And a close up - 
That was cute, but I didn't like that it covered her head. This one was okay, but not quite right.
I tried one with the dogs, but she just ended up leaning one way,
And then the other way. 
I think even the dogs didn't like that one! So, what did I use? You'll just have to check your mailbox in a week or so. Or whenever those cards come!
Here's one of just the grandchildren.
My grandma Alpha also came over to meet her 14th great grandchild.
This is our niece Ava holding Claire. Her mom said she used this as a bribe all week - if she wasn't good, she couldn't hold the baby. Ava also said that Claire was smaller than some of her Odies (that's what she calls all of her dolls). 
Here's my mom with her 3rd grand child. She's here this week helping me out and said she'd be lucky to get great grand children, let alone 14 like her mother! 
Here's my brother with Claire. He couldn't believe how small she was! 
It was great to see all of them and have everyone meet Clarissa.
Getting a little fussy...
Now Baron has to see what's going on...
And then Dad had to take a picture of his little girl today in the most lady-like position. I guess she wasn't that happy with him!
It'll be so nice to have two bathrooms. I'm excited to have it done!
Claire in her swing with her eyes open.
Claire taking some lip from Mom.
Baron finally getting close to the baby.
An adorable hat I got from this Etsy shop.
Oh, and for those of you wondering, she goes by Clarissa or Claire.
Baron, well, he's Baron. He's still getting used to her. He used to run away every time she cried. But now he's a little more tolerable. He is sniffing her now and has even given a couple of kisses. I think he's still pissed that he's not the baby any more. This picture is him outside of her room. 
It's funny to watch both of them with her. Everyone is still in the getting to know you faze, but I'm sure they'll both be okay with her soon.
Clarissa Rose Crum was born on Tuesday, November 24th at 4:40pm. She was 6lbs 10oz and 19 inches long. She's got blue eyes and strawberry blonde hair. It looked curly at first, but now it's pretty straight.
She was definitely a surprise! I wasn't feeling good on Tuesday and couldn't feel her move. I went into labor and delivery to see if there was anything wrong. My blood pressure was high (first time during the pregnancy!) and her heart beat wasn't fluctuating as much as they like to see. I was put on oxygen and an IV to see if they could get things back to normal. When that didn't work, they talked about inducing me in a couple of hours and having her the next morning. Things still weren't progressing like they wanted it to, so they talked about inducing me right away. One of the nurses looked at my numbers again, talked to the Dr, and they decided she needed to come out NOW. Todd was thrown a pair of scrubs and I was whisked away to the OR. About 40 minutes later, she was born. It took them another 40 minutes to close me up. I guess I had preeclampsia and she had a meconium in utero. She wasn't doing too well after she was born. Her lugs were filled with meconium. They really had to work on her to get her breathing. I did get to see her after she was cleaned up and they were bringing her up to the nursery. But because of her infections, I wasn't able to see her again until the next day, which was really hard. Todd was pretty much the only one who could see her until the next day. Plus, they had to keep her in the nursery at all times, instead of keeping her in my room. We both were on antibiotics and IV's. I am happy to say that both of us are doing great now and she has no complications or anything from her rough start on life.
Here's the little baby in the big crib! 
Here's a close up of the crib. It's one of those that can be made into a toddler bed and then into a full size bed. Dh's grandma made the afghan that is on the left hand side. It's gorgeous! 
So going around the room to the left, this is the bookcase. The little Raggedy Ann night light was mine as a kid. I just need a new power plug for it. I love the art work that we picked out. Dh's Aunt and Cousin got it for us. 
Here's a picture of the closet. We had a diaper party while we were in Ohio, so we're pretty stocked up for now! I've got to do a little organizing in there, but otherwise it's ready to go!
This is the dresser we got. The picture above it was one of my favorites from when I was a kid. It's a cross stitch of a house. The colors are a little 70's, but I still love it. 
Here is the other side of the room from the crib. The little rocker is mine from when I was a kid, given to me by my Godmother. My mother made the Raggedy Ann doll and bear that sits in it. The glider we ordered from Target. It's really comfortable. I'm sure I'll be spending a lot of time in it! 
And then there's the final part of the room. The mirror above the dress is from my Grandma E's house. It matches perfectly! And I love all of the storage the dresser has - much better than the regular changing tables they had out there. 
Now all that's missing is the baby!
Profile shot
The arrow is pointing to a foot. She estimated them to be 1 inch in length.
Another profile shot
Both feet
Face shot
Looking down at baby, on the right is the head, two arms, and then probably the knees.
Profile with a hand in the air.
Looking down on baby.
We're hoping our doctor will bring us in for another ultrasound to find out if it's a boy or girl, but we'll have to see. Our next appointment is next week.
After that, we took the little cousins out tubing. They loved it. 
After dinner, we took the little cousin's picture that we do every year. This one didn't work as well. Too many squirmers. 
Uncle Dave and Cousin Dave put on a great fireworks display with Auntie Kaye providing the music. Now we just need to cut down some trees for next year! 
Hope you all had a great 4th as well. I'll update more next week once we find out!
