More Margaret

By popular demand: Margaret



So we took a TON of pictures of this little girl. Below are some of our favorites. I uploaded 37 to our flickr account also.







Both Emily and Margaret were released yesterday afternoon. We all enjoyed being back in a familiar environment. Oscar and Roxy were very excited to see Emily as they were sure she had left forever (just like when she walks down the driveway to get the mail). Emily is recovering and feeling quite well - she even went out and voted on Tuesday evening. Margaret is growing and changing by the hour. We've all been blown away by how strong her neck is. She's been able to left and control her head quite well for being a couple days old. Addie is enjoying being a big sister and big helper. She also really enjoyed her time with Nana Peggy over the last couple days.

Yesterday evening we took some time to open Margaret's gifts (birth and Christmas). She got many nice things that we are very grateful for. Addie also got some 'big sister' gifts - but more on that later.

Introducing: Margaret Anne

After a long and successful labor, Emily delivered Margaret Anne at 10.48pm on Sunday. Emily did an amazing job not only laboring all day (walking the mall, pacing our street), but in the hospital as well doing just what she was supposed to and listening to my constant reminders to b r e a t h e.

Margaret was born health, hungry, and without complication to her or Emily. Both have spent today recovering nicely and enjoyed getting some rest last night (finally!). We were fortunate enough to have both sets of parents in town for Margaret's birth. Mom (Peggy) went to the hospital with us and was great to have for all the extra love, help, and support. I don't want to oversell Margaret's birth, but it appears to have brought both Republican and Democrat together in a way not seen before.



Addie was so excited - despite having to be woken up to come to the hospital - to finally see her new baby sister. Margaret reacted to her voice and definitely recognized it. Before heading back to the house, Addie got the chance to hold her sister. Pleased as she was, it was quite a lot for her to take in.

It's sounding like we will be discharged from the hospital either late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Mom will be in town through Wednesday to help out with everything and get some Margaret time in.



We tried very hard over the past 6 days to put Margaret's birth in God's hands. Some times were harder than others, especially as things did not seem to be progressing from doctor visit to doctor visit. But now He has delivered this baby from His hands to ours and we couldn't feel more blessed.



7lbs-11oz 20-1/4"

Aren't you glad....

...we live 30 feet above this?



With all of the rain and flooding here in the midwest, the St. Joseph River is beyond it's banks. Emily noticed an increase in traffic on Friday, only to discover the flooding below. The river seems to have crested, and the mansion below us is likely safe. We saw our fair share of rain but nothing like what they got in the South Bend area. Its a little hard to see in the pictures, but the water was 3-4" away from engulfing their boat dock. I'm sure it would have taken a few more feet for it to have been in their house, but this has to be too close for comfort.

On a lighter note, there was also an influx of scum in Berrien County today. Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney was in St. Joseph this evening to attend an event with the Berrien County Republican Party. I considered going, but it didn't seem worth the $15 donation to the local Republican Party to have the chance to maybe meet Mittens and ask him why he thinks he can buy this election. Were Mike Huckabee in town, I'd have been there in a heartbeat.

Baby Update

Still no baby!
The doctor did strip my membranes today which might help to encourage labor along. He did discuss the option of inducing labor but we decided that since the baby is healthy and neither of us are having any real medical issues at this point that it was better to wait instead of rushing things. If I don't go into labor this weekend I have another appointment on Monday and we will talk about inducing again and do another non-stress test along with the exam.

Baby Update

At my appointment today they said that I really have not had any progress since last week. The doctor is going to have me come back in on Friday morning to see if there are any changes. Depending on what happens between now and then they may talk to us about inducing labor. We really did not discuss it today so if they decide to induce I don't know if it would be Friday or the following week. Once we know more we will let you know. But for now Margaret has decided she is comfy right where she is...

Baby Update

For those of you wondering.... Still no baby. Today is my due date so I'm sure it will happen fairly soon but it's not going to be today as far as I can tell. I do have a doctor's apt. tomorrow morning so if they have anything of interest to say I'll post it after the appointment.

New Blog

I started a new blog just for my sewing stuff. I really want to keep our family blog about our family and not about my sewing so I've decided to have a second blog with just my crafty stuff on it. I've included the link below if you would like to check it out. It will have both the stuff I sell on Etsy and my just for fun sewing projects as well. From time to time I might post some of my sewing stuff on here but for the most part I'll try to keep them separated.

http://auntieemshouse.blogspot.com/