Ballard: January 2010

January 31, 2010

cousin time!

brooke and andee stopped by on their move up to atlanta.

i already foresee name mix ups between these two

lance, jenny leigh and david stopped by on their move down to tampa

david and his bodyguard, annie

aunt jenny leigh with little miss

me and lil' sis with our sweet babes

just another cute picture to throw in

January 18, 2010

i warned you...

hang on folks...there's lots of pictures of me!

i hear ya girl. the reason we live in florida is so we don't have to wear

silly jackets like this. i'll be having a talk with mother nature.

family walk

grandma b to the rescue! our pantry and fridge have never been so full, our

laundry basket never so empty, and the lovin' from grandma and papa never so appreciated!

ps...when are you coming back?

thanks for visiting, papa!

sweet dreams sweet cheeks!

January 10, 2010

and then there were 3...

little miss annie ballard was born january 5, 2010 at 3:35 pm,

weighing in at 7 lbs 7 oz.

she has taken hold of our heart strings with that tight little pincer grasp of hers and i have a feeling we won't be getting them back. that's ok...they are hers for the taking.

i think most of my pregnancy weight when straight to those lovable, kissable cheeks

trying to get some much needed z's

going home (finally)...i couldn't choke down anymore "mystery meat" specials. i personally feel all consumed meat should have a name.

aww...look at me. i've already gone proud mama-ish on you and am throwing pictures of my newborn baby at you as if you want to see them all. next thing you know i'll be sending email updates (if i tweeted, i suppose i'd tweet...whatever that means) of weight gain by the ounces, baby's first smile (not attributed to gas), poop consistency changes and other milestones that could rock only a parent's world. this is only the beginning, folks.

and many more to come...

January 3, 2010

all i wanted for christmas... is still not here

athough i'm really not due until later this week, i was hoping for a little action in the baby department for christmas. while i didn't want a december baby, i would've settled for an early january one. i guess santa either placed me on the naughty list or didn't pay attention to the specific date i gave him. oh well. christmas was still great. headed to mama and papa b's place for some festive eating, gingerbread making, present giving and getting, kite flying, bike riding, late night game playing, more eating, and plenty more.