Hi friends and family! We are so excited to introduce you to our little guy, Henry Paul Naylor!! He was born Monday, November 2nd at 10.57 am. He weighed 7 lbs. 9.5 oz. and was 20 inches long. We’re adjusting well to life at home. We were in the hospital until Thursday night. As I type I’m thinking about last week this time….my water had just broken and we had no idea the journey that we were in for at the hospital. God is so very good and we are so very fortunate and blessed. Enjoy this picture of our guy and if you’re in the UK, stop by for a visit! If you’re not in the UK, we look forward to introducing Henry to you in person at our earliest convenience! You will absolutely fall in love with him!

From Henry Paul!

Welcome to week 38, friends! (Although, while I’m typing this, I’m actually at week 39….baby’s due a week from today!). At 38 weeks baby is 3.2kg or 7.5 pounds and 51 cm, 20 inches. This week the baby is shedding his protective layer of “stuff” (I won’t bore you or gross you out with details) and getting ready to meet the world!

From Week 38!!

Happy 21st birthday, Clare! What a fun time!

For those of you who don’t know Clare, she is my friend who works at the gym with me. We’ve gotten to know each other over the past year and I’ve really enjoyed getting to know her and spending time with her. She talks to my belly because, as we all know, all children must have a Scottish auntie. She is in love with Mini Mike and has told him through the course of the whole pregnancy to ’stay in there because he’s not cooked yet’…..however, any day now we could meet him! She has been a gem throughout the whole of the pregnancy and I just love her to bits! Enjoy the pics from her birthday!

CJ's B-Day!

We are blessed beyond words, people. Last week we were THRILLED and so SURPRISED to get a shower in a box from our dear friends at Harvard Avenue Evangelical Free Church in Villa Park, Illinois! What a massively fun time we had! They thought of it all! They included a tablecloth, balloons, banners, after dinner mints and chocolate covered pretzels….all of the things you’d have at a baby shower! We laid it all out on the table and let ourselves have a party! So many people were so thoughtful and giving! We cannot believe that after being gone for over 2 years now that we still feel like a part of this family and still feel so incredibly loved and supported by them! You guys were unbelievable in this! Thank you SO SO much for all of the gifts, the debit cards, the cards with thoughtful words and prayers….and just for being you! We love you and miss you like you wouldn’t believe. Here is the album of pictures that we took. We wish we could be with you all in person to give hugs (you know, I’m a hugger!) but please just accept our heartfelt thanks and gratitude. We cannot WAIT to introduce the little man to you!

Shower in a box!!

If you can see past the belly on the couch, you’ll be able to find our friends, Mark and Carmela Batluck. They came over for dinner the other night to catch up since it’s been so long since the four of us had gotten together. Mark had the great idea of taking a pre-baby picture…we’ll be sure to take another once the little man arrives! So fun to have you guys over!

From Batluck's

This past week has been fun in the accounts department at work. Joan Graham, who is the head of accounts, has celebrated her 50th birthday! Congrats, Joan! She took her actual birthday, Wednesday, off and then we all celebrated her on Thursday. What a fun week she’s had!

Joan's 50th!

We are full term, people! How exciting! Baby continues to gain his usual half pound a week and yes, I’m feeling that more and more. I’ve enjoyed a wonderfully healthy and happy pregnancy, but yes, I am starting to have some trouble sleeping at night (breathing, really) and then it’s a chore to kind of get around gracefully these days as well. But we’re just so anxious to meet the little guy that all of those little discomforts are the smallest price to pay! Around this time, baby continues to practice inhaling and exhaling, sucking his thumb, blinking and pivoting from side to side. He is, thankfully, in a head down position…so we’re nearly ready for launch! We’ll keep you posted!

From Week 37!!

Here we are at week 36! This is the first week of the 9th month…so he could come any time now, though we’re not getting our hopes up. We know that he’ll come when he’s good and ready! This week he should weigh about 2.7 kg (just under 6 pounds) and be another cm longer, making him 51 cm, 20 inches.

From Week 36!!

This is the final week of month 8…headed into the 9th month next week! He’s still about 50 cm, just under 20 inches and will continue to gain about 226g per week…yikes….so he’s about 2.5kg this week (5.5 pounds). I know that this is a good weight for this time frame of pregnancy, but it’s hard to think about him getting much bigger. This week he’s working on brain cells…keep workin’ little fella! He is in the head down position so though we’re not ready for take off just yet, he is getting in the right position to head toward the light!

From Week 35

So here we are at week 34. Baby should be about 50 cm longs and roughly 2.2kg (almost 20 inches and just under 5 pounds). Since our baby is a boy baby, he’s working on his male parts this week…nuff said there.

From Week 34