She's Here!

Our little princess is finally here! Her big brother is currently holding her, so I thought I'd catch a couple minutes to recap her arrival!! 

After some delays at the Labor & Delivery unit, we finally were able to head out on our hour drive to the hospital late morning last Wednesday for my inducement. I was excited the whole pregnancy to be able to deliver in the brand new wing! It's so pretty! 

We waited some more, but finally got things started around 12:30 pm! Here I am all ready to go! 

Just like all of my other labors, it was SUPER long! I was contracting all evening, but progressing really slow. At about 1 or 2 am things started really picking up and I was ready to deliver by 4. Honestly, the whole 17 hours was kinda a blur, but I do know that she arrived at 5:06 am! This is our midwife, Patty. She has delivered all three of our babies and I just love her! She delivered a couple other babies and assisted in a C-section all while I was laboring! She's an amazing woman! 

Our "little" princess was 9 lbs 2 oz and 21 inches long! She beat her biggest brother by over a 1/2 a pound! 

I was also super surprised that she has tons of dark hair! Both of the boys had really light hair when they were born. 

Speaking of her big brothers - they fell in love with her right away! 

She slept the whole way on her first car ride home! 

So far she's fitting into our crazy family just perfectly! (Somehow she can sleep even with some loud brothers!) 

You won't see much posting going on here for a while! I'll be busy cuddling with Sleeping Beauty.........

36 weeks....an update.....

Whew! It's been a long day!
Somehow, we fit in a grocery shopping trip, elementary talent show, and a few hours of work in the church office before 1:00 nap time.
After working from home most of the afternoon, fighting an ongoing issue with giant ants in the kitchen, whipping up PB&J for dinner (don't worry Adam was enjoying steaks with his guys small group tonight), and making it through bathtime (complete with a poopy accident), I'm finally sitting down to put up my puffy feet.
I started to catch up with some of my blog reading, and then I remembered - I'm 36 weeks today! Add to that the week that I'm usually overdue and we get to meet our little girl in less that 5 weeks! Eeeek!! That deserves a quick update post, right?

I didn't get a belly picture today (and Adam won't be home from his meeting till late to snap one for me), BUT I do have some pictures I haven't shared yet from the amazing shower my friends gave me a couple weeks ago! 

They planned a beautiful Saturday morning brunch complete with DELICIOUS food and gorgeous decorations! See that sweet fruit bouquet? I just loved the lavender theme. It wasn't traditional pink, but it was still SO feminine! 

All of the flowers came from the different yards and gardens of people in our church family! It was so pretty!! 

Not only did my friends put together a beautiful shower, but they overwhelmed me with gifts! I received everything from practical diapers and wipes to girly dresses and bows! I'm so glad I waited to buy anything until after the shower! 

One of my favorite gifts was this coffee filter lampshade my friend Katie made. I've always wanted to make one myself, but have never gotten around to it. 

Doesn't it look perfect in my Beatrix Potter nursery?? 

Honestly, one of the best parts of the morning was spending time with all of my friends! Since we live so far from family, these ladies have become my adopted family! I love them all so much! 

Our oldest has a few more days of school and then I'm excited to spend the last couple weeks before our new little one arrives making memories with my two sweet boys. I'm hoping to write a couple posts (or even vlog a bit) before July 8th, but at the very least, I'll write a quick announcement when she arrives! 

Until then......

Wordless Wednesday....

20 weeks!!!

Can't wait to meet my little guy!! :) 

*This post is linked to 5 Minutes for Mom*

The results are in......

It may be cloudy here in Pennsylvania......

Photo Credit 

But the sky is BLUE over our house!!!
  

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Pink or Blue?????

Yep!! Today we will hopefully find out whether we'll be adding a little Jack or Jill to our family this October! I'll try not to keep you in suspense too long! Check back later for the results!! :)