Finn Davis is here! and other tidbits from home

Karl and I are back in Arizona from an awesome whirlwind trip home! We had like, a million reasons to go home, however, the #1 reason was to be there for the arrival of Baby Finn!!

Let me begin, for my memory's sake, by quickly recapping our drive home... after having my A/C repaired the Friday before we left, it quit working a mere 6 hours into our 15 hour drive home.  At lunchtime.  In El Paso, Texas.  Picture Karl & I driving 85 mph for 9 hours with the windows down through west Texas.  I could've died.  One of the most terrible things was that I couldn't find a ponytail holder for the first 3 hours of the ordeal so my hair was literally whipping my face.  Our marriage could've died.  It was like a 9 hour workout, a couples therapy session, and a 1940's psychology experiment all rolled in to one terrible day. We miraculously made it home and to make a long story short, our car is still sitting in my parent's driveway sans A/C.

Anywayz. The A/C debacle was WORTH IT for the fun we had at home.  My parent's house is basically a revolving door of babies and sisters at all times.  It is an absolute joy to be home, especially for the birth of another nephew!  We had some special sister/mom time sans babies to catch up and shop before Finn's arrival and Emma's departure for her sophomore year, celebrated my birthday, celebrated Baby Finn & Callie at a really sweet luncheon, spent way too much time trying to get my car fixed, Karl helped my parents on a home improvement project, we helped watch Oliver for a couple of days while Callie & Jeremy were in the hospital with Finn, got to see our besties for the resties, & we squeezed in as much time as humanly possible with the man of the hour (Finn, duh) and Karl had a great interview for a job! Packed, huh?

Look at this little duckling's furry red head!!

Ollie was SUCH a good little boy while his momma and daddy were away at the hospital!! Also Lucy had a serious problem with face mask night.

I spy a little Lucy sleeping in one of these pictures

Oliver got lots of gifts from Baby Finn before his arrival.  While he appreciated the presents, he has absolutely zero interest in the baby.  Oh well.  At least he isn't mean to him.

Finn was born on Wednesday, August 7th at 12:58 pm after Callie labored for 5 hours- exactly 8 months after Lucy and about 17 months after Oliver! He weighs a little more than Oliver did at 8 lbs. 6 oz. and is the exact same length that Ollie was- 20 inches!  He is totally adorable and seems like he might be quiet and relaxed... maybe.  We'll hope so because his momma needs all the energy she can muster for big brother Ollie ;)

We had such a good time at home and wish we could have been there longer.  Karl & I can't wait until we are home for good and can see ALL our family and friends on the regular.  I can't stop thinking about how thankful I am for Finn and Callie's health and the health of all the adorable tiny humans in my life!! God is so good.

Aunt Hannah

Finn Davis Bailey

I posted this in Instagram BUT I am too excited to leave it at that!  Callie, Jeremy, & Oliver found out they'll will be welcoming another BOY this August!!  I am SO excited I can hardly stand it!  A brother for Ollie and another cousin for Lucy to boss around.  Perfection.

Finn Davis Bailey, you are loved!

Love,
Aunt Hannah

The Bailey Family Visit

If you follow me on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter than you know that The Bailey Family was here last weekend for a much anticipated visit and it did not disappoint!  Yes, the stomach virus that followed them here from Texas could've stayed where it came from, however, I cannot think of anything that would've stolen our fun while they were here!!

Karl & Oliver got to play A LOT!  Both of them had tons of fun!  I think it's because they have equal amounts of energy and none of the other adults can keep up with them.

Look at that chubbiness!

Ollie used the fabric high chair Uncle Karl sewed for him... with a stool underneath it.  Looks really safe, right?

Lots of fountains and splash parks around here to help keep cool!

We started off our week of fun with a trip to the Grand Canyon!  Ollie didn't love the car ride there but it is such a short trip from Phoenix it wasn't too bad!  By the time we got there it was dark so we checked into our hotel and went to an overpriced Mexican restaurant :)  We had adjoining rooms so after Ollie went to bed we played a few rounds of Farkle and Callie's magical dice-rolling fingers dominated us all.  On Sunday we made our way to the canyon- none of us had ever been before and it was truly awesome!  I do not understand how anyone can see something like that and not believe in our one true God.  What an imaginative, creative, and really awesome God He is!  And then we were like, OK now what??  So we drove the length of the southeastern part of the rim and finally felt like the trip was worth it, ha. It was an awesome weekend!

And then on the drive home we went thru Sedona so The Baileys could see the red rocks.  Also an awesome detour!  So awesome that Callie threw Ollie up and down over and over!  {And see how cute and pregnant Callie is?!?  I've been holding in the Baby Bailey #2 secret for months and they're revealing the gender THIS WEEKEND!} ...Anywayz, Ollie threw up a ton about 3 minutes later.  And that, my friends, is when the stomach bug entered our week.

Fortunately that was the only time Ollie got sick and he seemed to be on the mend on Monday so we went to the Rangers Spring Training game against the Giants!  It was SO FUN!  We sat on the lawn, took lots of good food, ate sno cones, and just had a blast!  Basically, we did everything except watch the game.  I have no clue if they won.

The virus robbed our Tuesday when it came in the night and owned Callie.  And then took all of Jeremy's lunch money on Wednesday.  I will say that I didn't hate all the alone time I got with Oliver while his parents weren't feeling well ;) We tried really hard to get out of the house so we went to lunch and shopped a little on Wednesday night but nobody was feeling 100%.  Thursday morning I woke up and wasn't feeling great.  Karl stayed home from work and we decided to brave the zoo.  We were a sorry bunch with basically 10% energy if you gathered up everything we had.  The bug got me that night while The Baileys were visiting Jeremy's grandma that lives here but God definitely spared me and I was feeling better by Friday!

Callie & I enjoyed getting our nails done Friday morning and then we all enjoyed lunch out after.  I took them all to the airport that afternoon by myself since Karl was at work and then drove home crying :( ...pitiful.  The Bailey's spent ALL of Jeremy's Spring Break here- we were so excited to have them and just had a blast!  I made precious memories with Oliver (well, for me at least) and even got to see some of his first steps!!  We love The Bailey's!  Karl & I wish we could live in a big compound with all my sisters and their babies.  We love those kids like our own and just cherish every second, all the drool, the toys, their little voices- they are so precious to us, I would clean up Ollie's vom everyday if it meant living in the same town as him!  Now we're counting the days till Matt, Maddie, and Lucy come to visit... especially when Matt & Maddie go to Vegas and I get to keep Lucy all to myself!!!!

Love,

Hannah K.C. Burton

Oliver Ryan is here!

Oliver Ryan is here!!!  He was born at 6:48 pm, weighs 7.10 lbs and is 20 inches long!  He is absolutely perfect and I am such a proud mom aunt!!  We had a long day at the hospital and Callie was an absolute rockstar!  Callie labored for 12 hours and went over 24 without food.  And that is icing on the cake that is the past 2 weeks that I have literally and honestly spent questioning my desire for children.  We paced, panicked, prayed, waited, paced more, peeked thru windows, paced more, texted, fixed Callie's hair, couldn't sit, couldn't sit still, paced, and then rejoiced.  So, without further ado, let me introduce you to my precious, perfect, tiny little nephew guy!  Uncle Karl, I miss you more than ever and am aching for you to be here to meet our new nephew- he loves you, as do I, and this late-night-blog is certainly for you because I am SO EXCITED for you to see this little man!

HALLELUJAH!
Aunt Hannah K.C. Burton

I can't wait to see the pictures from the professional photographer that was there! YAY!