2 months of Winter

I found some pictures, that I hadn't posted,

of Winter's birth day, so ...

She was actually due on the 23rd, but I was

ready for her to be here and decided I couldn't

wait anymore, so with the dr's okay I had her

evicted on the 18th. The hospital called at 5 am

and told us to be there by 6:30, so we got ready

and took the kids to my moms and got to the

hospital at about 6:30. After check-in, getting

situated, and the iv in they started the pitocin

at about 8ish.

We fully expected to have her by 10, but after

the epidural, she just decided to take her sweet

little time. The nurse told us that the lady in the

next room was also induced and this wasn't her

first baby, so all the staff bet on who would have

the baby first. She told us that most everyone

had their "money" on me (no pressure) My mom

and sisters thought I would have the baby fast

too so they decided to go ahead and bring the

kids to the hospital at about 10ish. They ended

up doing a lot of waiting.

Jon and I watched a lot of Myth Busters that day.

I guess it was only 4 episodes, but it seemed like

a lot. Anyway, At about 11 I had to make sure I

was still winning. The nurse said I had it in the

bag. Whew!

At about 12:30 I finally made it to 10cm and they

called the dr and had me do a "practice" push.

Then told me not to push anymore and wait for

the dr. (I've heard this for every baby now, "don't

push, just hold it in until the dr gets her" Geez)

When he got there I pushed another 1 and 1/2

times and then at 12:52pm got to hold our beautiful

baby girl. She came so easily, no tearing at all, as

with all the others. Apparently I beat the lady next

door by a landslide, I should have demanded a

portion of the winnings!

She is our biggest at 7lb 15oz. I can't imagine what

she would have been if she'd have stayed in a week longer!

All of our kids have latched on right away to nurse, but

Winter was like a magnet, she was attached before we

had fully "assumed the position!"

Lex was a little unsure at first. He didn't really know

what to think. But he has been such a good big brother

and helper!

Paris can't get enough baby time. Everyday when she

gets home from school she asks to hold the baby.

So Sweet!

Of course Evey loves Wynn too. She is another little

mommy running around the house. I don't know what

we would do without her.

Jon took the brand new baby pictures and then when the

kids came in my mom tried to take a few of us all

together, but she's not so comfortable with the cam. So

my Dr. ( Dr. Dammit, I mean Gamette. He's so wonderful.

He delivered Paris and Lex too) he just took the camera

and posed us all and was snapping pictures like a pro. He

was funny trying to get all of the angles. Love him!

This is our favorite thing to do. Snuggle on the bed with

the new little one. (look how good mom did on these!!)

It's not that I don't enjoy being at the hospital, and the

kids LOVE helping me eat the food, it's just that after I

have the baby I'm ready to get up and go. I don't really

like being confined to a bed. So I asked the nurses how

soon I would be able to leave. They like to keep everyone

24 hours, but I did have awesome nurses who worked

super hard to get everything ready so we could leave by

noon the next day. And we did, and I was so happy to be

up and running around. I was hurtin' so bad that last

stretch of pregnancy that, when I got home and was able

to move freely I was so happy. We were seriously at

Target the day after we got home! And I haven't stopped

moving since!

Winter has just been so wonderful. She is so content and

nurses well and then sleeps super good. She is totally

healthy despite being out and about almost everyday of her

life do far. I'm not a very paranoid mom, we have them at

stores and church and anywhere and everywhere pretty right

off the bat. We did skip church that next week, but only

because we already had a sub to teach our class. She is

growing so fast. At her 2 week appt she had already gained

back her birth weight and added 8 oz and grew 2 inches.

She has been smiling for a few weeks now. She already

knows how to get what she wants from daddy by batting

her beautiful eyes and giving him a big grin. I love having

another girl to dress in cutie clothes and shoes. So I have

a little problem with shoes, they are all just so cute and

we have a lot from the other girls, but I can't help myself.

I bought these for Wynn...

But these are our favorite from Evey. We mainly have

sandals from Paris, she had chunky feet!

Wynn had her 2 month check up today. She is perfectly

healthy and tall and skinny. She is 23 1/2 inches, another

2 from her last check up, and 10 lb 15 oz, that's plus 2 1/2

pounds. She is taller and skinnier than both of the other

girls and Lex. Which means that they actually grew faster because

they were born smaller. It's fun to compare them and try

to guess what Wynn will look like. I just can't believe how

fast they grow! But she still loves to cuddle, so I'm okay.

We still can't believe how much Wynn looks like Evey!