The last few days...

These are all out of order, but here are some recent pictures:

Elliott Marie Fine

We are very happy to welcome Elliott Marie Fine! She weighed in at 8lbs 7oz and measured 19 inches long. She was born about 45 minutes after we finally got a labor and delivery room! I was 6cm (and not having terribly painful contractions) when the doctor broke my water. I then started having terribly painful contractions and was fully dilated about 20-30 minutes later. I pushed for about 15 minutes and out she came. The good thing about natural childbirth is that it sure is fast! We'll try to get some more pictures up late tonight, but here is one of the first photos of her...

Happy Fall!!

I finally started to feel more like myself this morning. I was so happy baby Elliott decided not to make a grand appearance while Kate and I were sick!! Trying to attempt natural childbirth while sick and going on four nights of hardly any sleep, would have been a total disaster.

We finally went out and about for a little while today since we were all feeling up to it. We stopped to take a picture and enjoy the nice weather. Hope everyone is having a nice fall so far!

Kate's First Titans Game

We took Kate to her first Titan's Game last Sunday (we took our crappy point and shoot camera so the pictures aren't great...). This was a bad idea on so many levels. Kate doesn't handle hibachi grills well because of the noise. Why we thought she would handle fireworks and drunk people cheering loudly, I don't know. Also, the game happened to be right smack in the middle of her nap time. This was not a good combo. Then, throw in the nine month pregnant mom, who had to hike a mile and a half from where we parked to the stadium (and then climb up to the very, very tip top last row of seats) and it was not a good mix. By the time we made it back to the car I could barely walk because I hurt so bad. This Sunday I'll be watching the game from the comfort of my own couch.

Fall Is Here (...Finally!!)

When Dad Supervises...

Rainy Day

I know I haven't blogged in awhile. I was hoping to get some cute pictures of Kate while we were in Chattanooga, but she was grouchy and felt horrible while we were there. She had a bad cold, a 102 fever and a double ear infection. That meant no sleep for any of us that night in the hotel. At about three o'clock in the morning , Matt even suggested that we just pack up and head back to Nashville right then since we weren't going to get any sleep anyway. I nixed that idea. We ended up going to the aquarium the next morning. We decided this would be our last chance to go for a long time. Kate wasn't particularly thrilled. I think she would have enjoyed it much more if she didn't feel so bad. I did hear her shriek in fear for the first time. A giant six foot long sea turtle swam right up to the glass where she was standing. She shrieked and ran to Matt.

Other than that, we've been pretty boring around here. I'm at the point in the pregnancy where I have no energy. My mantra these days is "if it doesn't have to be done, I'm not doing it" (and no-- Matt, Mom, Dad or whoever just snickered at that, that is not my mantra even when I'm not pregnant...). I use what little reserve of energy I have left to chase Kate around and take care of her. This means Kate and I spend a lot of time up in the playroom. This way I can sit and she can run around. She is too rambunctious these days to play much downstairs on the hardwood. Here are some pictures of Kate playing this afternoon. She is still sporting the bruise on her forehead that she got last week when she dove off the side of the couch, onto the hardwood floor. The bruise has now faded into a nice shade of olive green.