Our baby girl is finally here!!  Katherine Paige was born on March 12 at 3:18 am weighing 7 lbs 4 oz and was 20 1/4 inches long.  She has tons of dark hair (which explains the indigestion).  Too bad for those taking bets on red hair like her daddy. 

{First family photo.  Looking a little rough.}

{"Perfectly perfect in every way."}

It was a difficult delivery, but totally worth it in the end.  Our precious baby daughter was "sassy" throughout the entire 9 hour labor, leaving her mom and dad scared and nervous.  Thank God she made it into this world safely.

{Not that happy about going home.}

{Meeting our sisters.}

Jason and I were so blessed to have our family close by, making the 3 hour trip from Kennett just in time.


We are so in love.  She is absolutely perfect.

{First St. Patrick's Day}

{Thanks to Mimi and Aunt Mandy for the last minute St. Patty's Day outfit.}

I haven't been doing much these days.  Just waiting.  And sleeping.  And eating.  Among the things I've been snacking on are the Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cupcakes from Top Tier Cheesecakes.  They were a "baby gift" and much appreciated.  SO good.

{Awesome.}

Jason and I were blessed yet again with a Diaper Party on Friday.  (Thank you Kim and Patti for a great party!!)  We received much needed diapers and cute baby girl clothes!  It was such a fun night.

{3 Preggos:  Jamie, Heather, me}

 

{Diaper cake}

I finished off the weekend with a trip to the Green With Indie Craft Show and a Twilight Saga-a-thon (I've got to pass the time somehow) at home.

As I mentioned here, I'm making a new chocolate dessert each month.  February's dessert was "Cran-Raspberry Truffles."  This recipe was slightly more complicated than last month's.  You can find the recipe here.  My truffles didn't turn out exactly like the picture, but they were delicious nonetheless.

I've spent much of my free time (since starting my maternity "leave") relaxing, waiting, and baking.  I could have probably finished the entire year's worth of desserts in one day, but didn't.  These are my truffles:

{Cran-Raspberry Truffles...minus the cran.  I was out of dried cranberries.}  {39 Weeks}

I finally feel satisfied with the way the nursery looks.  Between that and the complete exhaustion I feel these days, I can officially say the nursery is finished.  My mom finished making the fabric poms I wanted to hang from the ceiling and surprised me with a Swan Lake mobile to hang over the crib. 

I had seen a similar mobile on Etsy months ago, but the price was a little steep for our nursery budget.  I had decided that this particular mobile wasn't in the cards for us and was either going to go without one or find one at a store.  I was completely shocked when my mom showed up last weekend with an almost completed Swan Lake handmade mobile.  This one is so much better than the one I found on Etsy because it was made with love by Katherine's grandmother.  One day, Katherine will know that her grandmother loved her so much that she spent hours making the perfect ballerina mobile to hang in her nursery. 

{Fabric poms made by my mom.}

{Swan Lake mobile made by my mom.}

{Each doll was hand sewn.}

{So cute.}

With the poms and mobile now in place, I feel ready to share the finished nursery.  You can see what the room originally looked like here.






I was a little on the fence about having maternity photos taken.  In the end I decided to go ahead a do a few just to have, to prove that I actually did this!





I'm 38 weeks now.  Ready, ready, ready!

{38 Weeks}