Saturday, May 5, 2007

Welcome, Maggie!

Maggie Anne
May 3, 2007 - 1:02AM
7 lbs, 11 oz - 20 in.
We are excited to announce the newest addition to our family, Maggie (no, not Margaret). We were a little surprised to see her full head of black hair, seeing as both John and I were bald when we were born. As of right now, her big, gorgeous eyes, according to Andrew, are cobalt, though I doubt it will be long before they are brown like ours.

The labor was a little long - 25 hours from the time my water broke until we finally heard her first cry. She had a little trouble breathing at first, which I guess is common after the 2 1/2 hours of pushing, and had to be given oxygen. It was more of a kick-start for her than a serious emergency, and she was weaned off the oxygen around 4am and brought to our room.

I was very proud of John, the guy who gets queasy when he sees someone get a paper-cut, he watched the entire birth. You can ask him what he thought of that.

Maggie and Hardy met today when we came home from the hospital. I think it will take a little while for the transition, but so far Hardy has been pretty good (besides one attempt to jump into the pack and play with Maggie).

I also apologize in advance. I'm already turning into that crazy mom who feels the need to have her camera around her neck for all those cute faces.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

She is absolutley gorgeous. Everything about her is perfect. That from biased grandparents.
And Jess, you look great in all the pictures we took!
Congratulations again.
We love you (Hardy included).
Grandpa Dave & Grandma Bobbie

Aunite Lara said...

Congratulations! She is so precious! I am so proud of you Jess! I will call you soon to see how you are doing. Now just enjoy the new addition to your family. Please give Maggie a little kiss for me! Love you and Miss you!
Lara

Unknown said...

Congratulations!! She is absolutely darling! I hope you all are doing well. Can't wait to meet her!
love,
Sarah

Anonymous said...

Hey Jess, it's your FAVORITE second-cousin. :) Congratulations!! What a sweet little face that Maggie has. That was a lot of baby for such a little peanut like you. And you get major points for having pictures of her posted already. No pressure, but keep the photos coming. Best of luck to you guys. xo Jen

Anonymous said...

Congrats Jessica! She is beautiful! I hope life is amazing with her there! I can't wait to see more photos of her and you family! Congratulations!

love,
Monica

Anonymous said...

Jess! She is so cute, Congratulations!!! I am so happy for you guys, and I'm so happy you're putting these pictures up...don't stop! I can't wait to meet my new little cuz:)