Hello, Hailey!

You were born at 7:40 a.m. during the most beautiful sunrise.  Everybody commented on it when they walked into the room - even the doctor!  You were born face up (which is opposite of most babies) but still had the most beautiful face and head.  When I was pushing everybody kept telling me how much hair you had!

I got to pull you out and hold you close which was one of the most special moments of my life.  You were perfect.  Everyone in the room guessed how much you weighed.  I guessed 7 lbs, 3 oz and I was correct.

You screamed for a long time when you were born and were very alert.  From the very start, you were a good eater and a pretty good sleeper.  You would prefer to be close to mom or dad when sleeping and it's actually nice to have a sweet little cuddle baby.

We were so excited to meet you and bring you home, so we left the hospital one day early.  We drove home in a snowstorm and you slept the whole way.  We rang in the new year as a family - feeling very complete and excited for 2013.

Looking back, I remember something that a friend told me a few days before you were born.  You were overdue (stinker!) and I was getting a little antsy.  She told me how excited she was for us to experience the birth of our second baby.  She said, "It's just as much of a miracle the second time."  You know what?  She was absolutely right.

Getting Back to Blogging, Sisters

Well, I've been a bad blogger since the month that I went back to work and Jordan turned 18 months.  Looking back, it's so fun to remember the small things that I captured in Jordan's monthly updates that I most likely would have forgotten.  I am determined to try again.

2012 was a wonderful year - loving our new home and watching Jordan grow up.  She continues to amaze us every single day.  Stubborn, sweet, kind and 100% lovable.  In April, we found out that she was going to be a big sister.

I was a little bit nervous about how she would react to the baby.  She didn't want to talk about the baby and usually cried if I held another person's baby.  Jordan grew up a lot in the last six months of my pregnancy.  Slowly, things got a bit better but it was my main concern - how the first meeting would go....

Why was I so nervous?  With these two, it was love at first sight.

Lazy morning

Still in our PJs

Second Haircut!

Baseball is back!!

Golf, anyone?

Snake Saturday Parade