still trying to figure out how I got such a big baby, but I sure am loving his little rolls.

Welcome baby Sloan

Todd takes his job as lead snuggler very seriously

My three sons + one Uncle Matt

And In The Blue Corner Weighing In At An Impressive 9.9lbs...

Sloan Christian Reed Van Ahn! I'm pretty speechless at the moment-he is just perfect and beautiful and all those things that mothers are so proud of. He made quite a arrival on Thursday night. My FIRST contraction was at 9:30pm, arrived at the hospital by 10:45pm, had him at 11:53pm. That's less than 2.5 hours and that's less an epidural-ouch that hurt! Luckily I can hardly recall the pain, but I can still picture myself screaming. We are home and his brothers are in total ahh. I'll post more pictures later :)

copy cat

I am delivering teacher gifts(Barnes and Noble gift cards) today and I have to give Bec a big thank you because I blatantly stole her idea :) You know it's all about the presentation. Check out her blog for the original.

http://www.allstockeduphere.blogspot.com/

something else I want to share

As I have mentioned before-I love to surf blogs. Here is another I want to share. I find this woman's life really interesting-it goes back to my former wanna be cowgirl thing. Enjoy.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/

*baby update* I am a good 4cm dilated(previously I was a 3 nearly 4) 80-90% effaced and +1 station(so his head is "engaged") I have scheduled an induction for Tues. the 26th, but HOPE he comes before that(my swollen fingers and toes are crossed)