Baby Ely came a week early! We went in for our 39 week appointment and they told us it would be best if we got into the hospital to be induced that afternoon. It was the last thing we expected to be doing that day, but trusted everything would turn out to be alright. Heavenly Father was present the whole time and there are several miracles associated with her arrival. As we have held her the past four days we just have such an overwhelming sense of gratitude and love. We so appreciate the out pour of well wishes and all the love we have received from our friends and family. We are so in love with her. Here are some photos from the past four days of having her in our life.
There are so many photos of Sean holding her for the first time, it absolutely made my heart melt so I couldn't stop taking pictures. Another one of the "happiest" moments for me being able to see this.
Our first family photo. We were all a little tired.
Right before we took her home
Rocco meeting her for the first time.
She was eating this hand in all 4 ultra sounds we had while I was pregnant. She still always has it in her mouth now.
She hates socks.
We were a little unprepared for Halloween, we didn't expect for her to be here that soon, luckily we had this zebra outfit so she could dress up for the trick or treaters. Daddy was spider man and I had to re think my Olaf costume I wore to dance classes earlier that week so I was a leprechaun.
The sweetest little zebra
On our third day home I told Sean to dress her. This is what he put her in. I thought it was adorable. She is such a princess already, here she is getting her nails done by daddy.
I love Converse's reaction in this picture. He has been mildly curious about her and runs away every time she cries. When we laid her by him at first he was just like " what is this thing?" He then acted like he didn't care and continued napping.
We decided to attempt the first hour of church today. We sat in the back row by the door. We were so nervous she would cry and were ready to dodge if she did. She slept the whole time! She was such a good girl. She looked so pretty. I love this picture of her and her handsome daddy. Sean has been such a great partner in parenthood. He has been awesome in sharing the responsibilities and has probably been up late with her more than I have. He lets me sleep and brings her to me every two hours for feedings. He loves staying up with her and participating in caring for her. It has made me fall in love with him all over again. I love our little family.
