Photo Shoot: Funny Faces

Amazing Day

Yesterday was an amazing day! My friend Jacki went in to labor at 6:30 am, five weeks early. She and her husband are moving to Chicago and he had left Monday to start his new job. Wednesday was his first day of work so Jacki was alone here with her daughter. My friend Cara went to the hospital to be with her while Cara's husband watched his and Jacki's daugters. I went to walk her dog and visit her at around 1 but stayed with her until the end because things were progressing so quickly. By 4pm she was fully dialated. She was so upset that her husband wouldn't be there. He was on a flight to Denver that kept being delayed. We knew he should arrive in Vail about 8pm. The doctors and nurses never thought she would make it until then, so we prepared to help her deliver the baby. Jacki was determined not to have that baby; her water never broke which ended up supporting the baby in her womb. Josh came running in at 8:04 pm and baby William "Liam" Reid was born at 8:13! It was amazing! Of course we were all crying and the nurses cheering! In addition, Liam was 6 lbs 4oz and 18.5in long! Not the size of 5 weeks premature. He did not have to be flown to Denver, which often occurs with preemies, and he only needed a some oxygen. Praise God!

It was so wonderful that my friend Cara and I could be there to support Jacki. Cara's husband did all the hard work--he took care of Jacki and Cara's daughters while picking Josh up from the airport in Denver. Alex cancelled his schedule so he could take care of Eloise. My adrenaline was rushing--I could hardly fall asleep last night.

Much better

Eloise is continuing to get better from her pneumonia. She is sleeping, playing, and eating well, and her oxygen level has risen. Unfortunately, she now has an ear infection. I hope she continues to improve!

Sick Eloise

We've had a great visit from the Nana and Pops which has unfortunately ended with illness. Eloise was diagnosed with pneumonia. Is that how you spell it? It sounds like a really bad diagnosis, but overall, Eloise isn't acting so badly. She is coughing and sneezing but she's also playing like usual. We started treatments today so hopefully things won't get worse. (If they do get worse, she'll have to go on oxygen which would really be miserable. Pray that she only improves from here!) We'll be sad to see Nana and Pops go!

Slammed with Snow.

We've gotten a lot of snow--about 25 inches in 48 hours and we're not finished yet. Last night we had a break in the clouds and we went out for a walk. Eloise caught some "freshies" in her stroller. :-) It was killer! :-) (We are totally down with the local lingo now.)

Here's Charlie!

Charles Curtis Averitt

Hooray!! Charlie was born this evening--6lbs 13oz. Both baby and mom are doing well! We are very excited! I'll post some photos of him soon.