Sunday, April 15, 2012

It's a girl! Introducing Olivia Rose Butler!

We finally had our baby and it's a girl! Olivia Rose Butler was born on March 29th at 4:06 pm.  She weighed 7 lbs 11 oz and was 20 inches long.  Everything with the labor and delivery went well, I was induced and started pitocin at about 10 am on the 29th and she was born 6 hours later!  I only had to push for a couple minutes so it was much easier than some of the labors with my other kids.  Olivia has lots of black hair and chubby cheeks and she looks a lot like Leah did when she was a newborn.  She eats and sleeps pretty great so far and we just love having her in our family.  All the other kids adore her and have been pretty helpful and nice to her so that's been great.  Here are a bunch of pictures of her and our family over the past two weeks.

Before...me at 39 weeks!

After...Olivia at 39 seconds old!  She weighed exactly the same as Abbie and Leah at birth, 7 lbs 11 oz.  I guess I just make them all the same!

Olivia doesn't seem too happy to be here

Abbie meeting Olivia for the first time.  I love how they are looking at each other.

Olivia's first bath

Porter meeting Olivia for the first time, he loves little "O'Leah"!

Porter and Daddy.  These boys have to stick together now that they are really outnumbered.

Grandma T. with the girls

Aunt Liesl soaking in all that newborn goodness.  You can't tell she wants another one, right?

Abbie holding Olivia for the first time

Leah holding Olivia for the first time

Mommy getting a little turn

Daddy and his newest little princess

Olivia ready to go home

All four kids with the pink welcome home balloons.  A couple cousins and their parents came and decorated our front door with pink ribbon and balloons as a surprise for us.  It was so nice!

My sweet little girls

I love this one, aren't they beautiful?

All the girls in the family

Meeting a bunch of girl cousins, Olivia wasn't so sure about all the attention

Grandpa C. meets his newest grandchild

Leah and Porter get some more time holding Olivia

Proud big sister

Porter finally gets a turn holding Olivia.  He loved it so much he kept saying "More, hold baby?"  He loves his baby sister and so far has been really nice and gentle with her.

Olivia wide awake in the middle of the night

Striking a pose

Huge flower headbands make a cute baby even more adorable

Mommy and baby a few days after coming home from the hospital

Olivia sucking her thumb

All four kids enjoying popcorn and movie night.  I can't believe I have four kids!

Sleeping on Daddy

First bath at home

Olivia with her Olivia the pig doll that Daddy got her. 

No more pictures, Mom!

Porter giving Olivia a kiss

Playtime with Porter

Enjoying the playmat with Abbie and Leah

Even big kids can have fun under a playmat

My beautiful girls

4 comments:

cheryl said...

She is perfection! All your kids are gorgeous. So glad your labor went well. Congratulations!

Emily said...

Congratulations, she's adorable!

Robyn said...

Congrats! She is sooo cute. I love all her dark hair. Hopefully your kids will continue to be helpful.

Liesl said...

I just love the pic with all the little cousins smothering her. . .she won't have a lack of friends! :)