Well, after over 41 weeks of waiting, we finally got to meet the newest addition to our family! She is the cutest little baby girl! After giving nature its time to kick in, we decided to follow the doctor's advice and go the c-section route (Beckett was an emergency c-section, so we couldn't go the inducement route again). We got to the the hospital around noon and at 2:22 p.m. on 6/9/09 our daughter came out to see the light! Everything went really well. After a quick check with the neonatal specialists, Andrea was even able to to kind of hold her (see picture below).After that, I was able to hold our girl and carry her to the nursery where they did their standard tests. She weighed 9 pounds 1.5 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. After a short time to warm up in the nursery, I was able to take our girl to see her mommy. She took to nursing right away and has been doing well ever since. She's already on her 3rd nursing after a good nap laying in Andrea's arms.
As for Andrea, she looks great! She's feeling a little sore, but is doing well otherwise.
Other than that, we felt blessed to have family living so close. Andrea's parents and two sisters were able to come down last night and watch the kids today while we went to the hospital.
And here are a few pictures...(and for those who want to compare our girl with Mackay and Beckett, you can compare them here).
Mommy meets daughter face to face for the first time!
Already trying to suck those fingers.
Taking a quick rest.
Mackay meets his little sister.
Beckett's excited to be a big brother!
Another cute pict of Mackay and his little sister.
The boyz...and a baby!(Note: I've now made it a tradition to wear my Hopking Cycling shirt for each birth. 3 for 3!)
A family of 5!!!Our cute little girl.
