Friday, September 18, 2009

Introducing Maggie Kristine Anderson5:30 a.m. We are ready to go!
Checking into the hospital. I don't know if it is the nerves that caught up with me or very little sleep the night before that made me look forlorn.

What a treat it was to have Dad, Mom, and Grandma be able to make it into the surgery waiting room before I went back. That helped calm my nerves a bit.
Ready or not here I goooooo!!!!!
And here she is all 7 pounds almost 4ounces and 19 inches long. She came out fighting; she has nice strong lungs!
I love this picture. Here are the Grandmas recording the whole event!
These little tests they do always make me sad. I don't get to be there, but I have to admit I am kind of glad because it would be hard for me to see her cry and not be able to make it better. Kev does a good job making sure she is ok and they are treating her right.
She was so hungry; she was trying to eat Kev's fingers. I was a little longer that usual coming out of recovery and that was hard on them all to have her cry and not be able to help her.
Proud dad, what an amazing dad he is.
Great Grandma getting a turn, we were so glad that she was there.


Grandma Barela loving on Maggie. We were so grateful to have Viv come and spend time with us and help with the kids while we were in the hospital. We were able to have her come a day early and that was a treat. We feel so blessed that our kids have such wonderful grandparents.
Pretty in pink
We were so excited to have Uncle Verle and Aunt Rose come and see our angel.

Dad getting me all ready to go home.
And we are set
LETS GO!!!!
The kids were so excited for us to get home. The hospital was closed off to visitors 12 and younger and that broke their hearts. But they were so patient and understanding. We kept them home from school on Wednesday so they would be right there when we arrived home. The doctor took a little longer getting me released and that was killing them. They called about every half hour or so to see if the doctor had come. They were thrilled to see us pull into the drive way.
Look how excited, check out Ben jumping off the ground. For about an hour after we arrived home the kids kept saying mom look how tiny her fingers are, mom look how cute her ears are, dad look at her feet. They just couldn't get enough of her.
Abi finally has her sister. Oh how she loves her.
Mac thinks she is pretty amazing.
I think the smile says it all.
This picture is a little emotional for me. Here are all my babies; how more perfect is that. This is what life is all about. I feel so blessed and humbled that our Heavenly Father trusted me enough to send me four of his beautiful children.
Grandpa Joe giving loves and not wanting to say good bye. Thank you Joe for coming and spending time with the kids and meeting Maggie.
Grandma Viv thanks again for all you did. How blessed we are to have you.
Look at the blanket isn't it too cute. My mom makes all the kids their own special blanket with their names on them. I love it!
Ok so we are doing bows with this little girl. We admit this is a littl big (Ok so a lot to big) but we are getting the hang of it and she is very patient.

Oh my how cute! This is after her first night home. Wow what a night. It was so nice to have my mom here because, I am a little embarrased to admit this, but I handed her over to mom and went to bed.
She loves to be on her belly and get her back rubbed down.

Dad just admiring
Getting a bath. Check out who is peeking around grandma. I can't tell you what a good little helper her has been. He had wanted to be a part of everything.
I mean really what can I say she is pretty close to perfect.
Hello we have to accessorize!! What a sweet little spirit. We are so blessed with family and friends. We thank everyone for the gifts, visits, and phone calls. We have been showered with love and we are thankful.



4 comments:

The Tobey's said...

I love it! She is so sweet and my favorite is the one with the bow!
And we think she is perfect too!

Larson 7 said...

We can't wait to see Maggie in real life! She is so adorable!

Danny & Kris Williams said...

Boy am I already missing your little family to pieces! I love everyone of them so much. I am so glad that I was able to share in the first few days of Miss Maggie's life- a gift from heaven!!Mom

Burgundy said...

She is so cute and perfect. You are very blessed. I love your whole family.