Ready and Waiting

The nursery is finally ready. There are a few things that still have to be done as far as decoration goes, but other than that it's ready. Chase doesn't understand why it has to be completely ready right now. He is insisting that she sleep in our room for the first 6 weeks or so and is convinced that the nursery is just for show! I keep telling him that because I want it done RIGHT NOW is reason enough! :) Besides, we won't have the time to set it up after she's here! Anyway, just wanted to share some pictures! Now we just have to get the rest of the house ready!

3 weeks and counting!!!

WOW!! 3 weeks! I can't believe she's almost here. I am reminded daily of her presence, like right now as she kicks me in my ribs. But as I'm sitting here at work counting down the number of night shifts I have left until I go on maternity leave, 8 by the way, it hit me...she's almost here! Chase and I can't wait to meet her! To see what she looks like, who she looks like, what her personality will be, which I can already tell is going to be a little fiesty, much like her mom sometimes! I know Chase is going to be a wonderful and amazing daddy!! I tell Emory every day that she has him wrapped around her little finger and she's not even here yet! It's going to interesting watching him with her. Chase has never really been around babies like I have and I think he might be a little nervous...he won't admit that of course! :) However, he will be amazing and I CAN NOT wait to see what God has in store for us as we embark on this journey called parenthood.

New Family

It has been WAY too long since I last wrote. I really couldn't think of anything that was worth writing about. However, in the last month and a half, Chase and I have gained a new nephew and a new niece! My brother Cole and his wife Mandy had a precious baby boy and Chase's brother Forrest and sister-in-law Jamie and a precious baby girl!! We have been thrilled to see them over the last few weeks. They of course makes us want to meet Emory that much more! She now has two more cousins anxiously awaiting her arrival.

Payton Mitchell Rigney was born February 4, 2008 at 10:29am weighing 6 lbs, 7ozs, 19 inches long. A very handsome little boy I might add! In this picture he REALLY looks like Cole! It's so strange that at such a young age we can already tell who he looks like!




Adrianne Blue Martin was born on March 15, 2008 weighing 8lbs, 5ozs and 20.8 inches long. She is so cute and such a happy baby girl! This is the only picture I was able to get without the pacifier in her mouth! And as you can tell she is starting to get a little angry that we took it away from her!




Now, Emory already had one cousin waiting on her. Bennett Martin, Forrest and Jamie's oldest is 20 months and such a handsome boy. Sadly I think this is the most recent picture I have of him. He wasn't in Jacksonville last weekend when we visited Adrianne.


Chase and I are still trying to prepare the house and our lives as much as we can before Emory arrives, but we can't wait to add to this VERY handsome and ever growing family!!

Best Kept Secret

Chase and I have been together for almost five years now, married for almost three of those five. Now I know most things about him but I seem to learn something new about him every year or so. One year I learned that he doesn't do eye drops. And when I say he doesn't do them, I mean he can't stand them. His eyes were really red and dry one night and I offered to put some saline drops in his eyes. To which he replied, "no, I'm ok, I don't really like things in eyes anyway." He finally broke down and let me try because his eyes were burning him so badly. I have NEVER laughed so hard at him! He was acting worse then some of my patients, keep in mind I'm a pediatric nurse!!

Recently though I learned something else. Last Friday night I was called into work all night. The next day my parents were suppose to come into town and my house was a disaster area. I asked Chase if he would help me clean up and he told me that if I made him a list that he would do what he could while I was sleeping saturday morning. So before I left work I made out a list, complete with a diagram of where to hang the pictures that were yet to be hung on the walls. My coworkers told me that I was dreaming if I thought it would all get done. I had put several things on the list, such as clean the bathrooms, the kitchen and so on. To tell you the truth, I thought I was dreaming!

I woke up at 12pm after a very short "nap" after having worked all night, to a CLEAN house!! Who knew, Chase can clean and he can clean well. There weren't any streaks on the mirrors, he had actually moved things off on the counter when he wiped them down as oppose to cleaning around them. The pictures were hung on the walls and the boxes had been moved to the attic. He has kept this a secret for almost FIVE years now!! I had no idea that he could clean! I told him he has now set himself up for future lists but I don't think he has a problem with it. He knows that our lives are about to change forever and help is going to be needed around the house!

I truly have a WONDERFUL husband. No I will not share! :)