Juliana is one week old! We took her to Kiddie Kandids to have her first portraits taken, and they're even better than I'd hoped for! Enjoy!

Juliana Isabella is here!!!

She was born on July 7th at 9:19 pm. She weighed 7 lbs, 6 ozs and was 20 inches long. She is a sweet, happy baby, and we couldn't be happier!!

She surprised us with her earlier than expected arrival (I was just shy of 38 weeks pregnant), but apparently she was ready to meet us. I was surprised on Monday to realize that my contraction were becoming pretty regular, and it continued on Tuesday. My OB told me to go the hospital for monitoring, and after about 5 hours of monitoring and an IV and a shot to try to stop the contractions, everyone realized that there was no stopping this little girl so we proceeded with the c-section. Everything went as well as could be expected, and we came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon.

I am recovering well and enjoying watching the boys interact with their sister. They both adore her, which is a joy to witness.

Thank you for all the messages and well wishes!

37 weeks down, two more to go!