Jaylee Lynne

Well, she's finally here! It took me a few days to post because I'm trying to be smart about taking it easy... Not as easy as it seems :)

Things went really well for us and we feel SO blessed to have Jaylee here! We went into the hospital at about 9am on Thursday. Things started off slow but ended in a bang! I went from a 4 to a 10 in less than an hour and the doctor had to run to the hospital to even be there to catch her. I guess when she was ready she was ready. She has TONS of blonde - blonde- hair which made her the talk of the nursery. When the nurses would come to check on us they'd make comments like, "Oh, the cute blonde baby is yours", or "She's the cutest baby we've ever seen!". Even her pediatrician said he hasn't seen a blonde baby like ours in years and even then they're usually boys. Go Jaylee! I guess all the heartburn was worth it. She was 7 pounds 1 ounce and 19 1/2 inches long. My smallest baby!

Chloé and Carlee are SO excited and haven't stopped talking about her since we've all been home together. Because we decided to change her name the girls have had a hard time remembering it. I've heard everything from Bella, JJ, and Jocelyn even baby. :) After a few days practice they've got it down. We decided to take a name we got from Jaylee's aunt Shannon! Thanks Shan. I guess Case has a cute little girl in his Kindergarten class with that name. It worked out SO great because I always wanted to name one of my kids after my dad. Mission accomplished! My dad's middle name is Jay! Perfect! We wanted to also tie in our mothers, so Lynne is my mom and Dave's mom's middle name. Can't get much better than that! The name seems to fit her well too.

We have had so much help and support from family and friends. I just want to say thank you to everyone for the phone calls, visits, food and especially watching our kids. This experience has been so memorable for me and Dave so thank you!

My parents have been awesome to take the girls for the weekend. My mom is such an amazing lady and is a celestial grandmother to say the least. I guess the other day when she took Carlee out of the tub she was hugging her and Carlee said, "Grandma, you make my tummy warm!". Grandma's truly have an amazing gift to touch the lives of our children. Mom, thanks for warming my kids tummies! :)

As a side note, grandpa's are just as great! Happy Father's day to all you amazing Grandpa's and fathers in my life, especially Dave. Dave, thanks so much for this amazing weekend! You have been so much fun to watch with our two older girls and especially Jaylee. She totally has you wrapped around her little finger! Our girls are truly lucky to have such a wonderful dad. Thank you for taking care of me as well even though it is your weekend. I honestly couldn't ask for more! I love you Dave!