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!

Thanksgiving, Iron Bowl, Picking out a Tree and 25 months..

Wow, it is hard to keep up a blog without a computer at home! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year! We had lunch at my Meme's house, visited there for a few hours, and then headed to Auburn to have Thanksgiving with Dru's family. Of course, we celebrated in Auburn because of the big game the next day, which worked out nicely to get there the day before the game! We had such a good time Friday. It was the perfect day for tailgating, and I don't think Simms has played that hard in a long time! She had such a good time with Adeline, and she thought she was so grown! She also loved taking care of baby Lilla. We came back Friday night after the game and got up Saturday morning and went and got our Christmas tree. We finished decorating it Sunday and I love it! Of course, the bottom of the tree is very child friendly and all of my glass ornaments are at the top and out of the reach of 2 precious little hands! Our sweet girl is 25 months old today!! She is so growny now and it is so much fun to talk to her all day long. We are really gearing her up for what is taking place in 30 days and she is so ready to meet baby Cope! Pictures to come of the tree soon! Also coming soon, a post on our shower which was so nice and Cope's nursery! Cope's c-section is officially on the books for December 30!! We have some very busy weeks ahead of us with Christmas and preparing for our baby boy's arrival but what a special time this is for our family!
*I apologize for the sideways pictures-my pet peeve! But I'm doing this from my mom's mac, which I loathe and don't know how to use*

Crafty Simms

Simms, Dru and I went to church last night to take part in family Advent night. There were lots of activities to help get ready for the Advent season. It was so much fun and I just love seeing Simms becoming a part of the church that I grew up in. We have a new children's director, who put all of this on, and she did a wonderful job! Simms had a great time. I had to leave early for Supper Club, but her daddy and Minnie were there to help her out! These pics are from my phone, and our computer is still unhooked, as our house is being totally rearranged, so this blogging is from my phone also! We hope to have things put together soon! Here are some pictures of the advent wreath Simms made, and one of a Christmas card she and daddy made! I've also included a couple of her big girl bed. Keep in mind, the room is still pretty bare, we have to get a picture hung above the bed, a bookshelf redone and the bedding was mine in college. I'm going to wait a while before having her some made. This bed was mine growing up. She is very proud of it! I'll hopefully have pictures of Cope's room soon, once the panels are hung and a painting comes in that I ordered. And speaking of Cope, I have a shower tomorrow night! I am so excited! It is a double shower for me and Sissy, or I guess for Cope and Mary Margaret! The invitation is adorable. I'll be sure to do a post on the shower too! Check out that baby ticker...not too much longer, especially when you can subtract a week from those numbers!!! We are so excited!