Saturday, May 31, 2008

FW: fw: a little bit of info

Ok, I know I did one of these not too long ago, but Jeni sent me this one and named me as the one most likely to respond, so I have to.
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Not that I know of
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? yesterday
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? sometimes
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? I buy one pound of butterball honey turkey every week, and just about every week we eat it all up
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? two...still can't believe it, seems so grown up
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I hope so
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A Lot? never
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? nope, they came out along with my adenoids (whatever those are) two days after my fourth birthday. I also had tubes put in my ears during the same surgery.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? only if I was planning to induce a heart attack on myself (by the way Jeni I had no idea you had done this!!!)
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I have no idea. I eat a lot of cheerios these days
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I don't think so, but I don't wear tie shoes that often
12. Wasn't in the email. I guess someone deleted it along the way
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Breyer's vanilla bean with fresh strawberries on top is very good. I also love the kind with those tiny peanut butter cups. And coffee coffee buzz buzz buzz, and pretty much all of it.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? I don't think I know this one. I'll try to figure it out.
15. RED OR PINK? pink
16. I am deleting this one.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? A lot of people. I really miss Jeni.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK T O YOU? If you are reading this and have a blog, do it too!
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? this is embarassing but I have on gray sweat pants and a purple bayou Bill's Crab house tee that I've had since 9th grade (Beth do you still have yours?)
20. Also missing
21. WHAT ARE YOU listening to RIGHT NOW? lullabies with the sound of a human heart beat...weird but Avery likes it
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? purple for today
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Mrs. Meyer's clean day Geranium scent
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Crystal
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? so much!
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? football
27. HAIR COLOR? blonde, thanks to Kara at Hair on Fire
28. EYE COLOR? blue
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? yep, since 7th grade. I started with glasses in 1st grade.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? How do you choose? I love good fresh fruit
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Little black book on tv last night
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? purple
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer!
35. HUGS OR KISSES? depends on who it's from, most of the time hugs :)
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? chocolate
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? don't know
38. Least likely to respond? don't know
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I've been reviewing Baby Wise and reading a book called Queen of the Castle and one called Romancing your child's heart
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? exact mat x control, it's Ben's
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Little black book and the spelling bee
42. FAVORITE SOUND? the ocean
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? beatles
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Probably here, I've never been out of the country
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? typing and feeding baby at the same time
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Pine Bluff, AR
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? anyone who answers

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

More hospital fun!

Here are some more pictures from the hospital, day 2 and 3.















Sleepy Baby!













Soon after...



















Monday, May 19, 2008

Our little girl



































We were able to spend an hour with Avery right after she was born. Here are some of the pictures I took during that special time.

She's here!

Avery Diella Trueblood was born this afternoon at 4:45pm, was 8lbs and 20" long. Both Kristen and Avery are doing very well. We have moved from the labor and delivery into our normal room where we will be until Wednesday morning if all goes well. We will be posting pictures as soon as we can charge our camera battery, we had enough battery to take the pictures but not enough to load them onto our computer :)

Waiting...

Well, here we are in the hospital waiting for Avery. Here is a quick rundown of the events of the day:

6:30am - we arrived at the hospital for our scheduled appointment
8:00am - they started Kristen on the pitocin (spelling?)
10:00am - Kristen's water broke
10:45am - epidural was put in
1:00pm - the current time here in VA as we continue to wait

We will try to post updates throughout the day as things progress. Please keep Kristen and Avery in your prayers.