Loving her new paci friend 

Hanging out on thebeach 

We have had a busy couple of weeks with Zula's baptism and trip to Georgia to look for a new home. Zula did amazingly well with all the new people around holding her for her baptism and barely cried when the pastor put water on her head! It was such a blessing to know family near and far were rejoicing with us on her special day.

Our trip to Georgia went well and we met one of the other dentist and his wife who have a little boy four months older than Zula.  We clicked with them right away and are delighted that God has placed some new friends for us and Zula already!  We are still debating the right house so who knows where we will end up but we are excited about this next spot in our story.

A new normal

Sorry it has been a while since we have posted. Life definitely has been a new busy and a new tired but we are starting to reach a new functioning normal. Zula has started to sleep longer stretches which has helped us all feel better!  It's hard to believe how much she has changed over the past 7 weeks. She is now much more alert, looking around and holding her head up. And is now also starting to give us some smiles, which make us very happy!  We feel like we are starting to see more of her personality come out. Here are a few pictures of her from the past couple of weeks. The strawberry one is prob the best I have been able to get of her kinda smiling. 

We went to the berry festival in ocean springs one Saturday

Her one month picture in her chair. 

Hanging out with dad on Father's Day. 

Zula Elizabeth has arrived

Well unlike what I earlier thought baby girl decided to make her appearance 2 days after her due date.  She arrived may 6 at 12:47 pm weighing 6 lbs 14 oz and 19 in long.  We have loved having her and couldn't imagine life without her and its only been a week!  Here are a few pictures from the week! 

Taken about 2 hours after she was born

Headed home

First Mother's Day with Mimi 

Nursery

Well I know it has been quite a while since we have put anything on here.  And since then Mike has completed dental school, we have moved to Gulfport, MS, and we are 9 months pregnant today with a little girl.  So after months of waiting and planning, Baby Girls room is finally complete.  Although it is a little cramped, being that it is combined with the guest room, we are both very pleased with it. I love that alot of the pictures and pieces have significance.  The painting above the chair is from one of the women I worked with down here, the wooden piece with her smocked dresses was in my nursery and room growing up, the sign on the door was at our church shower in Gulfport, and the bookcase was an old plant stand that we got for free from one of my best friends in Kentucky. We are planning to add her monogram above the changing table when we name her.  All we need is for Baby Girl to decide she is ready to meet us!