Isabelle Marie is here!!!!!

The day has finally arrived. Our sweet little girl decided to come a whole week early...and on her own. Which mommy is tremendously happy about! She couldn't of timed it better in that I went into labor on a Friday before a holiday weekend and allowing for Daddy to have the maximum amount of time off to enjoy her and spend time with Jacob. I ended up having a fabulous nights sleep and then waking up in the morning to mild contractions that were coming every 3 minutes apart for about an hour. So as they were getting worse I called Mike home from work (even though I kept doubting that I was truly going into labor) and made sure all our bags were packed and that Jacob was ready to spend some time with his Nana and Pop-pop. However, when Mike got home the contractions all but stopped. So thinking that it was a false alarm and having had plans to drive up to black diamond that weekend to spend it with my parents out on Lake Sawyer. We packed the car and headed north around 12:30pm only to find that 20 minutes into the car ride I started having contractions again every 5 minutes. We got to the house and I sat outside around the lake, enjoying the sunshine and every 5 minutes or so having to breath and groan a little bit for the next 4 hours until they got so bad both Mike and my Dad were insisting we get in the car and head to the hospital. We made it to the hospital around 6 despite the holiday traffic and found out that I was already at 8 cm. Four hours later, one epidural that didn't do much in taking away the pain, and 10 minutes of pushing she came and was placed on my chest at 8lbs and 19 inches long. She's completely beautiful in every way and healthy. We are so happy and even big brother Jacob showers her with love by giving her kisses and hugs whenever he sees her. What an amazing miracle the birth of children are. I will never get over how awesome it is to go through pregnancy and delivery and end up with a perfect little baby on your chest who will grow and learn, laugh and play, and fill our hearts with so much joy! Thank you Lord for Isabelle Marie!
Jacob meeting his little sister for the first time.

He wasn't sure about her at first but he warmed up after awhile.

Our growing family

She weighed 8 lbs exactly

Seeing her sweet little face for the first time.