Three Plus One Equals Four

Bethany Grace made her arrival on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. She weighed in at 8 lbs. 9 oz. and was 20 1/4 inches long. She is doing beautifully. Her billirubens were up on Friday when we took her for her first doctor's visit. So, we went back on Saturday, and they were still up. We go back tomorrow to have a weight and billiruben check. Uncle Kevin checked her today and said her eyes were white which is a good sign. Hopefully, tomorrow everything will check out good.

We brought Bethany home on Thursday. Her big brother James has been mesmerized by her. He wasn't real thrilled when she cried at first. He is having some issues being gentle. We hope that he will eventually learn how to be gentle with her. We've thought about buying him a baby doll to help him get adjusted to the baby. We probably should have done that earlier.

I've attached some pictures from the hospital of our newest addition. Please enjoy!

Bethany and daddy hanging out at the hospital. Daddy was a little nervous with her at first. He's getting better. She is just so much smaller than her big brother ever was.

Bethany hanging out getting ready for her picture debut in the nursery. Her pictures turned out way better than James's did, because they waited 24 hours to take them. Now, the debate is do we buy them or not, since we didn't buy James's first pictures.

Bethany and mommy together. Bethany sure is a good sleeper in between feedings.

This was James's first visit to see his sister. He wanted to be with whoever had her at the time. Here he is with Uncle Adam and Bethany. She was about an hour old in this picture.

Here is Bethany and mommy immediately after delivery. I was so excited to hold her in my arms. It seemed like a very long 9 months at this point. Although, this delivery was much easier.

I hope you've enjoyed the pictures of our new family member. I will try to update more often, since I will be home for the next 6 weeks. My plan is to go through some stuff and spend some time scrapbooking while Bethany sleeps. Big brother, James, will still be going to daycare to keep him in his routine. Plus it gives him someone to play with during the day while daddy is at work.