The arrival of Isabelle Dru

Isabelle Dru Morvant (a.k.a.--Izzie) was born on February 5th at 8:18 a.m. She weighed 5 pounds, 8.8 ounces and was 19.25 inches long.



We arrived at the hospital at 7:00 a.m., where my poor sister had been on bedrest there for almost a month. I took the very last belly shot....


Allie wished her Nanny good luck.


Brooke's nurse and my dad.

We were shooed out to the waiting room, all 95 of us. We anxiously awaited Isabelle's big arrival, but we passed the time with Cheetos and Coke.

Here she is! Perfect as can be!

Brooke went to recovery and we went to watch Isabelle's first bath.

Cute little bum.

Isabelle and big sister Sheyenne.

Isabelle and her NeeNee


Isabelle and cousin Allie.

Isabelle and Uncle Ben.

Waiting for Isabelle: A day in the life of Brooke and Shaun

Unfortunately, my sister is having some problems late in her pregnancy. It started with gestationtal diabetes, now she has high blood pressure. Dr. Lawler admitted her to the hospital yesterday, January 12th. It was supposed to be a day or two, but it looks like she is stuck until Isabelle makes her appearance.

An ultrasound revealed that she is around 4 pounds and 14 ounces. So we are hoping she bakes a little longer.

So what does one do in a hospital room all day long? I headed over there on my lunch break today to see for myself. It was a very interesting hour and a half. Here is my experience, in pictures of course.

First things first, Brooke updated her MySpace and Facebook (important stuff).

Shaun did a little dance for us.

Then he had to go potty.

Brooke put on some fuzzy pink socks after her shower.

I sat back and took off my shoes too...why should she have all the fun?

Her IV that she says hurts.

The TV that they will spend a lot of time watching. And the VHS player. Yep, a VHS players. I think I have Top Gun on VHS somewhere....

Don't worry, she isn't dying or anything. This is a happy hospital!

Shaun's bed and the beautiful view.

Shaun checking out the view...

I didn't bother to tell her that her pj's didn't match. That would be kind of mean.

Then, just as we were wondering what we would do next...someone dropped off a hospital survey!


We decided that I would be the one to fill it out. Yay for me!


So I began the survey... but it got kind of boring so I quit. Maybe on my next visit I will finish it up.


This is what they were doing when I left. Something tells me they will be doing this a lot.


Hang in there sis, it will all be worth it!

Christmas trip to Natchitoches

The weekend before Christmas we headed to Natchitoches, Louisiana to see the Christmas lights. I've never been before, it's a quaint little town with tons of charm...and not much else. If you have ever seen the movie Steel Magnolias, it was filmed in Natchitoches. My parents, sister and hubby and Sheyenne, and my in-laws all joined us.

Anyway, we made reservations months ago so we could check out the lights. Our old neighbors live nearby, so we met up for lunch at a local favorite spot. It was a very nice time.

At lunch.

Then we walked around downtown, visited some shops and just hung out. The weather was beautiful, it was a little warm for December.

My dad always makes the weirdest faces...

Sheyenne spent some time jumping.

When the sun went down, we staked out a spot to watch the fireworks and admire the lights. We all had a good time.

Allie and the foot-long corn dog. Can you believe she didn't eat it all?


Beautiful lights along the river.

Baby Theriot

Pregnancy update: All is going well so far, baby looks great! Heartbeat was 157 when I went in for my 12 week appointment. I've had a lot of morning sickness, and some pretty bad migraines. I'm seeing a neurologist, so hopefully that will get under control soon.

Here are some pictures of our little peanut!

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Sneaux Day in Baton Rouge!

It doesn't snow in South Louisiana. It just doesn't. So imagine our surprise when we woke up to this yesterday morning:


I got Allie as bundled up as I could and we went outside to play in the snow. She didn't like it as much as I hoped she would. When we went out, it was still snowing, so I think it was a bit much for her. She developed a bit of a cough afterwards, so I didn't take her back outside again.

Down our street.


Allie's swingset.


The front of our house. You can see Mickey "sleeping" on the front lawn. Allie was worried that he was too cold.


Across the street.


I was trying to start a snowball fight.

It didn't really work.

Our little snowman.


She had about enough at this point. I didn't have any gloves for her and her little hands were freezing.

Mama, I'm freezing!

All in all, it was a good day. I don't expect we will see snow again for another 10 years at least. So it was good while it lasted!

NKOTB seen dancing with fans!

Three members of the band The New Kids on the Block were spotted dancing with two of their biggest fans! Jon Knight, Jordan Knight and Joey McIntyre showed that they still have "The Right Stuff." The delighted fans couldn't believe their good luck.

"I can't believe we got to dance with them", says longtime fan Sheri Young. "Jon is sooo hot, I'm still in shock. It was such a good time!"

Take a look for yourself....

NKOTB Dances With Fans