She's here!

The baby comes and instead of believing that I'd have all the time under the sun to share our stories, I escaped. Escaped into a world of cuddles, feedings, stares, and love. I held my baby girl as much as I could during 12 weeks of maternal leave and didn't focus on my career, left the laundry for later, rarely cleaned the house, managed dinners on a whim, and stopped blogging.

So there is a lot to catch up on after 3 months! Let's start with the joy that God brought to us:

 

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Photo compliments of the 5 year old!

Miss Paisley Irene was born on March 21st at 6:38 p.m. A mere 53 minutes after I checked into the birthing unit. I'd worked that whole day, and about 3 o'clock in the afternoon I called Jarin to let him know that I may stop in to the hospital to see what was going on later that night. That laid-back, nonchalant-feeling rapidly became a fierce scurry around 5 p.m. He was still at the office and my parents came to watch the kids and transport me to the hospital. Dad drove in his usual pokey manner, explaining on the way that the city may tear down this or that church. (As if I cared.) I walked into the hospital with heels and dangles and literally gave birth in about the same attire. The doctor didn't arrive in time for the delivery and neither did the pain meds or IV. But daddy and the nurse welcomed her and she was perfect.




Just 1 hour later!

I admired her jet black hair with a bit of wave, and her dimples were toxic - especially the one on the right. Everyone else adored her lips, long fingers and toes, her colicky hairline, and sweet whimpers. As much as I wondered if I could ever love a third baby as much as my other two I was proven wrong. It was truly love at first sight. Weighing in at 7 lbs. 12 oz. she already had chubby cheeks and nursed like a champ.

During the hospital stay Paisley was already sleeping 4 hours through the night and the nurses suggested I wake her every 2 hours. As if!! I'm not a first time mom anymore, and won't be falling for that prank! Sure enough, it's proven successful. At 3 months she is sleeping about 8-10 hours each night, and gaining weight well.

Caden and Alayna have a true passion for their baby sister, and I must say that daddy has fallen for her too. Paisley sure has a special place in each of our hearts and it makes me wonder how we ever lived without her.