I'm Back

Wow, I have been away from the blog for a long time.  I don't even know where to start so I will start with the most exciting happening in our life in the last several months.  We added a new member to our family!

Miss Sophia Jean arrived July 27, 2011, weighing in at 9lbs 12 ounces of sweet baby girl goodness. (Excuse the graininess of the pictures as in true fourth baby fashion I took my camera to the hospital with a dead battery so we took pictures with my IPhone)  Oh my was she hard to get out, she had huge shoulders! She was my shortest labor but hardest delivery if that makes any sense at all.  She is an amazing little baby and such a perfect piece of the crazy puzzle that is our family.  I am so in love with her as I am with all my girlies.

Adjusting to life with four kiddos has been going pretty well, I am insanely tired as Sophie is not the greatest sleeper ever.  Olivia is in full two year old mode so she wears me out too.  Ellie and Emma are fabulous helpers so I am thankful for them.  The hardest part is getting school done.  I tell John I am going to put the big girls in school about every other day.  Olivia is crazy during school time and the baby needs holding and it is chaos at times but I was reminded by a friend yesterday that this is just a season and it too shall pass. 

Speaking of chaos, Miss Olivia is up from nap and by nap I mean the hour that I make her play quietly in her room every day because she refuses to sleep even though she is sooooo very tired and cranky. And by play quietly I mean she sings at the top of her lungs and constantly tells me that it is time to get up. 

So I am off to deal with her and hopefully I will be back to the blog much sooner this time!