She's here!!

Liliana Elise made her grand entrance on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 1:07 pm at the Bamberg Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 19 3/4 inches long. She has a beautiful head of black hair, and we are so grateful that all went even better than we expected. We are so glad to be home and are enjoying every minute together. Luis took this week off, so we are have some great quality family time, and all catching up on our rest! Here's some pictures....love to all!

40 weeks and still counting...

Well, I have arrived at my final days...yet Little Lily has decided that she is on a time schedule all her own! I am starting to feel like I am going to be pregnant forever! I am off to Bamberg for another weekly appointment. I had a false alarm the other night...contractions every 5-6 minutes for about a half hour...then, as quickly as they started, they were gone. Hopefully this will be my final post before Lily is home with us...here's hoping!

Soccer begins

Today was the first day of games for Jonathan and Joshua. They play for Hampton-Varnville United, which is the local soccer league here in town. Jonathan is the youngest and smallest player on the team, but he scored the most goals this morning. He totalled four in all!! Way to go Jonathan! Luis, Josh and I were cheering him on from the sidelines. After each goal, Jonathan turned to wave to his "fans"...what a ham! Here's some pictures.

39 weeks...

We went to my appointment today, but this time, we went with bags packed, baby car seat ready, and the boys' toys and snacks in tow. I guess you can say we are a little anxious to have Lily here already. When we got to the appointment, the midwife took a look with the ultrasound to see how things were looking. She has been in the head down position for 3 visits now, and today we watched her playing moving her mouth all around. Jonathan had his little hand on the screen making it look like he was touching her. The boys want to see their sister so badly. They kept asking Anna if Lily was going to "come out" today...since she's the midwife, they were convinced that she had some kind of secret connection that could tell us exactly when it would all take place. Needless to say, the boys were not thrilled to be driving back home after the appointment. They were hoping to go straight to the hospital...so the waiting continues...

And the winner is...

Elise! Luis has conceded, and Lily's middle name will be Elise...Here's a bonus-it means "Promise of God". Very cool!

Yesterday, I was having more frequent contractions...nothing to call my midwife over, but enough to make me pack my hospital bag. Just a matter of time...tick tock...

I am officially an insomniac! I have been up since 3:30AM paying all the September bills...I figure that I might as well be productive, since the sandman and I aren't in sync!

No pain, no gain...

Well, the last few days are setting in...I had forgotten how yucky this part was...amazing how holding a new little life has a way of erasing all the bad memories of all that came before it! God is really merciful in that way! As for right now, I am popping the Tums like there is no tomorrow, and I feel like how my Mom remembers the last part of when she carried me...holding on to the walls just to get around. I know it will all soon be a faint memory, and BELIEVE ME, I am looking forward to labor pains at this point!

Pictures of Lily's nursery

We found the sleigh style crib on Craig's list, and bought it from someone on Skidaway Island in Savannah...pretty much everything else was a gift...we have been so blessed! Check out Jonathan practicing his stroller push...could be trouble!



Do you see the little green frog in the picture? That frog was made by my sister Lisa for me probably thirty years ago now...he's one of my prized possessions...and he's held up well over the years! :)

Two weeks to go, and we're still playing the name game...

OK, so we've scrapped Marie for the middle name. I love it as a middle name, for many reasons, but we have both decided that we didn't want it now. I am leaning toward Elise...which I absolutely LOVE! Luis isn't sure yet...but I think he'll come around, especially because he got to make the final decisions on the boys...it's my turn! HAHA Also, we have yet to even discuss a boy's name...I guess we are just banking on the ultrasound being accurate. When we finally talk about it, we are both lying in bed, exhausted from the day, and we fall asleep without ever deciding anything. Too funny. Oh well, it'll all work out in the end!