Christmas Time With Edie

Once again Santa came to town before Christmas to make sure I was being a good girl. It took some convincing but I think I straightened him out.

Here I am enjoying a beautiful morning in my new Snow White gown. It made opening presents a little more formal and really set the mood for the rest of the day.

Here we all are at Mimi and Poppi's having Christmas "Macy Style" as Daddy calls it. This usually includes leisure sports such as boccie ball and disc golf in the front yard sprinkled with a generous portion of beer and/ or coffee.

Mommy and Lily after a long day of present opening and family togetherness.

Here I am fulfilling my role as "BIG SISTER". I'm really good at it.

THE ARRIVAL OF LILY JEANNE BAUER

After calling Mi-Mi to watch Edie, Mommy and Daddy rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night. The contractions started strong and quickly built up but Mommy kept a smile on her face. Everyone at the hospital was impressed with Mommy's determination to go without an epidural. In the blink of an eye to the rest of us and an eternity for Mommy, I just popped out with no problems.

Hey Everybody!
Wow! That was quite a ride! Well here I am. Could someone please turn the heat up and maybe give me a bath. It's a little chilly in here and if you have not noticed, I am naked.

Oh Yeah, this is more like it. This is my Mommy. She's been feeding me for a long time now and it's really nice to meet her. This is really much more comfortable being in her arms than that dark belly.
This picture here is the definition of LOVE.

This is my Daddy. He's kind of goofy looking here but I can tell you that there is nobody more proud than this man.

Excuse me while I take a quick nap.

TIME TO MEET THE FAMILY

Hold on, still napping.

Ok... Now a quick bath and a back rub. Hey! Watch that thermometer lady! Al right, get some new duds on and...

Hey there!
This is my Aunt Rach. Seeing how she and Mommy are twins, it was very special to have her in the delivery room for my grand entrance. Mommy and Daddy were so glad for her to be there to share the moment. My big sister Edie tells me all about how fun Aunt Rach is and as soon as I have use of my own limbs and digits, I'll give her a big hug.I love her already.

This is my Uncle Gordon. After trying to convince one of the nurses that her past voting record and environmental practices are slowly turning our political system and our planet into a rubber stamping Wal-Mart style orgy of convictions and consumerism, they asked him to leave the room during the delivery. But when he came back I finally got to meet him and felt very secure and loved in his arms. Mommy and Daddy were very grateful for all the help from Gordon in the days leading up to my arrival and especially the many visits to the hospital room where he and Rach smuggled in some yummy sandwiches and beers and I'm proud to say the nurse has just donated $5000 and 10 hours a week to MOVEON.ORG

The next day my new Big Sister Edie came to visit me and we all became a family. In the days to come, Edie would keep touching my face and mouth when nobody was looking and with the lack of motor skills mentioned earlier, it has been very frustrating with no way to defend myself from the secretive jabs and pokes. (NOTE TO SELF: When I can finally speak, I'll need to bring this up to her)

MORE VISITS AND GETTING READY FOR HOME

Mi-Mi, who did an awsome job of watching Edie, stopped by to meet me! I am extremely proud to be another Graddaughter to Mi-Mi and I can tell by her gentle touch that after having 4 of her own kids, she still has lots of love to give. The joy and sweetness I see looking into Mi-Mi's eyes makes me excited to join the world and I look forward to her showing me the wonders of where we live.

Mommy and Daddy's friend Heather stopped by with Edie's friend Makayla. Heather is expecting too and her sweet daughter was kind enough not to poke me like Edie does.

Yeah, Yeah. I look like a little monkey. Ha-HA.

A quick little nap before we all go home.

With a Mommy like this, I can sleep easy knowing that everything will be alright and I am certainly loved by many.