She's Here!

at 01/16/10 11:49AM *

Well, the wait is over. Cassidy Anne was born on Jan. 13 at 1:23 p.m. She weighed 6 lbs. 5 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long. We are all doing well and enjoying getting to know her. Nathan seems to love her, but also has some "adjusting" to do. She looks just like Nathan did when he was born so it will be interesting to see how she changes as she grows. God has truly blessed us with a wonderful family.

Congratulations! We can't wait to meet her.

by the_dow_dad at 01/16/10 11:52AM
(t) Congrats!!!

by entheos at 01/16/10 12:54PM
Congratulations!!! :) What a tiny girl ...

by wifelet at 01/16/10 3:47PM
I am so happy for you and your healthy little girl.

by sjean at 01/16/10 5:01PM
Congrats! Glad she is finally here! :D

You can create a room to add pictures on, or you can upload your pics to picasa or photobucket and link them here...I can explain more or show you how if you like. :)

by meh at 01/16/10 5:08PM
Oh, yeah! It has been so long since I did the photobucket thing that I completely forgot! Techno dummy here.

by zavala at 01/16/10 5:38PM
Congratulations

by tiny_tim at 01/16/10 10:30PM
I love that picture of you on the phone obviously talking about her with your cute pony tail. You look great! The one of Stanley and her is priceless!. Your parents are looking good too. I love your family!

by sjean at 01/17/10 4:09AM
She looks beautiful!!

by meh at 01/17/10 3:16PM
Congrats! :D

by 3rd_down at 01/17/10 4:59PM
yay!! so sweet!

by spike427 at 01/17/10 5:56PM
Congratulations!

by jlmanager at 01/20/10 1:07PM
I'm SOOO behind in congratulating you. I can't wait to see her in person!!!
Maybe we could add some pretty lace to our sweat pants to fit in, or wear a grass skirt over them. HA! :-D

by julied93 at 01/24/10 3:09PM
that is a recipe i will try!
and yes - you are on my calendar! i haven't even seen cassidy yet!

by bonnyswan at 05/27/10 10:32AM

Waiting...

at 01/04/10 9:59AM

Well, we're one day past the due date and counting. Everything is officially ready. Stanley's prediction is that she'll come Thursday night during the championship game. Guess we'll see. Please keep us all in your prayers!

The hardest wait are the days past due date.

by sjean at 01/04/10 10:25AM
Can't wait to hear!!!

by alegna at 01/04/10 10:58AM
LOL about Stanley's prediction! Definitely thinking about you. Let us know if you need anything at all (even if it's help with Nathan until family arrives). We're not far away. :)

by meh at 01/04/10 12:48PM
I can't believe it's already time!!! Can't wait to meet her ... :)

by wifelet at 01/04/10 5:22PM
Will do! :)

by jlmanager at 01/05/10 6:33AM
It was great to see you, too! Can't wait for the baby to get here! I know you've got to be tired.

by lilyofthevalley at 01/05/10 2:20PM
ahhh i totally forgot you guys were expecting again and when i saw your name light up i thought 'baby'...i dunno...just weird.

by sharon at 01/05/10 9:28PM
Hi, Aleisha. This is Melody (Williams) Banken. It has been a long time! I was doing a search trying to find friends on Facebook, and your name came up in the Google search bar. So, I created a profile so I could say hi. How are you guys doing? I see that you have a little boy and a baby girl soon to be born. I have two children. Isaak is 8 and Mariyah is 6. My Facebook page has several pictures of them. The link is http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=852614087 , if you get a chance to check it out. A quick summation of our life: Byron and I were youth pastors in Lufkin for three years, then moved to Louisiana to take a full-time position as youth pastor there, then two years ago we moved to Richmond, Texas to start a new church plant. So, that's about it in a nutshell. My email is melodyvonbanken@yahoo.com. Write me when you can. I would love to meet sometime. I look forward to hearing from you.

by MBanken at 01/07/10 11:58PM
Congrats!! Glad she has finally arrived!! Can't wait to see her!

by meh at 01/13/10 3:39PM

Fall update

at 11/06/08 9:55AM

Time for a quick update. (well probably past time, but I guess that's OK.)

A lot has happened since my last post. Nathan turned one on Oct. 16 and the had the best time with all the birthday festivities. He also started taking his first solo steps on the 29th. He is still in the very cautious stage and mostly wants to hold onto one of our hands but he has gotten better at standing up on his own and seems to walk a little farther every day. I have been so ready for this and I love watching him get excited about it.

Other than that, nothing really new. Stanley's job is keeping him very busy and Nathan is starting to want to go with him in the mornings when he leaves for work. The other day, he watched Stanley put on his tie, then reached for the tie rack. Stanley put a tie around Nathan's neck. Then after Stanley put on his socks, Nathan of course held up his feet for socks as well. He was ready to go with his pajamas, tie, and socks on and was quite disapppointed when he had to stay with me. It was too cute!

Hope you all are well. I'm really ready for the temps to stay below 80 for good.

Take care!

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Any update on whether ya'll might head east for Thanksgiving?

by nativetexan at 11/06/08 10:25AM
Awww! We miss you, Stanley and Nathan. We've been watching videos and looking at pictures of our trip to your house. We were laughing at Chelsea being scared of Nathan's spider. That was so funny. How excited for Nathan to take his first steps! Go NATHAN!! We love you all!

by ktjomoody at 11/06/08 11:32AM
did you get a picture of nathan in his pajamas, tie and socks?

by agmangrum at 11/06/08 3:22PM
how cute!!

by mom2reese at 11/06/08 4:53PM
that is sweet. Clara just started trying to slip my shoes on and walk around the house. My feet are HUGE so it is a funny sight to see. But, it does warm your heart to see your children copy you. (Also a little scary too..when you realize how impressionable they are).

by blesu at 11/06/08 6:23PM
That really helps me to remember that they are watching us and everything we do, and imitate us, even when they are older. I am glad he is taking steps, I'm sorry we missed that!

by susie at 11/06/08 7:04PM
Love it!

by leyvaleyva at 11/06/08 11:09PM
We can't wait to see him walking all over the place at Thanksgiving. Give him a big hug from Grammy!

by satb at 11/09/08 9:15AM
Nathan is so cute, I hope he and Jackson can meet someday soon. Jackson likes to talk about going "to the office" like his Daddy. Aren't little boys the best? :)

by dhudgins at 11/09/08 7:23PM
Yes, below 80 is always nice.

by sharon at 11/18/08 1:25PM
I think I heard that we'll get to see you Wednesday. I hope it is true.

by didow at 11/24/08 11:34AM
I like that one too. Can't wait to see you either! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

by lilyofthevalley at 12/02/08 5:51PM
Hey, if you check this in the next month :), we're flying into Houston on the 25th, and flying out on Jan. 2nd. I know we have plans the Sunday we're there, and we might have plans the Monday night/Tuesday morning we're there. But other than that, I think we're pretty open. :)

by wifelet at 12/03/08 4:15PM
That's a favorite around here too. Along with the Muppets Christmas Carol ;)

by lilyofthevalley at 12/08/08 9:34AM
Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing ya'll too!

by lilyofthevalley at 12/18/08 6:24PM
I enjoyed your singing at the retreat! And watching you decorate your cup! And playing Pop 5 with you!

by rhondalbollman at 01/12/09 4:10PM
Im so glad to hear that Little Nathan is growing and learning to walk... hope that you all are doing good!!!

by christenmccaa at 02/26/09 10:37AM

Tagged

at 09/23/08 11:16AM

I've never done one of these before, but I will just for you.

Rules: List 8 strange facts about yourself and then tag 8 people. (I think those are the rules. I wasn't looking at them and just wrote them from memory.)

1) I must set my alarm for an odd time like 6:27, 5:31 etc.

2) Before going to bed I have to recheck that I turned off all appliances in the kitchen, double check all doors to make sure they are locked, and check the closets. This must be done even if I did it earlier in the night.

3) I relate things in life to music. I may even randomly burst into song if I can think of one that relates to the situation, and I usually can. (I get this from my mom, who knows way more songs than I do.)

4) Since Nathan was born I cannot watch any kind of scary/suspenseful/psychological thriller type of show or movie. I was like this to some extent before having him, but it's way worse now.

5) I love to have conversations with children as if they were adults. I love to hear what they have to say and can converse with them for a quite a long time.

6) When I get my haircut, I hum along to whatever music is playing in the salon. Sometimes I don't even realize I'm doing it until the stylist says something about it. Actually, I think I do this more than I realize in many public places.

7) I dislike silences in conversation. I am one of those people who feels like there should be no dead air when in the presence of others. This in turn leads to me talking waaaay too much.

8) I sweep the floor multiple times a day. I can't stand when things get on my feet if I'm walking bare foot. I even think I'm becoming a little OCD about this one.

I love #5. Kids get underestimated way too much. We pretty much just talked to ours like we talked to each other.
As for #4, I haven't been able to watch scary movies for a looong time.

by sjean at 09/23/08 12:02PM
I do #2 also. And it drives me crazy to have doors and closets open if I'm going to bed.

I like people that don't like lulls in the conversation, they are the ones that keep things interesting :)

by lilyofthevalley at 09/23/08 12:17PM
Why do you check your closets? I check the doors and my appliances are rarely turned on so that's not an issue :) Wait until your older you won't even realize there's been a lull in the conversation. I personally think it comes from having kids and tuning them out. Also if you want to talk to a kid like an adult talk to Kelli. If you have been reading my posts she's hillarious.

by bargain_shopper_mom at 09/23/08 10:24PM
Now I'll have to check my closets too, I won't be able to sleep. Next time you see your brother you need to give him a good smack :)

by bargain_shopper_mom at 09/24/08 4:15PM
I'm the same way about #8!

by karma at 09/25/08 8:34PM
I know firsthand that #2 is something you have been doing since you were quite young.

by satb at 09/27/08 9:36PM
Hey Aleisha, this is Kristyns mom. Your baby is beautiful! I hope we get to see you guys when we get to Texas!

by susie at 09/29/08 3:04PM
#7 is interesting. Sometimes I've tried to see how long the other person can stand it with no one talking. But, only when I don't know the other person. (does that sound mean?)

by adnerb at 10/02/08 6:13PM
When I read #2 I knew you have some OCD. My husband does too...

by scottishceli at 10/12/08 10:26PM
Me too! Thank you so much for letting us come stay with you and picking my mom and sister up from the airport!

by lilyofthevalley at 10/14/08 4:40PM
You guys need to come stay with us some time! BTW thanks for letting us stay at ya'lls house

by stargatefan at 10/14/08 8:47PM
Thanks again for making us feel welcome!

by susie at 10/15/08 6:39PM
ooh, have fun! Where is it? I'm still looking forward to getting together with y'all- hopefully we'll be coming to Houston in the next couple of weeks again.

by alegna at 10/21/08 1:57PM
we did - it was nice, but hot! we went early and left around noon.

by bonnyswan at 10/30/08 4:50PM
http://www.childrensgroup.com/atk/uploads/photos_products/84235-2_sm.jpg
Aleshia, I have been meaning to tell you about these cd's & dvd's. I used them with my girls, they are great for teaching kids about the classical composers and their music. You guys may already know about them, but I thought they would give a good balance to "Uncle Brians" musical influence on Nathan!

by susie at 10/30/08 6:59PM
^^^Sorry, the image didn't show up, but its Classical Kids^^^

by susie at 10/30/08 7:00PM

Back to normal...

at 09/18/08 3:01PM

Well, almost. We got power Monday night at about 11:30. We were so blessed to only have some tree and fence damage, but none to the house. The cooler weather has also been a tremendous bleesing. Still can't find much frozen/cold stuff at the stores, but that's getting a little better every day too. Hope all of you are well if you were in the storm's path or not. Remember to pray for those who lost everything or close to it. We had 2 in our congregation who had 4 feet of water in their houses.

Good thing this world is not our home.

Im glad yall are ok we lost the roof to our back porch!!!

by christenmccaa at 09/18/08 3:11PM
ha! Sounds like a good excuse to me, use it while you can :)
I'd be more than happy to help clean up while we're there. I know you guys have to be tired from all that you've been through this past week.

by lilyofthevalley at 09/18/08 3:16PM
Did you evacuate somewhere? We had 12 extra folks on Sunday that evacuated to Waxahachie.

by sjean at 09/18/08 3:31PM
Ike was no fun!!

by mom2reese at 09/18/08 8:12PM
Glad to know you all are safe and well. We had some pretty damaging weather up here in the Tyler area. Had a couple of trees come down but they didn't hit the house.

by blesu at 09/18/08 8:24PM
Yes, 'tis a very good thing this world is not our home.

by meh at 09/19/08 9:10AM
I hear my nephew is getting a bit frustrated that he can't quite get his balance and walk on his own.

by nativetexan at 09/19/08 12:02PM
I am glad to hear your home was spared! This cool weather was a nice blessing in disguise.

by sharon at 09/19/08 10:18PM
You've been tagged! See my blog.

by lilyofthevalley at 09/22/08 12:28PM

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