If you’ve ever been pregnant, you know that you reach a point where you think your body can’t possibly hold the baby for one more day. Between begging God, will power or just the sheer force of gravity, there has got to be a way for the baby to escape.
Fortunately, I had a scheduled C-section on the 20th, but I am pretty sure I couldn’t have made it one more day. See?
Yes- about to explode.
So, thankfully we came to the hospital and everyone here agreed we should have a baby. We got here around 5 am, did all the lovely pre-op procedures (thought several times about running away because I hate the anticipation of pre-op stuff), answered goofy questions about religious preferences and family mental history and were on our way! And our sweet baby girl arrived at 7:16 am.
She weighed 8 pounds and 2 ounces. I guess that is a respectable size, but since I was SO incredibly large (see above picture again, I’ll wait) I thought for sure she would be at least 15 pounds…. or 9. Whatever I could get away with claiming was “the BABY’s weight gain” and not mine was going to be fine. But she was just a tiny little 8 pounder. She certainly is teensy compared to her brothers who were 10+ and 9+ pounds. But I guess petite is okay, too.
Me asking, “Are you sure she didn’t weigh more?”
And the mandatory C-section family picture:
So far we have just been hanging out in the hospital making silly faces,
poopy diapers (no picture; you’re welcome) and happy grandparents.
(I just noticed my dad’s double glasses method he’s got going on below. That’s totally him- practical, yet a little goofy.)
I am feeling MUCH better today and my favorite part of the day was having the boys come to visit their sister. Jason said that Henry said in the car, “So the baby is out of mommy’s tummy, now?” and Ollie said, “That means we get to play with mommy AND the sister? YAAAY!” I think they “got it” after that, but might still be in for a rude awakening once we get home. They were very sweet, whispered when they talked to her and were kind of mesmerized by her tiny size.
We gave them toys from their sister (as if she has already been cruising the aisles of Toys R Us) and her loud, crazy brothers then showed up to play.
It didn’t help that the birth certificate lady was here trying to get all our info as they zoomed their new cars over her feet. Oh my; it was really that lovely. Hellooooooo, reality.
Other important goings on:
1) I have more wrist bands that a 6 year old has silly bands.
2) Baby girl E (still finalizing a blog name for her; might do a poll to get your input) has strawberry blonde hair.
3) The nurses affixed a purple bow to her head WITH KY JELLY and that cracked me up
4) She is nursing like a champ- as in a champion food competitor. I’m a little concerned we might be going to Spam eating contests after all…
I can’t tell you how much we have appreciated your thoughts, prayers, congratulations and well-wishes.
Thank you SO MUCH! You all make my day more than KY Jelly on an newborn’s head. And that means a lot. 
About Hillary
She’s a cutie!!! Congrats to your family.
Welcome to the world Baby E! (Although….uh hum…when you have some time in the next…say…few months…will you email me her real name? I’m dying to know!)
Take care, and I hope your recovery goes smoothly!!!
She’s beautiful! Love the pictures with the boys and the obligatory c-section family picture, we didn’t get the lovely crusifix pix becuase Grant had to be evaluated by the NICU team twice. We’re better off not having it.
Congrats!
HEEEEL!! oh my GOODNESS!! she is sooo precious!! i ‘m just getting back into town and was finally able to check your blog HOPING there would be pictures..yay!! i’m so very happy for you. she will be such a blessing to your beautiful little family. can’t wait to talk to you! ((hugs))!
HIL!
SO VERY EXCITED for you and your boys (all 3 of ‘em)!!!!
YAY!!!!!!! She’s so CUTE!!!!
I too want to know E….WHAT!
BTW-My husband thinks of me as an old lady- as in no fun at all.
(too bad he wasn’t at Troy with us) anyway… he calls me ESTHER!
HA!
CONGRATS again!!
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Congrats, Hilary! So happy for you!
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Again, congratulations to both of you. Loved the picture of the boys being introduced to baby sister. I’m still a little miffed that you chose not to name her ‘Irvena Earlene’. Maybe it’s because you never actually spelled it out. Love you all.
Congrats to your family! One question, one comment — what brand is her adorable gown outfit with the matching hat? And, I used karo syrup on my child’s head to affix her hairbows!
It’s Baby Lulu via a consignment sale!! I do love Baby Lulu, though: babylulu.com. But after a brief search, it doesn’t look like they have that pattern in stock anymore.
There’s always eBay, though!
And the Karo is hysterical!! At least you could kiss her head!
I know … tasty head
She was bald forever, and I got tired of people saying, “he’s so cute” so I took care of that with a little karo and a tiny bow. 
Super cute pics of E and the boys! What a cute gown and matching hat!! I can remember the NICU nurses putting bows with KY in the little girl’s hair. That cracked me up then and till does now! Hope you have a speedy c-section recovery!
Yes- it WAS the NICU nurses now that I think about it! Ha! She had a brief stint there, but is perfectly fine.
congratulations!! she is too too precious!!
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She is just beautiful, as I knew she would be. I love the picture of the boys with you and she, one to keep and maybe frame for sure.
-Becky
Thanks, Becky. That one was one of my favorites, too!
Congratulations! Love those pics of the boys adoring their new baby sister! For a blog name, you could always use what some distant cousins of mine just named their baby IN REAL LIFE….are you ready? Ellie Mae Sue. Isn’t that awful!
Enjoy that sweet baby girl!
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Congratulations on this new little blessing! What a beautiful baby girl! Best wishes to all of you!
Yay, she is here and beautiful! Congratulations to you and your family!
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Congrats! She’s just beautiful. And you look lovely too!
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Hillary, She is BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations on her arrival. It seems like you just announced that you were expecting, but I’m sure it doesn’t feel like that to you!
I love her beautiful blond hair!! Can’t wait to see more of her!!
Awwww, she’s beautiful! Glad everyone is doing good.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Hilary – She is so darn precious!! I know you are super excited! Just know that this one will end up being louder than your boys because she will always need to be talking (these girls NEVER stop talking!) and she will have to be LOUD to be heard over them!
Congrats Hil! So happy that you FINALLY had a girl
I love the photo of you showing little E to the boys – such a sweet, innocent picture. I’d treasure that one. So beautiful! Hope she continues to eat well (which I hope turns into good sleeping for her, too)!
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Baby E is absolutely precious and you look fantastic!! Congratulations!
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Congratulations!! She is beautiful:)
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Welcome to pink and princesses! Congratulations she is just beautiful! All this time, I thought Ollie and Henry were real names! Guess I missed a post on that. The pic of her sweet face up against her daddy is precious!!!! Hope you are healing well and wish you a speedy recovery! And sleep
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Congratulations! She is beautiful and I love the picuture of her built-in bodyguards meeting their new sister!
What a precious baby girl! Congratulations!
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Congrats Hillary to you and your whole family! What a blessing! And, I’m dying to know her real name. I guess I’ll just have to keep guessing. We have an E name we are considering if this next one is a girl, so I wonder if it’s similiar.
Thanks for sharing the pics! Can’t wait to see more!
Congratulations! I don’t know you, but found your blog from a link you posted on another blog. I feel like I have to congratulate you b/c I have the same doctor; Dr. Tallent also delivered my two kids! Small world, hope you are surviving the heat wave and can’t believe you feel like blogging the day after you gave birth- kudos to you!
Aww, congrats!! She is SOOO precious!
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Ella was looking at this post with me. She wants to know, 1) Why are babies born with no clothes on? and 2) Who’s purple iPhone? I just had to laugh. oh, and I lauged at your silly band comment too. hilarious! she is a beauty!
Congratulations Hillary!!! I’m so happy for you. She is BEAUTIFUL!!!
Congratulations to you and your family! Loved the pictures and God bless you all! (Guess I finally left my Texas gene behind and don’t type y’all anymore;)
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Precious!! I love her little round face! Congratulations!
Happy Birthday, Baby E! She is so precious. And pretty in pink. So happy for you and the whole family, Hillary. Congratulations!
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Beautiful! Congrats again! Baby E looks perfect.
Congratulations on your new baby girl! I just found out yesterday that I’ll be having a baby girl too… I already have 3 boys. It must be so fun to go shopping for pink after having little boys. I can’t wait. I’m really happy for you. She’s adorable!
She is so beautiful! Congratulations!!
Call me crazy, but I love me some c-sections. 15 minutes and you have a baby with a perfectly round head.
I’m so happy for you!
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Congratulations Hilary! By the way my bumps have always been much bigger (because its a contest,you see) and much smaller children in them, no fair. She couldn’t be any cuter. I am at the point where it is unbearable. Only 5 more weeks…
Beautiful- I’m in love! I can’t believe I called you only hours after you had her! J must have been so shocked! I know what you mean about thinking 8 is small- Julia was 7lbs 11 oz and I thought she was a premie and was scared to touch her.
My blog name for E is Elsie. I don’t know why. I love her pink outfit and hat and special bow adhesive. I’ve got a brain-squisher bow/headband thing in the mail- I know you love those. 
Beautiful & gorgeous & so so sweet! Congrats Hillary + family!!
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Congratulations on the new baby! She is adorable.
congratulations! she’s just beautiful!
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YAY!! She’s here! (and hopefully arrived without any words across her fanny!) Congratulations!!
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Hilary, I’ve been having trouble getting your blog in my reader for some reason lately, so I haven’t kept up, but this morning you were on my mind, so I popped over here to see how you are doing. And, oh my goodness! you’re doing pretty well. Congratulations on your sweet little daughter! That picture of your boys looking at her is just priceless (as is the story in your next post–ha!). Enjoy every minute with her!
Shelly
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You have the cutest family! Absolutely perfect!! I can’t wait til the drama of a girl sinks in!! Just wait, when she’s 2 you are going to be glad God gave you her AFTER the boys! ha! I was hoping Reese was 50 pounds and was very disappointed too. Congrats to ya’ll!!
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Enjoyed reading your blog. She is beautiful. Congrats and blessings to you all, what a perfect fit. God is good!!!~ Christa
Hey H. did you get my email last week? The pics are great. She is such a cutie.
I am thinking of starting a blog and I was wondering who you use. Let me know if you get some time.
thanks
Candace