My girls

Since we live so close to Death Valley and other wonderful nature creations, our family has lots of opportunities to explore and really appreciate the wonderful things that we have here in our little part of the world. Devonney is a little too young to explore yet, but Daddy took the "big girls" on a little hike to see some wonderful lava rocks. Devonney and I stayed in the car because it was extremely cold and windy, but the older girls loved hiking over the big rocks with daddy. It's so great to have Adam as a geologist because he knows so many amazing things about the beautiful landscape around us. The girls love spending time with him and love the fact that he knows so much about the rocks. This picture is kind of dark, but here are all three of my "big girls". Cecely no longer considers herself a baby because Devonney has taken that spot. She is a big girl now! She enjoys being out with the big girls and her dad. She is a trooper. She tends to fall down a lot but she gets right back up and keeps going! I am so lucky to have such wonderful and beautiful daughters!
I hope one day when the girls are older I can show them this picture! No matter how much fighting they do, at the end of the day they love each other so much. Since they share a room I love to hear the conversations that they have when they should be sleeping. The have such a deep bond with each other and I am so grateful for that. Where would my life be without my children. I hate to even think about it. This picture explains it all.
Here is our little monkey. She is getting bigger everyday. She is such a little piece of sunshine. Even being so tiny she adds such an enormous amount of happiness and love to our home.
How precious can you get. I have taken pictures of every single one of my children sleeping when the are babies and I cherish every one of them. I love my little Devonney . Who knew such a small package would have such a huge impact on our lives. I am blessed and I know that I am. I have four beautiful, healthy girls. Each fills such an important role in our life as a family. Each adds so much than what we had before. I am so grateful for my wonderful family.

Grandma and Grandpa visit!

So, my parents came to visit us the end of December. It was such a huge surprise and blessing. I really thought that they would not be able to come until the end of January, or maybe in February for the blessing. They surprised us! Of course I knew that my mom wouldn't be able to hold out for very long without seeing her new grand daughter. It was very hard for her not to be here with me with everything that I went through. They have my granny that lives with them and it is very hard to go anywhere or find anyone to watch her if they need to leave.

While I was going through the whole preeclampsia thing my mom would call and text and so would my dad everyday. Of course I had Dr. appts everyday to monitor the blood pressure and the protein in the kidneys and liver. Everyday I could expect a call or text from my parents to find out what was going on. It was so nice to have them checking up on me. They were also worried about Devonney. It was so nice to have them come and see our newest little angel. My dad could not believe that she was so tiny. He kept telling her that he couldn't believe something so little caused so much worry(but then he would tell her that she was worth it). They brought great gifts for the older girls. Lots of fun games and books.

My dad busted out the banjo and we sang and played while the girls danced! It reminded me of when I was growing up. There was always music going on in our house, whether it be the banjo or the guitar. Lots of great memories and I am so glad we can share those with our children. My mom got to hold and snuggle Devonney as much as she wanted. It was so great! There is something so special about having your parents here when you have your kids. Not to mention that the older kids loved having grandpa and grandma here! We miss them already but can't wait for Grandma and Grandpa Bingham to come visit in February!

In Review!

As you can see, all of the girls love their new baby sister. Each of them in their own special way is such a great help to mom. These pictures are almost a month old. This is the first night we brought her home. She weighed 4 pounds 7 oz when we brought her home. I just had another check up for her yesterday and she weighs 5 pounds 14 oz. She is getting to be a big girl now. Well, not really she is still so tiny, but she is starting to fill out. She is such a blessing to our family. She is such a sweet baby. She is now starting to stay up a little more during the day and loves to look around. She loves her sisters already. Bailey loves to read books to her. Aislynn loves to sing to her and Cecely loves to rub her head when I am feeding her.

I will post some more pics of the little monkey now that she is so huge(ha ha). We also had my parents come and visit for a couple of days so I will post those pictures too. It has been almost a month since we brought Devonney home and although I am a little sleep deprived it has been such a blessing. I can't imagine life without her in our family. Each of my precious girls has such an important place in our home.

Thank you to everyone for calling and emailing. We appreciate everyone's love and concern for our family. We miss all of you. Congrats to my friends who are celebrating new babies in their families. Whether or not those babies are here on earth or looking down from Heaven, it is so true that a baby changes everything.