OUR LIVES TOGETHER


Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Our first 10 days together....

Well, it's been almost 2 weeks as a family of five and every day I find myself getting teary eyed at how lucky I am. Hayden has already blessed our family in so many ways and I just know that she was meant to be a part of our family. The girls have been wonderful with her. Taylor constantly wants to hold her (which is a good thing Jordan tells me). It kind if drives me crazy when she asks every 5 min, but she is so sweet and gentle with Hayden. It's fun to see her light up and giggle when Hayden does anything - even when she moves her tiny little feet, Taylor thinks it's the cutest thing in the world. Bentley has been so fun too. All she wants to do is kiss Hayden's head. Poor Hayden, because she's kind of the guinea pig when it comes to Bentley learning how to give a proper kiss. 9 out of 10 times it's Bentley making a kissing sound while getting a mouthful of Hayden's hair. Regardless, it's pretty cute to see.

On Monday (Memorial Day), we had such a fun day as a family. I told Taylor for weeks before Hayden was born that I was going to take her to see "The New Hannah Montana Movie" (as she calls it) and with me getting so sick that last month I was never able to. Well, we decided to go as a family and finally fulfill my promise to her. It was SO fun! The girls were so good and the movie was really cute. I'm so glad that we got to do that together! Afterwards we had Subway for lunch and let the girls ride the carousal at Arizona Mills Mall. Everything was simple, but it felt so relaxed and perfect! We even went over to the Tempe Beach Park after lunch and let the girls play in the water for a little bit. It was incredibly crowded with it being Memorial Day so we only stayed a little over an hour, but the girls had a great time!

So far our life with three little ones is going great, but I think we will continue to take it one day at a time until we get used to the idea that Jordan and I are officially outnumbered.

Just the girls - our first outing with me and THREE children! We went to Super Target for a little shopping and lunch at the food court. (Hayden was 6 days old)

This is what the back of my car looks like. We are one FULL vehicle!

Hayden - 1 week old!

The big sisters!

My three daughters - Can't put into words how much I love them!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

We welcome with LOVE.....

Hayden Noelle Hill! She was born on Saturday, May 16th, 2009 at 1:15 pm. Weighing in at a whopping 8 lbs. 4 oz and 19.5 inches long, she is the biggest and shortest addition to our family and we love every bit of her! I ended up getting induced at 6:00 am Saturday morning and she was here by 1:15 that afternoon. Not too bad at all. Everything went great with the labor and delivery and although I had to put some extra effort into bringing her into this world it was so worth it! Plus it made sense considering her head was HUGE and she came out with her arm wrapped underneath her chin. The nurses were joking that she looked like a cheerleader with her arm up in the air yelling, "Hurray!" I couldn't agree more! We are just so excited to have her here safe and sound.

These pictures are from Hayden's first 5 days of life. She is five days old today! CRAZY! We had her first appointment yesterday and she is doing great. Thank you so much for every one's thoughts and prayers, we appreciate it so much! Jordan's mom and sister came and stayed with our other two princesses and we are especially grateful for them and all that they did while they were here! Natalie and Celeste - you guys are the best! The girls had SO much fun with you and Jord and I are so glad that they got to spend that valuable time with each of you!

Without further delay, here is our baby girl...........

Friday night on our way to the hospital to have Hayden.


First moments of life - She's finally here!

Hayden relaxing after her very first bath. I can't believe that thing fit inside me!!!

The girls came to visit us with Aunt Celeste and Grandma Hill. They looked just beautiful & SO grown up!

Taylor is such a proud big sister!

Taylor and Grandma Hill with little Hayden!

Beny and her Daddy!

Me and my girls (well two of them at least). We sure missed them!

Wonderful Grandma Great came to visit too!

Hayden with Daddy!

Hayden with Mommy!

We love you so much already, Hayden!

Her first outfit!

Ready to go H.O.M.E. - They always look so small in the carseat, but she looked pretty big compared to how Bentley looked (after all Hayden is 1 lb 2 oz bigger than Bentley was!)

We already can't stop kissing her!

Tay can't get enough of her!

I really can't blame her! We LOVE Hayden's puffy cheeks!

Jordan is one lucky guy!

Three little girls - pretty crazy to believe!

I'm just so happy to finally have her here!

I had to include this picture. Hayden's hair is very dark and kind of sticks out all over the place while she sleeps. It's pretty cute!

Hayden Noelle Hill, we are so blessed and thankful to have you as a part of our family!