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After a very stressful weekend of me being in the hospital again, it is very good to be home and enjoying time with all of the kids.

They have been handling things amazingly well. Jaylee is such a sweet, easy baby. I think God really knew that we would need that with everything else that was happening.

Kale and Alana are really enjoying their time with Grandma and Grandpa Smith this week. I'm sure they will be sorry to see them go on Saturday. I have been very glad for the help!

It has been an interesting week of trying to settle in. Jaylee is such a sweet, easy baby. I am so thankful for that. As long as her tummy is full, she is just quiet and watchful.

Kaleb and Alana are slowly getting used to the idea of having a baby sister. Alana is still mad at me, and they are both still pretty emotional. Hopefully next week will be a little easier and we can get a routine figured out.

Of course, having the temperatures topping out at 109 this week really didn't help anyones mood any. We will all be glad when it cools down a little bit.

She's Here!

Jaylee Josephine was born on July 1rst, at 4pm. She weighs 7lbs 8.2 oz, and is 20 inches long. Once she decided to come, she came in a hurry! They admited me Sunday morning after having contractions off and on for two days. Things still weren't moving all that quickly, until early afternoon.

Then she surprised everyone, including the doctor by showing up in a big hurry! My doctor didn't make it in time, but one of the midwives was able to get there to assist the nurses. My doctor showed up about 15 minutes after she was born.

Alana wanted to hold her right away. She was so excited about her baby sister! Kaleb didn't hold her until monday. He said she was too big, but changed his mind and did great holding her.

She has even more hair than Alana did! It is light brown, and very blonde underneath. Very pretty. She has very long hands and feet. That was the first thing that the nurses commented on, was her huge feet. She must be a Johnson!

We sang "Happy Birthday" to Jaylee, and got a birthday cake to share. Kale and Alana loved having a birthday party for their little sister. I think they really enjoyed that she didn't get to eat any cake like the big kids.

Kaleb and Alana have been very sweet with Jaylee. Alana loves giving her hugs and kisses, and wants to hold her all the time. We are really going to have to keep an eye on her being "helpful" with her sister. I am glad they are doing so well with her. The kids had a hard time with mommy being gone in the hospital with Jaylee, but hopefully we can calm down into a routine now that we are home. We are so excited about the new addition to our family!