It's a BABY...

*I typed this during the hospital stay but just finally got the pictures posted.*

...GIRL!!

Our sweet VIVIENNE finally arrived on her own time at 6:34 am Thursday morning September 23rd after 5 hours of labor. She weighed 7 lbs 12 oz and is 19.5 inches long with lots of dark hair - she is already following in her sister's footsteps measuring exactly the same and having a head full of beautiful hair! The labor went well and daddy was even able to help pull her out which was really neat. I even had the same midwife who delivered both Ty and Isabelle - I was so happy that she was on-call!The challenging part has been the fact that she has had to stay the entire time in the Special Needs Unit being monitored because she had fluid in her lungs that didn't clear up. It has been weird staying in our room without her but we look forward to feeding time when we are able to hold her. She just continues to improve quickly and we are hopeful she will come home with us tomorrow when I check out. Ty and Isabelle have only seen her from windows and they are so anxious to see her close up. When the kids arrived at the hospital and found out they had a new baby sister they were both sooooooo excited and had big smiles. When we asked what they thought her name was Isabelle said "Tinkerbell"... my mom bought her a new baby doll and now that baby's name is Tinkerbell and she LOVES taking care of the baby doll. I think both kids will adjust very well to our new addition.
She is a BEAUTIFUL baby and we feel so blessed that things have gone well and that she continues to improve each hour! We are so grateful that she has joined our family!

These were her feet after lots of pokes - poor girl.