sleeping beauty is awake

We finally got some pictures with her eyes open.

Siblings

I was a little worried about how Bronson would be as a big brother and a sharer of attention. So far we are doing great. He is so good with Evelyn. He is gentle and soft. It helps that she has not been a very demanding baby and has slept a lot of the time. He still gets plenty of attention.

Kisses - He often will come into the room and say "baby, kiss, head"

One of his favorite things to do - Hold her little sister!



Here he is helping her clap her hands:)

It is such a great thing to be a mom - I love my kids

Welcome!

Evelyn is here are we are so thrilled! The delivery went so smoothly. We decided to get induced which was great! We knew that we were going into the hospital to have a baby! It was similar to my experience with Bronson, but a lot less time. I was given the pitocin and just about an hour later they came in to break my water. After about 20 min I started feeling the contractions and they were getting a little more painful so I called the anesthesiologist in to get my epidural ( I love epidurals!) Camden got back from his class just in time to hold my hand while I got the shot. This epidural was a heavy one. I literally could not feel any part of my legs. Not the most comfortable, but Camden was there to help me turn if I wanted to, and I prefer feeling nothing to feeling everything. At one point I asked him to curl one leg under the other thinking it would be more comfortable for me. He looked at me a little confused and told it me it was already curled.
I was able to nap and read on and off for the next couple of hours. They checked me and said I was ready to go! Wahoo! I only had to push through about 4 or 5 contractions and she came out healthy, pink, and chubby! She was 8.9 lbs. Everything went so well! It has been a great couple of days. The pictures below are of our newest little girl. We have yet to get a good look at her beautiful little eyes she has been taking her time waking up into reality. So far she is a good sleeper:)

Cute, Chubby little face.

Sometimes she gives us some cute little expressions, and yawns.

That is one proud papa!

A lunch date gone bad

One afternoon I stopped home for lunch before work really picked up that day. When I entered our dim house (the curtains were still closed from the night before) I was met by Camden who had also stopped home for some food. As we talked about our day I headed to the kitchen while Camden opened up the curtains. When the light poured into our apartment I was crushed to see that my delicious Great Harvest bread had gone moldy, and I expressed my disappointment to my husband. From behind me I hear my husband ask, "What?" I turn around and notice his very sober expression as I tell him again the bread is moldy. With concern and fear in his voice he responds, "I made two sandwiches with that bread."

Lesson learned: A well lit house is a safe house, in more ways then one.

It wasn't this bad but this sells the idea.

Funny

Once upon a time my husband and I went on a date! It was so nice, relaxing, and fun! We decided to go to a local Thai restaurant that I've been wanting to try. It was delicious. When we got the check at the end of the night Camden looked at me and said he had forgotten his wallet, which was fine since I had mine. I handed them my card only to find they didn't accept American Express. This is not uncommon so I went to the always acceptable debit card. Funny thing is, it had expired. ( I had gotten a new one and just hadn't taken the time to activate it) My bad. In great embarrassment, we had Camden run home to get his wallet. When he got back we gave the waiter Camden's debit card and apologized for the inconvenience. We learned some things that night. I really wish keeping money on hand was the only lesson but it was not. Instead we learned that Camden and I got our debt cards at the same time. We frantically searched through our wallets, pockets, and my purse in search of any cash. Fortunately, we were able to scrounge up just the right amount for the bill with nothing but a quarter to spare for a tip. They were super nice about it (we did drop by later with a tip). It was such an awkward experience so I hope you never find yourself in a position to not pay for food you have already eaten.

Some days EVERY penny counts!