Destin!

Enjoy our pictures from our first family trip to Destin.

All ready to go on a walk!


My first time on the beach with Daddy!


I'm not too sure about this, Daddy!


She loves her Gloworm Gigi got her.


AWE!!!



Our view every day! AH!


Our view every night! AH!


Eva & Uncle Chase


Ricky building a sand castle "Fort Ricky"


Some tummy time. Yes, she can now roll over from her back to her tummy all by herself! We're so proud! Soon she'll be into EVERYTHING!



Ricky trying to finish his sand castle before the storm hits. Notice the dark clouds approaching. Dedicated artist.



The finished castle! The storm didn't distroy it, a little boy did...boys will be boys.




Dad, my brother, and Ricky all ate oysters! YUCK!



Eva and Daddy watching some specials about 9/11 on the History Channel.




"Fort Beers" that Ricky and I built together. This one also got knocked down.


Beach Family Photo


Our family portrait on the beach.


"I'm cute and I know it!"


3 Generations


Father and Daughter...AWE!


The dolphins were having fun riding the waves.

We drove to Little Rock on Saturday. We were planning on leaving Saturday morning like by 9. Ok, with last minute stuff, packing, and a baby, we didn't leave until about 1pm. When we got to my parents house, Ricky and my dad went to the Red/White game. While they were gone Eva rolled over from her back to her tummy all by herself! We're so proud of our little girl! :) It's only a matter of time before she's crawling everywhere. Mom and Dad let us borrow the Highlander for the trip since we can only fit so much into our Honda. The four of us left Little Rock at 6:30am in a two car caravan. It's definitely different taking road trips with a baby. Having to stop and feed, burp, and change her every few hours. We made it to Destin in 12 hours. Then started our week long vacation at the beach! We all had a great time and Eva enjoyed time with the family.

12 Weeks Old!

Our favorite picture of all time! (1 week old)


Daddy's little girl!


Storytime with Daddy!


Eva's smirk picture. Makes me smile!


Love this picture!



Eva and her babysitter, Heather


My little Cuddle Bug!


Eva's first card game. She did great!


Uncle Chase and Eva.

It's hard to believe that 12 weeks ago yesterday we were in the hospital getting ready to welcome our beautiful little angel girl into the world, our hearts, our arms, and our lives. She has been such a blessing to us and can't wait to watch her grow up into a beautiful woman inside and out (well, not TOO fast). She has been a very good baby and never fails to entertain us throughout the day. She gets more and more beautiful with each passing day, if that is at all possible.


Barkley is back to work at Foxwood Sports part time. She works Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and every other Thursday. We have an awesome babysitter, Heather, who watches Eva while Barkley is at work. It's hard to leave her but remember that we'll see her in the evenings. Barkley left Eva for the first time for 4 days while she went to her Premier Designs jewelry Rally conference in Dallas. Leaving her that first time was the hardest part yet. Barkley had a great time in Dallas and was at ease knowing Eva was with her Daddy and Gigi (Barkley's Mom). The long term goal/plan is for Barkley to build up her jewelry business so she can stay home with baby Eva full time. She loves working at Foxwood Sports and really likes her coworkers, but loves Eva more. Barkley loves being a Mommy and wouldn't change it for anything in the world! Her favorite part of the day is going into Eva's room in the mornings and making eye contact with her and getting the biggest smile Eva can give her. It makes everyday that much better.


Ricky is still faithfully working at Arvest Bank as a Customer Service Rep. He's not fond of his current position and would like to get a job in a different department at the bank. Maybe something working with computers and fixing them (aka IT department). Nothing has really opened up yet, but he's still looking. Ricky's favorite part of the day is coming home from work and picking up Eva and giving her a big hug and kiss. Even if he's had a stressful day, Eva makes it all better.

Bathtime!!!

One of my favorite times of the day is bath time with my little princess. Maybe she'll be an olympic swimmer!

more Eva

Eva Caroline Beers

Weighing in at 8lbs. 5 oz. This little heavyweight stole our hearts. We thank God for blessing us with such a beautiful daughter.

ALMOST TIME!!!

I know it's been too long since our last post. Everything is going well. We have Eva Caroline's room all ready, her crib is put up, the car seat is in the car, and our bags are packed for the hospital. My due date was this past Sunday, Mother's Day! I had a doctor's appointment today and she said I'm 100% effaced and 5-6 centimeters dialated. Eva just hasn't dropped much. We did an ultrasound to see specifically what's going on, measured, and all checked out. Everything looked good and she's estimated to weigh about 7 pounds. We will go in Friday at 7am to be induced, if she doesn't come before then. We will post pictures soon! Can't wait for you all to meet our little Eva Caroline!

Baby Update - 30 weeks along! 10 to go!!!

Sorry it has taken so long to update our blog. I'm doing great, just feeling bigger and limited on bending over. I've gotten a couple leg cramps at night, those things hurt! It's hard to roll over at night because I have a pinched sciatic nerve (in the hip) that really bothers me when I try to flip over to the other side. I do get tired easier and living on the second floor and working on the second floor gives me exercise during the day. Stretch marks have found their home on my belly, fun times. I'm down to doctor visits every two weeks, which will last for two months, instead of once a month that I have been doing. In the last month I'll be going every week. Then it'll just be a waiting game until our little girl makes her appearance! We both check out right on schedule and healthy at our visits. We're taking two baby classes the last two Saturdays of March in preparation of our new arrival.

Eva Caroline is moving around like crazy! We're calling her a gymnast because she seems to be flipping and doing somersaults. According to my internet and book sources, she is about 3 pounds and 15.7 inches long. She gets daddy time almost daily when Ricky talks to her and gives her kisses, it's very cute. We've both felt her and SEEN her move, it's weird. We haven't started playing "Guess The Body Part" yet, but know it's not far away to see what she's poking out and showing us.

Sorry, don't really have any belly pics yet. We're working on getting some done towards the end of April so I'll be huge enough to notice. I'm still getting comments that I don't look 6 months pregnant. Of course I do wear some pretty busy patterned tops, so it makes me look not as big. When I turn sideways people say, "Oh yea, I see now". I'm almost due to do maternity shopping, my tops are getting shorter and shorter.

We'll try and get some pictures up before the ones in April. Hope everyone is doing well. Love ya all!