Friday, May 15, 2009

Our New Addition






Sarah Jean made her appearance on Monday May 11th at 3:17pm. I woke up Monday morning at around 4:30 and was having contractions. They were about 10 minutes apart so I didn't bother Gary. He was up around 6 to get ready for work and I let him know what was going on. We decided to wait and see if they got closer before going into the hospital. So he went to work and I played baseball with Isaac. By 9 I paged Gary and told him I was ready to go in. He left work as soon as he could and picked us up around 10:30. We dropped Isaac off at my sister-in-law's house and headed for the hospital. We were checked in around 11:30 and I was already dilated to a 4. By noon my contractions were 2 minutes apart and I was ready for the epidural. Everything went very quickly after that and she only needed 4 pushes to make her entrance into this world. She is perfectly healthy and she has lots of blond hair. I want to thank Kelly, Kathy, Rick, Erin, Natalie and my mom for helping us out with Isaac. It was so nice to be able to enjoy Sarah at the hospital and not have to worry about Isaac. Enjoy her pictures!

15 comments:

Mark, Holly and Boys said...

Congratulations! She's beautiful!! Let us know when you are starting to accept visitors, ok?

Frederick Family said...

Congratulations, she is darling. Let us know if there is any thing you need.

Kayce Johnson said...

Wow, congratualation! You look absolutely amazing for just having a baby. She is really pretty. Great work you two! I can't believe you were out playing baseball with Isaac while having contractions.

Nat said...

Whoo hoo! So happy for you guys. I will be coming to get Isaac again this week for a few hours. Monday or Tuesday morning probably. I'll call you. Hope you are doing well.

Alison said...

Congratulations!!! She looks adorable!! I am so happy for you all. Enjoy your new little one :)

Brenda said...

Congrats!! She is beautiful!

The Kings said...

Leslie and Gary-
NICE WORK!!! Sarah Jean is soooo precious and it's not fair that you look that good after delivery :) hopefully i will be joining you in 4 more weeks :) and can look half as good!! Keep us posted on your future life that's coming up soon!! Yeah... I love seeing that light at the end of the very, very long tunnel. What a nice feeling!! congrats on both of your accomplishments!!!!!!

Thebatemans said...

Yea! I am so excied for you and your family. She is beauiful. You will need to bring her in.

Unknown said...

Well, she's gorgeous, of course. You have such an adorable family. How does Isaac like being a big brother? I bet he's a BIG helper. :o) I'm glad everything went well and that you're doing good. Way to go, Mommy! :o) Give us a call if you need anything.

Stephers said...

OH MY GOODNESS SHE IS DARLING. Congrats, that is so exciting. Sounds like a perfect delivery and you look AMAZING after all of that. Cannot wait to meet her. Let me know when you are allowing visitors and we will come and say hello. Love the pics.

Erin Vorkink said...

How wonderful!! Congrats!!

Angela said...

You guys look so great! Wonderful pics! She is so adorable looking! I love those newborns! Good luck in these next days and weeks and I can't wait to see more of her!

Summer said...

Congratulations! You'll love having a girl. So many bows and dresses!!!

Erica said...

How wonderful! She's a cutie! Hope you're doing well!

Raderstorf Family said...

Gary, I followed your link from Amies blog. Your family is beatiful. Congratulations on the birth of your daughter, it is wonderful having one of each. I wish you all well, and hope everything went okay for your wife.
It was fun to catch up on your life.
Erica Sunderland