Suzi and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our third, beautiful baby girl, Quinn Madeline, on Sunday, August 29th at 3:09 a.m. She weighed in at a svelte 6 lb. 14 oz., and was 21.5 inches in length. Everyone is healthy and very happy.

So, during this, our third pregnancy, we naturally had some expectations about how things would go and what to make of contractions, etc. We tempered it with a bit of, “well, you never know… just because the first two came early, it doesn’t mean the third will.” And in the end, well, it’s true that you really never know.

Sloane came two weeks early. Reese was induced two weeks early, although she was definitely ready for the party. We expected something similar again, and sure enough, Suzi was a few centimeters dilated about two weeks out. But we crossed over into week 39 with only the occasional contraction. Then, suddenly, her contractions hit pretty hard on Saturday night. She labored a bit that evening, and suddenly felt it was time to get a professional opinion. She dragged me out of bed at midnight and we were off! So much for the casual daytime drive to the hospital like the first two. Thankfully, my Mom decided to come in town a bit early so we were fully prepared for something like this. She’s been a huge help and the girls have l-o-v-e-d having her keep them occupied.

Upon arrival, Suzi already measured 8 cm., crazy! Very different from laboring at home with Sloane for over two days before feeling any urgency. The delivery, however, was the one consistent thread; it went extremely quick. The doc checked on her 30 minutes later and she was 9.5. After 15 minutes, she was nearly 10 and ready to push. After two contractions, we were with baby! Suzi was amazing and Quinn was a trooper. She gave a little squeak on the way out, but is spending her first 24 hours completely racked.

Sloane and Reese have been totally geeked about the prospect of a new baby sister on the way. Sloane has been asking Suzi nearly every day how many weeks until the baby comes. Of course, she doesn’t have a real solid concept of a “week,” but the one week countdown seemed pretty intense for her. They were surprised when Mom wasn’t home on Sunday morning and loved meeting their new sister a few hours later. It’s all in the pics!

We’re looking forward to getting home soon and having all the girls together. We’ll get some homecoming pics up soon.