Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Our Little Surprise Valentine!

Life is full of surprises, and this Valentine's weekend, we received the best surprise anyone could ever ask for...our daughter! Miss Addison Elizabeth was born on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 2:06pm, weighing 5lbs. 15oz and 18 3/4 in long! Addison was 4 weeks early, but amazingly perfectly healthy. Right after birth, her blood sugar levels were low, so given her premature status, she did spend the next few days in the NICU so she could have an IV to keep her blood sugar levels up. Being the strong and feisty little girl that she is, doctors and nurses were amazed by her progress and she was able to come home with me on Sunday afternoon! We couldn't be happier and feel more blessed at how healthy and strong she is and continue to count our blessings daily that she is home with us...our family is complete!


One very proud daddy!

Her paddle, as we called it, on her left hand was her IV to maintain her blood sugar levels!

Mouth wide open...she truly is our child!



Cannot get enough of her!

Getting ready to go home!



Finally in the car seat and ready to meet my big brother!


The smile of acceptance from her big brother! Maddux's first words when he saw her were "baby" and "pretty"...what a sweetheart!



Maddux thinking he could still possibly fit in his old car seat...not quite!

Amazing how a small crib can look so big!
After watching his sister get swaddled in blankets, he wanted to swaddle Ernie...we still need to work on that holding technique...but very precious nevertheless.

5 comments:

  1. I just can't wait to come over and see her!!! She is so precious! Love you guys! ~Jess

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  2. Congratulation Andee! I had been wondering about you as you hadn't updated your blog for awhile.

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  3. She's beautiful! And so tiny. Can't wait to see her next week!

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  4. OMG! She's so precious! But we knew she would be, right?! I can't wait to me her & snuggle those little cheeks!

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  5. What a teeny tiny sweet thing Andee! Congrats! She is absolutely beautiful!=) So glad she overcame her early arrival and came out fightin'....girls are awesome and glad Maddox is enjoying his baby sis too!

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