Woah Baby!

Emma Joy Ricks joined our family on October 17th at 3:05am.  She weighed 8lbs. 13 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long.  She came with a full head of dark hair.  We love her and she fits right in with the family.  My mom was here that first week which was SOOOOOOO nice.  I wish I could have her live here permanently.  Dave took the week off after my mom left and took a couple days off the week after to slowly help me transition into being a stay-at-home mom of two little girls.  It's tough.  We definitely have good days and bad days but I know it will only get better.

I probably won't ever write about the birth story. I never did with Jocelyn either. Both were pretty easy and uneventful. Though we have discovered that I have what Dave calls, the worst super power ever. I have the ability to make my epidurals wear off. Yes, with both my girls I had issues with them wearing off. With Jocelyn they were able to sort of fix it by giving me boosts or changing dosage but with Emma nothing worked. I was dilated to a 9 and screaming like a banshee. So they removed my epidural and redid it. Thank heaven for drugs when they work correctly!  I hope my super power goes away though before we have any more children.

Now enjoy some pictures.