My Mother's Day Surprise!!

Our little girl is here! What a gift to receive ON Mother's Day! I started leaking what I didn't realize to be amniotic fluid on Saturday. By Sunday it was starting to become a little more constant but I was feeling good and not having any painful contractions so I went to sacrament meeting. We made it through the meeting but Taylor was having a pretty grumpy day so instead of walking the halls for the next 2 hours I took her home to put her down for a nap. After I put her down I thought that I should at least call a nurse at the hospital and see what she said about the leakage. As she was telling me to come on in and have it checked out Levi walked in from church (he had to teach a 13 yr old sunday school class). I was glad he came home early so that I didn't have to go get him. Our sweet neighbors parent's came and stayed with Taylor (while she slept) so we could go to the hospital.

Long story short, we checked in at around 2 pm and our little peanut was born at 8:13pm on May 10th. She was 2 weeks early and weighed 6 lbs 5 oz and was 20 inches long. She looks nothing like Taylor but is her own adorable self! (We are thinking she looks more like me and my side of the family). Labor and delivery were much quicker than we expected! A couple of pushes and she was here! (I think I finally have her named but Levi is not here to give the ok so you'll have to wait!). Here are some pics for you to enjoy!

Our new little girl! Her first picture with mom and dad. She is one day old!
Here is Taylor and I before we went to church on Mother's Day. Little did we know that we were in for a big surprise that day! (Although Taylor looks like she may have known something, she looks a little concerned that her only child days are over!)
Just minutes old!
She found her thumb real quick! (Taylor is a thumb sucker too although she didn't find hers as quickly!) She is a great eater so far!
Wide awake after delivery!
Daddy checking my Ernest toes out!
Taylor meets her little sister! (She's thinking, "Hmmmm, how should I introduce myself?")
A few pokes in the eye never hurt.
"I think I like her....for now!"
This is Taylor's way of giving a kiss.

Thank you to everyone who helped Levi pack our bags and who helped with Taylor on Sunday. Taylor is being taken care of by grandma and grandpa which is a huge help! Thank you! We've enjoyed our visitors and we're excited to be at home tonight!

New Baby's Room

So this little rag blanket is what I used as my inspiration for the baby's room. Yes we are having a girl but I decided to pull away from the traditional pinks and purples and use turquoise, browns and cremes. Although I haven't added any decor to the room, I'm glad I finally have the crib all finished.
I found this cute fabric that would help add a little girlier touch to the room and it also compliments the rag blanket perfectly! I met this super nice lady at the fabric store and after talking with her for a while she convinced me that I should let her help me make the dust ruffle and show me how to make a sheet out of the same material. (Kind of random and I don't go to strangers homes on a regular basis but I knew she was just a sweet grandma who loves to sew and wanted to share her talents.) Boy am I glad I had her help! What she did in an hour and a half would have taken me weeks! So here's the cute sheet.
And here is how the ruffle looks. Super cute, huh! Can you believe I have 2 cribs? I bought a 2nd one on KSL because there is no way Taylor is ready for a toddler bed yet.
I've been looking for a lamp for the babies room but didn't find anything I HAD to have, plus they are soooo overpriced don't ya think? So I took an old one that we haven't been using and recovered the shade with the same fabric. Then I just put ribbon on all the seams and around the top and bottom. The ribbon was kind of tricky to put on and it definitely doesn't look fabulous but it will serve its purpose!
As an update on the new baby status: I am in my 37th week and feeling tired and actually kind of sick the last few days. My body is starting to make progess which gives me some hope that it may be soon but you just never know huh. At my Dr's visit this week I was a 2 and 70% and I can tell that the baby has definitely dropped. I just can't believe we are to this point - this pregnancy has flown by!

Although I'm feeling ready physically to have this baby, emotionally, I don't know that I'm there yet. But this emotion is mostly coming from the fact that I'm kind of sad to move forward with 2 kids because I have had sooo much fun with it being just Taylor and I all the time. She has turned a corner with her little personality and is pretty proud of the fact that she can walk! Hooray! She is so cute, so fun, and I just love her to death! I know everything will be great and that this new life will add so much to our family. We are so blessed to have this opportunity to be parents.

That's it for the baby update. It's very possible the next post you see will be about our new little one!