We are home!!

Aunt Star loves you along with the rest of the gang

Finally, Addison has blessed up with her presence. I am so excited to watch not only her grow, but to watch her beautiful mom and dad grow too! 

Addison Lynn

August 10, 2011

6 pounds,  13 ounces

20 inches

3:26 pm

I will add the story soon of her birth. From what I gathered it was one heck of a roller coaster and Amy was amazing! Smokey was also a trooper!

I stopped by early on August 10th and dropped off the famous pink cigars for Smokey to hand out to celebrate. As I was walking out of the hospital, I ran into Aunt Brandi. Imagine my surprise that she had found the biggest pink stuffed animal! Aunt B loves her some Addison

Ready for the big day!

Day 2 of Miss Addison

Favorite is that Mimi would not let me hold you so I would not wake you at first. Be prepared to be rocked a lot and loved even more!

Our first talks and there will be many more I am sure!

I am in love!

Finally a big bow and you were not so excited about this. Yet Aunt B made it better!

I wish I would of had my real camera with me to capture this moment but this is the first time your dad was trying to put your shoes on!

More sweet loving!

Beautiful

The girls

Oh little Addison, I cannot wait to see what you do to our worlds. I know God has a big purpose for you and I cannot wait to learn many life lessons from you! I see great things in your future and more love than one little princess can handle!

Addison

So excited! Can't wait to meet you baby Addison! Love you already.

The Night Before

Well the time is almost here to watch our children bring their own child into this world. The circle of Life is pretty amazing and another baby to love, God truly is Great! It was just last Christmas when we learned that Amy and Smokey were with child. We can honestly say that little Miss Addison has been in our hearts 9 months. Although I didn't have my grandparents when I was little, I know that all the grandparents will be a huge part of this child's life and she will always know that she is LOVED. Welcome to our family baby Addison Lynn Johnston, we can't wait to touch you and feel your skin next to ours. Love you, Mimi, Papa and Aunt B

Almost here

Finally the day has come. So many people are so excited and just don't know what to do with themselves. August 9, they decided to start the inducing procedure and if all goes as planned, Addison will join us in the morning. Finally!

Help her blog grow and leave a comment on this post of a funny, heartwarming or anything story here about this last month and your experience as we wait for our little princess to get here!

Remember if you have pictures or stories to add, email them to me at cheletteaustin@yahoo.com so they can be added!

A

From MiMi

Our precious baby girl, Addison, okay MiMi must admit she is not very good at waiting...nine months seems like an eternity.  I dream of the day you will make your entry into this world, and the joy on your Mommy and Daddy's faces.  Seems like your Daddy was a little boy just the other day, and now he is a big strong man, who will always watch over you. Maybe a little too much! But he will always protect you, and keep you safe, because you will be the light of his life. He is ready.  Your mother, well for sure she was always meant to be a loving wife and mother.  She dearly loves children and they love her and goodness she has waited such a very long time for you!  She is a wonderful lady with a very loving heart and she has so much love to give you.  She will give you all she has to give because you will be the dearest person in her life, other than your daddy of course.  What a very lucky little girl you are going to be!

I want you to also know that although your Grandpa Earl, Grandma Kitty and Nannie Jo  are in Heaven right now, they will be the loving angels watching over you, they  would have so loved to be here to share your life too.  Just know that Papa, MiMi, Aunt B, and Papa Jo will be here for you anytime you need us.  We will always want to protect and love you.  I cannot wait for your Gammie Jackie and I to share this awesome experience together.  Although I never knew any of my grandparents, you are very fortunate, you will be blessed to have many grandparents.  Our families are ready for celebrations and joy. And your MiMi has piles of books ready to read to you, and ideas for things we can do and games we can play together one day. Dreams of who you are and who you will be and even the joy of watching your daddy as he discovers "so, this is what life is all about and you will have a place in his heart forever and ever!"

You haven't even arrived yet and yet we talked about you almost daily and dream and make plans.  Please know that you have given us a new purpose and we are so ready for this stage of our lives.  I cannot wait for you to meet our extended family, Chelette, John, Jaden Thomas and Charleigh, God put Chelette and the Austin family in our lives long ago for a reason and they mean the world to us.  So you will have more great people to surround you with hugs and kisses!

So Addison, my favorite saying is to Live Well, Laugh Often and Love Much and that is exactly how I pray you live your life, that you always surround yourself with the people that love you and will help you grow into a beautiful young lady, just like your mom. 

Love you precious girl, your MiMi Sharon

June 29, 2011