Catherine Raine Stahl

Together with our doctors we decided Little Miss Cate was to come out at 37 weeks due to low fluid.  To say I was ready was an understatement.  I wasn't sleeping and my feet were huge...I mean, can't wear your shoes huge.  It was also 100 degrees in GA this summer. 

Here is our last picture as a family of four.  Wow, you don't realize how puffy you look until you look back at pictures of yourself. 

Jenn and Jme came to watch the kids and we headed to the hospital for our drive thru birth.  All in all the birth itself was great if you don't count the 4 pints of blood loss and crazy pulse rate.  She was perfect and just screamed her little head off the whole time in the operating room.  Music to this mamas ears.  She didn't have to go to the NICU and had tons of dark hair, just like her mama.  She also had such a puffy face, I guess just like her mama...ha.  She was 6.14lbs the same exact size at Christian even though I can't remember him that small.

You know those annoying people who talk about how good their baby is and how it doesn't cry and just eats whatever, whenever, and just sleeps and sleeps...well, Cate is one of those babies...and we are so thankful.  She is laid back barely ever cries unless she is in her carseat.  Baby girl is going to have to get over that, we got places to go.  I think she is a good mix of Gregg and I.  Mom swears she looks just like me and Gregg's family confirms it. But, lots of people say she is Callie's mini-me.  Either way, she is beautifully and wonderfully made and completes are family of 5.  Thank you for everyone's prayers about her being healthy and not having to go to the NICU.