means there’s not much time for anything. And everything takes a lot longer. Although we are adjusting well. As you can see, I haven’t updated the blog much lately… that falls into the “not much time for anything” category. So I will try to recap the past few weeks.

When Alayna was 11 days old, we decided it was time for her to take her first family outing… and what better place than the Zoo! We hadn’t been there all summer and we really wanted to check out the new Natures Neighborhood. I was feeling great and Alayna was still sleeping good so off we went. Here are some pictures of our exertion. Tons of fun and a beautiful day!!

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We’ve had such a great week with baby Alayna! She’s been such a great baby. Eating well and sleeping well. The boys have adjusted fabulous to having her home and just love on her all the time (well, we all do)! They love to hold her and give her kisses. They are great big brothers! It’s hard to believe she’s already a week old and last week at this time, it was our first night home with her. Already the time is flying!

Here’s some pictures of our first week with our sweet girly:
Ethan holding her again

Such a proud big brother

Family picture

Coming home… she wore the outfit I came home in 32 years ago (from the same hospital)

So tiny

The boys made Alayna a welcome home sign… so sweet

Playing with Daddy

Such a sweet thing

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Check out Alayna’s 1st pictures from the hospital.
Go here to see some sweet pics.

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Our sweet baby girl, Alayna Grace made her entrance into this world Friday morning at 3:48 AM. Weighing in at 6 lb. 10 oz. and 20″ long. She has beautiful dark hair and is just perfect. We are all in love! God gave us such a sweet delivery with things ramping up at 11:08 on Thursday evening… after steady contractions for about an hour we called my mom to come stay with the boys while we headed to the hospital. We arrived at Toledo Hospital at 1:00 AM with contractions about 10 minutes apart… the nurses took their sweet time thinking we weren’t really in labor since we managed to keep it together through each contraction. When they finally checked to see how far along I was, they discovered I was 6-7 cm dialated so by 2:00 AM they admitted us and called my doctor, which in turn told them to get things ready… “she’s gonna go fast”. It was great to have my doctor on call (I go to a practice that has about 10 other women doctors so any one of them could have been there that night, so we’re also praising God for that sweet detail). Kevin was an amazing coach as he kept me focused during the hardest part of labor and was amazing at encouraging me to keep going! What an awesome experience that has certainly drawn us even closer. If it weren’t for him, I know I would not have been able to go completely drug free. After about 45 minutes (although seeming alot longer) of crazy intense contractions, it was time too push and with about 3 pushes our sweet baby girl made her apperance and it was love at first site! The emotion that came over me when the nurses immediately placed her in my arms was just overwhelming… even though I’ve experienced this great joy twice before, it’s still such an overwhelming feeling and the most beautiful thing ever…. what a true miracle! We are certainly praising God for the sweet blessing of a quick and safe delivery and a precious baby girl.

We have thoroughly enjoyed our first few days with her in the hospital and with each other… and as we journeyed home today we are looking forward to sweet days ahead with baby Alayna. This little one will certainly not be lacking in the love department! She is already adored by all in the Vile household.

Some pictures for you:
Love at first site

Dr. Ward was fantastic!

Proud Daddy

Meeting Alayna for the first time… precious

So sweet

Holding sissy for the first time

Day 2

Love this little one

More to come later…

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4th of July celebrations were spent watching fireworks in Perrysburg on the 3rd and then BG fireworks on the 4th. We had a fun time with family and friends.

as good as it gets with these boys.

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I know I’ve been slacking with posting Vile happenings these days… time seems to slip by a lot faster these days. On a quick update, we’ve had a great summer so far. Although it’s been hard for me to be as active as I’ve liked, we’ve still managed to have some fun here and there.
We usually take an annual camping trip with some close friends… with me being pregnant and our friends having their first daughter under one we decided to go “easy” on the camping trip. We basically just pitched our tent in the back yard and hung out by the fire… it was camping just the same for the boys and we had a lot of fun spending time with dear friends.

Takin’ the Rhino out for a ride

Tractors in the barn the boys loved to sit on

Ethan used this trash can lid to block his face from the “hotness” of the fire

Sorry guys… this was the only shot I took by the fire…

Cookout with some dear friends!

Free spray park… how fun!

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Mom took me and baby out for a relaxing afternoon together. We first went to get a pedicure and then headed to Grand Rapids (a quaint, quiet town of great shops and good food) for lunch. What a sweet time we had together. Thanks Mom! Can’t wait till baby girl can join us in person.

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