We had a BOY!!!
Mitchell J (Tripp) Olsen III was born on September 28, 2013 at 5:58 p.m., 19 3/4" long, and weighing 7lbs.
Tripp's Birth Story: My fertility doctor in Michigan had told me that he didn't think that I was going to be able to get pregnant on my own. Even though we had Madeline through in vitro fertilization, Mitch and I were hopeful that we'd be able to have another baby without the use of fertility medicine. After several months of trying again with no success, we decided to schedule a date for an embryo transfer for December 2012 when we were going to be in Michigan to spend Christmas with my family (since all of our embryos were in Michigan it made sense to plan the transfer when we were going to be there). However the week I was suppose to start taking medications to get my body ready for the embryo transfer, I felt really unsure about our decision. After much prayer, I decided to go to the temple, and it was there where I got the strongest impression to wait an be patient. So Mitch and I decided to hold off on getting the transfer in December and wait and see if we could get pregnant on our own. To our surprise, one month later we found out I was pregnant!
We truly couldn't believe it! The day I found out, I called my doctor to see if I could get a blood test to verify the results from my home pregnancy test. I was in such shock on my way to my doctor's that I got a speeding ticket! Sure enough, the blood test confirmed that we were in fact really pregnant! Despite being sick in the beginning, my pregnancy was really great. A few weeks before my due date, Dr. Kinghorn said that I could be induced if we wanted because our baby was growing great and looked really healthy. We again didn't find out if we were having a boy or a girl, so we couldn't wait to meet our little miracle baby #2! On September 28th, Kim came over in the morning to watch Maddy, and Mitch and I were off to the hospital to meet the newest member of our family!
Last time we're just a family of three!
About to meet this little bundle of joy
The waiting game begins - Mitch was glad it was a Saturday
that a lot of football games were on.
We had a Boy!
Love our Baby Tripp from the very start!
Daddy and his little mini-me.
Couldn't be prouder.
So much love.
Dr. Kinghorn is amazing and delivered another
healthy, beautiful miracle baby.
Grammy's 11th grandchild - and Tripp makes
the 9th boy!
Maddy's new role as a big sister.
She couldn't get enough of him.
Is he going to be a thumb sucker??
Visitors! Aunt Katie and Brooke brought us dinner
and came to see their newest nephew.
Finally bathtime.
Our clean, sweet baby boy.
Me and my angels.
Maddy simply can't get enough of her little brother.
Sweet little legs!
More visitors!
Tripp's homecoming outfit.
Dressed and ready to go home.
Bringing our baby home!
Home sweet home.
The amount of love that you have for a baby is incredible. To fall so completely head-over-heals in love with our little Tripp is the most amazing feeling in the whole world. And then to look at our sweet Madeline and feel that same love for her is incredible. Yep, being a mom is the absolute best. Ever.
