He is finally here!!

Our new little Bundle of Joy arrived this last weekend. Reid Scott McArthur was born on January 22nd at eight thirty one in the evening. He was 9 lbs 2.2 ounces and 22 1/2 inches long. We are so excited to have our sweet little boy with us. We arrived home today and Avarie is loving being a big sister.

Update

I am sorry everyone. It has been a while since I was able to post. Things have been a little bit crazy around here. Derrick is now officially in school which started on January 4th. He is liking his classes, but some of it is review from his undergrad work so some classes he gets a little bored. He was told by the previous class to hang on through the first month and then that would get better. He has been so excited to get going on things and seems to be doing well. His first test is this friday so we will see then, but knowing him he will do wonderfully.
Avarie is still growing like crazy she is a sweet heart. She plays and talks all day. It has been so much fun to watch her grow. She does have her days where she gets a little mischevious, but other than that she has been an angel. She is starting to learn her letters and tries to sing the ABC song, but doesn't always get the letters in the right order. She loves to count too, but says 321 instead of 123 ( I think this is because daddy counts down when he is going to get her or do something silly).
Me I have been doing ok. I am ready to have this baby. I will be induced Monday January 25th though if I dont go into labor this week or weekend. I have had some Blood pressure issues, but nothing horrible other than lots of tests and one overnight stay in the hospital. The doctors I think are being cautious which is good. The baby although seems to be doing fine. They have monitored him closely and we have testing done twice a week and he is always doing perfectly so we are happy about that.
I hope everything is going well with all of you and we love hearing from you through your blogs.

New Years Eve Fun

Here are some pictures of our outing to the park today. Avarie had so much fun playing with her daddy at the park. Although we are having a hard time adjusting to 70 degree weather in December. It has been a little weird and it doesn't feel like winter. We have only had a few days this winter so far that have gotten below 50 degrees. Oh well atleast we do not have to shovel snow off the driveway.

Christmas 2009

Here are just some pictures of Avarie playing with her Christmas. The third picture is of our cat Sadie. She claimed a present for herself and was napping on it. It was really cute.

Here are some pictures of Avarie before and after opening her Christmas eve pajamas. Apparently we got it right she wouldnt take them off all Christmas.

We are so Grateful for the Christmas season. It was in someways nice to have our own little family Christmas. It really helped me to have the time instead of running around to reflect more about the holiday season and what it means to me. We had a wonderful day. We did miss our families though that was a little bit hard but with skype we were able to see and talk to them which was nice. I hope everyone had a wonderful day! We wish you all well!

My update

I have not been up to much other than getting ready for the baby and Christmas. It has been a little hectic with Derrick's schedual and everything to get ready. I have finished a few recieving blankets for the baby and have loved being home and playing with Avarie. I got a rotary tool and board for cutting material so I will have to make a few more things for the baby and Avarie. I have been planning on making a quilt to match her room to go onto her bed and then have some material to make a quilt for the baby. There arent any pictures of me lately due to me avoiding getting them taken.

Derrick Updates

The first two pictures are of Derrick's Officers training graduation. After graduating OBLC He was able to go through two weeks of orientation and get things set up the rest of the way for school. This made him antsy to get started with the school work and he is now waiting patiently to start school. He will be starting that on January 4th. He has been able to be home last week and this week with us which has been really nice to have this time before things get crazy for him.

Here is a picture of him in his dress blues. I think he looks pretty good but I am a little partial.

Avarie Playing

Here are some pictures of Avarie and her new favorite thing to do. She has loved dressing up over the past week or two. It is so cute.