Not much happening here...a 3 part series. Part 3. Alternatively Titled: She's Here!

I bet you guys could hardly handle the cliffhanger I left you on last time...What could possibly happen next after so much excitement over Thanksgiving and Christmas!?? Duh, it was playlet set-up day!!  Whoop whoop!  The WHOLE family came over to our house to help construct the playset...that is the 2 grandmothers, 1 granddad, 3 uncles, 2 aunts, & 1 boyfriend and I promise you that all of those hands were needed for construction (side note, that corrected to contraction...foreshadowing!!! :) ) and child wrangling.  We laid out all of the pieces...my job was to write down the serial numbers in chalk on the concrete which required lots of bending up and down.  I quit after about 7 minutes.  The Aunts entertained the kids in the cardboard boxes playing zoo, & boating and after one airport run and a hectic lunch I quietly retreated to my room for rest time around 1:30pm.

Oops.  I knock on the window to Brendan to tell him to get in quick and throw some clothes in a bag because we are off to the hospital!  Baby girl isn't due until January 2nd but she has decided she wants in on the action and she's coming early!  Her sister made her debut 9 days late...so this was a surprise.  We said goodbye to Grandma & Aunt Tess and put Uncle RBDIII in charge of getting them to the airport (also, credit where credit is due...he constructed nearly the whole playlet by himself...long after everyone lost interest..and did most of it with a 4 year old on his back or insisting on helping).  We were off! I'm really not one for TMI so let me just say that if any of you readers are expecting your 3rd baby...I recommended getting to the hospital as soon as you suspect something might be happening.  It was a little crazy town and a tiny bit scary but sweet Adele Elizabeth was born at 4:42pm weighing a whopping 8 lbs 4 oz and was 20 inches long.  She was the smallest of all of our babies but the nurses continued to comment on her large size :).  I love the big babies!

Meanwhile, back at the zoo, the grandparents & aunts & uncles & boyfriend & now girlfriend have all been put in charge of manning the 4 & 2 year old...no small adventure!  B and I were so so grateful to have family in town to help welcome little Addy and also to entertain P & L who didn't skip a beat when we brought their new sister home.  L showers her with hugs and kisses and wants to hold Addy constantly.  P is a little more hands off, but asks questions about A frequently and can be found holding her hand or feet when he thinks I am not watching.

So here we are, a family of 5!  Addy is about 2 1/2 months old now and doing great!  We're adjusting with a lot of help from yay yay and our new play set!  Pictures below...

Adele Elizabeth "Addy"

8lbs 4 oz 20 in

Sisters!

Our first visit to our pediatrician...and I think our first mother/daughter photo.  Oops...3rd kid.

As we like to say "The Gangs All Here!"

 I know, this looks like of cheesy posed...but it actually happened :) Mom and Dad so thankful for adorable Addy!

Angel baby.

One of only a handful of times P has taken interest :)

One of Addy's namesakes...the Great Grano!

And finally, one shot of all of the babes...Valentines Day 2014.

Thanks for tuning in!  I guess my siblings have a little too much going on in their busy lives to do any blogging.  Don't worry sibs! I've got so much free time I'll take up the slack!  wink wink.