But really her name is Anna May. We just can't get over how cute and adorable she is.
Anyway, the last two weeks have been so wonderful! Even after all the books we read to prepare for parenthood, we still feel pretty clueless sometimes. But we are slowly learning. We are really enjoying this new miracle in our lives.
It took a lot to bring our little baby into the world--18 hours of labor followed by an emergency Caesarean section. The why and how is a story that I will save for another day. But I will say that my recovery has been going GREAT and other than a little lack of sleep, I feel like a million bucks. Anna May however has a moderately scary case of thrush which has been much harder for me to deal with than the c-section. But she is on the mend now and we are so grateful! There were a few days last week when she had a terrible time eating because her mouth and throat were so sore from the thrush. Emotionally it was really hard on me but we made it through and now she is almost back to normal. Whew!!
Anyway, thanks to everyone who has visited, called, and video chatted with us. We love being loved and we love showing our baby off. We have had so many delicious meals from members of our ward and this last weekend Josh and Mattie (John's brother and sister-in-law) came, made food for us, and deep cleaned our kitchen! We cannot thank them enough. This coming weekend my parents and brother are coming and we are excited to see them. I hope the apartment isn't too messy when they get here. :)
Baby Anna's first picture
Our first family picture
Hanging out in our hospital room
Look how big John's hand is compared to hers!
Taking a nap with daddy
So CUTE!!
Our first outing--to the Pediatrician's office
Sometimes she rolls into this position in her sleep. She looks like she's praying! (John thinks it's so funny but it scares me so I always roll her back onto her back.)
Ok, enough pictures for now? Don't worry, I'm sure there will be more!
9 comments:
She is SO CUTE!!!! I am so glad that you are doing well! I hope her thrush gets better!
gosh, she is seriously one of the most beautiful babies i have ever seen!!! her eyes are so captivating. glad the little lady is feeling better! i cant WAIT to hear your birth story!!! love you guys!
she really is so cute. what a happy little family.
It was so fun to see her. Thanks for letting us come.
She is a beautiful baby! Congrats! I am glad you are recovering well from the delivery and she is getting over thrush too. Being a mom is incredible.
Oh wow- she is GORGEOUS! Seriously one of the prettiest newborns I've ever seen. Congrats you guys (and sorry about the complications).
She is gorgeous. It's true. I hope she is feeling much better now!!!!
What an absolutely gorgeous daughter! I'm so happy for you guys!
You guys sound like awesome parents! Your baby is so cute! (good thing she can't read... then I'd be perpetuating the name-confusion).
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