she's here!

We welcomed Stella Jane Farris on Tuesday June 9th at 8:07 am. She weighed 6 lbs 4 oz and is 19 inches long. It's so funny, I thought for sure she'd be our biggest baby and she's turned out to be our smallest. She's just a little peanut but she's healthy, beautiful and as sweet as could be. We are all very much in love with this little girl. We can't tell exactly who we think she looks like but we can definitely see bits of Mason, Bo and Lily in her. I have lots and lots of pictures of her to share from our hospital stay, so this just might be my longest post yet.

I had Dr. Caplinger's nurse, Amy in the operating room to take pictures during the c-section. She got some great shots.












In case anyone is wondering if Ross fainted this time, the answer is no. They made him sit by my head and wouldn't let him watch the surgery. I think he was a little disappointed he wasn't able to prove he could do it but I was relieved.















This is where Ross took over taking pictures of Stella. I love that he got so many of her hands and feet. He knows me so well.












Look how long those toes are!






The 1st time I got to hold her.






Lily LOVES her new baby sister. She calls her, "My baby" or "My Stella". So cute.






Mason was very dissapointed that we named her Stella. In the hospital, we couldn't decide between Gwen Olivia or Stella Jane. Ross wanted Stella a little more and Mason & Bo wanted Gwen. I didn't care one way or another because I love both names. So Ross & I thought it would be fun to write down Stella on one piece of paper and Gwen on another and stick them both in a bowl, then let Lily pick one. Well, she picked Stella. Ross and I were happy but the boys were not so happy. Bo got over it quickly but Mason did not. I don't need to get into too much detail but it was not a fun evening and Mason and I both ended up in tears. Hormones. Mason called me at the hospital later that night and apologized for acting the way he did and told me that he loved the name Stella. He's such a sweetheart.































Wow.........that was a lot of pictures! I've got many many more to edit and even more to take of this little girly. I've got big plans in store for her!!!