Well, I was about to introduce Campbell when I looked at the blog and saw that Josh beat me to it by about two weeks! But being a man of few words he left the "words" part up to me. So here are the details....
After starting the induction at about 12:45 am on December 19th we waited in the hospital for 13 hours. Yes I had contractions every three minutes the entire time, but they were mild and basically unproductive. So we watched a couple movies, got a little sleep and tried not to get too discouraged, which was getting harder and harder to do as the hours slowly passed. Then at about 2:40 pm to doctor said I had finally progressed to the point were she felt like we could break my water. Once that happened, things suddenly became exciting. Campbell was born 41/2 hours later at 7:22pm after a very smooth labor. He weighed 9lbs 9oz and was 21 inches long. Everything went beautifully.
We are all doing well, except for the cold that went around and got everyone but Campbell- thank God! My parents came up for a week to meet him and to help us out. They were a huge help and fun to have around. It seemed like every time I saw my Mom she was either doing laundry or washing dishes! The girls love their baby brother and do everything they can to help take care of him. As far as sleep goes, every night is unpredictable. Some are good and some, well I just hope they are "character-building" somehow. I'm just glad God made him so adorable and lovable, because I think that makes it easier to deal with him when he brings out his frustrating side!
Speaking of sleep, he is sleeping now, so this is my chance to get some of my own sleep. Good night.
One of the days we when Josh was in Haiti and the kids and I were staying with Greg and Kristin we had a very fun-filled day. Towards the end of the day, while she and Aubrey and her cousins Caitlyn and Kendall were dancing to the Strawberry Shortcake soundtrack, she came up to me with her eyes wide open and a huge grin and said "Mommy, this is my best day EVER!" 
Aubrey's quotables:
This is Campbell with his cousin Sam. He is 2 months older, but you can only tell by looking at their faces!..And Sam is so much more grown up- he has a lot to teach Campbell about life.
I know I haven't posted much recently, so I don't even know if anyone checks my blog anymore. But I recently downloaded a bunch of pictures and these were among them. I just thought these faces were too sweet to keep to myself! I am so blessed and grateful to get to see these faces every day! I know it is a rare blessing to get to say that my family is truly the joy of my life! Thank You, God, that I get to be a mommy! 
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It is after midnight and I really should be taking advantage of this time to sleep while Campbell is, but I finally got some pictures to show! I'll have to make this short, though. 
Campbell had his one month check up today. He already weighs 13 lbs. 5oz.! That would explain why he is in size 3-6 mos now and wearing size 2 diapers. Everything looked good in the exam and he got one shot. :( I don't have much else to say. I just wanted to share these pictures since I haven't put any up in a while, and I thought it would be good to post some with his eyes open! 
Once again, I messed up and you have to look at the next set of picture first, then these. Sorry 'bout that.
So here they are.
