Ashley Rose

Home from the hospital.

Mom and Ashley.


Dad and Ashley.

Ashley all bundled up.

Saturday April 18, 2009 we welcomed Ashley Rose into our family. She arrived at 10:55 am. She weighed 7 lbs 14.9 oz and was 18 inches long.

I woke up Saturday morning around 6:00 am with contractions and timed them for an hour before waking up Tim. After waking him up, I watched him run around the house trying to get things ready. We called the pager for the midwife just before 9:00 and waited for a call back. At 9:15 we decided to drop Logan off with a friend and head to the hospital. At 9:30 the midwife called us back and told us to wait until the contractions were 5 minutes apart. We decided to go anyway. We arrived at the hospital around 10:00 and by then the contractions were 4 minutes apart. 55 minutes later Ashley was born. I guess it was a good thing we didn't wait any longer.

Now everyone is home and doing well. Tim is on paternity leave until next Wednesday. My mom arrived on Sunday and will be here for 3 weeks. She has been a big help by cooking for us and helping us with Logan. Logan has been a very good big brother. He gently touches Ashley and rocks her (with supervision) when she is hanging out in her car seat. He also likes to share his cars and toys with her. Thanks to everyone for their prayers and well wishes.