Andrew's First 2 Weeks

Andrew's first 2 weeks at home have been a wonderful adventure.  We started out a little rocky with extra visits to the doctor to monitor his jaundice, but the jaundice is pretty much gone now and the little man is growing fast - hats that used to swallow his head now fit nicely.  

We've been lucky to have help from both sets of grandparents over the past few weeks as Jason and I continue our on-the-job parenthood training.  We don't know what we would have done without them - thanks Grandma and Pop Gibbons and Grandma "D"  and Grandpa Martin!

Grandma Gibbons and I took Andrew on his first shopping excursion yesterday and he slept through the whole thing.  While shopping seems to put him to sleep, we seem to have a little night owl on our hands.  :-)

Check out some of the pictures from the past two weeks here.  

Drew comes home

Little Drew came home on Monday from the hospital with Mom and Dad. He is enjoying his Pack'n'Play and checking out new areas of the house (albeit in the arms of Mom and Dad). Bridget is recuperating well. Drew had a few visitors and expecting more later this week.

Links to more pictures can be found here.

Welcome Andrew Joseph Martin!

Andrew Joseph Martin was born today (12/26/2008) at 11:38am!  He weighed in at 6lbs 7oz and measured 19.5 inches.  Bridget is doing great and was a trooper through the surgery.  The nurses and doctors at CMC-Main are taking excellent care of the extended family.  We are lucky to have both sets of grandparents and along with Andrew's aunts and uncle around to meet him.  He is spending most of his time sleeping, which is just fine with Mom and Dad.

Link to pictures from his big day.

Thanksgiving and Shower in Atlanta

Gobble, gobble!  Thanksgiving was spent in Atlanta with the Gibbons side of the family.  We ate way too much (cake and pie especially) but it was all in the Thanksgiving spirit.

On the Friday after Thanksgiving, we ignored the malls completely.  Instead, a few of Bridget's friends from high school threw a baby shower for Bridget and baby Andrew.  Thanks to Amy Elliott, Kristi Barbre, Alison Burk, and Cindy Phelps for a great shower.  Baby Andrew is well-prepared to come into the world very soon.  

Pictures of the Thanksgiving fun and baby shower can be found at our Google site.  

Charlotte Shower

On Sunday, 11/16, our friends in Charlotte threw a great baby shower for us.  The hosts included Meredith Sullivan, Steve and Lindsey Rook, Jennifer and Jeff Saxon, and David and Robyn Corrado.  Baby Andrew got a number of great gifts and useful items.  Everyone enjoyed the great food and a terrific cake (cake is good).  We are getting more ready and more excited for the little guy with each day.  He's really starting to take up all available space in Bridget's belly.

Link to pictures from the shower.

Updated Baby Room Pictures

We wanted to share some baby room pictures based on updates from the weekend.  The name is on the wall (so that way the little guy can learn his name quickly) and the curtains are up.  We put some of the excellent gifts from the Charlotte shower in the wall boxes created by Grandma Martin (Andrew's Grandma).  We will post pictures of the shower later.

Here's a link to the baby room pictures.

Martin Family Baby Shower

The Martin family threw us a great baby shower in Charlotte this weekend.  Shawn made a surprise trip to join Fred, Dawn and Melissa in the celebration.  Highlights included a special car and dump truck made by Jason's grandfather, Grandpa Martin, and painted by Dawn.  

Here's a link to the pictures on our Picasa photo website.