Christmas

Christmas Eve. Soup potluck & cookie decorating with cousins.





Christmas morning.









Egg nog french toast

Christmas break

Just a few random pics of some of the fun we had outside during our Christmas vacation.

Baby Shower

Still playing catch up on pictures, but my cute friend Marisa & sister Kyra threw me a baby shower in December. I've always admired Marisa's ability to transform any event into a thing of beauty. Things were just too pretty to not photograph. Thank you to all that served me through planning, baking, attending and for all the cute gifts!

A few more felicity pics

These are just a few photos from my perspective...a few from the hospital and a couple from the sunday morning after i got released.

Felicity is born!

I've noted it before- Chad asked my dad for my hand in marriage on Christmas, proposed on New Year's day, we were married on Valentine's and each one of my kids have been born on some sort of holiday. It may be stretching it a bit, but Felicity was born on Friday the thirteenth. It was also the 10 year anniversary of the huge ice storm of 2007. Those have novelty, right??

The "laboring" process was actually quite enjoyable on this baby. Chad, along with my friend Arielle (who was so gracious & photographed our birth) were good company and the conversation was so entertaining. And of coarse, I had my favorite nurse Rindi there, who always makes my day. This is how things unfolded-

6:30ish- They start me on pitocin at a dose of 2. I'm dilated to a 4 & baby is sitting low.
7:30- My contractions are coming about every 2 1/2 minutes. They seem strong, but bearable. Still dilated to a 4.
9:30- Pitocin is now at a dose of 6. I get my epidural & feel so relaxed. Still a 4.
12:30ish- I feel a definite change. Lots of pressure. Rindi checks me and says I'm complete.  They send away for Dr. Meents.
12:44- Felicity is born!















Meeting their new sister.