I finally got some new pictures of you! They are of your first and second day home. A lot happened during these first 2 days! You got your first bath, wore your yellow dress (which is a BIG thing...because it is so cute!!!), and you just acted cute (so of course we have to take pictures of that!!)! Below are the pictures!!

First night home!! (Holding Daddy's hand)

First bath (with a rag)!

Finally home...

Today you have finally made it home!! You have definitely been loooong awaited (and it has only been 2 days)! The kids we so excited that today was finally "The Day" (and who am I kiddin...I was too!). When you got here, everyone wanted to hold you...but you just wanted to be left alone! I held you for the longest...and I think that I made everyone jealous! :D (but the what are "Big Sis' " for ANYWAYS?!?!?!) I want to there to be a special bond between us!

I will probably be leaving for college while you are still young, and won't have as much time to bond with you as I have now! I want to make the most of that time! Everyone says "Oh, that is still a long time from now", but to be honest...it is coming quicker than either one of us can imagine. I will be and college and have a 4-5 yrs. old sister. Some people might say "that's strange"...and some of them might be right...but I don't want that to matter! I want to be someone you can look up to, come and talk with, or just follow their example; NO MATTER HOW OLD EITHER ONE OF US ARE!!!!!!!

You are too good to be true...and I am so happy that you are finally home: LET THE BONDING BEGIN!

~Big Sis

You are coming home today!!

You are coming home today, and to say the least we are VERY excited!!!!!! We have got all you things put in their rightful places, each blanket neatly folded, each toy sitting 'just so' in your little toy basket. Today I am going to make up your crib, get it all ready for when you come!!! And then we will begin to play the "waiting game"...just sitting and watching out the window for you and Mommy to arrive. The moment they spot you or even the car you are in, there will be a scramble of feet, and before I can say anything....away they will run to stand lined up at the gate awaiting their new baby sister!!!!! What a joy! So hurry little Charity!! (You too, Mom)

~Big Sis

Pictures 2/24/10

We all to hold you last night and it was just too cute to see the looks on some of the kids faces!! I am going to put the pictures of you on here so that everybody can see you!

Everybody wanted to touch and hold you!

Sarah got to go first!

...Then Lydia!...

...then Josiah...

..then Nathaniel went (but I forgot to take pics of him...oops)...

...Then finally I got to ho....I am NOT putting that picture on here!!!

So we all got to hold you...then Daddy got you back and held you for a loooong time! He loves you, Charity!!

Finally Proud and Tired Mom!!!

Wow!

I finally got to hold you!! I am so excited that you are finally here!!! Tommorrow I am going to be putting pictures of you on here so that EVERYBODY can see just how beautiful you are!! You are so small, or at least if feels that way. You are chubbier than any of us have ever been when we were born! You amaze me in every way, and I am MORE than ready to welcome you into our family! Tonight as I was holding you, you opened your eyes and looked around. I know that you probably couldn't tell much of what you were seeing, but you enjoyed the colors. I think that you are going to be a happy baby: You were smiling in your sleep! I tried to catch it on camara, but that is something that you just can't catch...although rest assured I will keep on trying!!

You are here!

You were born today!!! You weighed 6 1/2 lbs and you are as chubby as can be! You look soooooo much like Lydia, it is almost too hard to believe! WOW!!! I haven't seen you in real life, but I have seen you in pictures, and I am looking forward to you tonight! I love ya girl!

~Allana