Introducing Miss Ellie

Well, she made us wait (impatiently) for 8 days after her due date, but little Ellie finally made her dramatic entrance into the world on Thursday, June 23rd. She took her time deciding to come, but once she decided, she sure was anxious to get here. She was almost born in the car!

Here's a quick timeline of our morning:

4:30 ish- My contractions woke me up.
6:09- Called the midwife.
7:20ish- Kids were picked up and Ben and I left for the birth center.
8:11 am- Arrived at birth center.
8:17 am- Got into the tub.
8:19 am- Ellie was born.


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So, from start to finish, my labor was only 4 hours. From the time we arrived at the birth center to the time Ellie was born was only 8 minutes!



I don't remember the drive to the birth center in great detail, but I do remember yelling at Ben to "GO FASTER!" and "I do not want to have this baby in the car!!". I also remember him telling me "Don't push! think about something else!" Yeah. Right.

I was so glad we decided to have this birth take place in a birth center rather than the hospital. The experience was a hundred times better. After Ellie was born, I was able to relax in the warm water and then get out and rinse off in the shower before snuggling in bed with my new baby.





After snuggling and admiring to our hearts' content, they finally did the newborn exam. She was healthy and perfect.... and the biggest of our three babies!



8 lbs. 7 oz.
21 1/2 inches



After the exam, Ben got her dressed and ready to go home.





She wasn't too sure about the headband. Her temperature was a little low, so we ended up switching it out for a hat anyway. :)



We left the birth center around noon and stopped to grab lunch and a bunch of Redbox movies on the way home. Ben and I spent the rest of the afternoon watching movies and snuggling baby girl. It felt good to be at home instead of laying in a hospital bed.

After dinner, the boys came home to meet their new little sister.









Most of you know, the naming part ended up being a lot harder than we expected! We finally officially decided on her name on Wednesday when she was 6 days old.

Her official name is Ellette Michelle and we'll call her Ellie.

She is such a sweet little girl. We are all quite smitten with her. The boys just love her to pieces. They want to hold her and kiss her all the time. She loves to be snuggled and doesn't want to be put down... she's our spoiled little princess already. :)





And of course, I'm having fun with cute pink clothes and headbands and stuff. :)




Yaaawwwwnnnn.

I think we'll keep her. :)