Last night leaving my friends I get a call from Jared that Carrie's water broke, no contraction yet, heading to the hospital. OMG! I spin my car around and meet them at hospital registration about 11pm. Within the next few hours find she is dilated 0.5 cm. What? This will be a long night and probably a long next day for poor Carrie- or so we thought! Then Pitocin (induces contractions) is started a few hours later. Carrie remains smiling but the breaths are getting a bit deeper. Real hard contractions start about 6:30am. Carrie (getting a bit harder to smile) is realizing this is intense and is hopefully the worst pain she will ever have. After one to two hours of hard core labor, the epidural is placed and she is now 4cm. That hurts going from .5 to 4cm in an hour, I know your pain sister. So the three of us (Carrie, Jared, and I), after not having slept a wink, get our pillows set for maybe a little shut eye, or so we thought. Within a few minutes I hear a sweet little voice, "Kristen...I feel some pressure." Okay maybe because you went from 4-8cm in no time. A few minutes later, "Kristen....I feel like she is pushing out." That is because you are now 10cm/+3 and ready to have a baby! Carrie pushed with maybe 5 contractions like a true pro! Then little Addison made her debut at 10:16am. 6lbs 14oz, 20 inches long, 13 inch head, Apgars 9/9, and the third most beautiful thing I have ever seen! She is lucky to have two of the most amazing people I know for parents. I can not express how grateful I am to have been a part of such a wonderful, meaningful experience. I see babies born all the time, but this was amazing and like nothing else. To see my brother become a father was something I will never forget. Hearing him call himself "Daddy" to Addie as he changed her first diaper brought a tear to my eye. I love you guys and congratulate you on your beautiful new daughter. Thank you for letting me be a part of it!
Last pre-parent picture. Calm before the storm...
Brand new parents!
She has already perfected the little pout!
Beaming Grandma Lisa
Proud Papa Mike
Kayleigh meeting her new cousin
Our fab nurse Shawna (thanks, you're the best!)
Enough with the flashes already!
Taylor pretty excited to no longer be the smallest
Just about nap time
Addie with her favorite Auntie Kristen
The whole happy family!
Then we headed out to Papa Joe and 
Happy Easter from The 
That poor lollipop mysterously disappeared just a few hours after the show!
Then last weekend my big brother turned 30! I know... how OLD! His party was on a beautiful day and we spent the whole time outside. Josh made him two boards for this bean bag toss game (corn hole or bags). One of the boards was this awesome ASU board, the other was sort of lame- I think it was UofA or something.: ) Happy birthday Jared- we love you!
I sadly did not get great pictures at either event. Kind of lose the camera when I have a kid on each hip!
Taylor tuckered out with Auntie Jill (love that belly)
The next day was spent poolside after our golf/spa day...
I am pretty sure we have the best family ever!We had so much fun and already miss The Morin Family. Thanks for a wonderful week!
This is not so bad....
No one said it was easy being pretty.
Tonight we went out to dinner. Kayleigh got a puppy balloon. She also got chicken fingers that she did not even touch, because Grandma's fillet suited her taste buds a bit better! 
Kaykay has her little group of "friends". They sleep with her every night, all tucked in under the covers. She is very meticulous about how they sit and in a certain order. Here she is positioning them to look at the mountains and rabbits with her. Poor Bert would cry every time she would walk away. She would have to go over and rock him, "Stop your crying. I am right her, I've got you," as she sways back and forth. It is so sweet. If only she would give her little sis half that attention. 
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