Avril Danae

Brace yourselves...

June 17th
10:09pm
10lbs. 7 and a half oz!
21.5"

She is so adorable, so sweet and so very, very big!
Mommy is doing great!
She pushed this baby out in 18 minutes!
Can you believe it?

Shelby did a great job documenting the whole event.
Here's just a peek of the great photos she got...

Baby Doll...

My doll cradle when I was a little girl.

How is it possible that she gets more beautiful every day?

Adah...

You guys are going to be sick of seeing this face!

My one and only goal while Lyle is off is to get photos! (:

Doesn't she look like a little eskimo babe in these?

Ever the sweetheart...

Wonder.Full

This girl is an angel.

I hesitate to say anything, lest I celebrate too early,
but she slept a full 8 hour night last night in between feedings.

How lovely is that?

And she only eats every 3-4 hours during the day.

A night and day difference from the twins, let me tell you.

It is wonderful, having a full term baby;

something I've never gotten to experience before.

I.love.her.so.much.

Adah,

Your beauty fills me with wonder.

I love you.

Nothing sweeter...

We are so blessed.

10 on Tuesday...Baby Style

1. Adah Lucile is finally here! And she is living up to her name. God laid the name Adah on our hearts as it means "lovely addition, ornament" and she is just that. She has us each convinced that she is the sweetest thing ever to arrive on earth. We are smitten...to say the least.

2.Lucile was my great-grandmother's name. A person who will forever hold a very special place in my heart. One who shone God's love to everyone around her. I look forward to seeing her again one day in Heaven.

3.Mommy's taking bets that little Adah is going to give big brother Camden a run for his money in the cheeks department. The nurses didn't believe the first weighing as she feels much heftier than a mere 8.5...they even double checked. As did they with her length after getting a whopping 23"....they decided on a conservative 22.5"...but Daddy says it was definitely more like 23"
Here's brother at not quite 3 months...he started out a 7 lbs. and didn't nurse well the entire first month. Adah is a piranha. Time will tell.

4.I am happy to say that Mama now has a mini-me. She couldn't look more like me if she tried. The cheeks look better on her, though.

5.Did you see her hair? Maybe the old wive's tale really is true. The heartburn this girl gave me was unbelievable! Either way, Mama now has 2 girlies giving her a serious case of hair envy.

6.To go with all that hair are the most beautiful eyelashes...lucky girl.

7.Mama is feeling great! This has been my best birth experience by far and I am so grateful! The worst part of the entire event was getting an I.V. The poor nurse ripped it out by accident and I had to breath very deeply to keep from fainting...all that blood! All I could think was, "If I faint, they won't do the operation!" (I know there are some great pics of that expression out there somewhere!) After 3 more tries (and much pain) she finally succeeded. My hand is still green and blue.

8.The kids adore their new sissy and someone is always on hand to hold her and pet her. Adah soaks up all the love and just gazes at everyone, memorizing their faces. She already knows she's special.

9.You should see her fingers and toes! The longest I've ever seen. Really. Her toes look like fingers, they're so long. She didn't get that from me! It's all I could see from across the room after she was born. That, and all her hair.

10.I haven't had much time for pics yet, but I'll share just one.

Sweet Adah.
3 days new.

"If you can't say somethin nice...

don't say nothin at all."

We'll just let Thumper's words of wisdom explain my absence in blogland over the last few months.

While this has been one crazy ride, I realize I have much to be thankful for.
Since I first found out this little one was on the way it has been my prayer to make it to June, and here we are! I can hardly believe it! And I'm ever so grateful!

It is so strange to still be pregnant! Usually I have been holding a babe in my arms for almost a month at this point! And I can feel the difference...how much stronger this one is! It's movements are actually painful!

Stranger still, is being scheduled to have a baby, TOMORROW!
Um, way more pressure to have everything ready.
Clean the house, top to bottom, clean the kids, have meals ready to go, pack my bags without forgetting something...it's not like I'll have an excuse...get groceries, and go to bed early to ensure my last full nights sleep in who knows how long! Weird, but right up my alley. I love me a schedule!

I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!
And I love not knowing what it is! SO much fun!

We'll keep ya posted!