Now Jacquelin is wearing her aunt Jocelyn's dress....so cute

photo shoot at my mom's

beautiful beautiful beautiful child

She's wearing her mother's baby dress

Her smile makes me smile too

Baby Jacquelin in a good mood

Sorting the coin collection. Seeing how much we've saved, and picking out each state's quarter for our collection

Heck yeah, check out my car.

This is one of the many toys that my kids have borrowed from the neighborboy's house. It has gotten to the point where I don't know what is ours anymore...or if it even matters.

My three lovely offspring

Water Play Park

One of the best feature's of this area are the "water/play areas" It was a little bit of a blustery day, but no sign of rain gives us hope that we might have a chance for sun.

Makaela's face at the Saturday Market in downtown Portland.

Isaac get's his face painted at the Saturday market. Heather, Sean's sister, and her boyfriend Dave were visiting, and we went around Portland a little bit. And he is wearing a balloon contraption...why the balloon man chose to make it with purple and pink
, I don't know....it was a beautiful day to be outside.

Pen and ink -- of Daddy

A monsterous Marble run! I love this toy. We construct it ourselves, and even I can't resist dropping a marble into the top as I walk by.

Miss M checks her look in the mirror

Isaac turns three!

We had a party for little Isaac who is not sooo little anymore! Just turned three on March 8th.

my three year old hits it with all his might.

Isaac has a turn with the pinata.

She made it! We all did, luckily. Jacquelyn Cecilia Cannon was born on January 20th at 6:47 in the morning

Let's make a long story short:
5:00 am - I had my first contraction
5:15 am - I get out of bed and start packing my hospital bag, wondering why I waited until now.
6:00 am - "It's time" I said to Sean as I woke him up (I've always wanted to say that because that's what they always say in the movies, and this was my last chance xxno more babiesxx)
6:01 Sean enters the shower after being a little bit frantic
6:10 I call my brother Kip to come up and be with the kids when they wake up
6:25 Kip arrives, wow that was fast
6:30 My water breaks on the kitchen floor
6:35 Sean helps me into the car
6:36 I put the seat back and proceed to be in pain
6:37 Sean calls 911 to ask the police to call and notify the hospital for us
6:46 We exit the freeway and have only about 5 blocks to go until we reach the hospital
6:46 and a 1/2 between two harrowing contractions I pull my sweat pants down because I'm pretty sure she's crowning, although Sean keeps saying, "it's okay, just, just breath", and then when my pants come off he says "no, Cat, we're almost there, we can make it"
6:47 She is born onto the seat and we are stunned, I can hear sean's voice ringing over and over again with a frantic but controlled "oh my Lord, oh my Lord", I check that she's breathing and wrap her up in my pants. It's over, I am so happy at this point! I'm laughing with joy as we pull into the emergency entrance.

When the nurse opens the door she quickly realizes that the baby has already been born and says, "Okay, baby's in the car, change of plans, get a stretcher (they had brought out a wheel chair).

There were 10 people out there waiting and watching as one petit nurse climbs into the car, straddles me and Jacquelyn and she assists in Sean cutting the cord. Then they help us onto the stretcher and up to the room.

It's over, we made it, and we couldn't be more happy about the way that it turned out. Having given birth in the hospital twice already, I can honestly say that as unexpected as it was, I was actually happier to give birth in the car than in the bright, noisy, emotionless hospital. It was quite an experience! And I would do it over again if I had to. Jacquelyn Cecilia Cannon is amazing, and beautiful and fits right in. She somehow makes our family complete. Welcome to the world Jackie.