What we Remember

I put makeup on yesterday. It was kind of nice. I think I might do that again today. Jon shouldn't have to dig into long term in order to remember what I "really" look like. :)
Fortunately, we don't always need to revert to long term memory or there is a good chance Lauren would be our only child. I am happy to forget those beginning months of sickness, that final month of can't and don't want to budge, certainly the don't push yet - the epidural isn't in, or the two and half weeks of toughening the baby feeders! I had a break through this morning, I didn't wince in agony when she latched on. That's about the time I smiled and decided that TODAY was going to be a good day. Not that I've been living BAD days - but it's sure great to move past those painful days. Lucky for me, I have three beautiful little girls that keep a smile on my face - most of the time.

Thanks Jane

Jon's mom came to help right after my parents left. In fact, as my parents were being dropped off at the airport Jon's mom was being picked up. They even had a chance to say a brief hello. Jane was here for almost a week and was a great help as well. THANK YOU Jane! Marci, Jon's youngest sister, came all the way down for a day and half basically just to see her new little niece - of all the pictures being snapped I didn't get any with Marci on my camera (Jane or Marci, you'll have to send them to me.)

Grandma Jenkins

Eyes open

Grandma and Papa Lee with our girls

THANKS MOM

Big thanks to Mom who came to help for TWO WEEKS. My recovery was going pretty well until the family plague of mastitis hit. I was miserable and very grateful that she was here. She was my hero. Jon was a great help too, but had school. So really, she was a life saver for all of us. Thank you, Mom. AND not only did I have a baby on Mother's Day (and her due date), but I had my Mom here all to myself in Mexico. Happy Mother's Day to me!

Anna's second day - coming home


Several weeks ago for FHE the girls picked out some welcome-to-our-family-gifts for Baby Anna. It helped the girls be a part of Anna's arrival and made her coming home an official celebration!


Play time with Grandma Lee
El Parque de la Selva




A few hours before the big event

We finally got her....

Well they let us have her now, so here are some better pictures. There is also a video for your viewing pleasure.

Anna Rebecca Jenkins

Anna was born this morning at 7:00 (not sure the exact time)am. She was 8 lbs. 5 oz. and was 19.6 inches long. She is a beautiful little girl.




I am a very happy father!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (of three little girls)
Unfortunately she is in that little incubator looking thing for the next four hours so I will get better pictures of her in a couple of hours.

STILL WAITING

I thought for those of you who thought I might not be posting because I have had a baby might like to be informed that NO - we are not so lucky! Actually, at this point it's better if she doesn't come yet because my mom's flight comes in Thursday afternoon. All is well. I thought for sure we were heading to the hospital last night. I wasn't sure how excited I was about it though, I kept having visions of Rissie screaming after us as we left her at our neighbors. For that reason - I really hope Mom gets here in time! Oh yeah, and I am sick - might be tricky pushing out a baby while I am hacking up a lung. Good news though, it's getting better. :)
I have an appointment today, which I think I am going to cancel. I see no point in paying fifty dollars for someone to tell me I am still pregnant (...maybe Friday). Jon may need to be told again that we ARE actually having ANOTHER girl. Around here, if your belly grows forward instead of out it's a sign that it's a boy. I've had complete strangers ask me if I was having a boy because of the shape of my tummy. I think it's giving Jon false hope! :)

As promised: WITHOUT the Ted hose.

A CAP FOR ANNA

A couple of days ago I started getting a bag ready for the hospital and came across a little cap that I knitted for Marissa. I've made a couple of little hats for Lauren too, so I thought why not hurry and make one for Anna? I pulled out my yarn and found a little bit of baby pink left and got started. It's been a while since I had knitted anything so it took me a couple of times starting over to get back into my groove. No big deal. Well, my little bit of baby pink didn't last near as long as I hoped and ended up stopping my project until I could find some more. Finding is a key word here when you don't have a Joann's, a Robert's, or a Michael's polka dotting every city. Rissie has been guzzling milk lately so I took advantage of the unscheduled trip for milk and picked it up on the other side of town where I hoped to find some more yarn. HORRAY it was a success - other than it wasn't the same baby pink. So last night I started a new cap in the color that would certainly last me three more caps and then some.
I left my project on the couch...BIG MISTAKE!! Rissie found it. Rissie took my four fabulous bamboo needles and shoved them into the hole of Jon's subwoofer to his surround sound never to be seen again. Sigh.
By sheer luck, we found a little store in the little mall in Plaza Mexico up the street. They had one kind of needle - ONE, which I am sure the connective circle thingy is too big. So we'll see if buying three (for 75 cents - no kidding) will work if I just cut off the connector. I am determined to make this cap now - even though I started it on a whim. Hah! Crazy pregnant lady!

Thanks Everyone

I am a little embarrassed about my last post after receiving so many kind compliments. I had to ask Jon if my post sounded like I was searching for them - I assure you I wasn't! There is nothing like a great confidence boost when you feel big and puffy - So THANK YOU. I must admit though, after I posted the pictures I noticed that the prego girl in the photo has a much thinner face than in real life. (How often does that actually happen?) AND THE BATHROOM SHOT - okay that is pretty funny. This I didn't realize until after I posted it either, but as small as my bathroom really is, there is a bit of an optical illusion. I didn't take the pictures at the same time and one shot is more zoomed than the other - so next to each other I look like a giant, especially if you were to put the zoomed me into the empty bathroom shot. (Notice where the doorknob is?)
My next appointment is tomorrow - SO I am hoping to hear those magical words where the doctor tells me, "Oh wow! This baby is ready. We better get you to the hospital RIGHT NOW!" In real life though, there are depressingly no outward signs that this baby is close other than I don't think my skin has room for ANY more stretch marks. My poor tummy looks like a big red and purple spider web. I sneeze and can feel a tear. OUCH!
As for the pictures being fake (TODD), I think you overestimate my abilities in photoshop. I wouldn't even consider myself a beginner yet!