Introducing...

Anna Katherine Candler

Our first family picture of three on Dec 13, 2011.

Thanks to Aunt Lisa for the cute door hanger, lots of compliments from the nurses :)

Anna Katherine and Mom

Proud new Daddy

All packed and ready to head home from the hospital.

One of our favorites.

About 2 AM Monday night (as I'm writing this it would be 2 weeks ago tonight) Anna Katherine decided to make her appearance about 3 weeks early.  Were we prepared?  Not really.  Surprised?  Very much.  Excited? Yep.  Nervous?  Like you wouldn't believe.  That Sunday and Monday I had apparently been nesting and had no idea.  I even told Mollie that these Braxton Hicks contractions were getting to be ridiculous - ha, not Braxton Hicks... oops!  When my water broke, I thought surely not and it literally took me about 15 minutes to realize we were really going to have a baby by the end of the next day.  Wow, our has life changed and we love it - every single minute of it, even the sleep deprivation.  She is so perfect and we are learning lots and lots about her every day.  Each time I look at her, I think "goodness, you're big and you're supposed to still be inside my belly until Jan 9!!"  She would have been a big baby and I would have been an uncomfortable, exhausted Mommy.  I'm so glad to have my skinny feet back, along with the best Christmas present ever.  Welcome to the world, Anna Katherine! :)



Mom's craftiness

Here is her first sewing project with her new awesome sewing machine :)  She has finally gotten a new one after many, many "fixes" to keep the old one running.  Here's Anna Katherine's new bassinet skirt!  Didn't she do a great job?!?

And a close up for good measure.

Barbara, my great aunt, gave AK this beautiful bear that just looks so angelic in there :)

Side note - If you haven't already guessed, I'm not going to be finishing the photo challenge.  Just too much going on around here lately!

Day 15: Warmth

Mmm... you guys know warmth is something I just love from the last photo challenge we did.  It makes me very happy :)  These are my awesome isotoner gloves, Tommy absolutely hates them.  He just doesn't understand how functional they are while keeping you very warm at the same time.  That's just difficult in a pair of gloves.  Maybe they do look like grandma gloves (as he says) but I can't make it through a winter without them.  I almost bought a new pair last year when they went "missing" and all of a sudden they reappeared when I showed him that they are not cheap to replace.  I win!

Day 14: Denial

I miss sweet tea, with caffeine!  Decaf just isn't the same but I would rather deny myself the tea than my lunchtime Mountain Dew.   Who knew I drank so much caffeine?!?  oops.  I didn't drink tea every night, I think it's just the fact that I can't have it that makes me want it so much more.  Here's my wonderful tea maker that has probably been used twice since I found out I was pregnant.

Sweet tea - denied!

Day 13: You Choose

I never did show you guys what my chair looked like after we got it recovered.  The guy did a great job and it matches the den so much better than that blue/green pattern!

Tah Dah!

Day 12: Art

I have writing thank-you notes down to an art!

Day 11: Glittery

Anyone been in the store Justice?  There is more glitter in that store than a Mardi Gras ball.  My little cousin Allyson is in love with Justice and anything girly.  This is the scarf I purchased for her and of course it matches a cute little tunic perfectly :) Boy am I in for it when Anna Katherine gets that age.... not sure how excited I am about that!!