Goodbye, Northside! Hello, Home!

Our home since June 15 was Northside Hospital. As someone who had never been a patient in a hospital (other than when I was the baby in the hospital after my birth) I did not know what to expect. I must say - what an amazing place to have a baby! We could not have asked for a better team of nurses to be with us as we brought little Mary into the world. A special shout out goes out to: L&D Care Team - Floor D (Heather & Lindsay = amazing nurses!), Postpartum Care Team - Floor A (Megan = amazing nurse!), Leigh (amazing nurse & swaddling extraordinaire!), Midwives Stephanie & Christine, and Joyce & Carol (awesome lactation consultants!). The stay was amazing and all of us felt so welcome. If you need to have a baby, Northside Hospital is the place to go. LOVED it!

On June 18 we packed up & headed out. Here are a few pictures of our last day in the hospital.

Home at last...

MMP & BJP

On the morning of June 18, Brad and I were preparing to leave Northside and head home. As I was packing up, I looked over and saw this moment between this father and his daughter. What a precious moment in time - it took my breath away and tears fell from my eyes at how absolutely blessed we are - I love these two more every day!

Mary Michael has arrived!

Mary Michael has arrived! Our sweet daughter was born on June 16 at 11:18 a.m., weighing in at 7 lbs, 12 oz & measuring 19 in. long. She is an absolute blessing and we are more in love with her as each day goes by.

Here we are enjoying the last morning at the hospital, listening to tunes on our iPod & packing to leave the hospital for the first time as a family of three. Well, technically four... but Charlie was not with us to leave the hospital - although, I'm sure he would have loved to have been there to "help" us pack up the car. He would have done a great job running the halls and greeting all of the patients. :)

Our stay at Northside Hospital was amazing! A special, "thank you" goes out to my friend, Leigh, who helped make our stay such a wonderful experience. We love you, Nurse Leigh!

Our sweet doll baby:

Introducing...the Bloggers.

Mary Michael - 2 days:

Brad - 2 weeks:

Molly - 2 months (see dress above):

Sir Charles of Hopkins Farm - 1 year, 2 months:

One month ago tonight...

... there was a very big thunderstorm on the North side of Atlanta. We were watching it from our hospital room window. Molly was in labor. Brad was coaching. The fam was supporting. Mary Michael was getting cozy in the uterus, ready to wait everyone out.

A blog for the family

Hi Everyone! Now that we have a new bundle of joy, we suspect that there will be some folks out there who would like periodic updates on her: head size; smell; dating status. Also, there has been a great demand for pictures of the young princess. So there will be many of those, as well. Co-starring in this blog will be: Molly, Brad, and Charlie. We hope that you like it.
Love,
Molly and Brad