Finally, A few pictures!!!

Brand New Brandt!!!

Amen for Aunt/Nurse Kelly!!!

Daddy & Cousin Halley

Rach & Libby

NeNe and Aunt Rootie!!!

Aunt Alicia, Cousins Macey & Blaze

Heading Home

My first trip out to the Doctor!!!

Happy 1 week old Birthday Buddy!!!!

Seriously Daddy, It's not that bad!!!

Pictures!!!

In my brief break from Blogging, I have forgotten how to put pictures on the blog!!! As soon as my brain returns I will put some pictures on here!!! Sorry for my ignorance!!!

10 days old!!!

Well, our little man has arrived and we couldn't feel more blessed than we do right now!!! He was born on July 31st at 11:46 am. I hate to brag but I had a incredibly easy delivery. Here's a little time line just for entertainment purposes:

7pm-Arrived at Centennial for Inducement
7:30pm-Started low dose of Pitocin
11pm-Sound Asleep
3am-Wide Awake (no pain yet, just anxious), they also cranked the Pitocin up to 30 at this time...
6:15am-Started to feel slight contractions
6:45am-Contractions got a little stronger
7am-Epidural time-Amen!!!
7:15am-Dr. Thornburg broke my water, dilated to 3
7:30-11am-I basically slept the entire time, i loved that epidural!!!
11:15am-Dilated to 10 and ready to push
11:25am-Dr. Thornburg showed up and we started pushing
11:46am-Winston Brandt Barbee was born weighing 6lbs 11oz and is 19 1/2 inches long

So, thats our story and from that point on we have been on GO!!! We have had so many visitors and are just so lucky to have such amazing family and friends in our lives. Brandt is doing great, he went to the doctor on Tues and she said everything looked perfect. He lost 9 ounces in the hospital and had gained 3 back by Tues. I am doing great, healing quickly, and adjusting to the frequent feedings, diaper changes, and sleep schedule. Daddy is in LOVE, he is great with Brandt and when he is home, he is quite the baby hog!!! We honestly couldn't be more blessed and every time we look at him, we truly can't believe that he is ours!!! God is GOOD!!

40 weeks prego and 3 days to go!!!

Well, Today was supposed to be the big day but Brandt's still not ready to make his grand appearance!!! However, there is a plan in place and we are on go!!! Last time I wrote, the plan was to go in at midnight on the 30th, that has slightly changed. Thank goodness for my friend Kelly who is a labor/delivery nurse @ Centennial checking the schedule at the hospital last week to see if I had been put on the schedule for midnight. I hadn't and it was full!! Luckily there was still a 7pm spot available so I called Dr. Thornburg and she called to put me on the schedule for that time!!! I would not of been a happy girl had I had to wait through another weekend!!! ANXIOUS to see his sweet little face and count his fingers/toes-ha!!! The new plan is...... Go in at 7, start a low dose of Pitocin around 7:30, take a Ambien, hopefully sleep through the night, and get everything going early Friday morning!!! I was hoping that he would be here by the time everyone woke up on Friday but that's not gonna happen unless Brandt changes his mind before then!! Regardless we will finally be able to hold our baby boy on Friday-YAY!!! I have to keep reminding myself that I should enjoy the next few days of peace and quiet because I probably won't have that again for the next 18 years!!! So, thats what I am going to do.... That is after I get my house spotless-ha!!! Todd and I may even go see a movie tomorrow night which we have only done 1 time in our almost 5 years together!!! Let the Prayers begin and next time I blog, there will be pictures of our little man!!!!

39 week appointment!!!

Well, Today I went to Dr. Thornburg for my 39 week appointment and like I thought she would say, no change!!! Still dilated to 1 and 50% defaced this week instead of 30. She said his head is in the position that it is supposed to be in but he still needs to drop quite a bit. Wonder where this child gets his stubbornness from??? Ummmmm... Pick me!!! So, there's that!!! Basically I left there telling her that I would see her next week at my 40 week appointment!!! You might want to say a prayer for my dear husband because NO SLEEP plus being super ANXIOUS, not going over real well with me, not gonna lie-ha!!! If something changes,we'll let you know!!!!

Nursery Pictures

I think that I am finally figuring this whole blogging deal out, kinda!! These are just a few pictures of Brandt's nursery. It turned out way cuter than I could of ever imagined, no thanks to me!!! Brandt would like to THANK the following for his adorable room:

*BB (my mom) for the glider/rocker, valances, bedding, lamp shades, paint, chair rail, ceiling fan.... I'm sure i'm forgetting something!!!
*NeNe and Daddy Dunn for his furniture!!!
*Emily Nielsen for his adorable painting above his changing table!!!
*Jackie Parkerson for making his valances, bedding, and lamp shades..
*Pop Pop for putting his furniture together and Pooh for cooking an incredible dinner while Pop Pop was doing so!!! Now Food, that's important these days!!!

As you can tell, we(his daddy and I) are ready for his arrival as soon as he would like to grace us with his presence!! I go back to the doctor Monday for my 39th week appointment, I will update everyone then!!!

Mommys art's & craft to hang above his crib-maybe???