Welcome Millie!

Camilla Kay Ferguson

born Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at 5:14a.m.

weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz.

19 1/2 inches long

Here is our sweet baby girl. So far she's much more mellow than Charlie was/is and we're hoping that she stays that way. A little variety in temperaments is a good thing, right?

When we went in for our monitoring on Friday my fluids were only at 4cm so they decided they needed to induce me. I was started on Pitocin at about 3pm

but eventually we were able to turn it off when the

contractions got strong around 11pm. I got into the jacuzzi tub at that point which really slowed things down and I had to go back on the Pitocin. Unfortunately even that didn't move things along so I had my midwife break my water around 3am. Finally things picked up and we turned the Pitocin off again. I was able to birth this little one without an epidural due in large part to Adam for his wonderful support and encouragement. My midwife's

understanding and support also played a huge role. Finally, at 5:14am our sweet Millie entered the world. (Note that she took 2 hours longer than her brother to arrive - this one has a mind of her own!)

When they told me she only weighed 6 lbs 11 0z I nearly asked them to weigh her again. Charlie was 9 lbs so I was not expecting such a tiny little thing. Although Charlie was a couple days late rather than two weeks early which I'm sure had something to do with it...

First bath.

The happy family - so sad Charlie wasn't allowed to visit us at the hospital. :(

A father's love. Adam is already such a good daddy. He's been changing all the diapers and doing all the burping.

So tired.

First car ride. The infant seat was practically too big for her!

When Gigi brought Charlie home to us the first thing he said was "Millie here!" He couldn't have cared less about seeing mom and dad. I had to beg for a hug. But he ran right over to Millie and asked to hold her. Then he just kept giving her hugs and kisses. He was so gentle with her the whole time.

When she stared crying he thought it was hilarious. He just laughed and laughed. He also offered to share several of his toys (including Mater!) with Millie. However, he made it clear that she was not allowed to sit in his chair at the dinner table. We assured him that that wouldn't be a problem. :)

This video just warmed my heart. Charlie is going to be such an amazing big brother and we feel so blessed to have two (!) wonderful and adorable kids.