Baby Lizzy

Elizabeth Jane Boone

Our sweet little Lizzy Jane was born at
1:04am on March 28th. It was such a sweet experience getting here! It was a peaceful Sunday. It snowed all day, and when we got back from church, James built us a nice, warm fire. We all ended up falling asleep in the livingroom by the fire (except Peter, who was down stairs in his crib). Since we slept so late, we had a late dinner around 7:30, which James cooked. Apparently he had the touch, because I started having contractions during dinner. It was neat to be in labor at home with the boys. We had the lights off, and just our light wedge on (a flashlight for books), and James read the boys books for a long time. I just paced the floor over and over again. Peter held my hand and walked with me for a good 10 minutes. It was so cute! We called a friend, Tammy Asay, to come be with the boys while we left for the hospital. The drive was just so beautiful, all snowy and quiet. We checked into the hospital around11pm, and she came to us at 1:04am. She was WIDE awake for the first 2 hours. Even nursing, she stayed wide awake. She weighed 6 lbs 14oz, 19 1/2 inches long, the PERFECT size. It is just a treat to hold her every moment. It is so hard to lay her down. I couldn't get to sleep until 5:30am that morning, because I was just filled with such excitement and happiness to have a sweet little princess of my very own. James is such a wonderful dad already, although when he did a chest bump with her the other day, I had to remind him she is a GIRL. Andrew and Peter adore her! I was a little surprised by this. It sure is nice that the brothers have each other, so they don't feel so 'replaced.' The boys loved the jello in the hospital almost as much as their baby sister. Coming home from the hospital was wonderful. Andrew didn't leave the bedroom for a good hour. He watched intently as I nursed her the first time, but didn't ask any questions. He loves to throw her diapers away. Peter loves to give kisses to Lizzy Jane, and continues to point out body parts to us. "Oh! A nose a nose!" "Oh, a ear a ear!" It feels like our family is complete. We are so happy to have her in our family. James is taking good care of me, and our ward has been so incredible to help care for the boys and cook meals while James works half days. We just feel so blessed. Thank you so much for all of your prayers. We know they've been heard. We're so excited for my dad and sister Amanda and brother Seth to come in 9 days!

It's tradition for James to pick out the going home outfit. Andrew thought it was "so cute!"