The Arrival

NR #2 has made her arrival. She was a little less anxious than her brother to come into this world........The story goes something like this!

We headed to the hospital Wednesday evening, Mar. 25th to be induced since my doctor did not want me going full term in anticipation of a larger baby. It was only one week early, but this little girl weighed in around 7 lbs 11 oz at 37 weeks and wasn't slowing down on weight gain. :) We arrived, did the paperwork junk, then waited to go to my room. As of this point, I had not had more than 4-5 strong contractions in a row. They get me into my bed, hook up the baby and mommy monitors, and without fail, contractions. I had begun laboring on my own, and the contractions were consistently around 3 minutes apart. The nurse contacted my doctor and told him the story as he anticipated seeing me the next morning before a baby arrived. They held off on any medication and gave me sleeping meds to relax and get some rest. That killed the contractions, and the next morning brought the inducing part. After about 6 hours, she arrived.

Date: 03/26/2009

Time: 1:22 pm

Weight: 8 lbs 14 oz

Length: 19 1/2 in

(Don't look at how tired I am in this picture.....)

We are still alive!

We are still here and busy, busy, busy. We have been trying to get things ready for our new little arrival that will be here any day. Some things we have been working on: our master (tiny) bathroom and getting her nursery ready. Work has been hectic trying to get things wrapped up and my foot out the door! Well, here are some pictures of what we have been up to. :)


More pictures when our new little one arrives. Stay tuned.............

NR #2's room....we have a few decorating things to finish up, but the bigger things are all complete. Finally! :)

We still need to find a cover for the little nightstand, but at least things are functional, right? :)

NR #1 'helping' Daddy with tile cutting. Safety first, as he says, with his earplugs and goggles.

This is the detail accent strip in our bathroom remodel. It is my favorite part of the tile job that JR did. (He did a good job on all of it, but I like this peice the best!)

Tiling all done....now, we just have to wait for our cabinets to come in before it can all be completed. Major room renovations = complete!! YEAH!

Spending time with Uncle J! NR #1 likes to snuggle when it is time for bed. All other times, pretty much forget it....he is way too active for snuggling.