One month!

Meeting friends and family

1 day old with Uncle Yann & Auntie Kate

2 days old with Molly

6 days old with Grandma & Papy

5 days old with Michelle & Aren

2 weeks old with Nona

2 weeks old with Auntie Becca & Allie

3 weeks old with Auntie April

2 weeks old with Lauren

4 weeks old with Bella

4 weeks old with Katurah

4 weeks old with Ana

36 weeks, 1 day... she's here!

Cora Mae Oates was born 4 weeks early on September 23rd at 11:41 pm. She was 5lb 15oz, 18 in long, perfectly healthy with a head full of brown curly hair.

My water broke Sunday at 8pm. Matt was at the airport about to leave for a business trip! But luckily I caught him, he came straight home and we went to the hospital. I couldn't have asked for a better birth experience...everything went according to "plan" and the nurses and doctors were amazing. I went into labor on my own with only a little meds to help thin my cervix and some acupuncture to keep things moving. Matt was AMAZING! We were able to labor and deliver with no pain meds and I know I could not have done that without his support. 

Here are pics of our new family in the hospital..

36 weeks

We had a busy weekend the days before Cora was born!

Saturday, Molly and Michelle threw a great baby shower for Oregon friends and family (thanks Nicole for coming all the way up from CA to help celebrate!)

And Sunday, our very talented friend Nicole took maternity photos in the rhododendron garden next to our house. Her cute family was here too :) Little did we know what would happen this evening...

Tim, Bennett & Nicole