~Happy Birthday Emma Harper~

We finally have our third niece and we are so excited. Introducing Miss Emma Harper!
Born May 16th at 1:05 in the afternoon. She weighed 8 lbs 7 oz (that is a huge baby for how small my sister is) and 20" long. She is so beautiful and looks just like her momma.


So, I was allowed to be in the delivery room when the baby was born, but I didn't want to stay in there the whole time she was in labor. I had to stay home and make sure my kids were fed and off to school. I told my sister to call me once she was almost ready to deliver. My mom called me a few times during the day just to keep me informed, but said the baby probably wouldn't be born until LATE afternoon. I got a call at 12:41 from my mom again telling me my sister is at a 10. So, I say "Oh my gosh! I need to come now! Don't let her have the baby without me! Zachary! I have to go!" So now I am scrambling to find my purse, my overnight bag (I was going to spend her first night with her), camera, and put my shoes on, all at the same time yelling up the stairs for Zach to come get the baby and make sure he could take work off. Thankfully he was able to get his shift off so I didn't have to take the kids with me to the hospital. I really didn't want to miss seeing this baby be born, so I was flying down the freeway almost doing 80. I got on the off ramp and the light turned red. AHHHHH! Then my mom calls again telling me I need to hurry or I'm gonna miss it. So I start going up the street, another red light. Get to the light right before the hospital and...it turns red too. God is punishing me for going 75-80 on the freeway in a construction zone marked 55!
I made it in time! I am so glad that I got to be apart of the wonderful experience. I have never witnessed a birth that wasn't my own in real life. This was so special to me because it was my only sister having her first baby (and I'm getting all teary eyed).
She is the sweetest little baby and I love her nearly as much as I love my own children.