Introducing Jordan Emilie Jorgensen

Well, it's been a roller-coaster of a week!! My due date was January the 25th, which was Tuesday, but we were hoping that little Jordan could hold on a while and that she wouldn't arrive until the 1st of February. Rob recently got a new job, with much better benefits, of which we will be eligible for on the 1st of February...Thus our hope that little Jordan would wait to arrive! Well, money aside, we're really happy that she didn't decide to wait and that she's here!!

I started having light contractions at about 9 pm Wednesday night and kept assuring Rob that they were only braxton hicks and that they would go away!! Well, by 10:30 I finally gave him permission to call his parents and warn them that we might need them...and even before he could hang up we decided that they just needed to come!

We arrived at the hospital shortly after 11 pm and little Jordan arrived at 12:43 am!! Talk about a quick delivery!! We had a little scare when her heart beat dropped into the 30's and the nurses were calling for a quick delivery without the doctor, but her heartbeat went back up fairly quickly and we were able to wait for the doctor. We are grateful for her safe arrival.

She was 7 lbs 5 oz and 19.5 inches long...almost the twin of her sister Taylor who was 7 lbs and 19 inches. Here are some pics...

Taylor is a very proud big sister!! When she first came to visit at the hospital, she was not too interested in Jordan because there were too many things to play with! Rob's parents brought her home this morning, Saturday, and Jordan is the only thing that she wants to play with!! We even had to take Jordan downstairs to see her room and sit in the tent!! (Taylor has a little play tent in her room that she loves to play in) We're glad she loves her new little sister so much and hope that it continues that way!!

New Year's Eve Snowmobiling

We had the chance to get out and do some snowmobiling with Bill and Paige on New Year's Eve. It was a perfect day and we had a lot of fun. We decided to go kind of last minutes and so we decided just to take Taylor along instead of trying to find her a sitter. Needless to say, it got a little crowded with the three of us on one sled!! But we found an awesome meadow and spent most of our time taking turns on the sleds and so there wasn't too much time spent doubled or tripled up!!

We unfortunately forgot Taylor's coat back at Rob's grandpa's house, so she was bundled up in a fleece of Bill's and Rob's shell. She did amazingly well and only complained at the end of the trip, after having been out for 2 hours already. She kept falling asleep on the ride back to the car!