Too Cute!

Josie's Great-Aunt made this little cocoon for her as well as the headband to go with it.  I had to have Josie try it on right away. She even gave me a little smile when I took the picture!  I just love it!

Our Tulip Has Arrived

Josie Ruth was born March 20th at 4:57pm.  She weighed 7lbs 5oz and was 20.5inches long.

She has more hair and darker then either of the other two!

37 weeks 6 days

37 weeks and 6 days

Well at my last appointment (on Wednesday) I was 4 cm dilated and Doctor said if I come in next time at 5 cm there's a good likelihood she'll induce me.  She's concerned 1) I'll have a fast labor (Zayah came in under 1 1/2 hrs) and 2) It will be a big baby (Zayah was 9lbs 4oz).  Sooo we'll just wait and see what next week brings.  Until then we're just hanging relatively close to home and waiting.

Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny day and my husband claims I was nesting.  With the sun being out who could blame anyone for wanting to be outside.  So yesterday I swept and organized the deck, cleaned out the car, and mowed the lawn.  I will say I probably did to much as I was quite sore that evening but today I feel fine.  I guess that wasn't enough to send me into labor! :)

Spring Pictures

No baby yet!  We're still waiting.  It's probably a good thing because the kids and I have been fighting colds for the last week.  Hopefully we are on the recovery side of things but it seems to want to hang on. I figure this little gal will make her appearance when she's good and ready!  And so far she's not ready! :)

I thought I'd share with you a few fun spring photos that I've taken over the last two weeks.  It's been mostly rainy but we had about 2 1/2 days of beautiful weather that we had to get out in!

A puddle

We had three new baby goats but two didn't make it.  Zayah wants to "hold them."

Our farm girl feeding the goats

Little Stockings

My DH also finished the kids bunk beds and they slept in them last night.  They love them!

37 weeks

37 weeks

36 weeks

36 weeks

Ok so right now its more like 36 weeks and 4 days but I haven't had much time to post.  As of my last Dr. visit, which was a week ago Monday, I have started to dilate a little.  In some ways that doesn't mean baby is going to come right away.  With Zayah I started slowly dilating 26 days before he was born. It does mean baby is getting closer to making her appearance in the world and my Dr. told me as long as I made it to 36 weeks I was okay to have the baby anytime.  So now its the waiting game.  My energy level has been up and down but mostly up at this point for which I am very grateful.  I have my hospital bag packed except for last minute items, newborn clothes in the drawers, newborn diapers ready and my DH is almost finished with the bunk beds.  So now we just take each day at a time and enjoy the time I have with my other 2 little ones before there are 3!  :)

The bunk beds just need to be sanded and painted with finish coat

Playing in the mud and puddles

Baby's quilt layout minus the side borders