Hailey Anne Fete!!!

Our little girl is here!!! Hailey Anne arrived on Monday afternoon at 4:10 pm. It was a much longer labor than I had hoped for (who really hopes for a long labor though!) but in the end she was born healthy and I was healthy and that's all that matters. She weighed in at a hefty 8 lbs (bigger than everyone thought but I do make big babies!) and 20 1/2 inches long. She has a crazy head of hair that is so cute. Hopefully she will keep it so that I can buy some cute things for her hair!!

Welcome to the world Hailey Anne! What a head of hair!

Happy and content under the warmer!
All wrapped up!

We came home from the hospital on Wednesday and have been settling into a routine here. She had her first dr visit this morning and she weighed in at 7 lbs 13 oz and everything looks great. She is a great eater which is nice. The first night home was pretty good but last night was a little hairy. She is just soooo sweet though!

The boys are doing great with her. Jack and Will just cannot get enough and want to hold her all the time. Andrew hasn't held her since day one at the hospital but for the most part is sweet towards her. He likes to make her music and throw her diapers away! He did announce today that he liked his baby sister Hailey so I guess that is a good sign. Tim has been off all week which has been a lifesaver. He has been playing Mr. Mom chauffeuring kids back and forth to school. I think he has a new appreciation for what I do everyday now! He may be off for a few days next week as well. My mom is coming tomorrow so that will be a great help as well. My dad is coming the following Saturday so we will be busy!

Here are some pictures from Hailey's first few days!

Will was the first brother to hold her...soooo proud!

Jack has been waiting a long time for this!

Andrew is not quite sure- this is the only time that he has held her so far!

Jack loves her hair!

The boys came back again the next day to visit! All four kiddos together for the first time!

Sleeping peacefully.....

At home....Tim loves this shirt!

Wide eyed and beautiful!

Hailey and Daddy....she already has him wrapped aroundher finger!

Sleeping with a sweet princess pose!

And finally one of me and my sweet little girl!

More to come soon.....xo

And we are off.....

So we are leaving for the hospital in about 4 hours or so....totally crazy. Can't believe that by this time tomorrow we should have our little girl. I am busy just getting everything in order and set for the boys tomorrow. They are just excited that Uncle Nate is coming tonight!

Anyway....I have had some requests for a recent picture of my very large tummy. So here it is taken by Jack himself about 5 minutes ago- not too bad for an almost 7 year old! Enjoy and have a few laughs at my expense- no worries.

I will update the blog with pictures as soon as I can and email everyone when she arrives!

The nursery is done!!!

Well, after a few weekends of hard work by Tim, the baby's room is finally done. What a transformation!! It definitely looks like a little girl's room now- complete with little dolls in her crib! We are down to one week or less and counting until we get to meet our little girl- we are so excited! Here are some pictures to enjoy!

Waiting....

I just realized that it has been awhile since my last post! We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our little girl! I am just about 38 weeks now so it could be anytime. The dr scheduled an induction for the 25th (although he may change that to the 26th after Monday's appt) if she hasn't come by then. The boys are so excited and ask about everyday when she will be born- if only I knew! I am still feeling good- just tired and somewhat uncomfortable. I am trying to enjoy the last few days of the pregnancy as much as I can. I am anxious and excited about meeting her and seeing what she looks like and how big she is (hopefully not too big)!

My friends threw a wonderful shower for me last Saturday. Even though this is our fourth, they were insistent since we are having a girl! It was nice to relax with everyone without kids and we got some wonderful things for the baby. I will post some pictures once I get them- sorry my camera battery died! I will try to include a picture of myself as that seems to be what everyone wants to see these days!

The nursery is just about finished as well. Tim spent many days painting and making everything just perfect. We just need to hang a few things up and I will post some pictures. It still is weird to walk by and see pink and green. It is so much brighter than the boys blue stuff!

We will send out an email once she has arrived. Hopefully Tim remembers his laptop, but if not they have computers outside the postpartum rooms so I can send an email and pictures fairly quickly after she is born! Keep watching.....

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas to everyone! It has been a wild day here as you can imagine! Jack first woke up at 3:00 am- I met him on the basement stairs and turned him right around! Then they were both up at 4:55 am- I could here them on the monitor! Tim intercepted them a few times and told them to go back to bed. They finally did go back to sleep around 6:00 and woke up at 7:15- a much better time! Excited doesn't even begin to descibe things. Andrew wasn't so sure about coming downstairs at first but followed Jack and Will's lead. Santa was very good to the boys! They got one big together gift- a new basketball hoop! It has been a day of playing by all and napping -at least by Andrew and I! We are going to grill some steaks soon and the boys should be exhausted! All in all it was a perfect day!

Santa came!

The boys are waiting anxiously to come down! (Jack and Will went to wake up Andrew!)

Andrew got a new camera- maybe he will leave his brother's alone now!

Cool Legos!

The boys both got new lightsabers which are a big hit!

A new hat!

Lots and lots of Star Wars....

Jack and the skateboard that he has wanted "for soooo long"!

Working together to open "the big one"!

Jack and Will were excited- Andrew walked away to find something more exciting!

I will put lots more pictures up on Snapfish by tomorrow. Hope that everyone had a great day!

The basement is done!!!

Our other exciting news from yesterday (it didn't seem right to post this on Will's b-day) is that the basement is done and right on schedule! It looks great and we couldn't be happier. Tim got the boys beds together for them last night and today we moved their clothes, toys, etc down. They love their new Tar Heel blue (yes it is the official blue) room! The other great news is that the rest of our house is finally back to normal now too. For those who saw it at any time during construction it was basically a disaster. Over the two months we basically consolidated the mess into the dining room and now that is back to normal too. We will be able to eat dinner there tonight- good thing because Matt, Beth, the kids, and Nate are coming over to celebrate Nate's birthday tonight! Here are some pics:

This is what we started with!

The boys in their new room!

A whole wall of closets!!!

A new bathroom.

With a shower!

The family room/play room (the chair and ottoman are already down there)

The nook where we are going to put the computer desk.

The stairs and utility closet.

I will post some new pictures once we get all of the furniture down!

Look who's Five!!!

Will turned five today!!! He is now a whole hand and could not be more excited about it! He had a great day and Tim was able to come home early which made it even better. He chose to go to Red Robin for dinner- his favorite! Just after we sat down they came to sing Happy Birthday to someone at a nearby table. When our waiter came back he proudly told him that today was his birthday too. As we finished our meal, Will asked why they weren't singing to him. Never fear.....about two minutes later here come about six servers singing and clapping their way to Will. He loved it but was embarrassed and slouched way down in this seat. It was great. I wish I had my camera! We came home for cake and presents. Will helped to decorate his cake and was very specific about what he wanted! The excitement doesn't end here though- tomorrow is Christmas Eve! One of these days things will settle down around here!

A rhino Webkinz from Jack. He has been named Rowdy!

A real science kit so he can maybe stop performing his own various experiments around the house!

He got two Star Wars vehicles....fun stuff!

Mario Kart for the Wii! With an extra steering wheel so the boys can play together!

A new game from Nana and PopPop!

Will's cake designed by him! There were soooo many candles!!

One happy guy!

It took about three blows to get all of those candles out!