Kallie

The other day we had been out running errands all morning, and the kids were done with getting in and out of the car. By the time we picked up Ben and came home we were all ready for a break. Kallie and Andrew went upstairs to play in Kal's room and Ben was sitting at the counter telling me about school while I made lunch. Kallie came in a few minutes later and joined us. When lunch was ready I asked Kallie to go upstairs and get Andrew for lunch. She went upstairs and came back down...looking sad.

Me: Kal's is Andrew coming?
Kal: Mom, he is gone. (sad face)
Me: What do you mean he is "gone"?
Kal: I can't find him ANYWHERE. He is gone!
Me: Kal, you were only up there for a second. Go and look again.

She runs upstairs, comes back in less than 20 seconds.
Kal: (again, very sad face) No mom, he has really left us this time. He is NO WHERE!
Me: Kal, where did you look?
Kal: The WHOLE house.

I start to get a little nervous because Andrew is normally pretty easy to hear. I look in Kal's room, no Andrew. Play room, no Andrew. Ben's room, no Andrew. Bathrooms, no Andrew. Those are his normal stomping ground and it is not like him to not be in one of those places. I was getting VERY scared at this point and ran all over the house. The last place I look was my room. I found him all cuddled up on a pillow, jacket and shoes still on, semi covered with a blanket, pacifier in mouth, out cold! It was so adorable. He put himself down for a nap. He has never done that! He got himself all cozy and was out. I thought it was so cute though how Kallie thought "he's really gone this time". What a girl!

Home Pictures

Anabelle was finally able to come home today! Shel and Jacob were so excited! Here are some cute pictures they sent me. Hope you all enjoy them! Congratulations Shel and Jacob for finally having both your girls in the same place!

Jacob with little Anabelle. I think she already has him wrapped around her little finger!

Love this close up of Anabelle! Her hair is so dark and long! Shel, you better get the bows out!

Check out that double chin!

Car seat headed home!

Dad with his two girls. Finally a picture of the sisters together! Shel said Ava loves her little sister. She is not too interested in Anabelle, but in Anabelle's stuff...car seat, bouncer, toys. Shel said Ava did go up to Anabelle and give Anabelle her blankie. For anyone who knows Ava and her love for that blanket (she takes it EVERYWHERE with her...whenever she see it she just starts to smile, giggle and laugh!). Ava took it a step further and turned it so the part she likes was touching Anabelle. I'll think Ava just gave Anabelle her stamp of approval!

She looks so tiny when Jacob holds her! Enjoy cuddling that baby....they grow up too fast!

Anabelle one step closer to HOME!

Little Anabelle has been enjoying some tanning under bili lights for the last few days. Shelley was released from the hospital on Thursday (i think) and has been going back and forth to see and feed Anabelle. Her bili count needs to be below a 12, and this morning it was an 11.9! Right now she is off the lights and they will re-test her blood around 11 or 12. If she can maintain her count on her own she will get to come home today! If she really does get to come home, it will be around 3pm or so. Shelley was so excited she could actually able hold and nurse Anabelle as long as she wanted without a nurse timing her! (Shel would only have a limited time to try and feed her then she had to get back under the lights. If Shel wasn't there right on time the nurses would give her a bottle to keep her on a very tight schedule) When the nurse told her she didn't have a time limit she started crying :) She has enjoyed getting a night or two of peaceful sleep, but is more than ready to have both her girls at home, all the time! She wanted to thank everyone for their love and being so concerned about them and little Anabelle! Hopefully we will have some coming home pictures today!

Baby Ingram is now....

ANABELLE JOY!!! Thanks everyone for voting! It was really fun to see what everyone thought! Anabelle was the name they were thinking about when Shel was pregnant, and Joy is after Jacob's mom, Carol Joy.

Shelley is hopefully coming home today, but Anabelle just might have to stay a little longer due to a high bili count. Shel will know a little more this afternoon. So stay posted! Shelley says hi to everyone and thank you for all the congratulations, love, and well wishes! We love you!

More Baby Pictures!

This cute little one still doesn't have a name, so I will keep you updated! Shelley says there are 5 names in the running. They are Anneliese, Anabelle, Ellie, Lila, and Kate. Shelley would love to know what everyone thinks...and she has to have a name by 8am TOMORROW!!! So please VOTE!

We have a BABY!

Well, not Chris and I, but my sister Shelley and her husband Jacob! Today at 9:47am Shelley gave birth to this sweet little thing...She weighed 8lbs 5 oz and was 20 inches long. She has black hair and a darker complextion than her blond, fair skinned big sister Ava Leigh. She got pretty bruised on the way out...so her face is still puffy and swollen. Am I the only one who doesn't think she looks like a baby who is only hours old?!?! What a big baby!
Ahma and Baby Ingram. This is Ahma and Ahba's 14th Great Grandchild!
Shelley and Jacob haven't picked out her name yet, so we will all just have to wait till they decided....hopefully it won't take Shel as long as it took me to name Kallie. She has lots of black hair and a great set of lungs :) Alysa let me listen to her cooing over the phone and she has such a sweet little voice. Shelley is feeling great and is ready to be up and going! Little Ava isn't allowed in the hospital so Shel has to wait 2 days to see little Ava Leigh, which is hard on her. She can't wait to see Ava Leigh as a big sister! Congratulations Shelley, Jacob, and Ava Leigh!!!
Ahma, Shelley, and baby
And a big, huge, thank you to my aunt Joy who took these pictures with her phone and emailed them to me. You are the greatest!