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Ella was SO excited to put on Sadie's first real outfit and get her ready to leave the hospital!

All buckled in and ready to go! Now the real adventure begins...

Visitors!

I loved having visitors at the hospital! I didn't get pictures of all of them but thank you all for coming! It was wonderful to have that support :-) This is in no particular order and by no means everyone who came-thanks for coming even if you aren't pictured below!

My wonderful friend Ana

Chris' parents-proud to have grandchild #6! (and they all live within 15 minutes!)

My 2 Hollys and my sis :-)

Marissa was our most frequent visitor and so helpful on the day of delivery with Ella. It was so nice to have her come almost every day

Melissa-friend from grad school (not sure how we didn't get picture with Kate who came with her!)

Nana

Uncle Dave and Aunt Julie. Julie was so excited to see that you can marry into this TALL family and not have enormous babies (Chris was 11lbs 1oz when he was born and Sadie was only 6lbs 14oz!)

On the day of the delivery, Ella got some "you're a big sister!" presents from Chris and me.

My dad, who somehow managed to not find out it was a girl the entire time we knew. Ella is a fabulous secret keeper! He was hoping for a girl though and was thrilled :-)

My mom :-)

Sadie Grace

Sadie is now 7 weeks old but I figure I should start at the beginning...

Because of "significant pelvic floor damage" and corrective surgery after my natural birth with Ella, I was forbidden to do that again (no complaints here!). So, I had a scheduled C-section which went fine. Not my favorite hour (the spinal had to be done twice, my neck and shoulders were shaking uncontrollably during the whole surgery, and my doctor was chatting about her beach vacation the whole time and didn't talk to me) but we got a healthy baby out of it and the recovery wasn't too bad-by 6 weeks I felt pretty much normal again :-)

This was before my poor cold-blooded husband was told he couldn't wear his clothes under the scrubs :-(

After 2 hrs in pre-op waiting and getting my IV and all, it was time to head to the OR!

About 5 minutes into the surgery Sadie was out! Born at exactly 11am!

Sadie at 30 minutes old :-)

More to come...

Practicing for Baby

A few weeks ago we attended the Sibling Preparation Class at the hospital where I'll deliver (in less than 2 weeks!!!!). It was fun for Ella to see the nursery, see a room where mommies stay, watch a video on being a big sister/brother and do a few crafts. The best part was getting to learn how to diaper a doll she brought, swaddle it, and put on a little hat :-) Check out the cute videos of her showing my dad how to do it later!