hello from baby land...

just checking in with a few photos from my iphone.

(a couple of days after having charlotte, my husband came home with an iphone for me.  purple case and all :o)
i was really skeptical about getting one. i told him it was too expensive..i didn't really need it...i didn't want to be wasting my time on it...and so on.
but, honestly it is one of my most favorite things that i own now.)

charlotte with her mama.

those toes in her hot pink heart pants picked out by her big sister melt my heart.

her first sunday to church.

i adore this little dress my cousin brittani picked up for charlotte while she was in italy this summer.

this little hat used to be mine when i was a baby.

i can hardly contain myself when she is wearing it.

i know that she is much too brand new to smile...

but i am convinced that she really does!

when i tell people...i can tell they don't believe me.

she only does it when she is wide awake, perfectly content, and her mama talks to her.

i happened to catch it on my phone camera.

what do you guys think?

is it a real smile?

her name...

is Charlotte

(i realized after reading the comments in my last post that i forget to tell you her name?!?!  can i get away with blaming it on the lack of sleep and get away with it?)

above is her baby announcement that i made in photoshop elements 7.0.

i got photo shop elements a few years ago after getting my Nikon D40.

it is easier to use than photoshop and much much cheaper.

i now have photoshop cs4 but still do a lot of things in elements because it's a little easier for me to use.

my husband took trey and lucy out for some fun and charlotte and i did a little photoshoot.

we had a great time together.

here she is at just 3 days old....

i love her so much it hurts my heart :o)

she is here...

it all started with a day at the beach...

the forecast said close to 100.

the thought of being stuck at home without central air was too much for me to handle.

i told my husband we were taking the 1 1/2 hour drive to the beach where it was supposed to be 20 degrees cooler.

 we were driving when i started to have some pretty strong contractions.  my husband stopped the car to turn around.

i had been having strong contractions for a couple of weeks,  figured it wasn't a big deal, and told him to keep driving.

keep in mind i have never gone into labor on my own before so had no clue what to expect!

the beach was perfect.  lucy shared her stash of suckers from wholefoods with me...

and posed for lots of pictures.

(my husband and I laughed for awhile abut this picture.  she was trying to put her hands on her waist but aimed a little high :o)

my husband and son trey skim boarded...

trey crashed big time and was a little down about it...

so my husband drew a football field in the sand and played the best game of football i have ever watched!

touch down :o)

family photo.

we headed home from the beach the the contractions were still coming but not regularly at all.

my husband had an obligation to take care of at the church, and i didn't want to think anymore about how i was probably just having false labor, so i told the kids to go get their swimsuits on, that we were going swimming!

we drove to the pool only to find out it was closed for maintenance.

so we headed to wal-mart to get some groceries instead.

it was in salsa isle that i found myself barely able to stand through my contractions as i propped myself up against the shelves.

i had a cart full of groceries and my two kids with me.

we were in the check-out line when i got hit by another contraction...

the lady checking me out turned white and said "do you need to call someone?"

"you know what?"  I said, "i think i am about to have a baby...could you please hurry?"

the kids helped me load the groceries in the car and we headed home.

i met my husband at home, we dropped the kids off with our friends, and headed to the hospital.

on the way to the hospital i was so worried that i was in false labor, that they would just send me home...the thought of it was so unbearable because the contractions were really painful.

here i am about to get checked to see if i am in false labor or not...yes still wearing my swimsuit :o)  i did not even think to change.

when the nurse said i was dilated to a 7 i could not believe it!

i remember my husband shhhhing me after i responded to the nurse with "holy cow are you kidding me!?"  

a few hours later we met our little girl!

we will never be the same.

our family of 5.

i love that there are 5 of us now :o)

the girls.

my husband is honestly the best dad.  he loves our kids and love snuggling this baby.

a friend brought me these pink roses and they smelled so wonderful.

she is perfect.

we are completely smitten by this baby.

it is the most wonderful feeling. 

 

Ribbon & Bakers Twine Baby Bows

I love just a simple bow on a brand new baby.

I can't imagine anything sweeter.

So the other night I sent my husband fishing with the kids, and I made bows for this baby that is coming any day now.

also...

Have you heard of BAKERS TWINE?

  I am a fan of this stuff!

I found the Bakers Twine at a scrap booking store in Florence, Oregon...but I know they sell it at lots of places.

I got a yard in each color.

I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it!

I made several little bows in each color.

I can't wait to see what they look like on this baby!

I have been collecting ribbons for a while...

you just need about 6 or 7 inches to make a tiny bow.

They turn out so cute!

When I was little they used to stick on baby bows with honey...but now they say honey is not safe for babies.

Did you know that KY Jelly works great though!  I just bought a tiny little bottle of it at target.

You put a little dab on the back of the bow, stick it in place, and when it dries it stays wonderfully.

Here is a picture of Lucy 5 years ago, when she was brand new with one of the little bows I would  stick in her hair.

p.s. I have been having contractions all day so I think we might be getting really close :o)