Tallis and..... Everyone!

Midwives Help People Out!

I have to thank these wonderful women, Miss Jill (holding Tallis) and Miss Jean. This birth experience was such an answer to prayer. It was such a blessing to have Jean and for all involved I'm glad it went so quickly.

Tallis Rose Green!

We welcomed our little blessing this morning at 7:56 a.m.! Tallis Rose Green 8 lbs. 4 oz. and 21 inches long. She is beautiful and has tons of hair, everywhere! The kids are completely smitten and already fighting for turns to hold her, the birth went awesome and fast and I am so happy to have this little girl here!


This was taken at 4:00 a.m., thumbs up we're having a baby today!

Our girl!

I couldn't ask for a better Daddy, he was amazing!



The first meeting!

Gifts that money cannot buy.

Today I was given an array of gifts from the kids and I thought I would share. Sidon made me a card with pictures of him and his mom, when he gave it to me he looked nervous. I opened it and said 'That's awesome, I love it!'. He gave me a big hug and then started to cry. I asked him if he was OK and he said, 'I'm not sad or hurt I just love you so much'. Sawyer made me crotchet necklace, bracelet, and a bookmark. Tonight Maggie was talking to me and I told her she was beautiful she turned and said, 'Mom I love you and you make my heart happy' I will take that kind of happy any day! Craig made me dinner fitting of St. Patricks Day, we had corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes. It was delicious and was topped off with angel food cake and strawberries. Bo and Steph sent me flowers and they look beautiful on the table, very sweet. There were lots of phone calls from friends and a sweet rendition of Happy Birthday from the Ward clan as they drove over from Oregon. Papa and Grandma showed up and Mom and I went to the thrift store and found some good 'treasures'. It was a good birthday and I am rich with gifts that money can never buy.

38 Weeks!

I cannot believe that I am down to two weeks! I have to admit that I am ready to meet this little blessing. I think I am even ready for the labor, believe it or not! Bo told me last night that he thinks this is the biggest I've ever gotten,
'belly-wise' he specified. I can still get my pants buttoned and the belt buckled so I'm happy. It still seems wild to think that I'm going to be nursing and cuddling a tiny baby soon. Lori and Greg are heading over today so I'm sure that will help the week go by a little faster. The kids are excited to see their cousins and I'm sure they will have a blast!

A long stored blessing!

Today Papa came and took the boys for the night so that they could go to church in Donnelly. Since I was left with the girls we decided to have a girl night, we went and got Aladdin from the library and then we went out to the Council house and got a special treat out of the attic. I had a box of Care Bears that have been sitting stored for 20 years plus. I pulled them out and brought them home and called Mom. My question to her, 'Was I anal when I was a kid?'. Mom laughed and said that 'Yes' I probably was. All the pieces and parts were there and Maggie and Molly were so tickled to get 'new' toys! It was so fun to be able to pull that 'little bit of happy' out and share it with my kids. Maggie was very impressed with the fact that they were SOOO old because I played with them when I was little! After playing for awhile she said to me in all seriousness, 'Mom, I'm going to take such good care of these because you took good care of them.'. I think in the Bible that is called producing 'like kind'!

A whole bunch of tedious.

When Lindsay was probably three we took her huckleberry picking and I made the statement that it was 'tedious' work. She asked what it meant and when I explained she agreed that it was 'a whole bunch of tedious'! Craig has decided to finish an art project that he started about ten years ago. This moose palm is going to be really great when he gets it done but right now Craig would classify it as 'a whole bunch of tedious'!

Friends!

We had an unexpected visit from the Hollon Clan today! We haven't seen baby Tenesee since she was tiny so it was fun to get all the smiles and laughs. The kids played great as usual with lots of hugs before they left. I liked this pic of Molly getting to know the 'baby'! She was totally infatuated with her!

36 Weeks