Is my baby Scholastica really six weeks old already?! It hardly seems like it was six weeks ago that she showed her little face. We had the six week check up with the midwife today and Scholastica is weighing in at 10 pounds 5 ounces and measures 23 inches long. As the picture tells, she is a happy baby. She seldom...

These boys love their little sister!

Four weeks old and cute as can be.

Yesterday my midwife-friend stopped by to drop by some paperwork and took a few pictures. I then lifted them from Facebook. While here, she weighed Schola to see what she was coming in at these days: 9 pounds 2 ounces. I measured her this morning and came up with 21 inches. So she's gained a pound and grown and inch...

I sent a picture of Scholastica sitting on my lap while outside to a my mom, my sister, and my friend. Each of them replied shortly after with some comment about the sun and how they missed it or they had no idea what it was. So then I sent them a picture of the sun.   Spring took a while to come to South...

Last night, Scholastica was baptized at the Easter Vigil. We did not get any pictures, mostly because we forgot about taking a camera, and partly because we didn't think to arrange for someone to take a picture during the Mass. I promise to get a picture of her in her gown, even if it means I have to put her in it...

  ...on which hung the salvation of the world.

Thursday I had a check up with the midwife. Being past due, I asked her to check me for dilation, as I had been at 2 cm two weeks before.  She did the check and I was at 4 cm. Some places call that active labor, but I wasn't having contractions of any kind, so I figured I had some time. During dinner I had a few...

  Scholastica Veronica: born at 335 am this morning 8 lb 2 oz 20 inches long. We are all doing well!