Introducing...

Aubrey Grace Edgbert

Born on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 4:01PM

7lbs 6oz, 20 1/2inches

This picture below is taken just minutes after she was born. He is one proud daddy! 

 Like I said, one proud daddy...

I have been blown away by the amount of love and adoration that he has for our little girl. He is seriously an AMAZING father. He does everything he can to make sure that she has everything she needs. My only complaint is that he likes to hog her during snuggle time...but I guess if that is the worst of it than that is okay. :)

Here are some pictures during our time in the hospital:

 I love this picture...she is so peaceful and it shows off her nice head of hair.

 I am also one proud and smitten mommy. I just cannot get over the fact that she is all ours. We get to keep her! This little miracle is seriously amazing.

 Going home!! We were both doing so well that they discharged us after only 26 hours. Although we loved being taken care of by all of the amazing nurses we were excited to get home! We wanted to be in our familiar environment and get settled. We also weren't getting much sleep with how much the nurses and other people came in to our room to do various things.

 This picture was taken just after we got home: Marley meeting baby Aubrey for the first time. He has done a great job adjusting to life with a baby. He is very protective of her. He is concerned when she cries and constantly checks up on her when she is sleeping in her bouncer or crib.

 Here are some more pictures from our first few days at home:

 This one is daddy and baby "watching" football...

We could not be more in love with this little bundle of joy. She is seriously so perfect.

 We also would like to say Thank You to our families. They have been so supportive these last few days and we really could not have done it without them.

We cannot wait for all of you to meet our precious little girl. :)

The Waiting Game...

Well, we are currently in the middle of what I like to call "The Waiting Game." Friday is my due date and so we are waiting for our little bundle to arrive any day. I am going crazy sitting around the house just wondering when she will decide to come. I am doing my best to keep busy but that still doesn't take my mind off of it. The other day my dad said, "If she is anything like her mother, she will come in her own time." :) I replied and said that I hope that she is not as stubborn as her mother. I gave my poor mom quite the hard time when she was pregnant with me as well as when she was in labor.

We are finally settled in our new place and slowly making friends. We had our neighbors over last week for a BBQ and we feel lucky that they are so friendly. We have also become friends with a couple that we met in our birth class. We have hung out with them a couple of times and have enjoyed getting to know them. It will be nice to have friends close by with a newborn just like we do.

We also have visited a couple of churches over the last couple of weeks. We tried out a church that is just a couple of blocks from our house called Living Hope Community Church. We liked it, but it was a little different than we were used to. We have also been to Newhall Church of the Nazarene a couple of times. We still haven't decided where we will settle but we want to find a church home soon!

Here are some pictures of the nursery and our maternity pictures. Our maternity pictures were taken by our good friends John and Jordanna McGovern. 

A view from the door...

 Rocker & Ottoman. The art on the wall was made by baby girl's uncle. It is a piece of steel that he cut at work. It is pretty amazing. I just framed it and hung it out...

 

Hopefully the next time I post I will be able to share pictures of our little girl!

Settling In...

Well, it seems that we are starting to settle in to our new life here. Things are becoming routine and we are learning our way around.

We finally got the chance to go to church on Sunday. We tried out Reality LA in Hollywood. Although it seems to be a great church it's not quite our style. We both come from small church backgrounds so we knew that a mega church would probably not be the place we settled down. We are hoping to try out another church on Sunday and hopefully find a place where we fit in. We are really missing the support and love from a church family.

Last week we started our childbirth preparation classes. We were both excited about the class because it meant we are just that much closer to meeting our baby girl. The first class was definitely interesting...we both learned a lot and realized that we still had things to talk about and decide. Our instructor is very good at what she does and we both liked her. She gave us a list of good things that husbands could say to their wives during labor...some of them were pretty funny and cheesy!

Marley has had several adventures since we moved here. His first adventure started with the move itself when he traveled in the car for the first time ever. He did so well and was a trooper. His next adventure came when he decided that he wanted to see what the other side of our new fence looked like. I went out back to call him inside and found him standing on the other side of the fence. If dogs could talk I am pretty sure he would have said, "So, I came over here to check things out and now I can't figure out how to get back on the other side." He looked so scared and confused. It definitely scared me but I eventually found a way to get him back under the fence. His 3rd adventure was another road trip when we went to Phoenix to visit B's sister and her husband. Again, he did so well. His last adventure (I use those words loosely because I know that it will most definitely be his last adventure) happened today when we were on our morning walk and his collar broke. Again, it really scared me but he was a good listener and he came right to me so that I could fix it and re-attach his leash. He has become such a good dog since we got him 18 months ago and we cannot imagine life without him. We are very confident that he will be a good big brother in just a few weeks.

This weekend we were finally able to start in on the nursery. We put the crib together, sorted through her clothes, and we were able to get some of the other stuff organized. I cannot believe how much stuff we have for her already and she isn't even here yet. I also can't believe that she is going to be here so soon. When we first found out that I was pregnant I couldn't believe that I had to wait so long, but now looking back I can't believe how quickly it has gone. I know that we still have a few weeks to go (and from what I have heard they will be some of the slowest and longest weeks yet) but I honestly did not think that I would ever make it this far. We are so excited that we will get to meet our baby girl soon and we cannot wait.

Keep checking back for more updates...like I said, we are just getting settled but all of that is going to change soon!

Life Changes

So, obviously it has been established that I am not very good at this blog thing. For some reason I do not do a good job of remembering to blog...which is a problem since I have a blog. 

However, since we have recently had some major life changes and have more to come, I thought I would give the blog thing a try...again! 

About a week ago B and I made the biggest and hardest transition we've made this far in our married life. We moved from our little cozy town of Petaluma, CA to San Fernando, CA (which is in LA county). Never in my life did I think I would live in LA...but here we are.  When we were newly married we made a big move from San Diego to Petaluma, but it wasn't quite as drastic since we were moving to a place where we already knew people and had many connections, including B's parents. Here in LA we know a few people scattered throughout the county but the closest family is about 2 hours away.

The reason for our move was because B accepted a new job that was located in Glendale, CA. When he got offered this job we knew in our hearts that this was an opportunity that we could not pass up but at the same time we could not imagine leaving our sweet town full of family and friends. Also, when we accepted the job, I don't think it really hit us how hard it would be to leave. 

Our 4 years in Petaluma were more than we could have ever asked for. We both found jobs that we enjoyed and made great friends through them. We lived about 5 minutes from B's parents and I think all 4 of us would agree that the times we spent together at our weekly family dinners and many other events have greatly blessed our relationships. (Thank you BE2 and SKE for everything you did for us over the last 4 years and simply being our friends). The friendships that we formed or renewed (B grew up in Petaluma and had many high school friends still around) while we were there are life-long friendships that we cherish and greatly miss everyday. Our church family is another thing that we will greatly miss. We have not had a chance to visit any churches here, but I am already anxious about the whole process. We have been spoiled the last 4 years and I am not sure we will be able to find something that will compare...but we will trust in God for that and know that he will lead us to the right church. 

There is so much more I could say about our life in Petaluma and all of the things we will miss: our roommate (who I think we will continue to try to convince to move down here with us...what do you say AB?), small town life, The Tea Room, Two Rock burritos, food pantry, our CLG, my hair stylist, and the list goes on and on but for now I will leave those for another day. 

Although this transition has been incredibly hard we are excited about all of the things that will come from living here. We know that we will find a church to serve in, friends to fill our home with, and many memories will be made along the way. Someday when we leave here to take on our next adventure I am sure that it will be a hard move also and we will be sad to leave many people here...at least that's what I can hope for.

So, to all of our friends and family in Petaluma we say Thank You for everything you have given us over the last 4 years. Our hearts already ache to come and visit and can't wait to be back in town sometime soon.

Hopefully, I will be more successful at blogging this time around and will be able to keep everyone updated on our new life as well as the newest addition to our family (who will be joining us in just about 2 months!). So, keep your eyes open for exciting LA and parenting adventures to come. :)

Love, 

Sarah