A little background on how we got here...

As of tomorrow, Mike and I will have been parents for only 7 weeks, but it already seems like we can't remember life B.A. - Before Andrew.  Andrew Michael Foster came into our lives on Tuesday, August 9th, 2011... after a VERY long wait... but it could not have been more worth it.

Lorimar State Park

After over a year of trying to start a family, I found out I was expecting the day before Thanksgiving 2010.  We had a lot to be thankful for indeed!

Best feeling ever!

I was one of the lucky pregnant women who had little nausea, gained a basketball for a belly, and generally had few complaints (although Mike may disagree about the amount of complaining I did).

Incubating my baby.  Andrew's first trip to Morris Arboretum - he was 1 day late in this picture!

Unfortunately, an "easy" pregnancy is apparently no indication of how a delivery will go.  I labored for 27 hours before I was wheeled to the O.R. and Andrew was finally brought into the world. 

Waiting patiently... post epidural, pre-pushing.

Andrew has been amazing from Day 1.  The doctors said he was a superstar throughout all my contractions, he latched on perfectly in the recovery room, and he weighed in at a surprising 8 lbs 11 oz (the docs all said that maybe he would be 7 lbs - HA!).  He is now in the 90th percentile in all areas, weighing 11 lbs 11 oz at his 1 month check up.  We were at a party last week with 4 other infants - Andrew was the youngest and the biggest!