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Monday, December 22, 2008

Welcome home Baby Megan!



So, we had a little bit of a surprise this past Friday. I was due on Christmas Eve to have our baby girl, but the doctor told me that we would plan on delivering me on Monday(would have been today) since I was already dilated to a two and 75 percent effaced. However, our baby girl had another plan. I woke up on Friday morning to notice that I was kind of wet. I wasn't sure if my water had broken or what, but I thought it would have been gushing water coming out like it did with Jackson when my water broke. So, I figured I'd call my doctor and inform her what was going on. She told me that she wanted me to go to the Birthing and Delivery area to make sure everything was okay. Dave had a meeting he was suppose to be at at 7, but that wasn't looking too promising. We woke Jackson up and we jumped in the car. We got to the hospital and they checked to see if my water actually broke. They said it had, but was slowly. We were planned to stay until we had our little baby girl. This was a little bit of an unexpected event I would say. Anyway, Megan Maatje Pendleton was born on December 19 at 6:38 p.m. weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz., 20 inches long. (Maatje is a Dutch name from David's mom's side. The "j" is pronounced like a "y", so you say her name like "mafia" but with a "t" instead of an "f") Here are some pictures of us at the hospital right after the she was born. Jackson was a little unsure about her at first, but then he really warmed up to her. He wanted to give her kisses, hugs and hold her all the time. He's been such a wonderful big brother already. We have been so blessed with two wonderful kids.









Grandma Pendleton came out here to help us out with having the baby. It's been great having the extra help with Jackson and all.


11 comments:

Rachel said...

Congratulations! She is absolutely beautiful. Jackson looks like he's going to be an awesome big brother. And you look so great! What a wonderful start to Christmas week. Have a Merry Christmas.

hairprincess said...

OMG I just emailed you to see if you had her yet! Yay! Congrats girl are you having so much fun with a girl? You look so good I hope you are feeling well. That is a cute name Megan:) I am really happy for you I wish I were there to hold her she is beautiful!

Joanna said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I was thinking about you today, wondering how it was all going, and then I get on my reader and read that you had her! THat is so exciting! And, she is so beautiful. I love the picture you took of Jackson kissing her. And what a cute name! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Alisha said...

Congratulations! How fun to have a pre-Christmas gift like that. She is beautiful:)

Kristi said...

We are SO SO SO HAPPY for you guys! She is so beautiful...she has her mother's good looks! We love you guys and can't wait until we get to hold that little angel!

Lee and Marie said...

Congratulations Amber! She's absolutely beautiful! Good work ;)! You look great in the pictures... what a cute little family!

Elise said...

Congratulations!!! We are so excited for you! Little Megan is gorgeous, and it looks like Jackson is pretty happy with all of it. Congrats again, we can't wait to see you!

Ericson Fam said...

Congratulations Amber little Megan is adorable and I love her middle name. I hope you are doing well. You look great for just having a baby!!

Jed & Allison said...

Congratulations what a great Christmas gift!! She is beautiful! I hope all is well with you!

The Dahle's said...

Congrats Am!! I am so excited for you to have a little girl! I love the name Megan too :). When I have a girl I guess I will have to name her Megan so that there will be 3 Megan's :). I tried texting you on Christmas and it sent it back to me so I guess I need your number. I love u and miss u! I hope you had a very merry christmas! you have a beautiful family.

Janell said...

Congratulations, she is precious and I love how happy Jackson looks! I am sure you are enjoying not being preggo anymore! So happy that everything went well and you are home safe and doing well with your sweet baby Megan. You'll never be able to top this Christmas present!