Molly

  I went into labor with Molly around 8:00 PM on April 11, and had her at 3:14 AM on the 12th.
  Our whole experience at the University hospital was wonderful. Shane was such a great support to me while I was in labor. He was so comforting and encouraging the whole time. He pushed on my knees during each contraction to help alleviate some of the pain and even had a great attitude when my water burst all over him. Haha! Too much information?
  My midwife was great too. She stayed with us during the whole labor and pushed on my sacrum (while Shane pushed on my knees) during my contractions. I was amazed how much that helped me. She also helped me relax in between the contractions.
  Molly came out perfectly. She was born with dark blue eyes and a full head of dark hair. She weighed 8 pounds and 3 ounces and was 20 inches long. Needless to say, it was love at first sight.

Molly and me with my midwife, Kirstie, and her midwife-in-training.

Makenzie begged and BEGGED for her little sister to come out for months. She was so excited to finally get to hold her.

My mom came to help care for us for a total of three weeks. She babysat, cleaned, cooked, did laundry and pretty much worked her butt off for us. I'm so grateful for such a wonderful mama :)

My little "Lenny." If you have read "Of Mice and Men" then you know exactly what I mean by that. Henry ADORES his little sister... maybe a little too much? He loves to hug and kiss her but we need a little more practice on how to do so a bit more gently.



Our happy family of five! I posted both pictures since Henry is smiling in this one and...

...Kenzie is smiling in this one

I woke up in the morning to a familiar face over my bed. I squealed with delight when I recognized my nurse to be Analise, a friend of mine from nursing school. It was so neat to have her aid me over the next couple of days.

Shane and I had a really hard time deciding whether to name our little girl Molly or Emily. The day I was discharged we chose Molly Elynn and I am so glad we did. I think it suits her just perfectly!

The following pictures are my attempt to take newborn photo's of Molly. The lighting in my apartment is pretty horrible and the only pictures that really turned out happened to all be of the same pose but, oh well. Now you can get to see the cute little faces she makes that light up my life every day.

  Molly is such a good baby. She rarely cries, sleeps pretty well during the night, loves to be held and just started smiling so much about a week ago. I am so thankful that we have been so blessed to get this perfect little girl as our daughter.