Saturday, September 25, 2010

SHE'S HERE!!!!!!

A little sooner than expected, but welcomed nonetheless, Sadie Noelle Shearer was born early yesterday (Friday) morning at 3:04am! Sadie weighed in at a healthy 7 lbs. 2 0z. and a good 19 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing well and both are expected to return home on Sunday. While there will be lots more to come, here's a few of the first pictures of Sadie. She looks just like her mommy! More to come soon!

~Tony

*See all these photos and several more with Sadie on Photobucket by clicking HERE

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Almost There!!!!

We're now closing in on two weeks until baby's due date and have had plenty to keep us busy over the past several weeks. Between readying the nursery (and ourselves!) for baby, going back to school, and cleaning/organizing the apartment, there's hardly been time for anything else.

We're happy to announce that all work on the nursery is complete and its ready for baby. We really like how it turned out and are excited to show it off. I'll take pictures later this week and post them for all to see.

More good news . . . we're now officially members of the Skype community and are able to video chat with all our friends and family across the country. We know that it's not really us that you want to see--its the baby. But while we're waiting for her, you may want to try it out with us once or twice to be sure we've got it all working. You can find us on Skype by searching our username (ashearer26) or just searching Tony Shearer (of Sherman, TX).

As of our last doctor visit, mom and baby are healthy and well and things are looking pretty good (see pictures at the end of the post). Unfortunately, our little girl is facing the wrong way, so all our hopes and prayers have been directed toward flipping her around so that we can have a safe, natural delivery. Feel free to add your prayers to ours as it seems that she may need a little extra encouragement.

Other than that, we'll try to keep everyone updated as things progress. With only days between now and the expected delivery date, you may want to keep your cell phone handy. You never know when you may be getting a call!

Much Love,

Tony & Rach

Sunday, September 12, 2010

How to Subscribe (properly!)

I'm proud to announce that after a little investigating and a little more tinkering, I've been able to fix the email subscription thing--at least, I think. It has been determined that the former email subscription box (the white one with the green and purple writing) was not functional. So, if you would like to receive an email whenever we make a new post, follow these steps:

1. Enter your email address in the NEW "Subscribe Via Email" box on the right side of the blog (you'll know its the right box if it says "Delivered by Feedburner" under it)

2. Click Subscribe (Duh.)

3. You'll get a pop-up that will ask you to type one of those security words. This is just to keep advertisers and spammers away from our blog. Type the word and submit.

4. A confirmation page will come up. However, there's one more step. Check your email inbox and open the message from me (its sent automatically to everyone who signs up, you're not special). Click on the link to activate your email subscription.

5. Now, you'll receive an email every time we make another post.

I'll give everyone a chance to sign up, then I'll put up another post in a few days to let you all know what we've been up to. This way, you'll know if you signed up correctly. Easy enough?

~Tony