Now that I haven't had to use anymore A&D ointment for the past 5 days on Liam's circumcision I have been happy to report that I LOVE the choice of cloth I have gone for for this ever so sadly :( fast newborn stage.

SO MUCH SO... that I intend to purchase larger sizes of prefolds as time and growth demands. These covers are great seeing as they adjust and grow with baby for several months yet (not just xs or s). The covers are great too since I use the same one for pretty much all day. I think I got 5-6 total which is more than enough! I even purchased some going out of stock one time deal offer wool fitteds, which I like, however you can't beat the $1-2 per prefold cost!

I just think they're pretty cute too!

And Liam got some new books from friends, but lets just say the bigger kids are enjoying the bounty of his sharing little spirit right now.

Thank you Criscitellos!

Liam Oliver was born Friday the 13th at 4:13 am. I'm amazed and thankful for how great I feel and did right after giving birth, and there is just something to be said for how God designed it to happen... pretty awful on the up-take but the after effects well worth that price of pain.

Gabe and I have had great hospital experiences with each birth of our children, but lets just say we both were twirling our fingers and ancy to get out of there and back to our bigger "little" kids and home where things are just, well, that... home! We were able to come home early Saturday afternoon and have already had our first night.

So far Liam is a breeze! and I just feel really blessed for that. I will say I think there is also something to be said for NOT being first time parents. I think he's relaxed because we're so la-di-ta!

And for a re-cap of labor with not so many details :) it was FAST! I've had both longer (if you can really call 11 hours all that long) and now a short labor, and my goodness of course I'd take the fast over the longer any day despite the higher level of intensity and no such thing as a break!

Contractions started at 1 am. I told Gabe 'this' was it. You just know by baby #3 I guess and to go back to sleep but just in case (which I already knew the answer to) your bag wasn't packed to maybe pack it while things were"slow" HA!

He layed there for maybe 20 min while I finally packed mine and I told him he better get up and get moving. I was already needing him to rub my lower back (something I've always had to have him do when things start picking up and I feel it in my back). So he showered and packed while I begged him to hurry so he could do that rubbing!

I called my mom around quarter to 2 and told her to plan on leaving in the morning. I think I hung up on her!

I called our good friend Carol who was on night call should something happen during those hours and told her to come, that I wasn't sure when we'd be leaving but at least if we needed to jet she'd be there and we could GO!

Gabe dimmed the lights, lit some candles, and I walked until I got a contraction. He rubbed and then 2 min later we'd do it again. I just had a really hard time thinking that it was happening so fast, so I continued to want to hold off. Which I'm so glad I did. I LOVE being home and would SO rather be home doing it my way then hooked up to blood pressure/fetal heart monitors etc... But shortly after Carol came and I said after one pretty intense contraction that I felt a bearing down urge.. Gabe said "GET IN THE CAR!!"

And since Carol wasn't in the mood to deliver a baby (or so she said :), although I was still in some denial I figured I didn't have a choice then after saying that.

Our hospital is maybe 7 min away so it's also not like we were setting ourselves up too much for that.

Of course I still envisioned my Dr checking me and saying.."well, you're now 3 cm" and my heart just sinking! For what I was then feeling I would have just been devastated!

We arrived at 3:45. I was 8cm well onto 9 and he was born at 4:13.

All I can say about the rest after getting there and before delivery is WOW! That and I've never seen so many people moving so fast.

No broken clavicles this time. And I'd like to think I had something to do with how fast it was, but I didn't do a lick of exercise, I ate anything and everything I wanted. I really can only hand it solely to the Lord (and I happily do!) especially since right after having him he had 3 major bowel movements. One all over me and 2 right after. I think he needed to get out of there asap!, and God was simply watching out.

The kids absolutely love and adore Liam. Even Sophia who I'll admit I was worried how she'd be with me holding him etc...

My mom is here to help for a bit until Gabe will then take some time off of work to be home too. I'm just enjoying the extra time to snuggle this little man and lounge around in bed nursing in the morning until we feel like getting up.

Gabe and I are loving this busy special season we're in with a young little "growing" family. What a privilege and gift.

Asher meets Liam

Sophia meets Liam

Welcome Home sign made by Carol

Balloons from the Criscitello's

Not sure about Grammy

Grammy and Grampy VW

Sophia loves "baby"