Well, it's almost 7:00 a.m. and I've been up since 2:00 just keeping an eye on Della, so I'm gonna make this brief. Just wanted to post a few pics of our newest addition. More pictures and the hospital story to come...
The reason I'm up at these hours is not because of a crying baby, but because our baby has to be on the
bilirubon lights as much as possible and she can't be in them unless someone is awake and watching her at all times. We want her to get better as soon as possible and the doctor asked that we keep her on them all night, so... here I am. The main reason I need to stay up to watch her is to make sure those little goggles don't come off, it was so sad putting them on her for the first time, but once we got her under the warm lights she didn't seem to mind it at all.
And here is the meeting of Sara and Della for the first time...
To be honest, I wasn't sure how Sara was going to react- but as you can see in the pictures, she was absolutely ecstatic! She kept giving her kisses and little pats and just saying "Baby? Baby?" over and over. We thought things might change once we got home, but she still loves Della just as much as that first day. If we're ever going anywhere she gets all frantic saying "Baby? Baby?" and we have to show her that the baby is coming with us so she'll relax. Every morning that's usually the first or second word out of her mouth, and she's already learned how to say "hold" or "hoe?" when she wants to hold the baby, and sits down wherever she is with her arms out, 'cause she knows she has to be sitting to hold her. She already knows that Della means the same thing as the Baby, but when we tried to teach her how to say Della it sounded a lot like Dada so... I guess we'll stick with Baby for now.
It has been so much fun with these two
girlies. I just love them both so much!!! I know they're only 16 months apart but even if I could choose I wouldn't have waited any longer. I know Della was supposed to join our family right now, and not later. So far she's been an angel, lights and all. Let's just hope it stays that way :)
This last weekend Ryan and I thought we'd take one of our first outings as a family of four and go to the Festival of Trees.
It's been a tradition of ours for a few years now and we didn't want to skip a year, so we packed up the girls and headed down for our first little Christmas experience with the four of us.
So far having two kids has been great! Everyone warned me that it's going to be "a lot harder with two" but when you have two little angels, it's not too hard at all. Della never cries, and Sara has always been such a good girl, sure- she has her moments, but for the most part she's super easy. So just looking forward to celebrating the Christmas season with our family of four.
It all started at about 4:30 in the morning when I felt my first contraction. I definitely knew the feeling, but didn't get my next one 'til 10 minutes later and the doctors always say don't come in 'til they're at 3-5 minutes apart and very 
I can't even explain how much joy these girls bring to my life. Ryan and I couldn't be happier right now and are loving being parents of two. There really is nothing better than having a newborn in the house. Good thing this isn't my last! 'Cause it's going to be sad when that day comes. So, I'm going to enjoy every minute while I can!
Then Friday was the big Halloween Party at Ryan's parent's house. They usually throw one every year and everyone is supposed to dress up. Then we have a best costume competition.
Ryan actually almost won! It was a tie between him and Riley, so they rock-paper-
all homemade costumes- although I can't take credit for Sara's. My cute sister-in-law Whitney made her the skirt and wings. They turned out SO cute!
Then Saturday was Halloween! We made sure Sara got all rested for the big night- even though she really only went trick-or-treating to two houses. But she sure looked cute in her fishy costume!
So it was another successful Halloween. Can't wait 'til our kids are a little older and will be bringing home bags full of candy. I'll just have to keep stealing TJ's until then. Hope everyone else had a Happy Happy Halloween!
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We have a few traditions to go along with our Halloween weekend. We always carve pumpkins Saturday night, sometimes watch a scary movie, tell scary stories and try to play the Dare Game. We choose a dare and whoever picks up the Ace of 
The first time I went was with my mother-in-law. We tried getting some cute pictures of Sara but I swear, the older they get the harder it is. She was absolutely loving the witches and loves to say what the witch says "
Then I went again with Ryan for my Birthday last night. We ate at Archibald's Restaurant, then just walked around the shops a little. 
October has got to be one of my favorite months (and not just because it's my Birthday month :) Autumn has always been my favorite season. The temperature is perfect, and I just love how all the leaves have finally changed. Just the smell outside is the best! I also love Halloween and all that comes with it; decorations, costumes, carving pumpkins... 
Can't wait for our first real Halloween celebration this weekend. The traditional friend's trip. I'll have to post about it when we get back. Until then! Have a Happy October!
