family of four

she's here!

eight days past her "due date"

which were apparently needed to put on a few extra pounds.

b, p, and i welcomed little l on

friday, september ninth, two thousand eleven

at 2:28am, weighing 8 lbs 7.5 oz

and measuring 21 inches.

only half a pound and one inch smaller

than her big brother.

personally, i think she looks exactly like FTD.

i know, FTD and I have some similiar features,

but lovely L definitely favors Aunt T.

big brother P wasn't quite sure what to think of things,

but he really loved playing with the gadgets

in the hospital and all of the treats

that come with welcoming

a sweet little girl.

it's really hard to believe that

lovely L is just four days old - we're adjusting

to being a family of four. 

all of us.

P is loving the visitors he is getting,

Grandma S, Great Grandma E, Aunt K,

Granddad and Bluegee

(whose name has now been changed to Yay Yay!

because that is how P refers to her).

He loves tickling L's toes and running away and

peering into her basket while she is sleeping.

Our sweet P is so tenderhearted that he runs to be held when

little L cries, he is concerned for her.

so precious.

i'll leave you with more pictures,

forgive us for our being incommunicado,

we're getting our newborn legs.

being a mom again reminds me again and again,

how blessed I have been by my own mom,

who is spending her time taking care of me and P so I can take care of L.

To quote a movie coming out soon,

I Don't Know How She Does It.

But I am so thankful she does.

Yay Yay!

signing off with some pictures.

thanks to you all for your prayers for a healthy delivery

for me and L.

we continue to be blessed.

L's verse is Psalm 99:9

(for September 9th)

"Exalt the Lod our God and worship at His holy mountain,

for the Lord our God is holy."

i will updated later about

L's first visit to the pediatrician,

and P's first day of "pre-school."

on the same day.

it was brutal.

in a good way.