The Beaman Crew

Addison and I decided we were ready to go out on the town when she was 9 days old.  We were happy to join Grandma Jane-Jane and Aunt Sue-Sue at Target and then Artisan's for a little shopping.  Here's a pictures of Jane-Jane and Sue-Sue with Addison:  I was so excited to find the cutest, tiniest smock dress for Addison at one of the little shops in Artisan's.  I know what you're thinking...did that baby really need more clothes?  And no, she really didn't, but I decided to get Addison's pictures taken on that day and it was just the perfect little dress for pictures.  I simply could not resist.  So, after leaving Artisan's, Addison and I went to portrait innovations.  I got there early enough to feed her and change her before it was time to have her pictures made.  I was so excited that she was wide awake for 2 hours while they snapped away.  Unfortunately, that excitement turned into disappointment when I looked at the shots t...

Many people have come to see Addison in the past few weeks.  I just wanted to share some "visitor pics" and say thanks to all who have come to help welcome Addison into this world.  We love you all!!!

A day I will never forget!  At about 2:00 in the morning, I got up to go to the bathroom...which was normal for my prego days.  Not normal, however, was the fact that MY WATER BROKE.  I was immediately excited and nervous at the same time.  I woke Adam up to ask him if he was ready to have a baby.  The look in his face was a little more nervous than anything.  I decided to get a shower and see how things progressed a little before rushing to the hospital.  At about 4:00 AM, I called Mindy and texted Michelle (she was on vacation, bless her heart).  My contractions were coming about every 3-4 minutes, but were not very strong yet.  We decided, however, to play it safe and head to the hospital.  We got to the hospital at about 5:00 AM.  We got all settled in our room and met our nurse (our first nurse), Michelle, who was AWESOME!  I was so sad to see her leave 12 hours later.  Everyone kept asking me about pain me...

What an aggravating time to be without a computer!  It stopped working a week or so ago and I am clueless when it comes to fixing computers, so off to the shop it went.  It finally made its way back home yesterday, thanks to my sweet mom.  Anyways, I have so much blogging to catch up on... As most of you know, little Miss Addison Leigh Beaman recently made her grand entrance into the world.  Needless to say, I have many pictures to share, so stay tuned...  :)

I think Griffy is getting ready for little miss priss to make her appearance too!  He has found him a new "spot" to relax... I can see it now... every time she makes a move Griffon is going to come wake us up.  He's going to worry himself to death over that little baby.  Sadie, on the other hand, will take a little more convincing.  I think she'll be crazy over her too, but will keep her distance for a little while.  Those pups are so predictable!  :)

Addison and I had another appointment this morning.  It was another routine visit.  Everything is looking great!  Her heart rate is still in the 140's and my belly is measuring 39 weeks.  The midwife that I saw today said that she estimates her weight to be about 7 lbs now.  I am happy to say that I am still feeling great!  Other than my hands and feet being swollen and achy I have no complaints.  Here is a picture of us from a couple of weeks ago: 

Well, once again I am way behind on my blogging...but better late than never, right?  Last Friday I had another Dr Appt.  I saw Lisa, a midwife at Greenville OBGYN that I really like.  We did the normal routine stuff, plus I had blood drawn for some kind of test (I never really know what they are even testing for, I just wait to hear that everything is normal and I'm good ) and Lisa checked for any "progress".  No progress yet.  I was, however, measuring one week ahead.  The heart rate was in the upper 140's and everthing else was still looking great (bp, pulse, weight, and urine).  I had another appointment today.  This was a quick appointment.  Everything is still looking great.  The heartrate was 144 then she moved around a little and it went up to 148.  I'm telling you, she's going to be a mess :)  I am still measuring about one week ahead at 39 weeks... so, to me, that means any day now little Addison could be ...