Addison and Emery

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Addison's first bath

Mom, Turtle, and Austin baby sitting Addison. Mom came to Dallas the first week after Addison was born and took care of us all. She cleaned the whole house and set up for a baby shower we were throwing for Megan on Saturday (8 days after Addison was born). She also cooked tons of great food which Ryan and I are missing dearly now :) Love you MOM

First trip back to the trails

Pictures of our new happy family. Give us some time and we will figure out how to get a good photo of all of us including Turtle and Austin :)

Boomer, Austin, and Turtle meet their new sister

Introducing the puppies to their new sister was a process everyone was a little concerned about. Anyone that knows them is aware that Boomer, Austin, and Turtle are spoiled, very much loved, and not used to sharing their parents attention. Addison was greeted first by Boomer while Austin and Turtle were outside with me. Boomer sniffed Addison and then went about greeting Ryan for being home after a long weekend. Austin then was allowed to come inside and meet Addison. Austin planted himself on my lap and displayed a little bit of jealousy. After Austin learned to give Addison her space (somewhat :)), Turtle was then let in to meet her. Turtle sniffed Addison from a distance and then went about her way. Turtle has proved herself to be the least pushy with regards to getting into Addison's space, but all in all they are doing as well as we could expect. Austin is Addison's biggest fan :) During this whole process, Mimi Speed had to leave the house because she was a little too nervous about her precious little grand baby being greeted by three somewhat large snouts.

Addison's first car ride

The hospital requires that all moms are wheeled out of the hospital in a wheel chair.

We are finally taking Addison home to meet the rest of her family and are both very excited/nervous. Ryan has always driven cautiously, but I have never seen him drive that SLOW.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Ryan and I admiring baby Addison. We have no clue how much she is going to and has changed our lives forever. I will tell you this much......she requires a lot more time and attention than any puppy I have ever met :) We love her tons!!!

Photos taken of Addison prior to leaving the hospital

What was happening at home during the hospital stay away

Mom and Dad stayed at our house and took care of the dogs in our absence. They brought home some receiving blankets with Addison's smell and caught Boomer cuddling with one :) Boomer is Ryan's and my first child and he has no idea what is come when we get home.

Sherry was a lifesaver throughout the whole delivery day and hospital stay. She started off by answering my phone call at 7:30a, when I was concerned my water had broke. She informed me that infact it had and insisted that we head to the hospital. She then took care of our other babies (Boomer, Austin, and Turtle) and came to the hospital. At the hospital, she helped me and Ryan watch the clock while the horrible pains of torture (also known as contractions) continued until we could be taken in for the c-section. Sherry was also the one whom we can all thank for all these photos because Ryan and I did not think to pack a camera or anything for that matter :) If all that was not enough, Sherry went out and bought Preemie clothes for Addison since we had none in her size :) Sherry is the BEST!!!!