slacker..

Wow, I can't believe that I got behind before I actually got caught up...

Drake is growing so fast and I love seeing how much he changes and experience the new things that he does! It was so much fun when he began to smile and it's even more fun now that he giggles and "talks" a lot more! He is currently rolling from his back to his belly but has yet to roll from his belly to his back.

Here are the first 4 months of Drake.

1 Month Old

2 Months

3 Months

4 Months

Drake will be 5 months old on Thanksgiving Day..look for those pictures to come..

Thankful for...

1. my husband -- laidback, loving, committed. It has been so fun to see him fill his role as daddy. He is head over heals for Drake and does his part to take care of him. and for me...I wouldn't be able to ever get to work on time without him, he makes breakfast, lunch and is the one who takes Drake to Aunt Laura's 4 days/week.
2. Drake -- our sweet baby boy. He is growing and changing every day!! His precious smile melts my heart. I am trying to enjoy every moment of his babyhood because I know he will be a toddler before long!
3. family -- every person has impacted our life in some way. It is so fun to watch our neices and nephews grow & change each year. Hailey - 10, Hannah - 7, Colin - almost 4, Carter - 3 & Brynn - 9 Weeks.
4. friends -- what a blessing they are! generous, fun, great people to share life with.
5. The change of season -- although I love, love, love summer -- I love the sunny, warm fall days as the trees change colors and we are able to enjoy the outdoors.
6. God -- He has blessed us abundantly. I am thankful for His love, promises, faithfulness and listening ear.

What are you thankful for?

Daddy Daze

Just brought Drake home

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Daddy was back to work on Monday

Drake came at a busy time at work for daddy -- lots of loans to close before June 30thFinally home and able to relax1 Week Old Feeding Drake his first bottle while mommy was getting a pedicure

1 Month OldAugust 2010Brookfield Zoo - August 2010

It's a Boy!

Dr. decided to induce me Thursday, June 24 after my blood pressure was high at my appointment for the 2nd week in a row. Gabe and I did not come to our appointment prepared to have a baby, so we had to go home and grab our bags (and I spent some time cleaning up around the house) and we headed back to the hospital to get things started. At my appointment, Dr. had scraped my membranes which had started mild contractions, so we were able to skip the cervidil and start right on the pitocin. My body was contracting so frequently (which thankfully the contractions were not strong) that my dr. decided to let me rest that night because I wasn't progressing and he wanted to give baby and I a break. Early Friday morning, they started the pitocin, I got the epidural around noon, napped, started pushing around 4pm and at 5:57pm, Gabe pulled the towel off baby to find out that we were the proud parents of a sweet baby boy!

Drake Lee Pettit

6/25/10

8 lbs 2.7 oz

21"

Going Home!

Back Tracking..

I've always enjoyed reading other people's blogs so I thought it might be time to start my own. We'll back track to my pregnancy and then to the birth of Drake and bring you up to date on life as we know it with our family of 3!

Approximately 16 Weeks (My sign is wrong) :)

20 Weeks

25 Weeks

26 Weeks

27 Weeks

28 Weeks

29 Weeks

30 Weeks

31 Weeks

32 Weeks

The week of d-day