the ten newest little toes

hallie's ten little toes, one day old

(i'm working on hallie's birth day post... but i'm also working on sleeping whenever she will let me!)

one week old

hallie's first sunday at church! 24 minutes short of being one week old.

to tide you over...

we are home and are starting to get into a routine with baby hallie here... ohhhh, who am i kidding?! let me start over...

we are home, and we are tired! but it has been a good first few days at home. the kids are loving watching and doting on baby hallie, and i am loving every chance i get to sleep. :) i am thankful to be up and moving around pretty well-- probably doing too much, but that's just the way it is! brian is quick to remind me to take it easy, and he's been super awesome taking care of things around here.

we gave hallie her first bath tonight, and i just can't stop smelling her sweet little head.


i have loads of pictures to go through from this past week, so hang tight... but i took this one tonite and had to share. caroline was telling hallie good-night after her bath, and i grabbed the camera to snap a picture of brian with them. caroline quickly put her arm in brian's and said, "i'm marrying daddy!"


check back soon for more pictures of sweet hallie's first days!

hallie is here!

hallie marie was born today at 1:04 pm! she weighed 9 lbs, 6 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long. she has a beautiful head of hair and looks like a great little combination of her big siblings.

i ended up needing a c-section because she was just not coming down (thanks to her big ole' head), and her heart rate was telling us that she wasn't going to tolerate all the pushing much longer. so while i would've loved to have avoided the c-section, everything is fine. she's already nursing well and loves filling those diapers. :)

can't wait to share more pictures of her soon, but i'm falling asleep as i type this... so i'm gonna try to catch a nap while i can!

tomorrow! tomorrow!

sing with me!

oh hallie's coming ouuuuuuuut
tomorrow!
bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow
she'll be here...

just thinkin' abouuuuuut
tomorrow
supermoon or not,
just one more dayyyy
and we'll cheer...

tomorrow! tomorrow!
i love ya tomorrow!
'cause it'll be hallie's birrrrthdaaaaaaay!



taken this morning at 39 weeks and 5 days...
the kids can't wait to meet their little sister!