Welcome Edith Irene!

The fifth member of our family joined us on November 28, 2015.  Edith Irene was 6 lbs, 15 ounces and 19 inches long.  My due date was the 27th and Thanksgiving the 26th.  I joked that I wanted for the baby to wait until after I had a delicious meal.  What a good girl!  We hosted the Thanksgiving feast with the Ossman family so we didn't have a long drive just in case I went into labor.  Grandma and Grandpa Jensen also came.  On Friday the 27th, I was ready to go into labor but no luck.  We called the doctor to schedule an induction for Monday morning.  Edith wanted to come on her own time, though.  I started having contractions at 1 am Saturday morning.  After a little bit, I went downstairs and started timing them.  When I realized they were only 3.5 minutes apart, I woke Daddy up.  He called Grandma and Grandpa Jensen and we headed to the hospital.  I was worried that the hospital would send me home with false labor, but Daddy said he knew that wouldn't happen.  My water broke soon after I was on the monitors.  Daddy called Grandma Dee and told her it wouldn't be long.  Grandma Dee and Aunt Angela arrived while I was pushing, only 20 minutes before delivery at 4:57 am!  I looked down as soon as she was born and said "It's a girl!"  A girl with strong lungs, dark brown hair, and a face that reminded most of us of Alena as a baby.