Ellia Ann

Here are some more pictures of our little girly! She has been such a nice baby.


This picture was taken today. She's been a sleepy baby and sleeps all the time.



My Dad with all of our girls. I still can't believe we have 3!



My mom has been here helping me. I love it. I will be so sad to see her go. Here's a picture of my mom giving her a bath.



I just love how babies hold their legs in close to their bodies. They look like little frogs. So cute.



This is the day after we brought her home.

Here's the story of her delivery...so if you don't want to know, just stop now! Dr. Inouye gave me a pill to induce labor. He said within a few hours it would start working. After 2 hours and 45 minutes I was a little skeptical. Not a whole lot was going on. About 15 minutes later I started having contractions. They were not very painful, but were only a few minutes apart so I took Janie and Addi to my neighbor Melanie's house and headed for the hospital. Wade was working in the clinic and met me there a few minutes after I got there. Dr. Inouye arrived 15 minutes later. It was about 12:45 p.m. My contractions still weren't painful at this point, but I was dilated to a 5 and so he got my epidural ready. Right after the epidural was put in I had 2 or 3 very painful contractions back to back and told him I was ready for him to give me some medicine! (I don't like pain). He checked me and I was dilated to a 9. He broke my water and then put medicine in my epidural. At this point I felt the need to push and so I did. It was awful! With my other deliveries I felt nothing but pressure, but because I went so fast my epidural didn't really have time to kick in like I'd hoped! I just remember being sort of surprised with how bad it hurt! It only took pushing through 3 or 4 contractions and she was here. I guess the good part is I got nice and numb afterward and was able to enjoy her pain free for while. :) It was only 61 minutes after I arrived at the hospital that we had our sweet new baby. I am always in awe with the love you feel for these sweet little ones. I am so grateful to be a mother and to experience this emotion. Each baby that comes is a blessing! The girls have really enjoyed Ellia - especially Addi (surprisingly). Addi wants to hold her and give her loves all the time. She means well, she just doesn't understand what "soft" means. :) We are all doing well, and this has been the easiest recovery I have ever had. Thanks for all the nice comments and calls and gifts. We love you all.