Averi "Already 1 Month Old"

We are totally in love with this amazing little girl. She has brought so much happiness and joy to our little family. I haven't posted much, but for those of you with more than one child, you know why. Having two children has kept Ryan and I very, very busy!

So a little about Averi--

Lets start from the beginning, I think she will be a very strong willed person. When she decided it was time to come out, she just came out! For those who haven't heard, yes she was born 60 seconds after me being wheeled into the delivery room! We were preparing for another quick labor and delivery since Kiera was only four and a half hours from beginning to end. But we were not prepared for how fast Averi would decide to enter this world. Ryan was ever so close to delivering her himself in the truck. Which he was begging not to have to do as I told him I could not get in the truck to go to the hospital and then again at the ER entrance as she was coming out!

When she was born, we had a list of names, none of which we were even close to being settled on. Over the next 24 hours we narrowed it down to two names, Ryans pick (Lauren) and my pick (Averi). Ryan suggested we flip a coin however we didn't have one with us. So I wrote each name on a piece of paper, put one in each hand, and let Kiera pick a hand. To my delight she picked Averi! Her middle name comes from my grandmother, Vera Jane. So there we have Averi Jane Andreasen!

She was born at 9:03pm on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Averi weighed in at 7 lbs. 3.3 oz. and was 21 1/4 inches long.