Trip to Chattanooga and Smiles

Alder's 4 week checkup

A Baby Shower

Over this past weekend Alder and I were showered with love and gifts at a shower in our honor. My dear friends from high school went out of their way and over the top to honor little Alder and I. It was a wonderful day and it was great to see so many friends. Alder loved meeting everyone. The pictures are of me, Alder and the hostesses. The other picture if of me, Alder and Mrs. Mary Alderman. It is her husband that Alder is named for. It was wonderful for Mary to come and introduce her to her namesake. Thanks girls for the great day! We loved it and are so grateful for such amazing friends.

The latest pictures of Alder...

Bath time with Daddy

The other night Alder had his first bath with his Daddy. He absolutely loved the water and was completely relaxed. I am sure it feels rather comforting since he lived in fluid for 9 months. He is such a joy. I just melt watching him and Jared together. Jared is a wonderful father and such a great help. So far Alder is proving to be a good baby. He sleeps well at night only waking once to feed. He nurses great and I love this time we have together. The daytime is proving to be a little more challenging as he does not like taking his naps. He would rather stay awake and I guess see the world going on around him. He can keep himself awake literally for hours. I wonder what this means as far as what type of person he will be someday?

Alder's Exercise

The other night Alder was having his first tummy time on his changing table and really and rather impressively was keeping his head up for a bit. He seemed to really enjoy stretching. Of course we loved cheering him on. He is just wonderful and such a joy. I have loved everything about him...even his poopy diapers.

More of Alder...

Alder Wingfield

Baby Wingfield Arrives: Mr. Alderman Rhys Wingfield

We are so thrilled and overwhelmed with joy to announce the birth of our first born child. We had a little boy on Thursday, January 17 at 5:45 in the afternoon. He weighed in at 9lbs. 8 oz. He is very healthy and wonderful in every way possible. His head is full of beautiful black hair and his eyes look almost black. We have named him Alderman Rhys Wingfield. Alderman is named in honor of Dr. Wayne Alderman who is an amazing man, professor, mentor, and an incredible man of God and has meant so much to Jared and I over the years. Rhys is an English/Welsh name that we fell in love with while living in England and it means "breathed by God." It is pronounced "rise" We are calling him Alder.
Words cannot express the great privilege I feel to be his mother. I have posted one picture for now but will post more soon. I must run off to nurse. You can for now see more pictures by clicking on the link to the right called "Joseph, Beth, and Teddy Wingfield" Beth has posted some pictures there. Love to you all.
Alder's Mom

No baby yet, just some Christmas pics!

Christmas Post

I have finally sat down and figured out how to put multiple photos onto a slide show. I know I needed to learn before baby comes because I am sure there will be many pictures to post. The slide show mostly consists of pictures of our house after requests from English friends to see where it is we now live. We had a wonderful Christmas up in Chattanooga, but are back now in Birmingham really just waiting for baby. We saw the doctor on Thursday and he said I have made some progress so who knows when this little one will come. We will keep all of you updated. We hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas and we wish you a very happy New Year!

Time is Flying...

Well, I cannot believe Thanksgiving has come and gone so quickly and we are now well into the month of December. Where did the year go? Jared and I feel like it was only yesterday that we were in England awaiting my family's arrival for a Christmas visit, decorating a small tree in our 264 sq. flat, and shivering to death in the wet cold of the England winters. Anyways, here we are now settled in Birmingham and excitedly preparing for our baby to make its way into the world. I am 34 weeks today and cannot believe we are that close. We finished our childbirth classes last night and I think we feel more confused than we did before :) Oh well. We will keep you all updated as time nears for baby's arrival. Please pray for a happy, healthy baby and a very easy labor and delivery. Love to you all during this Holiday Season.

The picture above is from our Thanksgiving holiday. My brothers, Dad, and our good friends Chip and his son John Kelley all went to go see Beowulf in 3D. Pretty funny. Jared, my Mom, Catherine Kelley, and I went to go see a different movie and I am told we didn't miss anything too special.
Lots of love,
Meg

Baby Wingfield 26 Weeks 1 Day

We went to the doctor today in Birmingham. We have chosen a wonderful doctor here who is so laid back and very soft spoken and has even said he would deliver the baby in the bathtub if I insisted. Crazy, I know. So he is right up our alley. The baby is growing perfectly and for that we are again standing in total awe. Here are the latest pics. and these are in 4D. The baby was moving alot and so if it looks blurred that is why. Lots of love, Meg

Yesterday I had my 21 week ultrasound scan. It was amazing to see this little one bouncing about and doing very funny things while in utero. This little one had one of its legs in full extension above its body and then would not turn over for the tech to get a good picture of the 4 chambers of its heart. It is already misbehaving-haha You can also see a profile shot with the umbilical cord floating above its face. The technician was so sweet and clicked the machine over to 3D and you can see that the face came out very clearly. I started to cry. There is also a picture of the baby in 3D with the leg extended and you can make out clearly the knee cap, back, ribs, spine, and then the arms are crossed over the body. Very sweet. The technican and Dr. Jones said the baby looks great and every little bone and organ seem to be developing just perfectly. What a miracle this is. Praise be to God for his great goodness and blessing.
Oh, I do not know how to scan that well yet, but if you double click on the image it zooms in and you can see the images better. Love, Meg


"For you created my inmost being;you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place." Psalm 139:13-15

Finally settled...

Since flying back from England on July 15th, Jared and I have honestly been going non-stop in search of job, home, cars, etc. We feel blessed to finally be settled in Birmingham, Alabama. Jared has accepted a job here with a foundation and we have bought a sweet little house in a great area of Birmingham. We closed on the house August 23rd and moved in the next day. Three days later we took off to the beach for some r and r. We feel incredibly blessed to have been able to go and have such generous friends to allow us to stay in their condo. We both felt like it was a second honeymoon and are both refreshed and rested for the new life here in Birmingham. Jared starts work tomorrow and I will continue to get the home ready for baby's arrival in January. We thought we would post the lastest pictures from the beach. Nothing too exciting except for the growing belly bump. Lots of love to you all.
Meg

Our Latest Update...

We are excited to announce that Jared and I are expecting our first child in late January. We are overwhelemd with joy at this new little one. After months of trying and concerns about possible infertility, this news comes with great gratitude that the Lord has opened my womb and blessed us with this baby. So far my pregnancy has been easy and I have felt great. We told family on Sunday when they greeted us in the airport and they were all so suprised and excited. My Mom and Dad cried at the thought of having their first grandchild and my brothers think it is pretty cool that they are going to be uncles. Jared's family are thrilled to have the 7th cousin/grandchild and that we are finally having our first. At this point, we do not know where this little one will be born or raised since we do not yet know where a job will open up. In this period of transition, we do ask for your prayers that we will clearly know where it is we are suppose to be next.

Celebrating the 4th with pouring tea into the River Thames

Wingfields' Visit and Pictures Link

Jared's parents were here for a little over two weeks. It was a delightful time and we all really enjoyed the various parts of England that we explored together. Jared posted the pictures today and I hope I can attach the link correctly as they were done on iweb.
The link:
Wingfield's Visit

JARED'S GRADUATION!!!

Jared graduated last Saturday from Oxford University, Wycliffe Hall with a post-graduate degree in apologetics. It was a lovely ceremony and we were over joyed that June and Jackson (Jared's parents) were there to celebrate it with us. Over the last week we have been traveling around England with the Wingfields and getting some great time with them. They fly home on June 14th and one month later we will be flying home as well. Yeah!!! I could not be more proud of Jared in his accomplishments.
Love, Meg

Sharfield-on-Loddon fly fishing

On Friday, Jared had the great privilege of going fly fishing with Dr. Ian Borton. He rode down south of here to a little village where a beautiful stream full of trout flows through it. He said that it was just a wonderful day where both he and Dr. Borton caught many a trout, shared a few laughs, and absorbed the sun. I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves.