Big Brother

     Mckay went to sleep on the 22nd, and woke up on the 23rd with a little sister!  He loves helping with her and is always wanting to see her, kiss her, and hold her.  If she is laying in her bassinett and starts to cry, he immediately runs over and starts dropping toys, blankets, and burp rags into her bed.  He even has a certain tone of voice he uses when he is talking to her or about her.  One of his new favorite things to do is to help change her diaper.  When we lay her down, he comes running with a diaper in his hand and lays it over her.  And to top it all off, he even offers her his food, binky and blankets (which are some of his most favorite things).  We think it is safe to say that he loves his little sister as much as we do.

"What is a baby anyway?"





Our New Addition

     We have been eagerly looking forward to our new little baby and the day finally came!  Tasha began labor on 11/22 at about 4 pm, but active labor didn't begin until about 10 pm.  Our midwives arrived at about 10 pm as well and began setting up the birth tub and helping get everything ready.  Tasha got into the birth tub at about 1 am and things moved along quickly from there.  At about 2 am our midwives suggested Tasha try pushing, and that if it did not feel right to stop, but to try and see if it would help.  With the first push her water broke, with the second the baby crowned, the third push the head was born, and at 2:04 am the fourth push brought our beautiful baby girl into the world.  She was 8 lbs 9 oz and was 20 inches long.  Our midwives commented after they did the newborn testing that we have such healthy babies and that she is absolutely perfect.

Genesis Cate Eastin