Elizabeth Claire Nelson
Born: January 17th, 2012 at 12:32 p.m.
6 lbs 15 oz 19 inches long
I woke up on Tuesday the 17th at 2:00 am to contractions uncomfortable enough that I could no longer sleep through them. (That and I was too excited that it was happening.) I rolled out of bed around 4:00 am, and went in the living room to labor alone for a while. At 6:45 I woke up the girls, and started getting them ready for the day. Then we woke up Cory, and told him today was the day. :)
We started getting things together to go to the hospital.

7:30 am, and getting ready to go to the hospital. :)

Smiling... but actually trying not to wince too much... on our way to dropping the girls off at Connie Ward's house.
Bye girls! Have a good day!

We checked in at 8:00 am, and were admitted about an hour later. They were surprised to find me at a 7. In the photo above, I'm at a 9 and in the zone... Once I hit a 10, there was no stopping the train, and she was out 7 minutes later.
So this is the real world... Brrr!!! Put me back!

This little wonder scored a 10 on the Apgar scale... Cory was especially proud. :)
Tired, but so happy. It feels like we've waited forever to meet this little sweetheart!
We are a happy family!
Meeting sisters for the first time.
The biggest big sister. (Don't you love the huge pink "bow-hat" thing the nurses made?)
The littler big sister

Sleeping Beauty
Lots of Elizabeth pictures now...

Daddy loving on his littlest little girl
There's those eyes!

Mom... I don't fit.
I was so happy when I was told I could KEEP the big cup. :) It's the little things.

Home we go.


































