Coming Home.

The kids!

Welcome Home and Happy Birthday to me!

First Car ride!

Grayson in the Hospital.

GrayBear, Day 2

In the Hospital.

He is Here!

Grayson Jeffrey
Born at 10:05pm, after only a push and a half.
7 lbs 2 oz and 19.5 inches.
He has 2 dimples and looks tons like Lily (and has her attitude), but he has Austin's lower lip and big round head. He is little, and adorable, and perfect.

Grayson Jeffrey O'Neal

Update 9:10pm

They came and checked her, and they are going to give her another 30 minutes.

Update 8:50pm

Update by Emily:
Lily and Austin came over to the hospital, but bedtime came before Grayson, so they went home. I guess they will see the baby in the morning. It will be fun to wake up to a new baby brother. Amy is now dilated to a 10 and on oxygen to help the baby's heart rate. They say she'll be able to start pushing in about a half hour.

Here is Amy as they are breaking her water:

Austin getting a last cuddle before Grayson comes:

Waiting in the hall
Kennedy (Chris's NCO) and Austin:
Lily looking ADORABLE:
Amy on oxygen, and her nurse, Monique. SO CLOSE!!!

Grandma updating...
Nearly a 7. Epidural in. Blood pressure dropped sharply, finally under control. Hunger pains mixed with nausea. Grayson will be here soon...the doctor is staying close!

Now Amy update...
I feel horiible. Mom doesn't get it.

eeek!

I'm having a contraction! Kennedy, Chris's NCO/friend is here visiting.

Guess what?

Yup I'm in the hospital. Grayson is on his way!

Grayson Jeffrey O'Neal

He's born!

Fall.

Today was a great day! We went to lunch With Chris's dad and Karen. They got me a new and really nice framed Audrey Hepburn picture! Then we went to Garden Ridge and I got a few more fall decorations! I came home and decorated. And the rest of the day I spent playing games with my family.

Flowers from Lily.

Today my sister and Dad came into town, so Chris and Lily took a trip to Sams Club to get TONS AND TONS of waters. We drink a lot in our house! Anyway while out Lily asked Chris if she could buy me flowers. She is such a sweetheart!

Date Night.

Today was a great day, but the night was AMAZING! Chris and I went out on a date since it'll be the last time we can be alone for awhile. So we went to Pappadeaux for dinner, the we went to the mall for pedicures/manicures, then went to the fair for not long at all. We actually went on our date in Chris's truck, which was a lot of fun! I had never been in it before. Great night overall!

Rest Day.

Lily was cute all day today! We all relaxed all day. This is Lily's new thing... pretending to be asleep.

Baby Prep.

Today we disinfected all the baby seats, toys, etc. I can finally see everything coming together in preparation for Gray's birth. Now we just need GRAYSON!

Also I had an obgyn apt... no change.

Mom comes to STAY!

Today my mom moved all of her stuff from Nat's to my house. She set up her room in my basement and cleaned A LOT!! I love having my mom around! And so do Chris and the kids!!

Baby Lily.

Today Lily was ADORABLE!!! During naptime she asked me to hold her like a baby. She let me rock her to sleep. It was so sweet. She told me She was "Baby Lily" not "Baby Grayson" lol. Too cute!

Just a cute video.

Lily wanted me to take a video of her dancing, but Austin thought I was taking a picture. This is how he is everytime I take the camera out lol.
Sorry for the bad quality, my Flip broke awhile back. I miss it. :(

Homemade Caramel.

Today was a fun day. I love spending days at Natalie's... especially when my mom is visiting! Today my mom taught us how to make homemade soft caramels! YUM!

9/11

Today was both relaxing and frustrating! I woke up and Chris made me cinnamon sugar toast and chocolate milk for breakfast. We had Macintosh candles going and the house was cool. It felt like a fall morning and very nice! Then later that day I started my quest to induce labor naturally. I tried everything... I MEAN EVERYTHING> And of course nothing worked. I guess my body is just not ready. It's just so stressful wanting him to be born before my birthday! Oh well.

Also today is September 11th so I hope everyone took the time to remember 9 years ago!!
I remember my mom waking me up to watch the news. She did that all the time so I didn't really take it seriously. Then I went to school and everyone was talking about it. Now that I'm older I can see how important that day really was, but back then my mind was just not there yet.

Org Day.

Today was a fun. It was Organization Day at Ft. McPherson. Usually that's a day where everyone gets together to play sports, play games, and eat food. We mostly just ate and hung out. Lily enjoyed it.

Afterwards we went to the mall (to walk) and the kids had a blast playing in the little play area. Lily was actually very outgoing and she and Austin played very well together!Then we went to Room To Go Kids and Chris and I fell in love with these bunk beds. They're the ones we are planning on getting!

Yellow Daisy Festival.

Today we went to the Yellow Daisy Festival at Stone Mountain. It's just a bunch of shops and A LOT of walking! And since I'm trying to get a baby out of me, walking is always a good plan. I didn't buy anything, but it was a good day spent with my mom, sister, and our kids!

This picture is us resting after getting there because we parked so far away lol.

Princess Girls.

Today I had an obgyn apt, so My mom and Kenzie came over to play! Their favorite thing to do is play dress up. They always argue about who's the princess, who's the fairy, etc. But they are so cute! I love how girlie they are and how they love to dance!

Freezing!!

This morning was SOOO cold in our house (probably because I had the AC on lol)! I loved it! We all put on big hoodies and enjoyed the cold air! I wore Chris's hoodie and the kids wore mine. They looked so cute and loved wearing them! We all ate warm poptarts and chocolate milk for breakfast and watched a movie. Fall is just around the corner and I'm so excited!

Baby Shower!

I had an amazing baby shower!! My sister's threw it for me and it was gorgeous! We all had a great time! I just loved it!!

BEST BABY SHOWER EVER!

Lazy Day.

After getting home last night past 3am, we were exhausted! So today was a very chilled day. The kids probably had the best day ever, because it was full of tv shows and snacks! But I slept a lot! The kids were great! I thought they were going to be hyper, but they were were relaxed today. Chris and I were VERY lucky! Then later on tonight we all went for a family walk in the neighborhood. It was so pleasant! Walks are the best!! OH and all my contractions have completely gone. Oh well, I'll see Grayson when he's ready to see me!

Crazy day!

First off, let me say that today was GORGEOUS! It was just so nice! So I called my mom and sister and forced them to go to the park with me. I really wanted to go outside and walking sounded like something I should do now that my to-do list was finished! I was ready for Grayson! So we played at the park for a little while (more like the sandbox!), then Natalie and her kids left, and Chris came. So my mom, Chris, my kids, and I walked around the park for awhile. It was really nice! After I got home I was anxious for Gray, so Chris and I went on another walk, ordered me some Eggplant Parmesan (which I took one bite of and almost threw up), and a few other little things to naturally induce labor. My favorite was the foot massage Chris gave me!! Anyway by the end of the night I was having contractions, so we headed to the hospital. My contractions were 3 minutes apart, but I was only dilated to 3 cm (I need to be 4cm) so they had me walk for an hour. It didn't seem to help so they send us home. By that time, I was ready to go home. I forgot what it was like to go to the hospital when in labor, and now I think I can wait a little longer. But it was a crazy day. Sorry for the false alarm facebook!!

Baby Shower!

Today was my baby shower! It was small, but really nice. I'm so glad I got this shower, because it was the first shower that I felt was "real". I didn't have one with Lily, and Austin's was kind of last minute, because I moved to Georgia the month before my due date. So it was really all my mom's friends. So this one felt right. It was beautiful and I loved it!

Maternity Shoot by CHRIS!

Today we spent the day getting the house clean and ready for Grayson. Anyway I decided to get ready since I have a new hair color. Whenever I get a new hair color, I like to play around with new looks. After I got ready, I talked Chris into taking pictures of me. I got all the settings ready and let him at it. He wanted me to tell everyone that he did the turny thingy on the camera lol. But seriously, I think he did a great job!

Renesmee

This girl is playing Renesmee on the next Twilight movie.
I think she looks like an older version of Lily!

Fun Family Day!

Today was fun, but sadly I forgot to take a picture. Chris got off work at 1 and we started out Labor Day Weekend early! So we got ready and went to outback for dinner. The kids LOVE salads and everyone commented on how well they eat. Lily devoured Chris's veggies! I love that these kids eat better than I did as a kid. I was VERY picky and I still am. Anyway after dinner we decided to go to the drive-in and see Vampires Suck. It was crazy how well the actors impersonated the actors on the Twilight movies. I actually think that was the funniest part about the movie. The kids were great! The whole night was fun!

Great day!

Today I was in rush mode to get everything I need done before baby Grayson comes. So I got my hair done this morning by my friend, Jenna. Then I went to Natalie's to see my crazy kids and Lily told me I looked just like Ariel from The Little Mermaid. After that I went and got my nails done (thanks Nat)! All the ladies in there were so nice! They were telling me that Grayson will be born in the year of the tiger and that he'll be a strong willed boy. Afterwards, I went back to my sisters and together we went to the garden near her house to take a few "just in case" maternity photos. Nat's the best!! And lastly, I went back to her house to eat dinner that my mom made and hangout with my amazing family!! Great day!!