Playing Dress Up

Yesterday, Mammaw and YaYa were here and we decided to play dress up! After London ate (because after she eats shes in a great mood) we went into her closet and were trying to decide what to dress her up in so we could do a "photo shoot", well we decided on Halloween stuff. Her Uncle Jeff and Aunt Cathy had bought her a hat and some Halloween booties to wear on Halloween so we tried those out! Tomorrow we are headed to Clarksville to watch the Tennessee Bama game! This is a big day for the Averitte fam.... London will be sporting her UT Cheerleading uniform tomorrow so I will post those pics later. GO VOLS!!!!!

First Doctor's Appointment

Where has two weeks gone already!!! Man, time flies when you're having fun!! ha- Monday London had her two week check up and everything was great. She is weighing in at 8.2 so shes a healthy little girl. We are almost back to her birth weight of 8.5. She is eating good and everything seems to be going well. Miss London likes to sleep during the day and "hang out" during the night, but we're working on that! haha-

Date Night

Brandon and I went out by ourselves for the first time yesterday afternoon since the baby has been born. We both got in the car and looked at each other like something was missing. It is amazing how a little one can effect you in just nine days!!! We were sad to leave her, but we did have a great time. We went to Opry Mills and to eat dinner. We had planned to go grocery shopping also, but we wanted to hurry up and get back home to get our hands on her!!! I know, we have it bad, but man, she is awesome! I know eventually we will be glad to get out for a quiet date night, but last night we were kind of pitiful. As soon as we got in I got her and then a few minutes later Brandon was after her! haha- Life is great with a little one, they are so much fun!

London's sweet grandparents

London is blessed with so many grandparents. She is going to be spoiled, wait, she already is. Below are pics of all of her grandparents. My mom and stepdad are YaYa and Poppie, My dad and stepmom are GiGi and Papa Steve, and Brandon's parents are Nana and Poppa. They have all been such a blessing to us and I know that London is so lucky to have them. Some of my best memories growing up were with my grandparents.

Friday night and lots of friends!

Friday night, we had some sweet friends visit from out of town. It was soo good to get to see them. Britt and Mike from Clarskville came up and then Racheal and her sweet boys came from Smyrna. We had a great visit with all of them. We also had some church friends and London's uncle Jeff and Aunt Cathy were also here. We had a house full and it was so much fun! I am going to be so spoiled when we do not have company in and out everyday. I have gotten used to it, and it is so much fun getting to see everyone enjoy London! Thanks guys for coming to visit!

First Cheerleading Practice

London's first cheerleading practice was on Friday! I had mom drive her to cheer practice with me just so the girls could see her. They were in awe. It was so funny to see them look at her. I think it might have been the quietest that I have ever seen them. They were just looking at her and saying; "Mrs. Averitte she's real" haha- it was so cute. She didn't stay long, just enough to get in a quick visit. I dressed her up in a little fleece outfit, because it was cold and raining outside. The pic is of her getting ready to go to the gym, where she will spend many of her days!!! haha-

London Reese Averitte

It all started off Friday morning, October 9th when my water broke! It was about 6:10 a.m. when my water broke and I went to wake up Brandon. It was a weird feeling and there were so many thoughts running through my mind!!! I was thinking, wait...... my house needs to be picked up, London's room isn't all the way ready, and on and on and on and then finally I realized that there was no more time to wait, it was GO TIME!!!! We went in to the hospital about 8:30 a.m. and they quickly got us settled into our room and then it all began. I got my epidural around 11:30 a.m. and then around 3:00 p.m. it was about time to get going. I ended up not being receptive to the epidural so it made for a rough day, but about 6:15 p.m. Miss London decided to finally come!!! We were automatically over joyed and could not believe that we were so fortunate to have such a sweet baby girl. She weighed in at 8 lbs and 5 oz and she was 20.5 inches long. So, needless to say she was a healthy girl! We had so many family and friends at the hospital with us, it was such an exciting day! Mom was a little tired and ready to chill but I was so excited to finally see her, hold her, kiss her and kiss her, and you get the point!! We stayed in the hospital until Sunday afternoon and then we were released to come home. It was great to get to bring her home, and a little scary too! haha- However, we have been so blessed to have our family here and my mom (yaya) with us this first week as we are all getting settled in. London is doing great! She is eating good, and we are trying to get her adjusted to sleeping and getting into a routine. I am going to post some pics of her over the last few days. Hope you enjoy!

Jumping on the bandwagon!

Well, I have finally joined the crew and set up a blog. I have never really had too much to blog about until our little one arrived. Now that my camera is another part of my body it seems, I think there will be plenty to share with everyone! I am going to be off of work for the next few months and I want to be able to share with you all how are family is growing and keep you all up to date with Miss. London. She is truly a gift from the good Lord and we are thrilled to share her with you all! Plus, I will keep you all updated on what Brandon and I are doing as well. Brandon is starting to coach basketball at Station Camp here in the next few weeks so I am sure we will have some great stories from Dad to share! By the way, GO COMMANDOS!!! haha- The rivalry is about to begin!