Thanksgiving

Preston's first Thanksgiving

Allie loves homemade ice cream!

Make sure you get it all!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Watch Me Grow!

At one month ...

Weight: 10 lbs 14 oz (75th percentile)
Weight at birth: 7 lbs 4 oz
Height: 22 1/2 in (90th percentile)
Height at birth: 19 1/2 in

Oh Deer!

Dustin and Bryan with their deer
(Bryan had a doe tag and Dustin finally got his buck - 6 x 5)

They hung the deer from our apple tree in the back to skin them and get the meat off. At least it wasn't in my garage!

One Month Old

Preston is one month old today. I can't believe how quickly the last month has gone by, nor can I believe how big he is getting! We have his first well-baby checkup on Tuesday and I'm anxious to see just how much he's grown!

Random Family Shots

Allie and Preston ... these two are so cute!

Preston with his Uncle Bryan and Aunt Jess (they came to visit after Bryan's graduation from the Police Academy)

Preston with his Great-Grandma Trego

Bathtime

Preston had his first bath about a week ago. He was not all that impressed with it, mostly because he was quite hungry. The second bath went much better! I've already been warned that he will hate me someday for this (I posted the pics on my facebook account too) but he'll get over it!

More Halloween Pics!

Wednesday Adams stopped over to visit the little pumpkin

Allie the Witch (she wouldn't wear the hat though)

KISS!!
(Mom, Dad, Doug and Kris dressed up for their annual Halloween party on Saturday night. Per tradition, Dustin and I met up with them at Ray's for a beer - Preston hung out at home with Grandma and Grandpa Beringer.)

Happy Halloween!

My little man is two weeks old today!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today's my birthday and here's a pic of the BEST birthday present I'll probably ever get! I just love this little guy!!

Preston James Beringer

Welcome to the world Preston James!
October 15, 2008
3:52 am
7 lbs 4 oz

We were scheduled to go to the hospital Wednesday morning for an induction, but Preston thought otherwise! I went into labor at about 10:30 Tuesday night, although I didn't really realize that I was in labor. I thought it was just a really bad back-ache. :-) We got to the hospital around midnight and Preston arrived a few hours later! I wish I could have captured the look on Dustin's face when we saw that it was a boy!

We're all doing great (if you don't count the sleep deprivation). We went back to the hospital yesterday for a check-up and Preston was already up to 7 lbs 8 1/2 oz! The nurses were quite impressed with him.

Our first family photo

All ready to cheer for our team ... now the team just needs to give us something to cheer about!

Cousin Allie and Preston
She sure seems to like her new cousin!

Thank you to everyone for all the wonderful gifts and well wishes!

It's About That Time ...

We're checking into the hospital tomorrow morning!
I'm so excited and anxious and nervous ... I don't know the last time I felt this many emotions at once! I'll update just as soon as I can!

The Nursery is Complete!

My mom finished the letters for the baby's room and came over today to hang them up. Grandma and Grandpa Hovey came over too ... Grandma helped me and mom while Grandpa hung out and enjoyed some coffee. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how it turned out and I'm so excited! It's exactly what I envisioned for the baby! Mom also picked out one of her favorite photos from our session at McCrory Gardens and had it framed for us. Now we just need the baby ...




I'm so fortunate to have such a talented mother. I cannot thank you enough mom ... I love you!

Happy Birthday Dad!
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional!
~Chili Davis

Farewell Friend!

My friend Robin is moving to Georgia tomorrow. While I'm very excited for her, I'm going to miss her! A couple weeks ago we had a luau themed going away party for her. Good luck with everything Robin and keep in touch!!

Robin and me

Lacey and me

Goodbye Pink!

Dustin and I got the baby's room painted yesterday. I'm so happy to be rid of that pink and purple striping! The new colors are Jekyll Club Veranda Yellow and Fennel Splash ... basically yellow and green. Or as my mom put it, very modern takes on traditional nursery colors. Right up my alley! In the next few weeks mom will come in and take care of the accoutrement ... we're going to do the alphabet as a border with wood block letters.

Before

After

And this is the bedding set that we picked out

We also picked up the travel system (car seat and stroller) and got that put together. I would say we're pretty much ready for this baby ... at least I hope we are! We only have about a month until he or she arrives!

Happy Anniversary Nichole & Randy!

Weekend Update

This weekend started out wonderfully. I had a wedding rehearsal Friday night and then the wedding on Saturday. I played piano for a lovely couple (that I don't know ... the bride's mother used to work with my mother) and Dustin assisted me. The photographer came over while I was playing the prelude music and took some close-up shots of my music. He also took some close-ups of my hands while I was playing. I'm hoping that I can track him down and maybe buy a couple prints. It would be cool to have something like that hanging in my piano room! After the reception, Dustin and I went home where we enjoyed a fire on our patio and some NASCAR/football. We're both so ready for football season to start!

Today, we picked up the house and got some laundry started. Then we headed out to run some errands. I stopped and bought a couple books that my book group has selected and got some new kicks too (thank goodness for my paying piano gigs!). Then off to get groceries, etc. Just your average, run-of-the-mill Sunday.

We returned home to water in our basement ... again. Ugh. We're pretty sure this keeps happening because of our tree in the front yard. So, we do the roto-rooter (??) thing and get some root killer for the pipes and then we're good for a while. Our plan is call the city and see who might be responsible for the sewer line. If they are, we get a new line. If we are ... we buy stock in root killer stuff. :)

To make ourselves feel better, I made some fresh salsa (with tomatoes and jalapenos from Dustin's garden). Yummy!! Now we're relaxing before we have to go back to work tomorrow. Weekends are never long enough!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

A little belated, but better late than never! My grandpa and his twin brother just turned 87 the other day. And grandpa is finally home now after staying at the hospital and nursing home following a hip replacement. Love you grandpa!