Check list completed...

...a week ago! I guess I just had to think about all that needed to be done. This little guy agreed it was time to come. We attended David's AOA induction ceremony Tuesday night.


I then went to my doctor's appointment Wednesday morning and the doctor decided to admit me to the hospital to have a baby. As anxious as we were, we were a bit surprised. I had the bag in the car and the kids were dropped off with some extra clothes and instructions. It all worked out great! I was admitted to the hospital and had my IV in by 1130AM. I had to get two doses of antibiotics in before this little guy was born. I have never been at the hospital so long. I watched two movies before he came. The doctor wanted to wait until her patients were gone to break my water, so she wouldn't miss the delivery...good thing. She broke my water at 5:05PM and at 5:50PM

TEAGUE ALEXANDER GALLOWAY


was born



weighing 7 lbs. and 14 ounces


20 inches long

We are so happy to see your hands and toes and not just feel them in Mommy's belly!

Nice and warm after bath...the pants are another shirt.

Teague's warmer welcome into the world. He is very loved!

I think Cohen is the most proud! He can sit and hold Teague for so long and just chat away with him.Kennedy looks so sweet! She is learning what soft is still.

Everyone is doing well. David has been home since Teague has joined us. We have felt very blessed in many ways. So many have reached out to us and cared for our family in Teague week of life. Many thanks to Ryan and Krissy. Krissy came and stayed with us a few days and was a great help. Thanks Ryan for sharing your wife. Thank you Krissy for all your company and help. Y'all are amazing. Ryan and Krissy also took Taylin and Cohen Saturday through Tuesday to lighten our load a bit. Taylin and Cohen felt very loved and had a great time. Kennedy was really missing her older siblings that could actually play with her. Thanks for all the meals and several of you who made the drive to welcome Teague. We love you...the Blackhursts and Dad & Carolyn.

We look forward to seeing many of you in the next few weeks with a baby blessing and David's graduation. We are also trying to get packed up quickly, so we can spend the last part of our time in Texas visiting friends and family. We love you all and appreciate all your support. We continue to hope and pray to find a house very soon. We have an offer on one and it was taken off the market for us, but now we have to wait. Our time is fading. If we don't hear soon, we will be renting. A shelter for our heads rent/buy...we will take it!

The Baby Checklist

To set everyone straight...I have to apologize for my anticipation of our little guy's arrival. I have done a good job at fooling myself as well as all those around me that he is overdue. Relative to my other pregnancies...he is! I have had them 10-11 days early. For this guy, that is today! I thought for sure he was coming earlier than that. My actual due date is May 1st. I am fine and not overdue. I am very anxious to sleep more comfortably and be a little more mobile. Maybe with those two in tact, I might be a little more pleasant. I apologized to David last night for being so grumpy. He is patient putting up with my grumpiness. I was really looking forward to him coming by now, so there is a comfortable window between his birth and graduation/moving. I feel so ready and was confident after certain things happened he would come. Taylin came at the perfect time for David and I to finish finals and before his undergrad graduation. Cohen waited until we settled into a new home and David got his first medical test done and then came. Kennedy also waited until we were unpacked in our new home and were comfortably in College Station to arrive (she was induced, because we were still commuting an hour to the hospital).


Here is number four's checklist. He is already much like his daddy and has a running checklist. If it is too much like David's, I might have to intervene.


1. Daddy treat mommy to a spa day! I loved it and enjoyed it with a very special friend, Jen. Maybe we are due to go again?!

2. Doctor was out of town. She is in town and well now!


3. David was out of town. He is back!


4. Easter. Happy Easter, come and gone.


5. Didn't want to be born on Tax day.


6. Has a bed other than a pack-n-play. Thank you Heidenreichs!


7. Mommy's hospital bag is packed (been living out of it for a week now).


8. Mommy's calling responsibilities completed.


9. Mommy visited sisters from church.


10. Daddy's campout (rained out).


11. Mommy finish sewing and pack it away (now I have nothing to keep my mind off the waiting).


12. Daddy and Mommy go on a date. Thank you, Chapmans!


13. Pack some boxes. Waiting on more boxes to fill.






14. Catch up on laundry. I have never been so ahead on laundry. Probably due to the sewing being put away.


Still to come, I guess.


15. Daddy gets over strep.


16. Kids get rid of pink eye.


17. Taylin gets better from stomach ache and sore throat.


18. Daddy's induction ceremony, tonight.


19. Find a house...he might never come. Although we have some leads today and can probably put our second offer on a home, today!


So does that mean tomorrow!!!???!


Can you tell I lack patience?


I really don't want to induce. I do like the anticipation and excitement of wondering when he will come, but not realizing I was going to have to wait and wait some more. I do get a little anxious when I have some good contractions and then...nothing for days. I also had a very specific dream last night of what time of day he will be here and what he looks like. Haven't had that before! David was busy that day at my brother, Rex's, basketball tournament. Yep it was a dream. Rex, do you have any tournaments I am dreaming about? If so, when, so I can change my time line.


Okay, so this post was mostly for me. I feel a bit better. We will keep you posted on any new news. I think I am moving my due date to May 9th (also David's graduation), so I might chill out. Maybe I should just learn patience/endurance!!!

Painting with Dad

The kids have enjoyed having Daddy around a little bit more. They have done some fun things. They get so upset every time he leaves for work or church, because they have so much fun. They never get enough hide and seek, "horse-back" riding, and other activities David is so good at playing with them. Unfortunately I am not as good a playmate right now. They love their Daddy!



They have even painted their faces...with a bit of edible paint, chocolate!

The Product

Here are the dresses I made out of the shirts. I can't take full credit. I got the idea handed down to me from Crafster.







Unfortunately Cohen didn't get any snazzy Easter wardrobe. We didn't recycle...just reused what he already had.

My Very Pink Projects

Here are a couple more projects I have tried to hurry and finish before baby comes! Way back in September I had auctioned my service to sew an apron. Finally! I did it. I made it for a dear friend, so I debated on taking her with me to pick everything out or surprise her. I finally picked out the pattern and material...David didn't believe I was at the same fabric store the entire time. He thought I had run away...left the cell phone at home too! Well this is what I found. I didn't buy too much fabric either. I did have enough for a baby dress...just barely. Here is the apron! I will have to make one for myself now. Well after I am not prego. I would have modeled it for a better shot, but it looked a little silly.



She likes to have a towel on her apron, so I made a loop to hang the towel. I also appliqued some of the material onto one of the towels to match. No picture, that was last minute...and you have seen enough pink already!




Here is the baby dress! My nieces are getting the raw end of the deal. I have every intention of making them dresses, but haven't planned well enough. I need to get their sizes...or just make them big enough to grow into eventually. We just received a baby announcement from a friend of David's. Her timing was just right when I was working on the apron.

Reuse/Recycle Projects

I have reused some fabric/clothing to minimize my pricey trips to the fabric store. I have also used left over fabric and or fabric handed down to me from my grandmother, Mama Mary.


David's shirt
(So you can't really see the shirt, but this was the shirt and a cute picture.)
A new shirt for Taylin and shorts for Kennedy



Some material my grandmother sent me and odds/ends






Now a baby dress!


The girls' Easter dresses will be posted soon. One of my last projects before I pack my sewing away for Phoenix and baby!
Here are the shirts I am using:

The actual letter opening

Yes, this is a little late. I thought I would post some pictures from our eventful day. Since you have heard most of the happenings, this will be mostly pictures. The video is a little hectic. David was the first to receive his envelope, so he had to wait the longest...I guess the same as everyone...he just had it in his hands. I tried to look through the envelope as I could see some words, but he wouldn't let me stare too long. By the time they announced the opening, I was so used to just sitting there that I forgot what we were all waiting for. So I was a little late on the video. He also missed the coversheet that said just where he was going, so David took the time to search for his name on the list of everyone. We were so excited, we seem to have gone into a dumb state!







The envelopes were handcuffed to Dr. Falon.









Later we enjoyed a boat ride on Travis lake in Austin. It was nice to be with friends without the kiddos. It did take adjusting to conversations that could last more than two minutes without interruptions. We enjoyed the time to spend together as we were in shock and awe of the awareness of our future!