Ready for church...

These pictures are from Sunday before we went to church. She's all ready to praise the Lord! Cora's starting to hold her head up on her own. She's growing so much! Who do you think she looks like?  

Naptime!

Cora and her daddy love to take naps together. We've found that she sleeps really well on our chest. Seth loves having her sleep on him. They're pretty cute! She's started taking naps in her Pooh Bear crib too! At night she's still sleeping in Mama and Daddy's room though. 

Bathtime!

Cora's umbilical cord fell off last week so she started taking real baths! She's enjoying them too. 

Cora and Family

There's a proud dad if you ever saw one!

We're a very happy family!

Grandma Strong is very happy to be a grandma! She visited for 2weeks and was able to be here for the birth and the first week at home. Thanks Mom, you were a huge help.

Life at home with Cora

Our first bath was a fun experience. Mom was a little nervous about the water being too hot that Cora was shivering by the end of the bath. We've learned what temp is best. 

We have a new swing that we like to swing in and nap in.

Mom and Grandma Strong went and had our hair cut on Saturday. Cora slept in Mommy's sling the whole time we had our hair done. She did so good. We even had lunch at One Flight Up in Mount Dora. The picture of Gina and Cora is on the balcony of the cafe. 

We had our first family walk the other night. We tried out the new stroller our friends gave us. Cora is definitely a Florida girl! 

Baby Cora Joy Hardley!

Isn't she BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

Baby Cora Joy Hardley!

This is three days before her birth!  Pretty good for someone 9+ months pregnant.

This is beautiful Mom, Cora and Dad right after her birth. 

Here she is all nudie!

Mommy and Daddy think that she is the most beautiful and amazing thing that has ever happened to them!

Baby Cora Joy Hardley!

We thought that we would do something different in this post for the special occasion!  Introducing the newest addition to the Hardley family, Cora Joy Hardley!  We thought that it would be fun for everyone to get to see a video of our beautiful new baby girl.  She was born on July 5 at 12:26 p.m.  She weighed in at 7 lbs. 15 1/2 oz. and an amazing 21 1/4 in. long.

Due Day! July 1, 2008

So are you wondering what is happening? Is there a new Baby Hardley yet? Well, the answer is not yet. I've been having contractions since Thursday last week and they are becoming more frequent and stronger every day. We're very excited about this. I have an appointment with my doctor this afternoon to see if I've dilated any more. My guess is I have and my mom thinks I should be at 4cm with all the contractions I've been having. We'll see. I'm hoping to go in to the hospital soon. Seth and I are getting very anxious and nervous all at the same time. We have no idea what's in front of us but we've made it through the first 10 months of our marriage and successfully conquered several life changing events. What's one more! Please be praying for a FAST and safe delivery. And most importantly, a healthy baby. We will have pictures posted as soon as we can, she just needs to arrive first!