Just some cutie-pie pictures!

*Ava's first buckeyes football game...had to put the gear on her ;) Even though it was a little big...


*At the hospital...with that big ole classic hospital binky in her mouth....it smells good but looks awful in a baby's mouth!



* Ava's first bath :)

**Stay Tuned...We're finishing up our spare bedroom, which is where our desktop computer is located (and disconnected at the moment) so as soon as its finished I can upload lots & lots more pictures!!! **

Sleepless in Columbus...

Wow... what a wonderful baby Ava is! We absolutely love her to pieces!! We've just been adjusting to life with a little one these past few days. It's been a little rough I will admit...recovering from labor & delivery is tough enough! Then you throw in the breastfeeding woes, roller coaster emotions, and lack of sleep.....oh, just talking about it exhausts me;) Those of you who said it were right...now the fun really begins!! hehe. But I will say that even though it's only been 4 days, things get easier and are more enjoyable with each passing day. I know this awful breast engorgement is only temporary...THANKFULLY!!! I didn't even know it was possible for breasts to be this hard & uncomfortable!!!! Ava nurses about every 2 hrs, sometimes once an hour....which is nice for the engorgement, but doesn't give me much time to do anything! But she's getting the hang of it...her favorite place to be is lying on her boppy & nursing...makes her all relaxed & comfy:) So precious....

Here are a few pictures since we've been home...

**Snuggling with Mommy

**Snuggling with Daddy

** Going home!

**Going home!!


**Lil buckeyes girl

She's Finally HERE!!!

Introducing...


Ava Gabrielle Williams
7 lbs 15 oz
21 inches
October 22, 2008
9:31 AM




** I'll post more later...we're at the hospital now & our laptop takes forever to upload;) **

Well, after 19+ LONG hours of labor here is the result....the most precious gift in the world!!! And I survived...WE survived!!

My contractions started at 2:40pm on Tuesday and were pretty quick to pick up to once every 4-6 minutes, so I gave Eric a call around 4:00 and we were at the hospital by 5:15ish. After sticking me on a monitor for a couple hours they decided to admit me.....thank goodness because I told them I was not leaving without a baby:) hehe. By 11:00pm they started me on pitocin to move things along a little quicker because my contractions had slowed down a little bit. Let me tell ya, pitocin=evil ;) That stuff causes some mighty severe contractions!! So, needless to say I was in much need of the epidural by 2am. Those things are AMAZING.....at first:) I was so thankful that I could rest a little bit....and rest was all I could do, there was no sleeping through the night for any of us really. By 5am they broke my water and I was 6 cm dilated. And the epidural began to wear off :( 7:30am I was 8 cm so I figured I wouldn't actually deliver until closer to noon...nope! 8:30 rolled around & I was nearly 9 cm, with a WHOLE LOTTA pain from the contractions!!! Soon enough it was 9:00 & time to push!!! The rest is history....! We are sooooo blessed to have such a sweet little bundle of love!!!! Cutest darn baby we've ever laid eyes on... hehe

The wait continues...

Well, unless I go into labor right now :) it looks like all those October 18th guesses have no promise either:( Sooooo....we'll see what tomorrow brings.....nobody guessed the 19th ;) maybe that'll be the day!!!

Either way, we'll have this baby by next Thurs. Oct 23....that's my induction date if she doesn't come sooner ;) So this time next week our lives will have changed forever and we will be parents!! It's more reassuring to think of it like that....I have to remind myself that I WON'T be pregnant forever ;) hehe

Due date has come & gone... :o(

Still pregnant... boooooooooooo! Just wanted you all to know ;) We get so many phone calls and emails asking the big question and I know everyone's curious if it happened yesterday :) Nope!

Oh by the way, Eric is SOOO not blog-savvy but I will do my best to teach him so he can be the official updater while I'm a little preoccupied :) We'll definitely take our laptop to the hospital...someone will be able to do some updating!!

OH Karina, have I ever been trying to sleep!! Even that's not going so well anymore... I lied awake from 2:30-4:15ish last night after my nightly trip to the bathroom:( This is getting old..... ;o/

We're going mattress shopping today (gotta get that spare bedroom squared away!) .... and maybe to the Circleville Pumpkin Show. I'm over trying to relax and take it easy... this is getting just plain boring!! I need to get this labor moving!!! I am off work now ... with no baby to occupy my time ... I NEED to go in labor. OKay, enough with my rantings.... hope you all have a wonderful day!!

No baby yet ...

Still patiently awaiting our little ones arrival.... where's the jeopardy theme song :) Hope that full moon last night created some good gravitational pull that will help move things along! hehe :)

Thanks for all the guesses by the way :) This has been a fun & cute way to make the waiting game a little more bearable....Eric & I's guesses (as well as a few others':) have now come & gone...will I be pregnant forever? :)

Taking Bets :o)

So, just for fun..... let us know your guesses on when Baby Ava will grace us with her glorious presence!! Throw in your best weight & length bets too!!

Here's a start...

My Guess: October 15th.... 6 lbs 10 oz, 20 1/2 inches
Eric's Guess: October 14th... 7lbs 3 oz, 22 inches

Buckeyes Party

Last Saturday, Eric & I went to the ULTIMATE backyard buckeyes party with our friends Christy & Kurtis. It was held in Christy's Aunt & Uncle's neighborhood. It was such a hit even channel 6 ABC news was there :) The hosts had a projector screen (about the size of a movie theatre screen!) set up outside with picnic tables and chairs spread all over the lawn and everyone could bring their own chairs too if they wanted! They had a hog roast and ALL the food you could imagine!! Movie theatre popcorn, desserts, apple cider, appetizers, you name it! Literally their whole garage was filled with nothing but food and drinks!! I guess the neighborhood deal was everyone who wanted to be invited gave the hosts $100 which covered a share of the hog and they could invite 5 other couples as well. It was such a fun idea and even though we had no idea who everyone was (it was dark by the time the game started!) we had a blast watching the buckeyes on this huge projector and socializing!

Here's some pics of our fun evening...

Ava's Nursery

Her room is officially DONE! I've been messing around with it for weeks now moving her furniture around and trying to decide where I want everything, but now its set to go! Finishing touches were the drapes and butterfly curtain hold-backs that Eric got up last night. So you can come any day now Ava, your room is ready! :) hehe.

Daddy at work... :)




A few more of her room.... I love how girlie it is :) Butterflies & flowers will grow with her too I think...

Still Hangin' On :o)

6 days to go and I'm still going strong:) I know a lot of you have been wondering what has been going on these last two weeks & I'll tell you they've just flown by! I can't believe it's been two weeks since I last updated :( ... sorry!


So anyways... I have made a little progress lately, or should I say Ava has made a little progress :)!! At my OB appt this week she said I am about 2 cm dilated and 70% effaced... so that's good news!! At least I'm getting somewhere....slowly but surely:) I'm getting to the point where I just want to be done being pregnant. One of my doctors this week told me that they'd let me go a week past my due date before they induce me....which I think is just plain RUDE:) But hopefully we don't get to that point!! At this point I really do feel like I'll be pregnant forever... as irrational as it sounds ;) It's funny how these last couple weeks have felt like a LIFETIME waiting for our little bundle of joy to get here. But we're down to the final days so I'm trying to take advantage of my free time. Work, however, is really becoming a DRAG! I keep talking to Ava & telling her she needs to come out before my next string of days in a row at work...which is this weekend...but I don't think she'll listen:) My last day of work is next Thursday the 16th (my due date:) ) so I'll be sure to pack our bags in my car in the morning and be ready to just take the elevator down a couple floors and check myself in when the time comes :) Guess I couldn't be working up to my due date at a better place! I like to remind myself that I have 4 more days of work and then I'm off until next year!! Wooohooo!! I love that I'll be off over the holidays with our new baby and will have lots of opportunities to hang out with our families over the most family oriented time of the year!! Now that's a blessing :) I couldn't have timed that better if I had planned it !

Well I suppose I better stick one last belly picture on here.... this was taken last week.



** You're probably thinking that my belly doesn't look so big...but trust me, I have to literally roll myself out of bed in the morning and catapult myself out of any sitting position....it's big enough ;) **