Bringing her Home

For Fun...

My babies are all cut from the same mold. I pulled these pictures up of each baby only a day old. Can you guess who's who?

Introducing Mila Jeannine

Mila Jeannine (named for my Granny Jeanne) joined our family at 8:41AM on July 3, 2010. She was 5lbs 8oz and 18.5inches--my tiniest baby yet! Mila was my best labor and delivery thanks to my first EVER successful epidural. (Yay!!)

On July 2nd, I labored all day long while attending the funeral of my late Granny. She was a very special lady and I miss her SO much. I was so sad that Granny wasn't able to see Mila here on earth. Granny passed 6 short days before Mila was born. I felt comforted in knowing that they were in heaven together for that one short week--and I believe that Mila came to me when she did (3 weeks early) to help fill the hole in my heart from the loss of my Granny.

Mila is a sweet baby. I can already tell that she has a feisty little personality. Thankfully, her sisters and brother are thrilled that she's here--no jealous siblings! Cliff, as always, is a fantastic husband and father--helping me through my labor/delivery and taking care of everybody else so I can rest. My parents and sister were conveniently in town for the funeral and were able to take the kids for the weekend so we could get settled at home. Thank you to all our friends and family for all of your love and support!
 
Here are some pictures from the hospital.

 
 

Rainy Day Guests

It was just a normal rainy Saturday afternoon. Cliff was yelling at the kids (and me) to get off our butts and do our chores. Lacy was sent downstairs to throw some trash out when we heard her yell, "There's ducks in the pool!" She was very excited. I was too! What a fun discovery!?

Lunar New Year

Happy Lunar New Year! We celebrated with family and did our traditional bowing.

The kids bowing to us:


Kids bowing to Halmony and Grandpa (with our assistance):


Hanging out:


Cousin Amy curled Lacy's hair. She loved it. And doesn't she look so cute?!

Well...

We found out today that we will have a baby girl joining us in July. I was hoping for a boy--it would have made sleeping arrangements easier. And well, I've enjoyed Wesley's lack of dramatics that seem to be innate in my girls.

But I'll count my blessings. Baby girl is healthy. Lacy is thrilled. And baby girl clothes are WAY cuter than baby boy clothes. ;)

Mr. Bear comes to visit

The coveted Mr. Bear...



for the last week, Lacy has been whining and crying that she hasn't had a turn to take home Mr. Bear. Well, she finally got her turn and she couldn't have been more thrilled! We made sure to do some of Lacy's favorite things while Mr. Bear was over. This included eating plain noodles for dinner and renting a DVD from Redbox.

Lacy, I LOVE YOU!