Welcome Olivia Rose Owens!

Our newest little bundle has finally arrived!  I was supposed to be induced on Monday morning, but because of how busy the Maple Grove hospital was, we were unable to get admitted.  After some initial frustration, we enjoyed the day (and one more night of rest) and then were admitted to Southdale Fairview hospital in Edina on Tuesday morning for induction.  Olivia Rose Owens made her debut on November 4th, 2014 at 1:43 pm weighing in at 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 22 inches long (wow!).  She is the perfect addition to our family and we love her so much.  Labor and delivery were a bit different this time since I had group B strep and had to get 4 hours of antibiotics prior to delivery.  Nick and I watched a lot of TV for those 4 hours :)  Once my water was broken and pitocin started around 11 am, things progressed quickly.  I asked for my epidural right away (to be proactive, ha!)  Little Olivia was in a bit of distress (heart rate dropped very low and then shot up really high over and over again) so we were nervous, but she was just stressed from coming out so fast.  The nurse texted the Dr. when I was dilated at a 7, and she made it just in time to deliver.  Here are a few pictures of Olivia at the hospital and her first few days at home.

Doesn't like the cold 

Mommy is in love!

Much smaller than her brothers, she surprised everyone

Look at that face!

Meeting her brothers for the first time

Lucky girl has such great big brothers 

Proud daddy

Mommy kept dressing her up at the hospital,
she doesn't  think she likes being the only girl in the family :) 

Getting dressed to go home (not a fan)

Still not a fan of getting dressed

That's better

Waiting to go home.  The computers were down so we couldn't check out.
We couldn't get over how ridiculous that sounded.    

Happy (partial) family 

We are out of here!

So much (maybe sometimes too much) love from her brothers

Checking her out 

Lots of kisses

Shhh, the baby is sleeping! 

Our three sweeties

Welcome to the world, Olivia, we hope you are ready for our crazy family!  :)  We love you so much already!

Noah Starts Kindergarten!

The day finally arrived, and Noah started kindergarten!  We are so incredibly proud of him, and he is so excited to be in school.  We started the day with a big breakfast then drove over to Shelli's house so Noah could catch the bus.  We then followed the bus to the school and helped Noah get inside the school with his teacher and classmates.  I held myself together and didn't cry until AFTER Noah went into the school :)  Noah is doing great in school, and is making many new friends every day.

Read to go  

Ninja Turtle Backpack :) 

Bus buddies Brooke and Zach at Shelli's House 

Here comes the bus!

Such a big boy

Excited to ride the bus! 

Best Friend Kendyl

Bye!  (This is when mommy started to tear up)

Here's to a great first year, Noah!!

Carrie on 5k 2014

This year was the 5th annual Carrie on 5k.  We can't believe it has been that long since Carrie's accident, but always enjoy the event to celebrate her life and remember her.  It was hot again this year, and mommy had a hard time finishing the race with her big belly in tow :)  Noah walked/ran the entire race this year, and was very proud of himself.  He and his friend Caleb did a great job completing the race.  Here are a few pictures from the race: 

Ready for the race to start 

Kiddie race (Elliot's first time) 

Go Elliot go!

We all finished!   

Lunch at Maynards with the Dawson's after the race

Lunch at Maynards with the Dawson's after the race