The Cotney Family

I know...you want to know about the new baby, but I'm going to post some pics from March just to catch up.



We took a trip to Orlando for Alan to attend a conference. It just so happens that my dearest friend, Chris, and her amazing family live there. So, while the guys were at the conference Chris, the kids and I played around Orlando. As you will see from the pictures our families are quite similar. Will is the oldest, then Chris' son Gabe (7 months younger than Will), then Charis (her daughter who is 3 months older than Emma), and Emma is the youngest of the four. When we were there Chris was 34 weeks pregnant with Mercy and I was 30 weeks with Drew.

Ok, I know it has been 2 months now since our last post, but you know...sometimes life just gets that way. We have been very busy and loving life. Everyone is doing great. The babies are just growing, therefore, I am too! Will and Emma continue to surprise me and we are getting closer to the arrival of Andrew. I am 36 weeks as of yesterday, so not much farther to go.

I will start this update with a little overview of February. For Valentine's Day day we decided to go to the circus. We were all VERY excited, especially me! Like most of you moms I was so excited about having pictures of my kiddos. Well...we got to the door and we were told that if our camera had a detatchable lens (which mine does) that it was not allowed inside. We had been to the RBC Center before and NEVER had we heard this. Talk about one upset pregnant woman! Alan took it back to the car and of course knowing my disappointment was on a mission to find me some type of camera. He did, and here are a few of the pics that we did get.





The circus was great but once we got home I just really wanted to take pics with my camera. I know, crazy, but these were the ones that I took that night.

We truly are blessed. God has allowed us to be a part of the lives of 2 of the greatest little creatures that He has ever created. What an honor it is to us be their Mommy and Daddy. Don't get me wrong, they are wild and crazy and often times we just want to hang them up by their their little toes, but we spend the majority of the time laughing at what these 2 can come up with. Alan and I have decided that we do not have a "quiet child" yet. Who knows...maybe our third will be, but even if not we wouldn't change them for the world! Here are some of their most recent photos.

I took Emma to the Dr. this morning for her 18 month appointment. She hated being there, but got a great report. Here are her stats:

Height: 32.5 inches
Weight: 20 lbs 10 ozs

She is small, but eats like a horse! Honestly, she eats twice as much as Will does! Anyway, she is healthy and that is what we wanted to hear. We don't go back until she turns 2!

On January 20th we woke up to a beautiful sight. The kids had never seen this much snow before, and as you can tell, we all had a blast!