Boy vs. Girl

It was so fun to not find out whether we were having a boy or a girl during this pregnancy.  Tracey thought we were having a boy and Bev thought it was a girl.  They came up to the hospital to meet Quinn and I loved that they took the time to come visit us.  They had their husbands take time off of work and be at home with each of their boys.  I am so very lucky to have these Mommas in my life - I truly value their friendship!  As you can see in the pictures below with Tracey in the blue shirt and Bev in the pink shirt.  They were representing each of their teams!  I had Reese take Quinn and he was to hand her off to the Momma who guessed right!   He did a great job and faked them out by going to hand her to Tracey first!  Then ultimately handed her off to Bev!   They came prepared with a boy and a girl present and a present for Sage.  We were totally spoiled!   Love you guys! 

 This is my favorite picture - love that they were so excited to meet Quinn!  

Quinn's arrival

I had a scheduled C-section on Monday, December 9th at 7:30am.  That made for a very early morning as we had to be at the hospital at 5:30am.  We weren't sure if we were going to make it to the scheduled C-section as I started having contractions about a week before.  They were never consistent and I am glad Quinn waited to make her arrival.  Nana and Papa stayed home with Sage and Reese took me to the hospital.  We were in triage when the nurse said to me - "So you're having a girl?" my response was - "We aren't sure what we are having."  As soon as the nurse left the room.  I looked at Reese and he said "So, its a girl?"  Waiting 40 weeks and then having that happen was just a bit disappointing.  After that all went smoothly.  I got into the operating room and was a little nervous.  I kept my anesthesiologist busy with lots of questions - I was nervous so I was very chatty.  They started the surgery and didn't even tell me, probably a good thing!  Quinn was born at 7:53am and she was unhappy to be out and let us hear her lungs.   Reese brought her over to me and it was love at first sight! 

Her first bath, she wasn't happy about it.  

Daddy and Quinn

Aunt Shelley came over - she said a tornado wasn't going to take this away from her.  So glad she came over to be with us! 

Nana and Quinn - we were very lucky that Nana stayed at the hospital with us for two nights. 

More Christmas

I am a little behind on blogging.  Having a newborn will do that to you!  But also having a newborn who likes to party from 12am - 6am and that is my shift.  That complicates everything not just blogging.  Hopefully I will have some time to finish blogging about 2013. 

When Mimi and Pop-Pop were here for Thanksgiving we celebrated Christmas.  Sage was very excited for the presents and even more excited when she opened her American Girl doll.  The doll of the year for 2013 was the Saige doll.  It was meant to be!  Sage loves her new doll!

 Sage got her first Barbie and she loves her too!  We already had to go out and buy more clothes for her Barbie. 

Checking out her American Girl doll!

Newest Family Picture

When we had Quinn's newborn pictures taken we also did family pictures.  It was with a new photographer and we loved her!   She was really good with Sage and with Quinn.  I am excited for her to take pictures of us this fall.  Here is one of the first pictures of us as a family of four!

It's a Girl!

We were so lucky to welcome a second daughter into this world on Monday, December 9th, at 7:53am.  Quinn McDonough arrived weighing 8lbs, 3oz, and was 21 inches long.  She is so loved already and we are all loving having her home.

Thanksgiving

A little behind on this blog post but better late than never!  Mimi and Pop-Pop came up for Thanksgiving and we had a great visit. They got here on Tuesday and were a huge help.  They watched Sage so I could go to the doctor by myself on Wednesday morning - thanks!   We had awonderful turkey dinner on Thanksgiving.  Pop-Pop prepared the turkey!  We went for rides to look at Christmas lights and went to a tree lighting.  We had lots of fun and good family time.  Reese and I even got out for one last date night! 

Here is Sage on Thanksgiving helping out with the celery and cheese.  I think she ate more than she helped!

39 Weeks

39 Weeks
Total weight gain: +30 lbs (thought this would be lots higher!)

Size of baby: Baby H is the size of a mini watermelon

Gender: Only one more day to go - seems crazy.

Movement: No more room is the message I am getting from the baby.  Lots of painful movement this week as this baby is done and wants out! 

Sleep:  Only getting up once during the night - not bad!

What I miss:  Pants that fit properly!

Cravings: Not many cravings this week

Clothes:  Down to two pair of pants that fit comfortably.   

Symptoms:  Very uncomfortable and ready for baby to be here.   

Best moment this week: Having my last pregnancy appointment.  It was kind of bittersweet, this pregnancy has flown by and I am glad to see it end, but it also makes me sad as this is our last baby. 

Christmas Crafts

We pulled out some Christmas crafts this week and Sage was loving it!  She made an ornament for the tree, put a candy cane in water to watch it grow, and colored a wooden Santa.  Santa ended up being blue!

Teacher Presents

With the baby arriving soon I tried to get all of the Christmas presents bought and even wrapped a few.   We got gift cards for Sage's teachers and I found this fun reindeer package to make to put them in.  Love Pinterest for fun ideas!  Making the reindeer was a fun activity for Sage and I!