Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Our niece, Hannah Brown Schacht, is here!!


Hannah Brown Schacht, our first niece, made her way into the world on Thursday, July 16 at 27 weeks (13 weeks early). She is the most precious little miracle you will ever lay eyes on! She came in weighing 2 lbs, 4 oz and was 13 inches long with bright red hair (just like her daddy)! While she is tiny, you can already tell she is a little fighter and the nurses have already said what a great baby she is. So far, she is doing well.... Please keep her (and Kelly and Louis) in your prayers, as she will be residing in the NICU for a while longer (at least the next two months).We were lucky in that we were able to meet her for the first time on Friday. Grady is already in love with his cousin and asks about "Baby Nanna" all the time (and we mean all the time)!! Kelly and Louis have also quickly learned that Hannah has an obsessive aunt and uncle too that absolutely adore her...he he...we just can't help it though!

As you can tell, she definitely has her daddy's feet and toes!


Hannah was also baptized while we were down in Florida, so we got to be there for the big event. Grady wasn't allowed in the NICU, so he got to watch from the window with Brandon. The hospital staff even had a little white baptismal dress, a hat and booties for her, which was really sweet. Here she is all dressed up! Have you ever seen anything so precious in all your life?!!!




Thursday, July 2, 2009

Vero Beach, Florida!

A group of us gals (with the exception of Grady as the only male) headed down to Vero Beach, FL, for Kelly's baby shower. Grady actually got his own seat for the first time since he turned two a couple weeks ago....all I have to say is thank goodness for lollipops and family! We had a great time at the shower, got to see some good friends and family, and even enjoyed some time at the pool and beach!


It's a.......BOY!

We had our 20-week routine ultrasound and found out we're having another BOY! :) Most importantly, he is healthy and doing well! Pictured below you will see the 20-week profile....we're halfway there! This pregnancy is going much faster than the first one!



Father's Day!

Grady and Tracy made Brandon breakfast in bed for Father's Day, went out for a nice lunch and then headed over to Raleigh to go to "the bouncy place" (can't remember the name). Grady LOVED it (and so did Brandon)....bouncing wasn't such a good idea for pregnancy though, so I stayed on the sidelines! :) And just for the record.... Grady has the best dad in the whole world!