Our Beautiful Bella and Sweet Ian

We LOVE our little girl! She is one week today, and she's already smiling at us. She is a sleeper! I almost don't know what to do. Ian was always so busy and didn't sleep for long stretches. Isabella slept 6 straight hours last night. We love it. We love her.

We LOVE our little boy! He is adjusting to the change. Sometimes he is loving and sweet to her--other times he's a little jealous. Just a few minutes ago he lifted her out of her swing and held her by the ankles (I about had a heart attack). He really does love her, though. He calls her "Abella." We love our little guy. He's so fun and busy, and he lights up our days.

How blessed to have such wonderful children!

It's a Girl!

Isabella Jane Billings was born at 11:08 p.m. last night! She was 7 lbs exactly, and 20 inches long. She is beautiful! We posted a lot of pictures because grandmas and grandpas are far away. We had a little bit of a scare with heart rates--Becky's and Isabella's kept dropping--so we're grateful we didn't have to have a c-section. Things went well, and we were SO delighted to see a little girl! We sure were wrong on our guess as a boy! We're so happy!

Sharing Daddy

Probably the toughest thing for Ian will be sharing his daddy. Daddy and Ian are really close. We'll see how it affects both of them.

Tomorrow is the big day! We're inducing the baby at 7:30 in the morning. We have a plethora of names picked out for boys and girls. I guess we'll know hopefully this time tomorrow what the baby is and what its name will be. We'll keep you posted.

Papa

We had quite a scare a couple of weekends ago when my dad nearly had a heart attack. Thanks to modern technology, he's doing great. So glad you're still with us, Papa. We sure love you!

Due in a Week

Ummm . . . could I get any bigger? Come on, Baby, time to come.