Leah Joan

We had a very exciting day yesterday. Leah was born at 3:25 PM at 8lbs and 2 oz and almost 20 inches long. She is beautiful and doing well. I woke up to contractions at 5:30 AM and to 5 inches of snow. We left for the hospital around 9AM and ran into traffic accidents everywhere that we had to have a police escort to the hospital. It was very exciting. We got to the hospital and there was a shortage of nurses and no one could get hold of any OBs so that was exciting for a while, but everything worked out.

I really felt like my water was going to break in the car, and felt like we were never going to get the hospital which is probably what held her off from coming down when I started freaking out about it. There were just so many blocked roadways, and Dallas residents have trouble driving in it. :)

Michael did great, he almost threw up on me, but held off. I think he was more tense then I was during the whole ordeal.

Now I am ready to go home and play with my boys and see my Mom, but probably have to wait until Sunday.

Big thanks to Elise who watched my boys all day! She is awesome!

Happy Labor Day to me!

I think this may be it! I have been having contractions since early this morning. yeah! Now to just wait around for it to get a little more exciting :)

Spoiled!

Our baby girl is not even here yet, and she is being spoiled! We are so blessed. The Ward gave me a baby shower yesterday. It was so nice. I feel so loved. I appreciate all of the yummy food, and wonderful gifts. I had a great time!

Don't mind how bad I look I had a really rough night the night before. I think I got a stomach virus that has been going around. I was a little tired during the shower. Let me just say if she was ready to come out I think she would have after that awful night of sickness. :)

My playgroup also gave me a baby shower which was so fun too! I got so many cute gifts, my baby girl will have to change clothes frequently. :) I have the best friends! I am actually moved to tears with the generosity of my friends. We are truely blessed!

Firetruck

We have had some cold days, so we have been indoors a little more than usual. The boys have been playing fireman a lot. I thought I would share a few pictures. Sometimes I feel like we are the only people who go outside when it is cold. We go on walks and to the playground in the afternoon. We just can't stay cooped up. The boys are doing great!

Countdown is on!

Well, we are getting down to the final weeks of welcoming our little girl! I am looking a little large, but still feeling really good. :) We are very excited. Michael decided over Christmas break that the bedroom we are going to put her in needed to be painted. After he painted it. I decided to just use what we have to decorate it, and found I hardly have anything girly in there at all. :)

We had to get a new crib due to our crib being recalled. It worked out great! We took back our old one and got a replacement one. It took me a little longer than it should have to put it together. I have never really had the "nesting" instinct before but I have it now. I have organized almost every closet in the house. I have cleaned and moved furniture in almost every room. It is nice to have this energy to get stuff done, because I know it will not last. :)

We have been so blessed every time we have a baby. I have received clothes and wonderful gifts from my friends and family. It is so nice knowing how much support we have! Many of my friends have watched my boys during my appointments. I am so blessed with wonderful family and friends! Thank you for all you do, we feel so loved and well cared for.

Snow!

We got our first snow of the season! We love snow! The boys were so excited. They were happy to put on the gloves and hats and go outside. Joshua kept asking over and over again if there was enough to build a snowman, have a snowball fight, or go sledding. We did accomplish two out of the three. The snowman is tiny, but it works.

Joshua loved wearing his hat so much that he wouldn't take it off and went to bed with it on. It was pretty cute. We have been playing outside a lot lately. We did a lot of T-ball, played on the swings, went to the zoo, and took lots of walks. We had super nice 65 degree weather before this. We just love playing outside no matter what the weather.

Staycation

Michael has had the week off, so we have been having fun. We put together the swing set. The boys are loving it. It rained here so it is really muddy, which is why I have cardboard down right now. :)

The boys have been playing in the backyard for hours. The swing and teeter totter are their favorites right now.

I was actually surprised at how much they love the teeter totter. They love to go up and down!

Joshua loves to swing on his belly.

The boys have found a love for painting recently. It is fun to watch them make their creations. I am not very artistic so I hope they get some of Michael's talents. We have really enjoyed having Michael home this week. I think the boys will have a hard time with him being gone. They love doing everything with Dad. We had a great New Years party. We had dinner and friends over, and had a great time! On New Years day we played Wii games, Settlers, and Dominoes. It was fun. The first Settlers game Jenny and I held Michael to only three points, I don't think I have seen him so upset over a game before. :) We have a great week, but now we must get back to work. We hope you all have a great year!