Announcing London Paige Drewry!

Little London is finally here! Well...she was here two weeks ago, but she's a demanding little girl! lol

London Paige Drewry was born May 20, 2010 at 2:34 pm. She weighed 9 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long! She's very healthy, and mommy and daddy are very happy with her. We've settled in to life with a newborn, with several ups and downs. All of it's worth it though, when I look into her little eyes (when they are open!). I would do it all over again. I just LOVE her to pieces!!!

She has already become a daddy's girl. He's so in love that I wonder if he has room in there for me anymore! lol Just kidding. He's stepped right into the "daddy" role, and is doing a GREAT job at it! He has been a God-send to me!

Moving In

New house! Scary, and fun! We moved into our new place on March 12, and I'm as homesick as they come! It is getting better, but I miss everything and everyone familiar. My family seems so far away. But yet, they still aren't. We've had several things the landlord has had to fix in the house, and I think that has made it a much worse experience for me. But, gradually, things are getting better and getting fixed. Hopefully, the next 12 months will go smoothly (and quickly!).

The place is cute. Charming even. I just miss home. It's not home. At least not yet. We are working on it though. It's pretty large for our starter place, and the bedrooms are HUGE! I love that. Storage space is an issue, but it's not as bad as we had first thought. Come visit!

London's room will hopefully be setup in the next few days! Little one will be here in just a little over 7 weeks!!!! It's so hard to believe! I can't wait to hold our baby girl. :-) She is already so loved! We had a baby shower with my family, my friends and Andy's friends on March 7. We had a baby shower with Andy's family on March 21. We were spoiled by both!!! It feels so wonderful to be loved so much. And to know that London is going to be surrounded by such great people!

Andy and I celebrated our eight year anniversary on March 21 too. Wow! It's amazing to look back at our years together, and then to look at the past year and see what changes have come. This past year has been the most changes, I think for both of us. And this next year is going to be just as crazy. But I certainly welcome the changes. They are all good, and will hopefully continue to be.

Kicks for Daddy! (and other things)

I've been M.I.A. lately! I'm very behind on blogging, and while there are so many things to blog about, I'm sure I'll miss something!

We are moving!!! We signed a lease for a duplex in Staunton this month, and we move in on March 12th. I'm overly excited, and also nervous as can be, because I have never lived away from home. Andy hasn't really either. He lived in dorms while in college, but does that really count? ha ha We have both taken an extended weekend the weekend of March 12th, to do our moving and last minute shopping. I can't wait! Our little one gets to come home with Mommy AND Daddy! =-)

Andy first felt London's kicks on Valentine's Day! Boy, does this kid know about special occasions? I first felt her kick on New Year's Eve, and Andy first felt her kick on Valentine's Day. How cool is that? lol He only got to feel her kick briefly, then she was done. ha ha That seems to be her M.O. She didn't give the doctor much of a chance to make sure she was a girl either! ha ha I love that he has finally felt her kick though. I was beginning to think he never would. And he seemed so disappointed.

So boy, oh boy. EVERYONE is having a big year this year, I think. I've already been to one baby shower. I have another this weekend, another next weekend, one in April and a wedding shower in March. My brother's wife is pregnant too, and so is my cousin, so I have at least two more baby showers. Andy's cousin is getting married in July. We are getting married in October. Although, I am beginning to think it would be in our best interest to move our wedding to next year. Whew! I'm exhausted just thinking about it all! But, spending time with family and friends is always a plus! So I'm definitely not complaining. Oh yeah, my baby shower with my family is March 7th. The one that Andy's family is throwing for us is March 21. I'm excited!

That's all for now. I think..... <3

What's in A Name?

We have finally picked a first name for our little girl. London. :-) I LOVE it! We have no meaning behind it (like family name, location we've been) or anything like that. We just like it. I think it's a beautiful name. And I'm glad that Andy agreed to something that will not be SO popular. I really wanted a name that, when called in school, 13 girls wouldn't answer. ha ha So, I got that. And it's very pretty. I can't wait to meet her!!!

Now, on to the middle name. We have NO IDEA. lol It will come to us. We have time. I just wanted that first name, so that I could call her something. It's so strange to call Andy and tell him that we got this for London today, and that for London today. It still feels so weird to say it outloud. But I enjoy it, that's for sure.

London is definitely going to have to hold her own. She's going to be surrounded by BOYS! ha ha My brother has three boys. I babysit three boys. My cousin that's due in March is having a boy. My friend that's due in March is having a boy. My sister-in-law that's due in July is having a boy too! Poor little girl! At least their will be one girl cousin for her on Andy's side of the family that's her age. lol My brother does have two girls too, but they are older than London. She's definitely going to have to learn to not take any crap off the boys. But, she's a Crawford, I'm sure she'll have NO problem. lol

Picture!

As everyone knows, I became a photographer so I don't have to be IN pictures. =-) However, since I am pregnant, who can go the entire pregnancy without taking pictures?? Here I am at 23 weeks. WOW, it's crazy! But I'm looking forward to meeting our baby girl.

We're Having a Girl!!!

Our doctor appointment was yesterday at 9:30am. We found out that our baby is very healthy so far, and everything seems to be developing normally. We also found out that we are having a little baby girl!!! I'm over the moon with excitement! I can just imagine all the pink and cute little dresses, and cute little bows...and...and....

Of course, everyone is excited too. My mom will be getting her first granddaughter. My Dad will have two grandchildren born this year, one a boy and one a girl...two months apart. Andy's parents are getting their first grandchild too! I think Andy is warming up to the fact that he is going to be a daddy to a GIRL! ha ha ha He's definitely thankful that the baby is healthy, and that's all that matters. =-) I know she'll have him wrapped around her little finger. She already has me wrapped around it!

This is the Week!!! (Hopefully!)

Hopefully, this is the week! We have a doctor's appointment at 9:30am on Thursday. It's our anatomy scan!!! I've waited SO very long for it! I'll be 23 weeks by then! UGH! So, on Thursday, we will see our little one. Really, it will be for the first time, since the first ultrasound was at 6 weeks, and there was only a little dot then. We will get to make sure the baby is healthy. So far so good, but this is the "BIG one". We have no reason to believe the baby isn't healthy, but you never know. We will also hopefully find out the gender on Thursday too! I so hope the baby cooperates! It is Andy's child, after all. ;-) I want a girl, super badly, but I will be over the moon if it's a boy too. I just want a healthy child, over all. I hear that little boys are closer to their momma's, so Andy will have the disadvantage there. he he But, either way, I will be very proud to be called mommy by a boy or a girl. :-)

Wedding planning, 101! Yikes! Our wedding is 9 months away, and already I am feeling the pressure. I don't want an expensive wedding, yet I would like it to be nice. But finding venues, DJ's, caterers and such is hard work! I am very nervous about my dress, since I do not plan to even try one on until after little Drewry gets here. That will be probably in June or July, which will give me only 3 or 4 months to get everything straight and settled. Ick!!!! It's really very scary. I've always figured I would have at least a year, to a year and a half to plan my wedding. Now I'm trying to pull it off in 9 months! What am I thinking? Oh yeah, there's this man, that is so wonderful, and I can't wait to marry him!!!! <3