It’s been a long day and frankly I’m wiped — so I can only imagine how Suzy must feel! We had an appointment for induction at 6:00am and by 1:30pm, we were finally able to see and hold the latest member of the family, Emma Elizabeth Jaromin. She’s 8lbs 10oz, 21in. long and perfect in every way. I took Annalise, Sean and Nathan down to the hospital to visit Mommy and meet their new baby sister tonight. I had forgotten how hard it was for Annalise to leave Mommy at the hospital when Nathan was born — and it’s not any easier for her a bit over a year later.

Meet Emma Elizabeth…

We couldn’t be happier!

UPDATE: Gallery added.

On the night we met, at one point in the evening Suzy revealed that she’d always wanted four children. To this day she claims this was part of a strategy — if I’d run away screaming or excused myself to the restroom never to return, I clearly wasn’t “the one”, but if I remained after this bit of news…well…maybe.

And so, here we are.

Nathan’s been a wonderful baby, but his recent regression back to overnight feedings makes me wonder if he perhaps really wanted to be the baby of the family. He certainly seemed to be doing his best to change our minds and decide that stopping at three wasn’t all that bad an idea, afterall! In any event, despite his best efforts, the final decision was taken out of our hands when a couple weeks ago Suzy got a positive test. The subsequent visit to the doctor confirmed it…and we couldn’t be happier. 2010 should prove to be a very challenging year.

And we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Ultrasound for baby Jaromin #4

Last weekend we visited Stork Snapshots just as we had with Annalise and Sean. Unlike both of his older siblings,  he cooperated right away and we were able to get some amazing shots.

If you’re out in the Chicagoland area and expecting, we highly recommend you pay these folks a visit…

It’s been rather busy around the house, and I’ve been trying to find the time to create this new, consolidated blog. Consequently, we’ve yet to post an entry to say that — we’re expecting our third! The due date is November 10th. A couple weeks ago, after returning from Las Vegas, we went in for our “20 week” ultrasound. Grandma and Aunt Bethie were there when we learned … it’s a boy and here he is: