"Piggies"

Drew has not paid much attention to Hemming since we brought him home a week ago today. An occasional pat and the mention of "baby" is pretty much all Drew has offered! Tonight Hemming was in the bouncer on the floor and Drew walked over to him, crouched down, grabbed is toes, and said "piggies!". So funny that "piggies" is all Drew has had to say to Hemming in a week! As you can see, Hemming's "piggies" are quite noticable for a newborn!

Sweet Faces

Here are a few more pictures of the two sweetest faces I know!

Hemming's First Week

Hemming will be one week old tomorrow and we're so glad to have him home! He is a good eater and sleeper and just a joy to have around. Drew has been pretty much un-fased by Hemming's arrival, saying "baby" constantly and giving Hemming lots of "love pats". Here are some pictures from his arrival and the last week, thanks so much for all of your love and support!


Hemming Arnold Williamson

First family picture

Hemming and the two cutest Aunt's ever!

Hemming and Daddy

Hemming and Mommy- my first smile!

Hemming Arnold Williamson

Baby Hemming was born today, August 28, at 4:40 am. He weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces and was 20 inches long. Hemming is named after Andy's late grandfather, and Arnold is after my family, of course! We feel so blessed for this baby to have such special names from both of our families, and we're very thankful for a healthy baby.

Summer Pictures

My sweet sister sent me some pictures of Drew from the last couple of weeks, he is getting so big! He has no concept that he will soon be joined by a little brother, but walks around saying "baby" all the time. Clearly he is hearing about the baby on a regular basis! He has moved out of the nursery into his "Big Boy" room, but is still in the crib for now. We thought that might be too much transition all at once! Anyway, we're just enjoying these last 2 weeks with Drew before our next little blessing arrives!




Drew at the pool playing catch


Drew and Grandaddy-
his favorite playmate!


Drew drinking his first milkshake
(thanks to Aunt Kristie)


More milkshake!

Stolen "Stuff"!

We have had a terrible time these last few weeks keeping up with our things, or rather with other people TAKING our things! Our i-pod was stolen out of my unlocked car at my parents house- oops on our part, Andy's car was broken into (window smashed) and his golf clubs were stolen, and I left my camera in a drawer in the beach house we rented at Watercolor. It was taken by one of the housekeepers within 24 hours- before we could get someone back in there to retrieve it!

Anyway, especially bad timing with the camera since we are having a baby in 2 weeks! I'm guessing there won't be anymore pictures on the blog until the baby comes, we are so excited and will definitley have a camera (borrowing at the very least) to document the new baby and his big brother!

How time flies!

This picture was taken at Kristie's 21st birthday, one month ago from today.  Interestingly enough, we will have a new little boy one month from today!  This picture reminded me of how fast a month goes by, and how quickly our new little one will be here!  

Discovering my diaper...

I've never really thought about it until today, but Drew has been pretty oblivious to the fact that he wears a diaper. Things have obviously changed, here's what I found when I went to check on him during "nap" time...

I have to say that it was pretty hillarious, mostly because this is one of the more flattering pictures of what I saw! Thankfully a new diaper was all it took to get him to sleep...

Going to church!!!

We have been SO bad about going to church this summer! We have been out of town almost every weekend since May, trying to squeeze in as much travel as we can before the new baby comes. Anyway, I guess I appreciated how sweet Drew looked all dressed up more than usual because it's been such a long time! I was able to take a few pictures while he was zoned out on cartoons...

More 4th of July Pics...

Blowing Bubbles!

Take this thing off of me!

Relaxing in the lake

Playing in the pool with Uncle Chad

Having a snack!

Happy 21st Aunt Kristie!

Aunt Kristie celebrated her 21st birthday on July 4th. She brought her boyfriend, Cameron, along with 6 other friends up to the mountains to help her celebrate. We were so glad to be included in the festivities, the only thing that was missing was Aunt Rachel!


Aunt Kristie, Drew and Rosie

Kristie and her cute friends

Kristie and Cameron

4th of July

We spent July 4th in the mountains with my family. We went to a 4th of July carnival that night with all kinds of games and of course, fireworks. Drew had a ball and even won a few "prizes"! He stayed awake for the fireworks and was very excited to watch all of the loud "lights"! Daddy did most of the chasing Drew around since I am not as quick on my feet these days! I did a lot of watching and got the sweet job of cuddling with him when he finaly wore himself out.

On the lake with Grandaddy and Boo

Here are some more pictures of Highlands last weekend. Drew loved being out on the boat. He helped Grandaddy drive and even took a dip in his diaper like a little redneck baby! Thanks to Boo and Grandaddy for a fun and relaxing weekend!

Grandaddy and Boo's Mountain House

My parents just finished their mountain house in Highlands/Cashiers NC. We took Drew up for the first time last weekend and he had a ball. He played a little golf with daddy and grandaddy and loved being out on the lake as you can see in the following post...

Sightseeing in Atlanta

We did a little sightseeing while Drew's cousins, Charlie, Mattie, and Will, were in town. We went to The Georgia Aquarium and The Varsity on their last day. The Aquarium was awesome, all of the kids loved it. Dinner at The Varsity was great too, everyone loved their famous chili dogs and frosted oranges! Drew was very sad to see his cousins go, he has been "under-stimmulated" to say the least since they left!

Memorial Day

We had our niece, Mattie, and our nephews, Charlie and Will, in town for Memorial Day. Uncle Andy took the kids to the Braves game that afternoon (by himself!) and then came home for a game of kickball in the backyard. Drew watched and cheered extra hard for everybody, but especially for Daddy! Andy cooked out hamburgers and hot dogs for everyone after all of the days activities, definitely making him a contender for Uncle of the Year!

At the lake in Jackson, Mississippi

We spent last weekend in Jackson with our sweet friends, The Farrar's. Katy and I took Drew and Anderson to the lake to see their friends Max Hutchinson and Sydney and Josh Scruggs. As you can see, they had the best time playing together! If you're wondering why there are no daddies in these pictures it's because they're on the golf course, surprise, surprise! Mommies and babies had a great time and plan to let the dads pay us back very soon!

Kicking my feet in the water
Taking a break in the sand with Max
Digging with Anderson

Playing in the lake!

I love Max's turtle float!
Flirting with Sydney!
Getting a push from Sydney