The Jamber Daily: June 2012

Here they are, my THREE kids and my love! I can not believe all the joy these guys bring to my life! We had such a great experience with Oakley's birth, it was very peaceful and sweet. The timing could not have been better. We had dinner, baths, and got the kids to sleep then decided it was time to get to the hospital. We were joking as were leaving that it was like we were going on a date, extra romantic because we got to stay overnight!

The labor went quickly, we arrived at the hospital around 9:30pm and Oakley was born at 11:50pm. I have never been able to hold my baby right after their birth for one reason or another, but Oakley was in my arms seconds after her birth. It was so incredible to hold her and feel her spirit. Everything was calm and I just held her while they took care of things. It was so sweet.

Things have been going well, Oakley likes to sleep, hopefully she'll do a little more of it at night rather than the day, but I know it will all work itself out. Jed has some time off and we are loving making the adjustment with daddy home 24/7. I think it has been really good for the kids and Jed is having a blast spending so much time with them.

So the name...for those of you who have been around Eli, you know this baby girl has been Oaksie Oaks for months. We asked him one day what we should name the baby and that is what he came up with. We (by we I mean ME!) were having such a hard time deciding what to name her and we used Eli's Oaksie Oaks name all the time. Finally it hit me! Oakley! I was so excited to have a name and I love that Eli named her. Amaya is a name that we thought was pretty. When we looked up the meaning we found it means night rain, perfect for Seattle! Also, as a random side note, June 2nd is the 11th anniversary of mine and Jed's first date!

Oakley Amaya Higginson

6lb. 12oz.

20 inches long

Born June 2nd 2012

11:50pm