At her check up, baby girl is almost 9 lbs and is 21 inches long
Her first day in the hospital, Elise made her momma proud and passed the newborn hearing screening on the first attempt (a lot of C-section babies do not pass first time because they didn't come through birth canal to get all the gunk out of their ears). They let me hold her during the test, things sure have changed!
Our first attempt at a family of five picture...chaos, ha!
We found out soon after Elise was born that she was born tongue-tied (all four of my and my siblings were). So the pediatrician clipped it the next morning, which improved her nursings immediately!
That afternoon we got a picture with all three of our precious kiddos! Be still my heart! The boys wore their Big Brother shirts to school, where everyone was curious as to whether they had a brother or sister...seriously, their teachers called me the day of!
We had family and friends contribute to her wardrobe collection right away! Girls clothes are tooooo cute, I'm in trouble!
Blake has been such a GREAT big brother!! He is so sweet and cute with her (and I was worried he would be a tough one)! He always say, "I hold baby" and sings "Baby, baby oh so sweet." My cup runneth over!
Jameston adores his little sis as well, although he's had a tougher time adjusting...
Thursday morning Brett and the boys came up for a visit (Brett worked while the boys watched Curious George in bed with me and while little sister slept)! Our new normal :-)
Waving hi and saying, "Mom, get out of these gender-neutral clothes that you packed!" :-)
On the home front, I sure missed these guys while I was in the hospital for three days!
Sister/Brother comparison: Elise on left, Blake top right and JW bottom right. I think they're related!
After three days in the hospital, we headed home! Little Miss was awake the entire trip to the car and home :-)
Big brothers had a great reception for us once we arrived home. So sweet!
Her fierce protectors! She's in great hands and is one lucky girl!!
Catching some zzz's (she prefers to sleep over eating, unlike her brothers did :-)
Up at night! Sweet thing had her days/nights reversed in the beginning...could've predicted, as she was always doing acrobatics in my tummy all hours of the night in utero!
Brett and Elise share a birthday month! The day before she was born, I asked Brett what he was thinking. He told me, "the accountant in me would love another son, but the father in me would really love to have a daughter." Precious!
First check up with our pediatrician at 6 days old!
She had gained 2 ounces a day since leaving the hospital!
Big brothers looking out and enjoying some awake time with their little sis!
Normal behavior, right? Blake playing the baby and Jameston the daddy, ha!
Caught her smiling in her sleep! What do they dream about?
Cousins Riley, Ruby and Claire came for a visit!
Elise, the thinker :-) So pensive in Granny's lap one morning!
Love this one! She favors Jameston a lot, but I think she looks a lot like Blake at times, especially in this photo
We loved having Granny here for 10 days after she was born! could not have done it without her!!
My first day at home with all three...we survived!
My version of "Let it Go," hence the mess in the background. But what I am amazed at is what Elise can sleep through!
Our St. Patrick's day attire :-)
You can't pinch me, I'm wearing my green!
We are smitten with our newest addition! I think we'll keep her ;-) Big brothers are so sweet with her, just wish they'd be sweet with each other!
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