Introducing...Arian Jr.'s First Two Weeks of Life!

Oh, what can a pair of new parents say?!...where to begin...First, we thank the Lord for a healthy baby! We are in love with our baby boy (and each other obviously)!!! Every little thing we are soaking in...his smile, his little fingers and toes, even those poopy diapers...we know, we know...I'm sure the veteran parents are saying "that sentiment will change quickly"...but with everything being so new we can't help but to "oooh" and "aaah" over every little thing! We simply cannot stop staring at him. We hope you enjoy the tons of pictures to come...with this post you'll get a glimpse of our arrival at the hospital before AJ's big debut, through his first two weeks of life. We'll try to keep consistent with naming who's who in the picture in relation to AJ...enjoy, and please feel free to leave any comments on this posting (or any posting), by selecting the link "comments" at the bottom of each individual posting...these are the memories we want to share with him as he gets older :)

My Mommy and Daddy :)

Smooches :)

"yes, more please..." looking forward to a little thing they call Nubane (painkiller)

And in moments our lives changed forever with the birth of our first born, our son!

Grandmommy gets to hold AJ in his first moments of life

Paw Paw was right there too!

First checkup after birth

I am a proud Mama!

Cousin Tiffany welcomes the first "brat pack" baby

Auntie Fallon, Paw Paw, Nana, Great-Nana

Daddy checking in on our Little One

Great-Aunt Peggy

Great-Aunt Sissy comes to visit

Cousin Kevin and Great-Aunt Bee Gee visiting

Ayanna coming to share love and laughs!

Mamaw holding baby AJ

On our way home from the hospital...

Daddy putting him in his car seat for the very first time

First photo at home

First doctor's appointment

What tiny little toes!!!

His onesie says it all (especially those first several days of life)..."sleep all day, up all night"

Love this photo...pictured here are three generations, Great-grandpa Everett, Father and Son

A house full of love...Uncle Conrey, future Aunt Toya, Great-Uncle Bo, Auntie Erika and future cousin Malik

Cousin Naima and Auntie Erika

Cousin Noah

Great-Grandpa Everett and Great-Grandma Mary

Uncle Conrey and Auntie Erika

Uncle Keith

..."now this is what I call lounging!"

Cousin Kiara and Cousin Timia visiting

Uncle Reggie visiting

Uncle Adrian visiting

Cousin Aubrenae's first visit (she and AJ are six months apart)

Uncle Andrew visiting

Aubrenae with Grandmommy

..."there's so much excitement, I have to catch a catnap"...



..."did some one say stick 'em up?!"




I realize every Mother says this, but our baby is pretty darn adorable...what a gift from God!!!






Great-Grandmommy and Paw Paw

I had to take this photo...he has an ultrasound image that is virtually identical!

..."me and my Daddy kickin' back"

Kickin' It with Fam...

Here are some fun pics...enjoy :)

Our niecey-poo, Aubrenae and Aunt Janice

Aubrenae and her Daddy (my brother Adrian)

Me and my brothers (l-r) Adrian, Me, Andrew and Reggie

They're a good-lookin' bunch, right! :)

Reggie and Nate

Aubrenae and her Grandmommy

Mommy, Me and Aubrenae

Aubrenae with her Uncle Andrew

Mission Nursery Complete...

We are delighted to say that our son's nursery is all put together as of this past Sunday...he'll have a Pooh Bear welcome home! Enjoy the pics :)

The Babies R Us edition

-Babies R Us is a very intense store on a Saturday-

I repeat, Babies R Us is a very intense store on a Saturday.

On February 7th, I realized how much estrogen(and very little testosterone) Babies R Us has. Sure, I know that husbands go there with their wives to help pick out things for the baby but you don't get the full scope until you visit Babies R Us on a Saturday.

Trust me. Babies R US is ALL THINGS BABY! Anything that you can imagine(and can't imagine) a baby would need is in this store. I would think that Babies R Us is an expectant mother's paradise. I wonder if it's the same as me going to a record store the same size as Babies R Us with nothing but vinyl from front to back. Hmmm.....................

I will say that this has been an eye opening experience. I've become much more educated on things that I didn't have a clue about. From baby furniture, to information from our prenatal classes, to the intensity level of Babies R Us on a Saturday, and the list goes on. I mean, you hear about baby-related things in passing or in casual conversations but you never realize the full magnitude of it until you're actually right in the middle of it!(Go Dad!)

So now we are just waiting for Little AJ to get here and once he does I'll be blogging everyday!


Big AJ

36 Weeks and Counting...

SPOILER ALERT!!...if you are wanting to wait to see Arian Jr. until he actually makes his big debut (without the "preview" of later ultrasound pics) you'll want to bypass this posting...otherwise, enjoy!

As our pregnancy winds down (we're now at 36 weeks) we'd like to share a collection of AJ's ultrasound pics...now, we know very well that generally speaking ultrasound pics are not that visually telling...I mean, let's be honest, an arm looks like a leg, etc. but, every once in a while you'll see an image that makes you go, "...awwwwww...look at his little fingers..." we'll try to help you decipher what's what via a description, but you'll likely have to use your imagination for the rest :)

7 WEEKS

A little bigger than a twinkle in mom and dad's eye

20 WEEKS

The caption on the screen reads "Hi Mom and Dad"

Arian and I got a real kick out of this pic...AJ is flexing his bicep...LOL!

As the baby turned on his side, you could see his spine and rib cage...

Another arm shot...no flexing this time though :)

If you look closely, you can see AJ's profile...

The caption on the screen reads, "foot"...I said, "if you say so..."

Another profile shot...we are just in awe, what a little miracle!

It's a boy!

Another "boy" shot...

...and one more "boy" shot for good measure...

35 WEEKS
(weight at 35 weeks and 5 days...7lbs. 12oz.!)

Peek-a-boo...we see you! His hands are covering his face here...

Eyes, nose and fingers covering his mouth...

His hands are squishing his face a little, but you can still see his little eyes (closed), nose and part of his mouth...