Our Blessing from Above

Thank you Lord for this miracle! Copeland Evans Goodwin was born yesterday at 10:05 a.m., weighing 7 lbs. 10 ozs. and is 19 in. long. He has BLONDE curly hair-no I am not playing, and is absolutely perfect! Cope is nursing great and has been such a sweet baby boy. He is very quiet except for those sweet, soft noises. My c-section went wonderfully and we are enjoying getting to know our little boy. The only thing that would make it better would be if Simms were down here too. She and Daddy may take a date to Chuckee Cheese or Monkey Joes later though. We are so blessed, and so thankful for this family. Here are some pictures. Plenty more coming.

He came out Screaming!
Our first picture with Cope.

Proud Daddy, Uncle Miles, Papa and Grandanny

Dru and Meme

Holding my son for the first time.

Cope and Aunt Sissy

Cope and Aunt Becca

Cope and Gigi

Sweet baby boy!
Cope!

Our Christmas

We had such a wonderful Christmas! Simms enjoyed every part of it, from the lights and the trees, to the beautiful programs at church, and of course the presents. She really had a good understanding that Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, and was heard often saying, "Happy Birthday baby Jesus!" Just precious! We celebrated with Dru's parents a few days before Christmas. They were sweet enough to come to our house since my doctor didn't want me more than an hour from the hospital. They did way too much for me, Dru and Simms! We had a great time visiting and celebrating Christmas with them. Christmas Eve started with a beautiful church service that Simms actually sat through, and ended with communion and candlelight. So glad we were there! We then went to my Meme's, like I've done for 27 years, for a most delicious meal, presents, and of course fun, fun times! We didn't get home until after 11! Simms was almost out when we got home, and after putting out carrots for the reindeer, and milk and cookies for Santa, she went sound to sleep. Dru and I got to work, went to bed, then were up by 8:30. Simms loved her Santa gifts, especially her wonder pets fly boat and "tea party." We spent the morning with just our family of 3, which was very relaxing, then went to my Grandmother Evans' house for lunch. Simms was the center of attention there and loved it. We headed back home to rest, nap, watch Christmas movies, then went to my parents for dinner and gifts. Simms and Bennett had such a fun time. They are such good buddies and it was so fun watching them together! We had an amazing Christmas, and are so grateful for our wonderful families who love us so much! Now, it is on to the next post, which is about Cope's birthday, which is going to be TOMORROW!!!

You will notice Simms is in this Santa dress alot. She had such cute Christmas clothes but I wanted her in Santa on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Silly me. Like she cared.

Pictures from Christmas with Gigi and Papa:




Christmas Eve:




Christmas Morning/Day:








**New post below**

We Are Having a Baby Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the big day! The day we've been waiting 9 months for! At 5:15 AM Dru and I will head to Columbus for my 9:00 c-section. And yes, we have to be there 2 1/2 hours early! We are very excited and ask for your prayers for a healthy delivery and a healthy Cope! Also, say a little prayer for Simms (and her mama). I know she is going to be in wonderful care with Dru's mom and sister, but I'm gonna miss my little girl like crazy, especially if they won't let her visit at the hospital due to their flu policy! We will try to update from the hospital! This time tomorrow we will have a son!

Getting Ready!

For Christmas and a baby! We are 10 days away from Christmas, and 15 days away from meeting our son! What exciting days! Our tree is up, although that was about all of the decorating we did, the cards are in the mail, the shopping is almost done, and Cope's room is almost finished! I'm putting some pictures up of Simms from the day that we tried to get a Christmas card picture (not very succesful), some of our tree, and some of Cope's room! Simms is having so much fun right now- she is beyond excited about Christmas, and of course, add a baby brother to that, and she is happy and excited everyday!




Our Tree:
I did colored lights for the second year in a row, and LOVE them. I have collected Radkos for about 5 years now, and the colored lights look so pretty against those ornaments. Plus, I think they are so much fun for Simms!


Cope's Semi-finished Room:
Still waiting on a couple of lamps and some form of artwork for above the bed. Also, Dru and I are in a debate as to whether we should just keep the crib lowered, or raise it. It is a big pain to adjust it, and we don't plan on moving him into his room until around 8 weeks, so we have some time to decide. I say RAISE, he says STAY LOWERED. Either way, we can't wait to meet the precious little boy who will be calling this his room!






A horse picture in honor of our Cowboy Daddy!

All of the gear is ready!