4.10.14... its a GIRL!

Much to our surprise (or maybe my surprise), our beautiful Vivian Esther graced us with her presence at 5:45 PM Thursday, April 10th.  Weighing in at 7 lb 14 oz + 21 inches and the most beautiful eyes that opened right away to see her new world.  I'll never forget the moment Eric told me it was a girl, what an incredible experience!  I can't imagine anything more fun than these two little sisters growing up together.

These two very proud aunties didn't have to wait long this time in the waiting room.  They left for a total of 15 minutes probably before they could hold their second niece!!

A proud daddy right after she was born.

Those eyes were open pretty much right after she made her arrival!

A few hours old and meeting her namesake, great-grandma Esther.

 Stella couldn't have been a more proud big sister.  After a big hug and lots of kisses from mom and dad (well and a few chocolate chip cookies), we introduced her to Vivian.  Her first question, "who's dat mommy?".  Then, adorableness ensued with lots of pats to her head, kisses and smiles!

Our first selfie as a family of 4!

Meeting Grandpa and Grandma Lien!

These moments with Eric are enough to melt my heart.

 24 hours new and she was meeting Grandma and Grandpa Jolly for the first time!

We stayed in the hospital for just 24 hours and were ready to go home as a family!  We packed Vivian up in her carseat, much less worried and nervous as the time we walked the same halls with Stella in that seat and headed home to Stella waving her hands at us through the window. Life is good.