Liberty Noel Senn

Liberty Noel Senn was born November 22, 2011 at 8:42am.  She was 7 lbs 12oz and 21.5" long.  She has dark hair....wait, did you read that....she has HAIR.  We were so excited to see our baby girl has hair.  Since neither boy did we were wondering if she would.  It will be neat to see what color her eyes turn out to be, but right now they are a dark blue.

The first night in the hospital was rough.  Liberty was a lot like Preston, in that she only wanted to sleep on us.  She seemed to be eating well but I was concerned to find out she lost 10oz.  The doctor said it was fine, as long as she didn't lose a pound. She definitely has good lungs, when she's unhappy she screams.  She does not like diaper changes.

Hallister absolutely loves Liberty.  We talked about her a lot calling her "baby sister".  He loves to hold her and put a blanket over her.  Preston has noticed the new addition, especially when she cries, but is not sure what to think.  He has given her a hug and when she was in her swing crying he put his car next to her.....so sweet.  It is also sweet to see Jonathan hold Liberty.  He is so proud (and protective) of his little girl.

At her one week check up she gained back 9oz so we are so thankful she is healthy and right on track.  This week has been much better with her sleeping.  She has gotten used to being swaddled and is sleeping 4-6 hour stretches at night, eating, then going back to sleep. During the day she eats every 2 1/2 to 3 hours.  She is still very small.  A friend gave us some leftover preemie diapers she had and those fit her great but Newborn are working well too.  Also 0-3 month clothes are big on her.  Onesies that are Newborn size fit her best.

We thank God that Liberty is here.  We have wanted a daughter for a long time. She's healthy and beautiful.  We are so thankful for our parents, caring for the boys while we were in the hospital.  This week we are thankful for our Lifegroup family.  Each day the boys are going to different friend's houses while Jonathan is at work so that I can rest and heal and concentrate on Liberty.  We have just been overwhelmed with love and support, and feel very blessed.  Also for the next two weeks we have different people bringing us meals, which always helps out tremendously, not having to worry about cooking.

We look forward to posting many more pictures of our new addition soon!

37 Weeks

I had a doctor appointment on Tuesday.  I have been having contractions off and on every other day so I was curious to find out at my appointment if maybe she was dropping and getting ready to come early, but I am just dilated to a 1.  Yesterday I had contractions for about 2 hours.  I could breathe through them, but they increased as I had to discipline Hallister.  If the contractions return and are five minutes apart, lasting 60 seconds and I have had this activity for about an hour then we will head to the hospital.  I never had contractions this early with the boys so it makes me wonder if she may come early.  The nice thing about having the c-section scheduled for the 22nd is that we can have help with the boys planned.  If she arrives before this date then we have a back-up plan prepared.  Our bags are also packed.  Either way, we are so excited that we will get to meet our daughter in less than 2 weeks!

 "How do you feel?" is a question I probably get asked every day.  Well my feet hurt, my back hurts, I feel huge, I'm tired, and I am waddling around everywhere.  These are my first thoughts.  But then I remind myself there is a human being inside of me!  I feel so blessed and thankful that God chose Jonathan and I to be the parents of this baby that is about to come into the world.

As a friend reminded me today, since this is probably our last child, I am taking in each kick and hiccup I feel.  We are so thankful for our boys and I now see why God gave us boys first.  They can be buddies and protectors of Baby L.  (There's your hint at her name faithful bloggers.)  We are enjoying these last few days with just the boys and look forward to meeting our daughter!