The Princess has arrived

Miss Avery Claire DeRouen has arrived and we couldn't be happier! She was born on October 10, 2009, weighing 5 lbs. 5 oz. (4 lbs. 13 oz. when we left the hospital). Healthy & beautiful..!!

Sorry that I haven't updated here, but I've been posting everything on Facebook where I communicate with my family. You can check me out there to see many, many more photos of Miss Avery & her big brothers that are SO in love with her! :-)

I will make an effort to start posting here again!!

I think Avery Claire's nursery is finally complete!

Lots of Shoes & Hats (this is probably 1/2 of them).... I love little girls in hats & bows!

Think she has enough clothes..??? Her dresser is full too...

I made 3 of these frames when her name was going to be Ava, now that we've changed it to Avery, I just have the "A" in the middle & I'll put pictures of her in the other two frames.

Pink, Pink, Pink...everything is pink! I Love it...





I love her bedding...

This picture really doesn't do the bed justice, it is so elegant & pretty in person. I love the netting but know that it will have to be pinned back once she starts grabbing at it. The rug on the floor is so fluffy & comfy.....Conner & Ben love laying on it.



This was just a sneak peak.....now all we need is the baby!

The Ranch Life....every little boy's (& big boy's) dream!

This is the typical weekend at my Mother-in-laws ranch in Beaumont, TX. The kids LOVE it! It's so free & easy going there. By the end of the weekend, you end up with exhausted, dirty, stinky, fun filled little boys!

Give a kid a box & they're so entertained...

With all of the toys that my kids have, they came across these boxes and it entertained them for hours!! They made robot costumes....spray painted them and all. Hard to see in the picture, but they even painted little buttons with different commands on them.....like dance, beep, repeat, etc.

It was so cute! They told me that I don't have to buy them Halloween costumes this year because they want to wear these.......yeah, we'll see!

The top picture is Ben and the second picture is Stuart (Skipper's little brother), Conner & Ben.

Only 8 weeks left!

Here's my belly at 7 months! Very excited that I only have 8 weeks (at most) left! I had Conner & Ben both a little early (Conner - 4 weeks early & Ben - 2 weeks early) so hopefully she'll come a little early too...

I'm carrying so low, just like I did for my boys. I thought I would have carried different for a girl, but I guess not. Still no major complains or issues.....it's been a great pregnancy!

My co-worker Jill takes my picture each month.....she's so funny! She made me this cute little sign to hold up! I think she's as excited as I am about the baby! ;-)

Another month gone by.... I'm 6 months now!

I'm growing now! My kids are so amazed at how big my stomach is getting...lol

Ben is obsessed with me reading him pages out of What to Expect when you're Expecting". It's so cute, he gets the book right before bedtime and goes sit in my bed and will wait for me. This is our bedtime story right now.....lol (I definitely cliff note it for him!)

It means so much to me at how involved they both are with the pregnancy, they are going to both be excellent big brothers!

Look at my 5 month belly!

Oh yes, I'm growing! Although, I feel like I'm showing much more than I look in this picture.

Everything is going great, no complaints! She kicks & moves all day, everyday and I love it! Conner, Ben and my nieces love feeling her move too. I am enjoying my pregnancy so much!!