1.24.2011

our lastest arrival

the long awaited arrival of baby hannah



hannah cosette was born on jan 6 (katya's half-birthday--and yes, we planned it that way). she was 7 lbs 14 oz (our smallest single baby) and 21 inches long with huge feet and long fingers. labor was induced and lasted a depressing 14.5 hrs, but she came easily after just 2 pushes.


she's a wonderful baby--our easiest so far--sleeping up to 7 hrs at night, feeding like a champ, loving to be held (and there are a lot of us to hold her!), and just generally a good girl. it's also a bonus that i don't get peed on in the middle of the night.
here are pics of everyone/everything that likes to hold her:
the laundry
the katya (notice her lovely black eye!)
the twins (although in general they don't seem to care much about her)
the human train (jeremy and caleb)
the master holder (seth)--he's great at keeping her asleep
the big brother (jeremy)

the awesome aunt who babysits alot (courtney)
the liam
the princess couch cuddle time
nathan has an amazing 6 weeks off of work, so it's been nice having him home to do everything that i can't/don't want to do. he took all the kids to the science center last saturday. i just thought this picture was cute.
on sunday, the boys all spontaneously decided that they wanted to wear ties to church. it took a little time to get them all gussied-up, but it was worth it! they are so handsome.
i had to throw this in. adam and caleb (in red), just randomly fell asleep this way. even though they may fight a bit, at least sometimes they show affection (even if it is subconscious!)



























10 comments:

Alisa said...

Love the baby pictures. Thanks for posting. I loved the subconscious affection too - that's so funny. Congrats on your new arrival.

Angie said...

Had no idea that you were having/had another baby!! Congrats to the family, and on finally having another girl!! Makes me thinking about trying for another. ;) She is beautiful!!

White Noise said...

Cute little baby girl! Your whole family is so adorable. We need to video chat again... my kids were so interested in this blog!

Emily said...

Love all the pics. You guys are adorable. How did Katya get that black eye? Miss you guys. Hannah is beautiful.

Aaron and Kristen Boyce said...

So Cute. I absolutely love her name. (I may be a little partial to the name Hannah though ;-)) We can't wait to hang out with you guys this summer. Just a few more months...

Holly said...

Great pictures but I get tired just thinking of all you do in one day!

Hilary and Evan Biddulph said...

KIM!!!!! You are a super momma! I love it! She is sooo beautiful and your family is just amazing! CONGRATS! Wish I was there to help!

Dacia said...

Congrats - finally a good baby that lets you sleep - you deserve it - you deserved it earlier but I guess you take what you get:) We can't wait to see her in March!!!

Diagnose Rachel said...

I've been waiting and watching for an update...so glad to know more about the newest Zmolek cousin!
I'm glad you "got it right" with the 7th. Our last was our best baby too.
Love that you included photos of each sibling. THanks for taking your tiny tiny personal time to update us!
-Rachel

Christin said...

Congratulations! Another cute Boyce. I bet Katya is loving having a sister.