Welcome to the World, Avery Grace!

Nolan, my mom, and I travelled up to Richmond last Thursday afternoon eagerly anticipating the arrival of Ms. Avery Grace, Nolan's very first cousin and my first niece! Nolan was pretty good for the four hour car ride and Grammy rode in the back with him for a little bit and they played some games. We arrived at the hospital around 9:30 and little did we know, Avery was about to be born! We got to visit with the new parents and baby for a while and then realized we forgot to book a hotel! NOT a fun thing to go through at 12:30 in the morning.

We finally found a hotel, booked it, and drove over. My mom loaded the cart up with all of our luggage and I waited in the car with my sleepy little man. Ten minutes later, mom reappears, WITH all of the luggage! I annoyingly asked her what the problem was and she tells me that there wasn't any furniture in the hotel room. NOTHING! Things like this can only happen to my mom and somehow, I'm usually along for the ride when they do.

Avery was 7 pounds 4 ounces and 20 inches long. Nolan was 6 pounds 8 ounces and 19 inches long when he was born but it's hard to remember him ever being that small - he looks like a giant next to her!

Avery Grace Kempf

An improptu dance party

Siblings and cousins with a proud Grammy

From Front to Back

My little man has officially rolled over! Nolan was having some 'tummy time' on his play mat tonight and doing really well at picking his head up. He then cocked his head and shoulder to one side and I assumed he just wanted to get a better look at himself in the mirror (I tell him how handsome he is at least 78 times a day so he's really into himself). I turned around to hang something up in the closet and when I turned back around, he was on his back, eyes wide as could be. I think he was just as shocked as I was! I'm not sure if this was a fluke or if it will become a common occurrence, but Im still going to count it!

Boxing With Great Grandpa Emil

Grandparents are GREAT!

Nolan has two great grandma's and a great grandpa and in my opinion, this makes him a very lucky little boy! I got to have a relationship with both of my great grandfathers when I was little and have a lot of memories of them. I'm so glad that Nolan gets to experience extra love in his life and hopefully he will have some great memories of his own!

Great Grandma Savannah is Adam's grandmother and she lives with his parents, so we are lucky that we get to see her every time we go to Greensboro for a visit! She loves getting 'sugar' from Nolan and I'm sure that she will spoil him with yummy treats when he's older. (Phoebe knows to go straight to Savannah's bedroom because she has a secret stash of dog treats :))

Great Grandpa Emil is my grandfather and he lives with my parents so we see him quite often. He likes to refer to Nolan as 'the baby' 'Charlie' and occasionally 'Chaim' (a Jewish name). He always offers to help out in any way that he can and keeps constant watch over Nolan when we visit. Great Grandpa Emil will probably teach Nolan about cigars, soda, and boxing. Hopefully Nolan will be able to beat him in an arm wrestling match some day :)

Great Grandma Essie is my grandmother and she lives in a nursing home about 30 minutes away. She is enamored by Nolan and constantly refers to him as 'a blessing' when we visit. She loves to hold him and always tells me how beautiful he is. I, of course, tell her he's beautiful because he looks like me but Grandma Essie is quick to shoot me down and tells me that Nolan looks just like his father (or just like her...still vain :))