March 30th 2013
I was in bed sleeping, since that's what normal people do at 2:00am, when Justin's phone rang. It was my brother Josh telling us that Jen had gone into labor with their second child and today was the day. They had a couple false alarms before because the baby has a flare for the dramatics, so I was hesitant to believe that today was actually "the day"... So I texted Jen real quick asking if she was absolutely sure. She wrote back assuring me that this was it! So I hopped into my truck picked up another friend who was supposed to be there and we headed to Josh and Jen's house. I am pretty sure Jen had already been in labor for 2 hours when I got there and she pushed through the labor for around 6 more hours until the beautiful words were said, "Aww! She's beautiful!! Welcome to the world, Hadassah!"
She weighed in at 7lbs 10oz and was 20.5 inches long. She was, and still is, absolutely adorable... But you don't have to just trust me! Look at the pictures and just to make you even more jealous of the cute nieces I have, keep in mind that she is even MORE adorable in person!
Such cuteness... This blanket and hat were made special by Jennifer for her new baby girl.
One big happy family!! I still cannot believe that my big brother is married, not to mention he already has a sweety pie in Jael. Now that he is a family of four it just blows my mind! In a good way. *smiles* Jael was unsure of Hadassah at first, but when I asked her if she liked her new baby sister she immediately said, "Mmmhhhmm!" Which is her way of saying, "yes!" I asked her if she thought Hattie was a beautiful baby and she answered the same. Such a sweet big sister Jael already is. Goodness, I love them...
Sunday was Easter, and since Josh and Jen couldn't leave the house, we came to them after church! It was the first time the rest of my family got to meet Hattie and my parents got to hold her for the first time. I just can't get over how adorable she is!!
On top of my parents getting to hold her for the first time, I was also blessed to have some time cuddling the sweet little girl.
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Justin also got to hold his new little niece for the first time! Justin has always been good with children and it brings tears to my eyes to see him so happy with a little one. Hopefully some day soon it will be our turn... It's really hard waiting and trying to be patient! But then the Lord sends little blessings in the two adorable nieces we have and it helps just a little more.
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Here is our 2013 Easter Sunday picture! This is our second Easter being married. Oh, the amount of love I have for this man!
Until next time! Have a fantastic Spring!!
~Melinda
