Meeting the Big Sis

It was the cutest thing ever when Emerson was introduced to Maggie for the first time. Those of you who know Maggie know that if you are holding something that she is interested in seeing or having, she is not exactly what you would call gentle about getting to it! We let her in the kitchen and Bonnie was holding Emerson. Maggie went over to her and raised up real slowly on her back legs and just balanced there where she could see her and smell her(she didn't jump!). She just automatically knew that this was something she had to be careful with. From that first smell on, she was attached! Shawn got down on the floor with Emerson and Maggie would just carefully lick the back of her head-too cute! When we went back in the living room, we let Maggie stay in the kitchen, where she knows she is supposed to stay. Before long, she came sneaking around the chair and over to the couch, kissed Emerson on the back of the head and then turned and ran really fast back to the kitchen before she could get in trouble! It looks as though Emerson is going to be well taken care of by her big sis!

"Dad, do we really get to keep her?!"

Sweet Kisses

"Grandma, I can't see good!"

ITS A GIRL!!!!!

Much to our surprise after our Monday appointment, I went into labor on Tuesday evening. When Shawn got home from his very last basketball game of the season, I told him that it was probably time we head to the hospital because my contractions were already about 3-5 minutes apart. We got to the hospital about 10:30 and were admitted at midnight. GranSan and Aunt Janet got to Houston at 2:00 a.m. for the big event and precious Emerson Leigh Brooks made her appearance at 10:32 a.m. on Wednesday. People have always said that you can never understand how much parents love their children until you become a parent yourself-that is so true. When she was born and I heard the words "it's a girl" I knew our lives had been changed forever. It was more emotion than I knew what to do with! She is absolutely perfect-she weighed 8lbs 5ozs and was 21 inches long. She has a head full of dark hair and a beautiful complexion.

Love at First Sight!

Our First Family Photo

"Why me Lord?"

Daddy's Little Girl

GranSan & Janet were right outside to hear the first cry

Papa and Grandma agree that she is perfect!

It's so good to be home!!

End in Sight!

Well, yet another Monday appointment has come and gone with absolutely no change whatsoever! I didn't let myself get my hopes up too much this week but thought that there was at least a chance that things had progressed a little bit since I was at least having contractions over the past week...no such luck! We went ahead and scheduled an induction for next Wednesday if the little one doesn't make his/her appearance this week. I am going back in next Monday to see if anything has changed. If it is still the same, we will go in next Tuesday night to get things underway but if I have progressed some we will wait until Wednesday morning to head to the hospital. One way or another, next week we'll finally know what this little one is!!