That's what our baby is going to think her name is because that's all she ever hears: "You're
so cute!" "You're so
cute!" You're
SO CUTE!!"
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!
