The past 2 weeks...

Tomorrow's Kaitlyn's due date! Guess we've gotten quite a jump on life with our little Kaitlyn. She's almost 3 weeks old now and it seems like she's been in our life forever already...we can't imagine our family without her. James is always including her in everything we do and wants to know where she is at all times. He enjoys holding her and asks all the time to help. He will get his pillow all ready for her to be put in his arms so he can kiss her and talk to her. She seems to like it when he holds her too and she will stare quietly at him which makes James laugh and smile so proudly.

We took our first family outings this past weekend - one to the pumpkin patch for James and daddy to take a hayride through the cornfield and one to Target. Mom was pretty proud of herself for getting through both trips and Kaitlyn did great too :-)

Welcome precious angel, Kaitlyn Grace

Well, we did it. We made it to 37 weeks and 3 days and then we were blessed with the healthy and uncomplicated arrival of our daughter: Kaitlyn Grace Hartigan. She is perfect in every way. Weighing in at 5lbs 6oz at birth and 19 inches long, she's our little peanut. James has already told her he loves her so much and has interestingly developed a new tone of voice since she has been home: this cute, soft higher pitched voice that exumes love. It has been so remarkable to watch this reaction. Now, we aren't saying we are niave, we know this sweet fascination is going to wear off, but please let us bask in it right now!
Mom is healing well and every day feeling a little bit more like a human again.

We can't thank everyone enough for their well wishes and prayers throughout this whole journey to bring Kaitlyn home to our family.