Ellodie Elizabeth Waugh arrived at 2:25 PM on Thursday, February 17, 2011. In her first statement of defiance she decided to begin labor at 4:30 AM on the day that we were scheduled to go in for an induction. This was a blessing though because no induction was necessary and mom did an awesome job as usual. It was another amazing experience and we are so thankful for such a perfect little baby girl!
Ben and Charlie came to the hospital only a few hours after the birth of their baby sister. They were very apprehensive and a little nervous about their mom being in a hospital bed but they were also interested in seeing their sister. Charlie is already wanting to hold her all the time. Such good big brothers...so far.
After a long boring day at the hospital yesterday, we were fortunate to be able to come home last night. Mom and baby are doing very well and were cleared for discharge a little sooner than we expected. We arrived home to a clean house and a crazy dog around 7 PM. There is nothing better than being able to crawl into your own bed, especially after sleeping on a pull out chair/bed.
I'm feeling a little guilty right now. There is something about having a little girl that makes me want to take tons and tons of pictures. Ashlee is still asleep and I can't help but get the camera out again. I feel guilty because Charlie will always be the middle child, have hand-me-down clothes for his entire childhood, and will never have as many baby pictures as Ellodie. Please forgive me.
So far things have been going very well at home. She slept very well last night and is in fact still sleeping. She woke up a couple of times to eat but has not been fussy at all. I'm sure it won't last!
