Happy FOURTH!

Hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July celebrating the amazing country we are blessed to live in!

We closed!

as of today, we are officially first-time homeowners!!! I am definitely most excited about having a YARD and a GARAGE (those things you miss out on w/ an apartment)! Lots of new house pics will be coming soon! First on our to-do list is hardwd floors in the Hearth Kitchen and Foyer!













Swinging on their new playset for the first time!!



























Having fun w/ Savannah and the baby doll stroller!

















We went for the twins' 2 yr doctor ckup yesterday (no shots, yay!) and the doctor said they are doing great! They weighed in at almost 22 lbs. each! So, yes that means that Savannah is already almost HALF their weight! Ha! It will only be a matter of time before I have "triplets" I'm thinking :D

Chunky Monkey!

I went for Savannah's 1 mos ck-up on Tuesday and was shocked (but pleased) that our sweet "little" Miss had gained almost 3 lbs in her first month of life! She also grew 1.5 inches! So, I think it will only be a matter of time, before she catches up to the twins (can you believe she's already close to half their weight -- crazy!). All the girls are doing so well, and we're really getting into a great schedule!

Our past 2 weeks

we have been keeping plenty busy with three little ones.. but also have been enjoying our sweet little blessings! here are a few pics to catch up since Savannah has come home!















After playing out in the rain with Daddy (they took the big towels and left Daddy the little one :)














So excited for their first picnic!










































Lovin' their baby sister
























































Gabriella














Addy Grace














Our THREE girls!!!




























Being as adorable as usual :D














The other day Addy made up her own "knock-knock" joke.. the best part is that she had only previously heard one before she came up with her own.. too cute!!

Savannah!

wow, were we blessed with a great baby! We went to Savannah's one wk doctor's appointment on Friday and she had already passed her birth weight by 3 oz! She is already letting us get 4-5 hrs of sleep at night and has been nursing really well! Can't believe how big she's already gotten in just over a week! Her big sisters are so sweet to her and have been adjusting to a new baby at home! Please pray for me, if you would, as Matt will have to head back to work this upcoming wk (at least for part of it) and I'll be missing his help.

Our new baby!

We were released from the hospital today and are home! I want to thank everyone specifically for all your comments and prayers for us and me, while we were at the hospital -- i DO NOT have ONE complaint. God was so good to me and my labor was amazing and easy (don't hate me :). Savannah is better, sweeter, cuter and more adorable than I could have imagined! The twins' are so sweet to their new little sister and we are looking forward to them getting to spend more time with her! Here are some more pics of our blessed weekend!










































Our 1st pic as a family of 5

































Such good big sisters!














Getting ready to go home



















First nap at home

Number 3

Savannah Faith
7 lbs 3 oz - 20 in.












































Well after 9 months, we're here at the hospital expecting baby number 3 to be born today! We'll be updating often throughout the day so check back. Will try to make this as "family friendly" as possible without scaring away the squeamish.

May 23rd 2008:
5:00 am - Alarm went off to call the hospital to make sure a bed was available. Emily gets up, matt rolls over for 10 more minutes.
6:05 am - Arrive at hospital.
6:30 am - Registered and shown to delivery room.
7:45 am - Doctor examine - still 2cm dilated, 50% effaced, baby in -1 position (english translation, she is progressing but has a while to go)
8:10 am - Pitocin started.
8:45 am - Emily is calmly watching Baby Story on TLC of woman who is screaming and about to have baby in the car. :-/ Matt is wishing we could have had a police escort though.
10:15 am - completed first lap around the maternity wing.
10:23 am - Pitocin upped for 2nd time (hourly). Contractions showing up on the monitor, but nothing intense. "Where's the pain?"
11:21 am - Water broke! Contractions already feeling stronger.
12:22 pm - (wow, hour already went by??) Contractions are regular (~2 min apart). Baby doing great. Em is doing really well. Painful, but still bearable. Pain level is about 5 or 6.
1:15 pm - Busy hour! Pitocin was bringing on contractions too frequently so dosage was pulled back. Pain jumped up to 7-8.
1:30 pm - EPIDURAL! Going from "Don't touch me" and in obvious pain to "Oh, that was a contraction?" is a wonderful thing. Emily must have a high pain threshold since she did really well when the epidural was being given.
1:45 pm - Progressing really well in the last hour. Now 4 cm dilated and 75% effaced.
2:00 pm - Em taking a nap.
2:04 pm - Matt taking a nap.
3:15 pm - Not much going on. Just waiting for things to progress more. Baby seems quite content now. New evening shift nurses came; all have been wonderful so far.
4:25 pm - Wow, 9 cm! 10 and Em starts pushing!
4:51 pm - Getting the table set up...
5:02 pm - "ok, the head is right there, right there." (Doctor) 10 cm dilated so its almost time. She's pushing!
5:13 pm - Savannah Faith born!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!