Our sweet baby girl is here. She arrived Saturday morning, January 7th at 8:24am. She weighed 8lbs and 4oz and was 20.5 inches long. She is healthy and every bit of her is perfect. She came very quickly, which suprised us all! I began feeling labor pains between 5-6am that morning. We left for the hospital soon after 7am and arrived there at 7:55am. To all of our surprise, she was born 30 minutes later. Michael just made it into the delivery room because he had to stay out with Connor while I was admitted. Mandy and Chad made it to the hospital just in time to take Connor so Michael could follow me into the delivery room. She was born minutes after getting into the delivery room. She is such a blessing from god and we are so thankful for her health.
Connor is completely in love and is such a good big brother. He is patient with her and often says, "It's okay Baby Maddie" while stroking her head if she's upset. So far she's been a gem. She sleeps often and loves to be snuggled by all the friends and family who have been visiting. My mom and Michael's mom have been rotating to stay with us and help out as we transition to a family of 4. Mallory is up here now too and helping with "the night shift." Our friends and neighbors have been amazing... we haven't had to cook a meal since we've been home. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner have been brought to us by our lovely friends. We are truly blessed. I will certainly try to continue posting pictures, but as you can imagine, it's hard to make time for computer-time while I have this beautiful baby girl here. Thank you Lord for all that you've given us.
