Meeting His Sisters!

Grandma Smith flew into town that afternoon, picked up Hannah and Lydia from Alexis Shaeffer, and Alissa from school and brought them to hospital to meet their new sibling.  We hadn't told ANYONE about the gender yet because we had promised that the girls would be told VERY FIRST before anybody else.  (I did tell my parents when I called them after delivering, but they weren't going to spread the word!)  Tyson bought 4 balloons - 3 of them said "Its a Boy!" on it and the 4th one was a big baby foot.  Each girl would get their very own Brother Balloon and the foot was for our little Boy!

When Tyson brought the girls into the delivery room, they looked up at the balloons.  We asked them "So, what did we have...a boy or a girl?!"  Alissa smiled and responded "boy."  Hannah smiled and Lydia just walked in the room excited to see Mommy and Daddy and some balloons!  We captured this sweet moment on video which I was so thrilled about!  It will be fun to watch over the years.

Right then and there, my sweet friend who worked in the nursery, brought into my delivery room all the supplies  needed to give our baby boy a bath!  It was so special because the three girls got to stand next to the baby warmer and watch up close and personal as Tamara gave Him a bath.  She was so cute and even let them help scrub him.  It was PERFECT.  I watched my two older girls admire their new little brother as he lay there being bathed.  I could see their immediate love and affection and excitement toward him.  As a parent, it is so rewarding to watch that sibling love grow and develop...those friendships that start so young, truly do last a lifetime and into the eternities.  My heart was full.  My cup runneth over!

It was fun to hang out as a family of 6!  We enjoyed being a part of his first few hours together as a family.  We enjoyed sending out the message to family and friends that we did in fact break our mold...we had a BOY!  I got to stay in my delivery room (special priveleges of being a labor and delivery staff nurse) for the whole day and evening and night.  I moved to post partum early in the morning but it was so nice to be with my dear work friends that night and hold my sweet new baby boy.  I was in heaven and wanted to soak up every moment.  For these moments are truly what I have dreamed of my whole life.  Babies are my world and always have been.  Maybe that's why I love more than anything being a mother!!