The Schrage Family: Hey Hey It's Charlotte Rae!

Our new baby cousin is here! Miss Charlotte Rae was born October 30th, right on her due date at 6:38 p.m. She is such a little cutie and we (more like me) are so glad she's a little girl! Quinn and Charlotte are going to have so much fun growing up together. I love that Ava and Myranda are exactly the same age and now the two new little ones will get to have the same adventures.

Heather had sent me a text message the morning that her water broke and I just casually went about my day but by 3:00 I couldn't take it anymore so Quinnie and I headed down to Waterloo to sit at the hospital with Grandma, Grandpa, and Grandma Jayne. Heather actually let us all stay in the room with her right up until she was pushing. She did such a great job and was so calm the whole time. If that was me it would have been a completely different story!

1 -2 -3 Breathe! Quinn the little labor coach! I know I know I'm completely nuts for bringing my 5 1/2 month baby with me to wait for my new niece to be born. But I can't help myself, I feel the need to bring her everywhere with me! She is such a good baby and if anything she gave everybody a nice little distraction

Grandma and Grandpa meeting Charlotte for the first time.

The new Shook family. I know Tony and Heather are going to do a great job as parents. When Grandma went to help one day Tony had a left a not of all the things to remember, like make sure Heather drank enough water, and went to the bathroom, etc. Maybe he's a little overprotective?

The new cousins - it was a little late before we left so Quinnie just changed into her jammies. I can already tell they like each other!

Talking to Grandpa - 1 hour old

I don't know what Grandma and Grandpa are going to do with all these girls! It just means more spoiling!

The day after Charlotte was born we went down again so Ava and Doug could see her. I think Doug is pretty excited to be an uncle again and even more excited that he has a friend that can join his Dad's of Girls club. They have weekly meetings to destress.

I'm sure Tony and Heather just loved us clogging up their hospital room all day and Quinn just hanging out on the hospital bed. Oh well they better get used to it!