And now we make 6!

It's hard to believe that it has been 2 months since my last blog entry! Can't say that I don't know why it has taken me so long. We have been busy:) Our baby pickle was born on Feb 16 at 7:37pm. It was a long day but well worth the wait.

Chris, Jazzy, and I woke up bright and early to drive to the hospital for the induction. On our way, the most gorgeous sunset greeted us and I couldn't help but think there was a special reason why. I even put it as my status on facebook and my neighbor commented that she was thinking the same thing, how nice.

My midwife was amazing! It was such an awesome experience having her there with us. I told my husband it was like having a long lost friend in the room with me. She was in and out all day as was everyone else! At first, my contractions were so strong and close together that she thought the baby would come by noon, however, the pickle had other plans. So it turned out to be quite a long day at the hospital especially for the bean and superman but they were awesome and did a lot of hanging out with mamaw.

Believe it or not, the fact that I was about to have another child was completely unreal to me until the minute I started to push. I expressed this concern to my midwife and she said that it would be very real in about 5 minutes. How right she was.

As I pushed, my hand was held by Jazzy who whispered encouraging words and a million i love yous, Superman and my husband counted to 10, and my mother was there right behind them taking pictures. The only person missing was the bean but we knew she would be much to overwhelmed by the experience. I wasn't sure until right before if superman was going to be with us or not. I wanted him to all along but just wanted to make sure we were making the right decision. Well, he played doctor all day and by the conversations he had with my midwife and the viewings of just about everything-we knew he would be just fine. What a beautiful and magical experience this was for our family. I highly recommend having your children at the birth of others if you are able. Jazzy even cut the cord! Her and I definitely have our moments (especially now that she is now in the wonderful teen years) but watching her be there while her brother and sisters are born has shown me how truly special she is and how very proud I am of her and what a beautiful young woman she is growing up to be.

The pickle was born weighing 8lb with a full head of hair! She was, she is......stunning. She has completed our family and I am completely in love with her. I can't believe once again how truly blessed I am. She is already 2 months old and has just grown out of her newborn clothes. She is now smiling and trying to talk and is a pretty darn good sleeper at night!

I am excited and nervous about being a mother of 4 but am going to try my best to be one that each of my children can be proud of. They are all so special and full of love and Chris and I are so so lucky!