Elizabeth

I just had to share a video of Elizabeth babbling. She is so darn cute. I love how she keeps grabbing the blanket.

Elizabeth in the Jumper

I just couldn't resist post pictures of Elizabeth in the jumper. She's not sure how to jump on her own yet so we helped her. I think she likes it don't you?

"What's this I'm  in again?"

"I Like this."

What fun.

Elizabeth's 1st Solid foods

So we have to just document this event. I felt she needed solid food when she just became too restless during her waking hours. When naps, diaper changes and breastfeeding were not working I thought I'd try feeding her some rice cereal. At first she didn't know what to think of the stuff. But after a while she thought is was aright. The picurtes say it all.

"What's this stuff again?"

Not sure what to think. 

Kirsten trying to feed Lizzie.

"OK I'll try more."

"I like it now."

Dad and the Girls

OK so here are some cute pictures of our Girls. I love how happy they both are.

Lizzie. She is turning out to be such a smiley baby

Here she is again with that cute smile.

And here we have Ken with his 2 youngest kids.

Hanging with Daddy before. 

Elizabeth's blessing

We blessed Elizabeth on the 20th of November. She looked so cute in her blessing dress.
Mommy holding her.
This pictures of Elizabeth is so cute. I love the expression on her face.
Grandma Tennant enjoyed holding her.
Of course Angela had to hold her little sister.
Grandpa Tennant holding Kirsten. They have a unbreakable bond. Can't you just see it in their faces?
Grandma Hubbard holding Elizabeth.
What a cutie. Love this baby of mine.
Samantha Melissa Griffin Grandma Hubbard Abby watching Sam's baby after the dinner wound down.

We all love holding Elizabeth

Ken is such the ever loving father. I love these pictures of him with Elizabeth.
A close up of our sweet baby. She is only 5 days old here.
And of course I had to get all four of them together. Aren't they cute?
Angie holding her sister
Christopher
And of course we have Kirsten with her baby sister.
And you just have to have Mommy holding her.
Kirsten loved siting with Grandpa Downey.
Here is Grandpa and Grandma Downey holding Elizabeth.
And let's not forget my mom. She stayed with us for a week. I almost forgot to take this picture. I love them all

Recent pictures of Elizabeth Jane

This is a collage of the pictures that were taken of Elizabeth when she was only 5 days old. A friend in our ward Catherine Auger took the picture. We thought they were adorable.

Announcing the Birth of Elizabeth Jane Tennant

I went into labor at 4:00am in the morning on September 30, 2011. I knew it was the real thing when the contraction didn't let up and came every 5 minutes. An hour later I woke up Ken and we got dressed and went on a walk around the parking lot of the church near our house.

About 2 1/2 hours later we called our midwife Michelle Bartlett. The kids woke up shortly after that. We then wrote an email to Christopher's teacher letting her know he wouldn't be in school that day as he wanted to be there when his sibling was born.

Ken found it amusing at me as I put make up on while coping with the ever more serious contraction. Yes it took 3 times at long, but I wanted to look nice for the pictures that would be taken after our baby was born. He also found it amusing again as I fixed Kirsten's hair for the same reason. While I fixed Kirsten's hair she looked up at me once in a while wondering why I would pause during the time I curled her hair to breath the contractions. Valerie our midwife's assistant walked in while I was fixing Kirsten's hair and also thought it was a funny sight.

Later our friend, Robyn Allgood, came whom we asked to help out with the labor and to take pictures after the baby was born came. She cooked Ken and I breakfast to give us both some needed energy, especially since labor was becoming more difficult. Because of Ken's amusement and grinning over fixing Kirsten's hair and doing my hair, I would burst out in laughter too. This in turn made Robyn, Michelle and Valerie laugh as well. I'm sure they thought I was a little crazy. I mean come on who laughs during labor?

Well, a little while later, I labored more in my bedroom. It got to the point where I felt like laying down on the bed to relax as the contractions were getting quite intense. What took me completely by surprise was shortly after I laid on the bed my water broke. This caused both Ken and I to make a mad dash to the birthing tube that Ken had filled the previous night.

As soon as I got in the water, I started to laugh again. This again made everyone else laugh all over again. This went on for what seemed like a few minutes, but was really around 45 minutes. Finally Michelle asked me to get on my hands and knees and breathe through the contraction and let them do the work. I would know when I needed to push and she was right.

It wasn't long before I knew it was defiantly time to push. After about 5 minutes she was out and Ken handed her to me. I was very eager to find out the gender of the baby. The cord was between her legs so at first glance I thought she was a boy. After a closer look saw that she was in fact a girl. It was a very fun surprise. I felt nothing more then shear elation over the whole ordeal. The joy that only comes through giving birth. Elizabeth curled up on my chest like she knew I am her mom. It was a priceless moment. The other 3 kids watched the scene unfold and were pleased as can be to meet their new sister. Ken was just as surprised and happy as I was.

I stayed in the water until the cord was ready to be cut and I was able to breast feed Elizabeth. After which the Michelle and her assistant Valerie helped me dry off and get into bed with Elizabeth. Shortly after this, Valerie weighed and measured her. I guess that she would be 8 pounds 10 ounces. Michelle, Valerie, and Ken were all amazed to find that I was right. She was also 22 inches long with a head measurement of 14.25 inches.

Anyway the expercie was very joyful and here are some picutes of it. This was by far one of the best birthing experiences I have had. Truly to me one of God's miracles.