Silas is HERE!!!!!

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17

We are proud to announce the birth of our sweet son, Silas Dale Fincher!!!!! Born Wednesday, October 8 at 5:41 pm, weighing in at 7 lbs., 9 oz. and 22 inches long (he's a string bean like his papa).


We ended up going in a little earlier than expected, but it was all in God's perfect timing! Here we are getting ready to leave and the way we were feeling that very moment.

We went in Tuesday around noon and by Wednesday evening he was in our arms.



I'll spare you the "in labor" pics.....:) and get right to our little boy!!
He is literally an angel and we could not be more proud or more blessed by this perfect little creation. Oh, and as if you can't tell from the photos.....he is a spitting image of Scott! EVERYONE that has seen him says the exact same thing....even the nurses who don't even know Scott made comments that they have never seen a baby look more like a parent. He is so precious!

Almost there!

Here i am at 39 weeks! Scott and i took the day yesterday to just be together and celebrate what will be the last few days of just being the two of us. It was an awesome day--we had a lunch picnic on the waterfront of a local park and spent a few hours just enjoying each other there, then went to a movie (saw "Appaloosa"--good, but not AS good as other westerns, so I'd recommend waiting until it's on DVD), then went to dinner and i ate like i've not eaten in a LONG time. It's weird to think that we just had the last weekend of just the two of us and any time now Silas could be here! But, we are SOOO excited and just can NOT wait to meet our sweet son! Here is scott trying to get a picture of him and Silas.... :)



And, here we were at 38 weeks....as you'll notice, i have really only a couple of shirts that fit me currently, and they both happen to be black. Thus, it looks like i am wearing the same thing every day (which i pretty much am now! :)).

I know i've been really inconsistent lately with posting, so here are a few other pics/updates that i've not added in a while.


Here we were at 37 weeks...



We have also finished up Silas' room, and though i don't have pics of the whole room, here are a few now that we've FINALLY hung up his sweet name! :)

Happy Birthday Scott!!!!

32 years ago today was a day that will live in enfamy. Just kidding. But, 32 years ago today a truly incredible thing happened--the one who i would have the privilege to call husband and, Silas will get to call papa, came into this world. What a truly special day.

I realize that while keeping this blog, i haven't given Scott any "blog love" hardly at all! Well, today, it is dedicated to just him! He has been the rock i needed for all things through this pregnancy. He is going to be an amazing dad!!! By making dinner, doing house stuff, talking sweetly to my belly, and just working so hard to provide for our family. He takes such good care of me and encourages me so much every day--blesses me so much, he'll never know. Did i say he is going to be THE BEST dad??? Below are the words to a song that i used to sing before i even ever met scott and used to say....this is my future husband. Well, it only BEGINS to describes him....and and his wonderful self.

When we first met, he pulled me into his tender care.
and every need i have, he's always well aware.
He opens doors and says I'm beautiful, and kisses me on the cheek.
He makes up for the other areas in my life where i am weak.

When he smiles at strangers, he always draws them near
he stands up for truth even when noone wants to listen
we're so different it's amazing to me it's amazing to me how we both ended up on the same path
and the best is ANY time, anywhere, we can make each other laugh!

And even though it hurts his pride when he stumbles,
I'll grow in my faith as i watch him humble
and all these things they make me look above
Because i see in him a reflection of Christ's unfailing love!

God, i trusted You, when You said, "wait for Me, I'm preparing the one who fits you perfectly" And when i look at him, i want to know You more
That's how i know that he's the one You made me for.

Here's a short tribute to our life together so far and some fun memories we've shared. I can't wait for what this next season of life has in store for us.

My love, thank you for being THE most wonderful man in the world and for giving me the honor of being your bride. You are going to be an amazing daddy! When i look at you, i want to know God more...that's how i know you're the one He made me for.

Where you go, I will go and where you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God, my God. Ruth 1:16

New Do!

I got a new do! I have been growing my hair out for a while now with a desire to one day cut it off and donate it for the making of wigs for cancer patients (primarily women and children) who have lost their hair due to chemo. My Aunt Vicky has been battling esophageal cancer, and fighting a good fight. I've always remembered my Aunt Vicky for her gentle voice, strong personality, and long, beautiful black hair. When she went through her first chemo a couple of years ago, she lost all that long, luscious hair, which was what originally spurred me on to grow mine and donate it. Well, that day has come. I was able to cut/donate 10 whole inches--it felt so great! Not only because i got to give back, but it also gets me even that much more ready for Silas to be here, in that i don't have to worry about working with a head full of way-too-long hair. It's shorter and easier to deal with. YEAH! Plus, i get a cute, new hairdo!
Here's a progression of long to short.


Here i am in the chair....Monica, my wonderful hairdresser, had a great idea to take different pony tails of the longer hair in the back so they could get more use out of the hair (rather than lopping it all off in one fell swoop--in one pony tail).

And, here i am holding the ponytails....

And here i am with the hairdresser extraordinnaire Monica....post cut and style.

Silas liked it a lot too.....he was bouncing around just so excited! Here i was trying to calm him down :)

Another before and after shot.....

OH, and i never did a 34 week post, so here is my "official" 34 week pic, which was also the morning before the "new do." This week, he measures about 17 inches, almost as long as an American Girl Doll (!) and weighs almost 5 pounds, like your average cantaloupe. Well, this is at least what everything online says....since i haven't had a full ultrasound in a while, he could be smaller.....or BIGGER (yikes!) :)

Oh yeah, and I never did a 33 week post either--good grief, i have got to get a better hold on doing this posting thing! :) Here I was at 33 weeks--I changed up the background for this shot to show you the paper lanterns that are hanging above the dresser. It will be fun for Silas b/c he'll have something cool to be looking at (beside's his mom, dad, or Dee's face) while he's being changed :) I guess i need to get a changing pad, eh?

Now we just count down these last six weeks....well, five and a half now :)

Showered with love

Last weekend i was completely humbled and tremendously showered with love like i haven't been before...especially at one time...by an incredibly beautiful and elegant baby shower to celebrate the soon arrival of little Silas. From gorgeous decorations, to delicious food, to the fellowship of close friends and most especially, the ability to share it with family. My sister, Annie, left her vacation from Gulf Shores to be able to make it (and she lives in St. Louis!) and Scott's mom came in all the way from Arkansas, so both of them being able to be there made the day so much more special. It was not quite complete, since my other sisters could not be there, but they were there in spirit! It's really hard to put into words how wonderful this celebration was, so i'll just try and illustrate below with some pics taken.


Showered with DELICIOUS food!

Showered with the love of my sweet family (from left: my mother-in-law Peggy; my mom; me; and my sister, Annie).

Mom and Annie with me (and Silas in the middle-though you can't miss that big belly :)).

Showered with love by such dear friends. Here are three of the four hostesses (from left: Jennifer Froehlich, me, Jennifer Croxall, and Jenni Miles. Allison Haupert is not pictured).

Showered with blessings beyond belief! Jen had set out a jar for ladies at the shower to write notes of encouragement, advice, or just whatever God laid on their heart to write to us as we near this journey of parenthood!

Showered with party favors! Not only one favor, but TWO for each lady who attended. One was a candy bar with an adorable little wrapper on it that matched the invitation AND the whole color theme of the shower, and the other was a handmade soap, compliments of Good Fortune Soap, created by my good friend Jennifer Jack (sorry, have to plug here because this stuff is awesome...check out www.goodfortunesoap.com for all kinds of deliciously scentuous soaps, lotions, oils, sprays, etc.) :)

And, yes, showered with gifts. This is a VERY COOL baby wrap that my sisters gave me, but as you can see, i need a little practice before i try and place my newborn in it! :)

A HUGE thank you, gracias, danke, graci, merci, mutsumesc, asante, any way i can think of to say it....to everyone who made this day so special for me. I truly can't put into words how wonderful that day was....which is probably why it took me a while to post about it :) I do seriously think that the two Jennifers should go into business planning things together....they have such great ideas and incredible taste!!


BTW....those will count as my 32 week pic (though it was not officially the date i turned over to 32 weeks, but it was the day before, so close enough) :) And, here i was at 31 weeks (sorry, a little late in the posting!)
Be back soon with a 33 week pic.....

30 weeks!

Check it out--i'm getting bigger by the minute.....and so is big boy Silas! We are now at 30 weeks and only 10 more (Lord willing) to go! This pic was taken after our Monday night Amigo fitty cent taco night (well, now they've increased to 75 cents...stupid inflation, but it's fun to say fitty). So, you can see i had more than a couple of tacos, because that sucker looks huge! :) I also have changed the photo-taking venue to the nursery....rather than the previous brown wall. Since we're closer to having it finished, and closer to having Silas here, why not?

We've had a good week, though i did have a little bit of a "scare" late last week. I had some tremendous pain in between two of my teeth on Wednesday and i was soooo fearful it was an abcess. The fear got the better of my sound thinking because i started thinking that i hadn't felt Silas move, which really got my freak out mode in high gear. I had an OB appointment the next morning, so i told my doctor all about it and though we didn't have a scheduled ultrasound, she whipped the machine out anyway to calm both of our nerves. She turned it on, slapped the deal on my belly and then there he was on screen--just perfect. Between the overwhelming sense of assuredness and just seeing him moving on screen (with cute little hiccups), not to mention i'm a hormonal pregnant woman, I started crying just looking at him...and i couldn't stop! What a sap I am! But, everything was good....he is so big (I hadn't seen him on screen since i was 19 weeks!), my glucose test was “perfect” his heartbeat is “perfect” and his amniotic fluid is “beautiful” (their words, not mine, which is why I probably choked up.....it just feels so good to hear them say things like that about this sweet baby) :)

oh, and the tooth--not an abscess! Praise the Lord! I went to the dentist the very next morning and it was just that a filling had fallen out and i'll need to get it fixed (via a ROOT CANAL!!!). I'll probably have that done before the baby is born, because who wants tooth pain AND labor pain together? Not this girl.