Skip to main content

Meeting Corbin!




Michael was out of town for the week and Gabby and I missed him.  Michael and I made a plan to surprise Gabby.  We decided to head to College Station and look at the Christmas lights they have at Santa's Wonderland.  Gabby and I arrived in College Station at 3:30.  We visited with Daddy in his hotel for a bit before heading off to Santa's Wonderland!  We got there five minutes before they opened.  It was so fun! We stayed in our truck to stay warm and drove through admiring all of the lights.  Gabby really enjoyed it and I think Michael and I were surprised at the amount of lights decorating the acreage.  We had a yummy dinner together after looking at the lights and then it was time to head back home because Gabby had school the next morning.  We arrived home around 10:30 (Gabby was still wide awake) and I agreed to allowing her to sleep in bed with me as a special treat.  Just as we started to relax, Grandma called and told me that Nanny was in the hospital and was going to be induced.  We decided to get some shut eye and head out early in the morning.  I could not sleep so I quickly packed and then went to sleep.  Grandma called me at 3:30 stating things were progressing quickly so we decided to load up and head to the hospital!  We left around 4:00 a.m. and luckily Gabby slept until about 5:30 a.m.


We finally got to the hospital and we had made it before Corbin was born.  How exciting is this?! Corbin surprised us by coming three weeks early.  Gabby was so giddy when we finally met Corbin after a long day of waiting for him to make his debut.  We watched him get his bath and have his vitals taken.  He was perfect and Nanny was much healthier after his birth.  Gabby instantly fell in love with Corbin (as did I).  He is perfect!  Nanny and Uncle Patrick were instant naturals to being parents.  Gabby and I didn't even get the opportunity to hold him the day he was born because they took him for observations and we went to grab dinner. Gabby fell asleep! If you have kids you know you NEVER wake a sleeping baby so Gabby, Grandma, Papa, and I had to head  straight to the hotel.  We were all asleep before 9:00.

 
 

The next morning while everyone else was still getting ready, Gabby and I snuck over to get early morning snuggles with Corbin and to check on Nanny and Uncle Patrick.  We gave him his elf who snuggled with Corbin.  We stayed at the hospital fighting over who's turn it was to hold the baby until we had to head back because Gabby's dance recital we the next morning.  Gabby and I were so blessed to meet Corbin the day he was born.  We miss him all of the time and talk about him constantly.


Who can resist brand new baby toes?!
Look at that face!

Sleepy baby!




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

My 3rd Mother's Day

It's hard to believe that Sunday was the third time I've been able to celebrate Mother's Day.  This Mother's Day was especially special because I became a godmother to Aiden and Addison, some of our closest friends two children.  We woke up that morning got dressed and headed to church to watch the baptism of some of the cutest kids I ever met.  They church had us sit in the front row for ease of baptizing, but it made it far more difficult for us to contain our kids.  The baptism was at the very beginning of the sermon.  Less than 5 minutes after the baptism Gabby made a noise talking to Daddy, (I doubt the people next to us could even hear) the minister came up to me and offered to show me where the day care was.  She was very polite and sweet, but I knew I could not exactly refuse.  I have never left Gabby with a stranger, not for 30 seconds, so I walked in to the nursery and Gabby instantly began coloring.  Once Addison appeared (because the m...
2 comments
Read more

Christmas Eve Elf Shenanigans

I thought we would give you a glimpse of some of the silly things Mr. Elfis (our Elf) did Christmas Eve before returning to Santa Claus.  We went to Dallas on Monday and luckily our elf (who Gabby named Snowball, then Snowball Snow Flake, but whose name is really Mr. Elfis) hopped in a car seat so he could make the journey safely to Grandma and Grandpa's and meet Ralphie, Emma and Brody's Elf. Here are the shenanigans they got into while waiting for Santa to arrive and while we were all asleep: Proof that the elves took these photos all by themselves.  If you look closely between the first two photos you can see Mr. Elfis' hand move pushing the button.   Snacking on the kid's gingerbread houses. Drinking Gabby's milk hanging upside down. What were they thinking?! Soaring with the eagles (Gabby's favorite bird). Ralphie riding a horse. Ralphie sneaking in a stocking. Mr. Elfis sliding down the banister ...
2 comments
Read more

Two and a Half!

It has been far too long since I've written because Gabby has been keeping me busy (not to mention Mike being gone more means I am busier all around).  Today to celebrate Gabby's 2 1/2 year mark I will give you a little insight into the milestones she has met: Gabby can snip paper She talks constantly in complete sentences: "Mommy you my best friend. Come here and play with me!" were her phrases of the day The funnies words she says: peanut butter, balloon...basically anything with an "l" in it Gabby can ride a tricycle Gabby can navigate and i-phone, find her apps, and play them Gabby can put on her own socks and shoes She can eat with a spoon and fork without any help She can color with paper She can count to 11 She knows all of her shapes She know how to spell stop She can pick up after her own spills (when she wants to) She has an imagination She knows words that I have never said to her She can do basic puzzles She can problem solve ...
2 comments
Read more