I love it! We also have what seems to me to be a lot of diapers, but I think I will learn quickly that they won't last nearly as long as I'm thinking.

Brunch at the Red Owl Plantation

Some dear, dear family friends through a brunch in honor of Sarah Katherine at their restaurant - the Red Owl Plantation in Dothan. (PS - if anyone happens through Dothan you MUST go there, it's the very best food EVER!). Everything was BEAUTIFULLY decorated, and we were even served by the wait staff 3 courses of delicious food. It was such a great time to get together with my friends from home that I don't get to see very often. Thanks SO VERY MUCH to Ann and Ozzie Judah and to LeAnn (Judah) McLendon - I love you guys!

Here I am with Ann and Ozzie.

Here is LeAnn and her precious son Sam Judah. LeAnn, I don't know why but we didn't get a pic together at the shower - I blame it on the horrible preggo brain!

Here I am with David's Grandmother Margie.

Here is a shot showing the super cute deco - I love it!

Sunday School Class Shower

My super sweet ladies from our Sunday school class here at FBC Pelham threw Sarah Katherine a shindig. The food and company was GREAT! My grandmother and great aunt also got to come over from Anniston which was so wonderful. We are so blessed to have so many fabulous friends and to know that Sarah Katherine will grow up in church with this great group. Thank you ladies!!!

This is my Gram (mom's mom), me, my mom, and my Aunt Kathy. Thanks for travelling over for the shower!!!

Here I am with all the lovely hostesses - Natalie Dill, Lesley Tomlinson, Jill Davis, me, Chandra Ryals, and Chris Ferguson. Doesnt' the food look yummy?!

Here is what I call the "Prom" shot (mom requested) - I have a corsage and everything. That is if I had been 7 months preggo at prom!

David and I goofing around. It's tough to get your arm around 2 bellies!