Welcome to the family Rebecca!

I've successfully avoided updating our blog for over a year and a half. While much has happened in the last year or so, nothing can compare with the excitement of our new little arrival, Rebecca. We are all so in love with her! At birth she weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces and was about 19 inches long. Can you believe we have six kids! We can't!! Born December 28th, she arrived just in time to miss Christmas (I appreciated that) and was able to celebrate the turn of a new decade! ...and contribute a little to our 2009 Child Tax Credit.

Because of the flu scare, the hospital didn't allow children into the hospital rooms and around the babies, so the night Rebecca was born all the kids came to the window of the hospital nursery to see Rebecca.

Here's Breanna...gushing with excitement that she finally has her sister!

It snowed heavily for two days after Rebecca was born. Not everyone gets "Welcome Home Rebecca" painted in the snow with pink food coloring!

At two weeks old, Rebecca has adjusted well to the noise and chaos of a family of 8. She sleeps best when the house is rumbling with excitement, but not so well when it's dark and quiet.

...Amie yawning...

Photo taken around 2:30 pm today. Rebecca laying on the couch with brothers and sister running around the room.

Side note: Samuel just came and sat on my lap. After smelling him I said, "Sammy are you a little stinky?" He responded, "No, I'm big stinky." Oh, the joys of having two in diapers! Better run...