THANKS JENN!

We had a sweet girl, Jenn Allen, come over this week, TWICE (because she is such a sweetie), and take pictures of Mckinley. She did a GREAT job. I just wanted to send a few out, I couldn't wait until the announcements. I have to say, Mark and my genes are a superb match that equals a darling little girl.

Sugar and Spice.....

I can't believe our little girl is going to be a week old tomorrow! Today Mark went back to work- we are so happy to be saying that considering that DR Horton has been threatening to lay employees off since August. Mckinley is doing great. She is finally accustomed to getting her diaper changed- at first she would scream bloody murder any time we uncovered her but now she relaxes and lets us get the job done. She had her first Drs appointment yesterday and she is sheer perfection. She left the hospital weighing 7 lbs 11 oz and was up to 7 lbs 13 ozs yesterday. The Dr. does seem to think she is a little "tongue tied" (the little tissue under her tongue is really close to the end) and we are going to another Dr. next week to see if it needs to be snipped. He said she was "beautiful" too- Mark is happy we didn't end up with a "Seinfeld" baby although I thoroughly believe that we would think she is the most precious thing regardless :)

Here she is adjusting to getting a bath- she is getting better but she still has about a 5 minute limit of being naked.



Her first "real" outfit since the hospital....

Here is another picture from the night the Iund's came to visit....

Proud Papas

This is Mark and his best childhood friend Evan. He and his wife Lindy had their little boy Braeden about three weeks ago- you can definitely see the size difference and how different little boys and girls really are.



Mckinley is doing well. We realized this morning we must have been starving her because the nurses said to only give her 30 mL. Well, this morning she drank 50 mL and then 10 more. She is a great eater and burper. She is sleeping pretty well and we are really enjoying our newest addition.

Our little Pumpkin

We are so glad that we got to come home today! Here are a few cute pictures- more to come of our darling little girl.

Here is Mark- such a good daddy!



This is the bow- yes it is large but undeniably the cutest thing ever. You can also really see the giant scratch she gave herself.






The proud parents...so excited to be taking her home.





this is the going home outfit her proud Daddy picked out. The shirt Mark bought @ the motorcycle races in July- it says "Fast Kitty" and has a little cat on a bike. The pants have a cute little ruffle on the bum :) She is so precious!

Her life story begins- Day Two

Our little Mckinley is two days old today! How weird is that? Yesterday I could look down and still see her moving and hear the heart beat on the monitor next to my bed and now she is here.
So, here is how it all played out. We arrived to the hospital yesterday @ 7:30. I was put on Cervadil (spelling??) at 10:05 am because I was a "tight 2 and only 60-65% effaced). They said once that was in place they wouldn't check me again for 12 HOURS!?!? That was a LOOOONG 12 hours. I couldn't eat anything but praise the man that invented Beef Broth- I will probably never put it to my lips again but there is something to be said for the tastiness of beef broth and Jell-o when it is the only "food" you get for 24 hours. Around 8:30-9:00 I started having contractions- pretty good ones that I could watch on the monitor and that took my breath away. Now a minor disclaimer for all you "au natraulers" out there- more power to you, you are definitely more woman than I BUT....WHY? The epidural was THE BEST THING I have ever had in my entire life. I was a little worried in the beginning about all the pain but once the epidural kicked it, had my legs not have weighed 1000 lbs, I could do anything. Loved it! I can say that I felt the contractions and breathed through some major ones, but I can also say that my delivery was textbook perfect....maybe even a little better...Like Harry Potter perfect or something. @ 11:00 pm they checked me out and I had dilated to a 5 which was HUGE progress and right away I asked for the medicine. The anesthesiologist was amazing! It hardly hurt ( I think the IV hurt worse) and they were excellent at making it peaceful and really calming before hand. I was able to get some sleep through the night (between the checks, rechecks and what not) and @ 9:30 or so they decided to break my water. My Dr. thought that he would be coming back @ 12:00 or so to deliver her but by 10:15 it was go time. I pushed maybe 5-6 times and out she came.
What a truly divine experience. I have never felt so accomplished, so proud or so close to the Savior in my life until that moment. Our little girl is sheer perfection (and the APGAR clarified 9.9). I am so happy she is here and the joy she has already brought. She is our little squeaker and Mark has been a real trooper. Has has done ALL the diaper changes, most of the feedings and holds her a lot. My mom was here and was a blessing too but we are sad that most of you are only getting to see her in pictures. I will post some more today just need to get the cable here so I can upload them. Thanks for all the prayers and love. We are truly blessed far more than we deserve. She is going to change our lives and we are so excited to see what will happen! We love you guys!

Here is a video

The Baby is Here!!!!

Mckinley Reese Williamson came into this world at 10:22am this morning. She is 7lbs 14oz's and is 20 inches long. She is happy healthy and beautiful!!! I will let Tisha give you the rest of the details later.