Iggy Frank and Friends

The many faces of Maeve Barbara

Sitting in the hospital, staring at my newborn baby girl, I just can't help myself, I can't stop taking pictures

Ignatius meets his sister

Ignatius didn't hesitate to go right up and give his sister a kiss.

My fears were eased, he still wanted to cuddle with his Momma

He was over this whole sister thing and wanted to stuff his face with some chicken tenders.

Can you see the resemblance?

The first thing I thought when I saw Maeve (besides holy hair!) was that she looks just like Ignatius

Grampie and his girl

Grampie predicted correctly as you can tell by his pink shirt.

Maeve was beyond happy to lay in her Grampie's arms. Not a peep was heard from her for hours.

I woke up on October 2nd feeling real lousy. I questioned if it meant anything, but kept telling myself labor would feel worse than this. When I sat down to eat lunch I couldn't deny it any more, I put myself on the monitor to discover I was contracting every 2-3 minutes. I still couldn't believe it, our baby was coming and I haven't packed a bag yet! I have never felt so much panic. As I sat there listening to the baby's heart beating (which I was convinced was a boy due to the super low rate of 118-122), my mind started racing: how is Ignatius going to feel about this, I need to hold him right now, will labor be fast, will it be as pain free as last time, I wish my mom was here. They always say you're never truly ready for baby, but Maeve was ready to meet us.

Mind still spinning, but kind of sinking in that this is real.

I will never forget the moment she came into the world. My dad asked the room "what does everyone think, does this face look like a boy or girl?" and as he pulled the baby out her legs opened up to reveal the girl she is. Screams could be heard down the hall from all of us. Truly a surprise.

Hi everybody!

For more pictures from that wonderful day visit Megan's blog. She captured that day better than I could have ever imagined.

Last moments as an only child

When I found out that I was in labor, my immediate thought was I want to see Iggy. I brought him back to the office so I could spend a few last moments just me and him.

Iggy taking one last look at his baby (which I'm pretty sure according to him is my belly button)

Sweet pup

This was taken the night before Chauncey's world was rocked with the arrival of baby #2. Just one last night of peaceful sleep I guess.