More of Emerson

So This Is Love

Sweet Dreams

Meeting her very excited big sister

Welcome Little One

Moments after her birth




Another Little Lady

Donna...my midwife

Dan called this our "Hillbilly Hot Tub" We filled it with the hot water from the washing machine. Let me tell you, there is nothing more relaxing than being in the water while in labor.

Everyone who was at the birth was teasing me because I seemed to stay smiling even while in hard labor. Hey, I've done this twice before. Nothing to it! :)

Waiting For Emerson

I have learned that I am very impatient! Every day that I was pregnant, I became more cranky. Sally came to spend the week leading up to my due date with us in hopes of being at the birth. She was an amazing help as I was still recovering from a bummed ankle. During the week the Girls, Daniel, Sally and I kept busy having fun and trying to keep my mind off the fact that I was past my due date. The girls played outside under the beautiful sunny sky, dressed up in all of my shoes and helped Daniel get some work done.

Our Little Man

Oh...I just want to eat him all up!

"I'm a Cowgirl"

My girls can spend countless hours down at the horses with Aunt Lissa and Uncle Boots. They hangout on the fence waiting for a ride. Jaelynn is getting quite good at riding these days, much to her Daddy's delight!

Emerson Faith

Born: November 23, 2008

weight: 7lb 15oz

length: 20in

Delivered at home and being snuggled by Daddy, Mommy and excited sisters Jaelynn and Olivia

Just because...

I was looking through pictures on Dans laptop and realised that he had uploaded pictures from our Cancun trip last March. Just for fun, I thought I would post a few!

Of Course...

My little nurse!
Bruised, swollen and trying to keep a smile!

Everybody tells you to watch out for the steps when you are 9 months pregnant, but somehow I managed to step off 3 concrete steps, in the dark holding Olivia! So far to date, I have spent alot of time on the couch this pregnancy! After a trip to the ER, the diagnoses was a severely sprained ankle. I thought by now I would be able to be about my merry business, but I am still in quite a bit of pain. Thank goodness for great family, Sandy came the beginning of the week and was joined by Sally, Jeremy and the Littles in the middle of the week. When Sally arrived she came with clay...clay you ask? To be completely honest, I am not sure what all it's healing qualities are, but Sally wrapped my sprained ankle with mud, washcloths and plastic wrap and then the other ankle which is completely scrapped up. In addition to having a sprained ankle, my midwife wants me to have my tummy facing downward so that the baby doesn't flip with her spine towards my spine. So here I have been on the couch, ankles covered in "mud", plastic and over the arm of the couch!

"In whatever state I am, I am content"