A new sister

The girls love their new baby sister. They both want to hold her a lot and cuddle. Landree woke up early yesterday and laid and cuddled with Lauryn. She was so gentle. They really have been really good with her. We are getting all kinds of questions like, "How did she get out of your belly?", "What's on her belly button?", "Does she have any teeth yet?".
Lily thinks she drinks from my belly, I guess because my boobs hang down so low. So she always giggles when I'm feeding her and says, "She's drinking from your belly!" It's cute but not so flattering. They are getting excited to play with her. I can't wait to see the 3 of them playing together.

Lauryn James

LAURYN JAMES
She's finally here! Lauryn was born Wednesday, September 24th at 4:08 am. She weighed 8 pounds and is 19 inches long.

Big Day!

Well tonight is it! I have to be at the hospital at 7:30 to start the inducing. Wish me luck! I am actually really nervous. I don't know what to expect plus a little scared for the pain of labor. I am excited to not be pregnant though and to have the baby finally here. I will call everyone or email as soon as possible. It will most likely be in the morning. I am not sure how fast the whole process will go tonight. I think it depends on how soon they break my water, etc. Thank you Sarah and Lesley for the comments. I needed to hear from someone that has been induced before!

Sunday Tourists!

Since Al's Mom is in town we decided to be tourists. We went down to the Bellagio Atrium to see the flowers, MGM to see the lions and then we went to M&M World to see the 3-D show and look at the M&M merchandise.

Balloonapalooza

We went to the 3rd annual Balloonapalooza at Craig Ranch Golf Course. It is within 2miles of our house. Basically it's a 3 day festival around hot air balloons. I LOVE hot air balloons. The town I am from in Iowa, Indianola, holds the National Balloon Classic every August. It is very fun, my family always has chased the balloons or been involved somehow. The August before my senior year I was lucky enough to go for a long morning ride with a balloonist. It was an amazing experience. Something I can say Al has never done! Here are the pics from the festival.

Sorry I didn't realize the only pictures I had were of us eating snow cones and hanging out! We also watched fireworks, the girls rode a ride, and visited with friends.

Olivia's Tea Room~ Katie's 5th Birthday Party

Landree and Lily's friend, Katie, had her 5th birthday party at a here called Olivia's Tea Room. The girls all got to dress-up in any gown, went through a chest of jewelry, get their hair done, have make-up on and have their finger nails polished. They then had a fashion show and tea party. It was great fun! Katie's Mom, Shauna, plans the best parties for her kids. The pictures turned out great. Shauna, thank you for inviting both girls to the party. They had a great time!

Last Doctor's Appointment

We scheduled inducing for Tuesday night at 7:30. I think what they do is just give you pitocin and let you start contracting overnight. So she will probably be here Wednesday morning. If any of you have been induced please let me know how it went. I heard the whole process is much worse than just going into labor naturally. Let's just pray that happens in the next couple days! I will keep you all updated. We have our laptop ready to take to the hospital to get pics out as soon as possible (as long as they are wireless- Are hospitals wireless nowadays?)