I couldn't get this to work in the previous post, so I will put it here. This is a video of Ryan and Aaron meeting their baby sister for the first time and learning her name. Aaron has definitely warmed up to her after first meeting her.

Alyssa Marie Sadler - Part 1

On 10/21 at 10:21 am, Alyssa Marie Sadler joined the world and the Sadler family! Ryan and Aaron are very excited to have a little sister. Alyssa was 7 pounds 8 ounces, and 20 inches long. I will leave it up to Kim to fill in more details, but it was the quickest delivery of the 3. There was one moment of panic when Kim was ready to push, and the only person in the room was me! I told her later that if there ever was a time to panic, that was it! Anyway, the purpose of this post is to put up adorable pictures taken in the hospital, so here we go:

Alyssa at about 5 minutes of age....she was just weighed and is about to be measured. First one that didn't come out with blonde hair!


Alyssa with one of the many "It's a girl!" bubble gum cigars that Daddy had to hand out.



Alyssa with her eyes wide open, checking out Mommy! Alyssa was very alert after being born.


Mommy and Daddy's first picture with our little girl!

Leaving the delivery room.



Grandma and Papa Clement


Ryan giving Alyssa a hug while Ryan and Grandma Sadler look on.


Even Papa Sadler held the little one!



Alyssa with a present, a fluffy basketball!


Aunt Lisa and Uncle Marv


Our first picture as a family of five!

The night before

Here we are, the night before Sadler #3 makes his/her appearance. Grandma Sadler just arrived for a sleep-over with Ryan and Aaron so Mommy and Daddy can make an early morningtrip to the hospital tomorrow morning!

Here is our last picture as a family of four from tonight!

Here are some belly pictures from last week!

Will this blog still need to be called Sadler boys? We'll find out tomorrow!

6 more days!

6 more days until Sadler #3 is born!

I asked the boys if they think they are going to get a brother or sister. Aaron thinks that he will be getting a sister. Ryan thinks that he will be getting another brother. Aaron then changed his mind to brother too.

Some random details:
Ryan is making a lot of progress in learning to read. He is very into Mario Kart and loves anything to do with Mario Brothers. He will also give "the look" from time to time....maybe we can get a good picture sometime.

Aaron is living up to the repuatation of a 2 year old. He can be adorable at times, and he can be a hitting machine. Since getting out of his crib, Aaron refuses to stay in his own bed...even with the new bunk beds he shares with Ryan. He will usually stay up late and will fall asleep in bed with Mommy.

The house. We have made several upgrades over the past few months, including: new flooring in dining room & kitchen, new countertops, new sink, outside light fixtures, hallway light fixtures, several rooms repainted, etc.