Kate

What a great time of year to have a new baby!  I was a little nervous to have a baby around Christmas, but it was so nice to be able to stay home and enjoy it all!  Kate is such a great baby! She never cries (unless she's in her car seat), and she has started to smile a little.  I have to admit that I am a bit addicted to her.  Travis always tells me that I need to put her down, but I feel much better when I am holding her.  I also need to admit that I found myself smelling her socks the other day... is that the sickest thing you've ever heard?  I wonder if they make a support group for people like me?  Check out this picture and judge for yourself if you'd be able to resist?

Our Little Angel

I wanted to post some more pictures of Kate.  She is such an angel, if I do say so myself!  I just can't believe that she is 10 days old already :(  She is a really good baby, and as you can see, we all adore her!

Tyler has been the one to surprise me.  I am glad to see that an 8 year old boy can have such a tender heart.  There is obviously a bond between Kate and Tyler already and I am so grateful that she has an older brother that will always look after her.  

Emily is a good little mother.  She has been such a great helper.  She loves to help give her a bath and is always right there with a diaper when I need it.  She says that Kate looks just like her (even though I think she looks a bit like Gavin), and cried the other night because she thinks Kate is growing too fast (I wonder where she hears that???)

I must admit that I was a little nervous about Gavin, but he has been really good (knock on wood!)  He loves to hold her for about 30 seconds and then moves on to something else.  He likes to talk t0 her, but always says the same thing... "Hey, Kate!" or "Hey Baby!"

Our new arrival

We finally had the baby!!!  Kate was born (rather quickly) at 8:59 p.m. on December 8.  My water broke at 8:00 p.m., and we didn't get to the hospital until 8:30.  Lucky for us that we made it to the hospital in time (not in time for an epidural though)!!!  She weighed in at 8 lbs. 13 oz., and was 21" long.  She is such a sweet baby and we are truly blessed to have her as part of our family.