She's here... finally!

And I think if it were up to her, she'd still be happily inside me.

But, the eviction date was set and carried out on Monday, May 21st.

Took until 3pm to get anything going, but then it happened quickly and she was born at 4:25 pm.

Born completely wrapped up in her cord. I knew she was a busy baby, but she was REALLY busy. Cord was wrapped tightly around her neck... around her body... TWICE!! and then once around her foot!

She is our smallest baby at a mere 8 pounds 6 ounces and 22 inches long. Such a little peanut!

And no red hair. In fact, not a whole lot of hair to speak off... what she does have is dark. So while she looks like all the others, she also looks completely different being so tiny and bald.. haha!

She also spiked her bilirubin levels very early on, so she's been confined to a bed for phototherapy. Thankfully we were able to get one for home, so it didn't slow us down from coming home. And she seems to like it... it keeps her warm and snug and has a low humming noise. But since she can only come off it to feed, we are all really dying to sit and snuggle with her for any length of time!

The kids all love her to pieces. Even Thomas.... he's probably dare I say, the most in love. Which is a nice surprise! Sometimes 2 year olds don't respond so positively from they baby status being usurped... but he is head over heels in love!

Of course I have photos. Not a lot because of the jaundice treatment!

at the hospital right before she was put on phototherapy:



at home on her bili-bed


we call her our little glow worm


monkey toes


big yawn... after her first pediatrician visit