She's Here!

I realize this post is a few days late in coming, but it's time to announce on our blog that our little girl, Lydia Lucille, arrived on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 12:25pm! She made her appearance 4 days before her due date, which was a huge surprise to us considering that her brothers were both induced at least a week past their due dates. Lydia weighed in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 21 3/4 inches long. She has been such a joy and blessing to us already in her 5 short days of life! I will share a few pictures here and will soon share her birth story for those who are interested.

Grandma and Grandpa brought the boys to visit us Sunday evening. They were so excited to meet their sister!

We left for home on Tuesday afternoon. Lydia got all dressed up for the occasion. :)

We stopped at Mommy's chiropractor on the way home for quick adjustments for both Mommy and Lydia. When we arrived at the office, we discovered Lydia's headband turned into a blindfold.

We have been settling back into life at home as a family of 5. Wednesday was a busy day. Lydia had her first appointment with her doctor because her doctor was unable to come to see her at the hospital. Instead, one of the pediatric faculty doctors for UNMC and a small group of his students checked her out in the hospital. Lydia left the hospital on Tuesday weighing 7 lbs, 12 oz. By yesterday noon, she had already started gaining weight and was up to 7 lbs, 15 oz. 

Shortly after we left the doctor's office, my mom called us to say that she thought Silas wasn't feeling good as he wasn't eating and felt warm. Suspecting an ear infection, we called our doctor's office and made him an appointment. So, not long after getting home from Omaha we took off again for Omaha with Silas in tow. I think our pediatrician was a bit surprised to see us back just a few hours later with a different kid! He discovered pretty quickly that Silas' throat was infected. A strep test was positive. Thankfully, strep throat is quickly treated with an antibiotic and it is highly unlikely that Lydia would be able to catch it from him. By last night, Silas was back to his normal self. 

Jonah and Grandma made cookies yesterday afternoon.

Silas was happy to eat a cookie when he got up.

Silas is just loving his little sister. He talks about her all the time and wants to be a part of caring for her. Here he laid on the mat with her and rubbed her back. When it was time to go upstairs for supper, Silas went over to her saying, "Get my baby Lydia." Thankfully, I was able to catch him before he tried to pick her up...we may need to keep a close eye on them!

Lydia with Grandma after supper. I love how it looks like she is smiling! 

Today we spent the day at Vala's Pumpkin Patch. It was a wonderful day, but we are all tired out. I hope to post some pictures of our fun day soon!