Welcome Home Blake

December 2 was homecoming for little Blake.  He did great on his first car ride and mommy did pretty good too...only telling daddy to drive carefully a handful of times :)

not the best picture, but we are home!

Sugar is a great big sister

front door

mailbox

That day Joyce and Carolyn came up from Atlanta to meet Blake. 

On Saturday Chad, Rachel, & Griffin made another trip up to visit with little Blake.  

cousins Brady & Claire visit with Blake too

We are so thankful for all of the visitors that have stopped by, all of the gifts we have received for Blake, and all of the delicious food that has been made or sent for us. We have had so much help and support from our families that have made the transition into parenthood an easier {and enjoyable} process.   

he is here

As most of you know Blake made his way into this world on Tuesday, November 30.  Our lives have been forever changed in the most amazing way ever.  He has been a really good baby so far {with a few fussy afternoons}. We are so blessed to have him as our son.

mom & dad @ 40 weeks

It all started around midnight when I felt the first contraction.  After a few more we decided it was time and I went to wake my parents.  I sat through a few more contractions {and tried to finish packing my hospital bag} to make sure this was really happening.  Then it was off to the hospital.  We arrived sometime around 1:30 am, got my epidural around 4:30 am, and by 9:28 am our son was born.

Blake Jacob Boyd ~ November 30, 2010 9:28am 

7lbs 15oz ~ 20 1/2" 

daddy's little rock star

mommy's little angel

our family

all clean

~Visitors~

gram

grandpa

granny

grandpa Randy

uncle Chad, aunt Rachel, & Griffin

aunt Jenny, Brady & Claire

heading home {Thursday, December 2}

Holiday Cards

It's that time of year and usually I have our cards ordered and mailed by this time, but this year is extra special as we were waiting on our newest family member to arrive :)  Shutterfly has some of the cutest Holiday cards and are running a great promotion where Bloggers get 50 free cards!  These are some of my favorites...













Also I really like their calendars.  I LOVE the option to enter important dates onto the calendar so I don't have to hand write Birthdays and Anniversaries every year.  Another neat feature is that you can add a photo to the calendar date along with text.  I will definitely be getting a 2011 calendar from Shutterfly.  


Now I just need to go through the hundreds of pictures of Blake (who is only a week old) and decide which ones to use on the Christmas card :)