Baby girl is born

We were blessed with a sweet baby girl(C.) this July. She's the perfect addition to our family--the boys adore her. She made me wait until my actual due-date, but it was a special thing and a tender mercy that she came into the world the same day as her great-grandma whom she is named after--my grandma passed away when I was 12, but I always felt a connection with her especially when I was preparing to get married. In the Temple when we were sealed, she was there with us in Spirit.

This was my Grandma with me when I was little...

Here's one of her with my Grandpa, my mom, and her sisters...

Baby C. arrived early afternoon weighing 7lbs 3 oz after being in labor for about 7 or so hours. I was able to have her naturally like I've had the others...we did walk many, many laps around the hospital floor to help speed it up--S.'s phone said we walked over 8 miles...so Go me!--walking 8 plus miles through contractions--to say the least I was exhausted by the end. The last hour or so was super intense, and all the sudden, I felt the need to push...they got me on the bed, grabbed the midwife (at the hospital), and within 1 contraction, sweet girl was here. As they were cutting the cord and all that, I turned to S., and said, "it's really a girl, right?" He replied yes, and I didn't realize you doubted so much...I may have made a pink nursery, bought plenty of bows and girly clothes, but I didn't actually believe it was happening until she was here. The first week or two, she was called he, bud, and dude a ton...but now we got it down. We are truly blessed!

 Fireworks from our hospital room...

 First night or two of sleep at the hospital is always rough...

 Didn't like the bow!

 Going home...