I'm leavin on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again . . .

We're off in a couple hours for the airport to come back home. We've had a really great trip out here in Okie-land. Little princess is the most precious thing ever. I could seriously hold that piece of perfection forever. It's going to be so hard to leave them all here. I've (only, hehe) shot a few hundred pics. I've downloaded a small fraction of them. Here's about 40 of them to share. Nothing yet since the baby girl has came home . . . sorry. It may be a while before I get to them as I have tons of client proofing to do once I get home this weekend. Wish us safe travels and no 2-yr old breakdowns. We had a 10-minute one on the way out here. I'm not sure I can handle it again unless Neil is awaiting with a glass of wine for me at the gate. :c) Next time I see ya'll, I'll be back on Illinois soil. Oh how I'm going to miss my sis and the girls especially since I don't know when I'll be back again . . .

Bye Oklahoma! Thanks for having us!

Oh, and here's those pics.

Baby Adi is Here!

I really hope Brad and Chel don't mind my posting their exciting information, but I feel I kinda got permission when I know Chel's momma is reading my blog in excitement and anticipation. :c) So, here is the big news (which Missy posted in the comments, too)!

Just minutes after I posted the first time, Baby Adi made her appearance quite quickly at 4:08 p.m. weighing just 7 lbs (exactly like her big sis Ella!) and 19 inches long. She unbelievably has a head full of BROWN hair! She is soooo gorgeous!!

While there we did not get to see the new baby girl but through the window. But we got to see her get her first bath and that was pretty neat. Ella and Maia loved watching. Ella kept wanting to go see mommy so Maia and I would stay. She was quite taken by it all. Maia told me "mommy, that my baby" and I said "okay, . . . yeah . . ." and then she said "mommy, I hold baby?" and I said "maybe you can hold baby" and she replied, "she's little?" almost as though she was asking my permission to hold her because she's just her size to hold. It was too cute.

Chel is doing very well. She looks amazing. I wish I had looked that great after my two birth experiences. Hopefully tonight Chel will get a good nights sleep. She was so very exhausted. At least they don't have to worry about Ella because Aunt Val is taking good care of her tonight. And what fun it is taking care of her. It's so great having the two girls together. They're a blast.

So here are some pictures which I'm sure the majority of you will just skip right to and dismiss all my yammering. :c) That's okay, I don't blame ya! This baby girl is perfection. I cannot wait to hold her tomorrow and take some pictures of this great new family of 4.

Congrats to my dear bro and sis. You did a wonderful job :c)

Here ya go Momma Buhr! (These were all were all taken from the other side of the glass, so they aren't the greatest pictures -- sorry!)

Meet Miss Adi!

(Nana, O'ma, Grandma, everyone (!) make sure you click on the pictures because they'll enlarge so you can see the details. I wonder if she has the cowlick and the dimpled chin?)

Oklahoma here I come!!

I'm taking a vacation starting Monday! I haven't peeped even one word about it yet, but I'm flying solo (by myself, without kids, without hubby, all alone!!) on Monday to Oklahoma to spend 5 days with one of my bestest friends in the entire world and favorite brother-in-law and favorite niece, Ella!! I can't wait!

I'm nervous about flying since I've never flown by myself, and I'm nervous because I've never left my kids for more than 2 days, but I think I'll probably be very busy and have a lot of fun which will make the time go by fast and make me not think (too much) about my kiddos.

Plans are for Michelle to be induced on Wednesday, but but but . . . she'll probably be having baby A before that!! Maybe even now?! If not now, probably this weekend!!!!!! (Yesterday at her appointment she was 3 cm's!!!!!) Yay!!! Regardless, it's still good timing because I can do whatever I need to do to help Chel with the new baby and help Ella get accustomed to new baby. I don't really care what I do, because I'm there for Chel, Brad and Ella. I've never given myself fully like this before and it feels really good to be able to.

Did you read that Chel is 3 cm's as of yesterday?! Baby is coming sooooooon!!!!! And you know what's the most exciting about this trip?! I get to take newborn picture of baby A!!! Fresh brand new pictures!! I can't wait :c)

Now hopefully this winter storm that we are suppose to be getting doesn't hamper anything. We are getting up to 10 inches of snow this evening. Probably by Monday it will be all clear and the planes will be ready for take off.

Oklahoma here I come!