Welcome Grayson Michael Tucker, June 12, 2013

Grayson is here!  He arrived on Wednesday, June 12 just as scheduled.  We arrived at the hospital at 5 a.m., got back to our room by 5:45 a.m., and he made his entrance at 1:32 p.m. Labor the second time around was much faster, and the really hard work took less than 30 minutes this time.  This Mommy was very grateful!  I was having contractions on my own when we got to the hospital, so that may have helped speed the process along.  Either way, we were so excited to see this sweet boy!

Ready to meet sweet Grayson! I knew he would be BIG!

Proud Daddy waiting to get back to our room

Ready to meet our sweet boy!

Grayson weighed 9 pounds and 7 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long.  I was shocked that he was bigger than his brother Logan who weighed 9 pounds! The doctor and ultrasound for weight estimation have been off by almost 2 pounds both times.  Logan was estimated at 7 pounds, and Grayson at 7 pounds and 10 ounces.  My doctor said I must hide part of the babies somewhere!

Grayson is here! 9 pounds, 7 ounces & 21 1/2 inches long and born at 1:32 p.m. Such a big, sweet, healthy boy!

So happy to hold my baby!  I actually let people take pictures this time since it was a shorter labor.

Our newest addition

Big brother Logan meeting Grayson for the first time

Logan wanted to hold him on the 2nd day- so sweet! We are very blessed.

Such a precious baby

In his "going home" bubble

Taking our baby home!

Big brother couldn't wait to hold him again!

Our family of FOUR!

Grayson had lots of visitors in the hospital and since we have been home. We are so very blessed to have lots of family and friends who love us!  We are adjusting well to being a family of four and are so happy to have welcomed Grayson into our family.  He is truly a blessing!

Preparing for Grayson

Grayson should be here in the next two weeks, and we are so excited!  We have the nursery almost finished,  the baby clothes are washed, the bottles are clean and stored, the carseat is installed, and the hospital bag is halfway packed.  I hope to get the bag completed this weekend!

On Sunday, May 5, my dear friend Meredith McKee hosted a "Sprinkle" for Grayson!  Meredith is one of the most creative people I know, and everything had a dessert/sprinkle theme as you will see from the pictures.  We were able to get some necessities like diapers, wipes, burp cloths, clothes, and more.  It was so much fun, and I really appreciate Meredith hosting it!

Meredith and me- thanks again for hosting such a fun "sprinkle!"

About 33 weeks along

Meredith's adorable decorations

Holly and me

Holly, Elisha, and me

Lindsey, Heather & Virginia

On Saturday, May 11, Holly and Jason hosted a cookout for our family honoring Grayson.  Several family members had been having recent health issues, and it was so great to have them all in the same room.  We are so blessed by our families!  We also were able to get some necessities and other fun gifts for Grayson.  The sweet boy has clothes galore from Logan and Graham, and now he has some monogrammed and personalized items just for him.

Holly and me at 34 weeks!

My sweet hubby and me

Daddy, Holly, and me

Mama, Holly, and me

John, Debbie, Brian and me

My sister-in-law, Megan!

Brian and Greg

Holly and my precious nephew Graham

Great Grandmother with her two great grandsons. Soon to have one more!

The Big Brother playing frisbee with all of the men (or froosbee if you ask him)

Always on the run!

I have worked in Recruitment and Orientation Services at the University of Memphis for the past seven years, and I love my job!  We had an Orientation session on Thursday, May 30, and the Tiger Catering staff surprised me with an adorable cake.  It was so sweet of them!  They also made cupcakes for all 350 students and parents in attendance at Orientation, so everyone got to join in on the fun.  I am so blessed to have such a huge U of M Tiger Family!

Here are some pictures of the nursery.  I left the paint color neutral since we just painted the whole house when we moved in October, but I tried to put aqua and green accents primarily.  It is actually pretty simple this time around. I suppose with baby #2, you mainly worry about the things you actually used the first time.

Now we just have to wait for Grayson to arrive!  It is still somewhat hard to believe we will soon have another sweet baby in the house.  It is definitely an exciting time, but we are also a little anxious about the changes Grayson will bring to our family. I know those changes will be for the better, but it will take all of us some time to adjust to being a family of four.  We are so blessed!