cousins!

karina and ethan sure do look like their daddies! i can't wait to see how much they look alike as they grow up. how fun :)

more pictures of baby karina

ok, ok, i know i said i'd post more pictures of this sweet baby girl... sorry it took me a few days! i took donuts to the new little family in the hospital on friday, and i was able to snap some cute shots of karina. when ethan was 5 days old, kristie brought cupcakes over, and we put a candle in one for ethan's "birthday" (and took a ton of pictures of it, of course)... so i put a candle in a donut for karina's bday... kristie got a big kick out it. :) carrie brought baby brian down to their room to visit-- how fun that they were in the hospital together! they got to go home just 24 hrs. after karina was born, and they are all settled at home. karina even found her thumb her first day at home! (see picture below.) we brought them dinner & ate with them last night... and baby girl slept through our whole visit with the exception of about 5 minutes! ethan finally showed some interest in karina, though i think he's a bit confused. we kept saying, "ethan! look! the baby- look at the baby!" and when he FINALLY would give her some attention (pulling her leg, etc.-haha), we'd say, "no ethan! no!" poor kid!! we'll all get the hang of this sooner or later. :) we are so thankful for this beautiful baby girl. i just think of all the prayers that were lifted up for her, especially in the early weeks of kristie's pregnancy... praise God for a healthy baby and a cute one at that! :) i can't wait to watch her and her cousins grow up together. what a blessing to have family. thank you, God!

here's some sweet pictures of karina in her daddy's lap...

get used to the flash, baby girl!

karina is a beautiful little girl! i had my hands on that baby less than 30 seconds after we stepped in the hospital room... she is a "big baby" but she's SO tiny! she has had a great first day-- it even looks like she's working on her first smiles! mom & dad are doing well... just ready for a little sleep tonite. ethan was more excited about the buttons on the hospital bed than his new cousin... so we didn't get any great pictures of him adoring her... yet! (we have 3 more months to practice those. :) ha.) karina looks like she has her mommy's eyes and her daddy's little chin and not so little cheeks. she and ethan do look like cousins, though she has these long, elegant fingers and toes, and ethan's are STILL squatty little fat things. so.. it's neat to see their differences and similarities already. hope you enjoy the pictures. i'm bringing them krispy kreme in the morning, so i'm sure i'll have more pictures tomorrow.

OH! and our friends carrie and freddie had their 3rd baby right next door to kristie & jeff an hour after karina was born! they didn't find out what they were having, so brian robert was a fun surprise for all of us today! he looks JUST LIKE his big sister ansley! it was great being able to see both the babies today. they are sort of related, which is also fun... kristie's sister is married to carrie's brother. so they're almost in-laws...

ok, here's the pictures. be prepared for many more!










carrie looks so good for just delivering her 3rd baby in 3 years! and baby brian is getting ready to sweep all these baby girls off their feet! (he's the only boy so far in a bunch of baby girls at church.)

welcome to our crazy family, karina!!!!!!!!

sweet little karina marie was born at about 12:20 this afternoon... she weighed 8 lbs, 4 oz and was 20 1/2 in long. we are going to see her after dinner.... i can't wait to see her!! i only work 2 days or so a month, and of course today was one-- a whole full day that i couldn't reschedule. i went up to the hospital at 3:45 this morning when she was admitted and stayed till i absolutely had to leave... it killed me, but obligations are obligations... we're just glad she's here!!!!!!!! everybody is doing well, i hear. i will most definitely post pictures later tonite!

mmmmmm.....

let me just share with you our latest little obsession in our house....edy's dibs...there should be some kind of warning label on these things. they are extremely addictive. the great thing is that they are perfectly-sized little ice cream bites that you can just grab on your way by the fridge. the not-so-great thing is that they are perfectly-sized little ice cream bites that you can just grab on your way by the fridge!! especially when you pass the fridge every time you walk in and out of your kitchen! i highly recommend the mint ones... and brian is currently devouring the cookies-n-cream version. all the flavors are covered in chocolate (sorry, eric), so ya gotta like chocolate to enjoy these. but since eric is the only person i've ever met who didn't eat chocolate, i'm guessing most of you will be loving these as much as we do! i will say that my mint box of dibs has emptied more quickly than brian's box... i will attribute that to the fact that i'm a pregnant woman who stays home all day!! but even if i wasn't and i didn't... my box would still probably be emptied faster..ha. so go out and get you some dibs today. they're not cheap ($3 at publix-- target had some, but just the plain vanilla and chocolate), but boy are they worth every penny! lemme know if you've had them and what you think.

update: 8/14/06-- i bought the toffee almond ones this week...... yuuuuuuuuuummmmm! i can't decide which ones i like better!!