Well, most of you have heard by now that I had Addison Jennifer Nielsen! She was born on Thursday, May 29th at 3:11pm. She was 18 1/2 inches long and weighed 6 pounds exactly. Delivery was very easy – one push and she was here! I was 36 weeks into my pregnancy, so she was 4 weeks early, but she came out breathing on her own and doing great!

I got my tubes tied that next evening (Friday) and Addison and I actually came home that same night. Only one night in the hospital! I’m feeling pretty good, although I’m very tired. Raising 4 kids is no easy task, especially when one of them just turned one!

I’ve had great help… Jennifer (Rob’s mom) came out here for 2 1/2 weeks because my doctor put me on bedrest at 34 weeks. She left this past Monday, and then Rachel was able to come out until Thursday morning. It was sooooo good to see her and Casey and Jackson.  My step mom Kim came out this past Wednesday and will be staying for a week.  It’s so nice to have an extra set of hands while Rob is in Iraq.

I’m looking to get an evening nanny to help me out with dinner/baths/etc. Hopefully that will work out and I won’t get so tired trying to do it all. Damian and Kadence are trying to be big helpers though, and that really does help out!

Everyone seems to be adjusting to having the new baby at home. Damian is especially attentive to her, Kadence kind of just stays away from her, and Bianca is a bit jealous – but will hopefully get over that pretty soon.

Other than that life is going well for us. We all really miss Rob and can’t wait for him to come back home. He’ll be back in a few months, and hopefully he won’t have to leave again any time soon. We sure hope he’s going to be home for a while..

Well, that’s it for today. I added a few pictures today, so make sure you check those out. Hope everyone is doing well!