Beautiful Fall Days

We have been enjoying some beautiful fall weather here in Southern Illinois. The kids and I went on a walk through our neighborhood and took some pictures of the beautiful fall foliage. I really do love fall!

New Pics of Hadley

Hadley is now three weeks old. Hard to believe it was just a short time ago that she was born. Hadley fits in perfectly with our little family. She is such a great baby. The kids adore their baby Haddy (her nick name). Hadley is an amazing sleeper and eater. I am breastfeeding but pumping all the time. So she eats about 4 oz at a time and gets up once in the night. I am truly blessed. While we had family here Scott and I were able to go out on a date. It was wonderful having time with just the two of us. We enjoyed a delicious steak dinner and I had a lovely glass of Riesling wine. Yummy!! We are somewhat back to a regular routine. Life is good. God is good!

Introducing....

Hadley Rebekah Jo Hinze!! Born Monday October 3, 2011 at 2:37 pm. Weighing in at a whopping 7 lbs 7 oz and 20 in long. We are so blessed and unbelievably happy with our new addition. Grisham, Genevieve and Carolyn love baby sister. I am sure the feeling is mutual. Life this past week has been a blur. It seems like Hadley has always been here. Grandparents have been very helpful with the older kids while I get to focus most of my attention on Hadley. This weeks goal is to get back into our routine (well as close as I can get with a new born). I will have more pictures of Hadley's first week home in the next post. So until then...