Keepin' Up With The Joneses

It's a boy!

After 14 gloriously grueling hours of labor Martin Zwicker Jones arrived just a few days early this Saturday, July 30th at 8:25 AM weighing in at 6lbs. 9oz. and lying 19" tall (including MASSIVE cone head :) he came into the world with his chin up! After the sunny-side-up (a.k.a. O.P.) delivery he was nice enough to pose for this lovely closeup taken by the Athens Regional NICU nurses:

This is a picture of a picture, may update with some better pictures later. We were able to see him shortly after this was taken when the Athens Regional nurses took us on a "field trip" to visit him in the NICU on the way to Morgan's recovery room. We got to have another good visit with him while the Children's Flight Crew were prepping to load him into the mobile transport pod for the helicopter ride to Egleston.

He was transported from Athens Regional to Egleston that afternoon while Morgan and I stayed to crash and recover from the delivery experience. After a quick stop off at home for a shower, I drove into Decatur to see Martin at Egleston Saturday night. He was sleeping peacefully when I got there:

Meanwhile, Morgan spent the night recovering at Athens Regional with her Mum. After being discharged Sunday morning, they made the trek to Atlanta just in time to see Martin before evening rounds :)

Mama's Growth

We are really excited to be expecting a little girl or boy! From the very beginning, my most frequent question to Doug was "do I look pregnant?". We started taking pictures in late November and have tried to keep it up throughout our pregnancy. Hope you enjoy the growth of my tummy as much as we do!

Nov. 28, 2010~4 weeks

Dec. 5, 2010~5 weeks

Dec. 12, 2010~6 weeks

Jan. 3, 2011~9 weeks

Feb. 21, 2011~16 weeks (First all maternity outfit. Excitement!)

Mar. 9, 2011~18 weeks

Apr. 9, 2011~23 weeks (On Tybee at Garris & Mary's Wedding)

Jun. 7, 2011~31 weeks

Jul. 7, 2011~35 weeks

Jul. 9, 2011~36 Weeks (Lots of Mama's ~ Mary, Emily, & I at my Tea Party Shower)

July 17, 2011~37 weeks (Prepping for Belly Bowl appointment)

May 31, 2010

Celebrating 2 years of marriage!

On the night of our anniversary, Doug and Andi arranged for us to watch a slide show of our wedding album pictures. We had such an amazing wedding!

The next evening, we went out to dinner at Chops and Hops, a new restaurant in downtown Watkinsville. The food was delicious and they have an incredible wine and beer list. I was surprised at the range of food. Definitely a place to celebrate a special occasion or come for a burger.

At our wedding, we had 3 different Cecilia Cakes, so we've made it an anniversary tradition to celebrate with a small Cecilia Cake.

Beautiful and delicious!

Happy Anniversary!

I love you yesterday, today, and tomorrow!

New England June 2010

Day 1 to Hitching Post and Duxbury

Myles Standish Monument

The Cottage on the Lake

Day in Plymoth

Gristmill and the Park

Lunch at Kirsten and Gary's. Met Rory. Family plot. Afternoon tea with Aunt Greta.

Animals in David and Paula's backyard.

2nd Day in Plymoth. Boat trip on the bay. Plymoth rock and boat.

Go Braves and Lake Weekend

Braves vs. Pirates after some rain...
We arrived at the stadium early to watch batting practice. And guess what, the Jones' were on time. :-) However, the weather was not cooperating. It really is incredible to see how the ground crew works together so quickly to cover the field. Below is the video during the rain. You can see the air blowers working to keep the rain off the middle of the field. A perfect time for dinner: Subway subs, trail mix, and beer!

The rain started to slow down and the seats were fairly empty so we actually moved from our awesome outfield seats to really good covered, dry seats. While the rain continued, Emily, Doug, Daniel, and Trippe went to have some fun in the rain while Evelyn and I sat, talked, and watched the rain.

Emily takes the mound..

Trippe with the wind-up...

Daniel with the pitch...

Doug hurls himself off the mound!

Andrew McCutchen is on Doug's fantasy team. He was torn between McCutchen earning fantasy points and the Braves winning. We left as the rain started again late in the game. Braves win, but no Friday Night fireworks.

We headed down to the lake after the game. The next day, Doug and I took Dellaina and Wyatt out on the boat to fill up all the gas tanks and for a boat ride. Before we headed back for dinner we stopped by Goat Island and did some swimming.