Tuesday, August 11, 2009

One Week Later

It's hard to imagine that just over a week ago we were a family of three awaiting the arrival of our little girl. Then right on her due date, little Elizabeth came into the world. (Well, not SO little - weighing in at a nice 8lb 12oz - surprising us all!) We had to stay in the hospital for 2 days so that Elizabeth could get IV antibiotics; I was Strep B positive but barely got in one dose of antibiotics since the labor was SO fast. Her blood results came back negative, so everything was fine and we could go home.

I am so lucky to have my sweet mom come all the way over here from Kansas to help out. Everyone here is amazed that she would come all this way to see us, even after she was just here a couple months ago. I can't thank her enough, and I might not let her leave! Ryan also gets a very generous 2 week paternity leave - so we are well taken care of!

Here are some pictures from the past week of our little Ellie:




Lincoln is very sweet with his new sister. He rarely says her name, but refers to her as "baby sister". He will spontaneously run over to her when she is laying on the floor and get very close to her face and smile and rub her head and say "cute" or "soft". We are trying to capture one of his sweet moments, but our little guy always has a "cheese!" at the ready before we are able to snap the picture.


Daddy's little girl

9 comments:

Lant Family said...

what a cutie! that is great you guys are so well taken care of. have fun with your mom!

Sara said...

She is so sweet. I am DYING over the photos! Ryan showed her to us on Skype the other night and she was so cute and wobbly. Lots of love to you and your family.

Zookeenee said...

How many stone was she? She looks cute!

tterb said...

I love the pictures! Can't wait to see her in person!

Jen said...

So cute. And love the pink shirt, ryan. Way to get in touch with the feminine.

gretchen said...

She is so sweet! And I love the name Ellie! :) I'm glad your mom is taking care of you!

Emily said...

Oh, she is so sweet! Girls are so cute and cuddly. Eat up all that cuddle time before she gets bigger and starts wanting to do everything her brother does. ;)

Katie said...

Oh, she is just darling. Darling! I'm so glad your mom is there...makes all the difference. And Link is so cute, too. Congrats again.

Lindsey said...

I love little newborns. They are so precious. When you guys get back, we will definitely take a trip up to see you. (Although that would be pretty sweet to see you in England!)