Maggie's First Moments!

 Margaret Frances Delaney

March 28, 2012

Maggie is here.  Whew!   She arrived at 4:48 pm.   It was a long day.   Didn't feel great through most of it.   But, she is here!   And healthy.   And tiny!   Well, she seems tiny to us.    7 lbs 15 oz ...
She's 20" long (when the nurse really stretched her legs) while all three brothers were 20.5".  

Jackson was the smallest (and earliest to arrive) at 7lbs 8 oz.   Cooper was 8lb 15.6 oz.   And Charlie was 9lbs 8 oz.     Give or take.   

She has hair - and a nice receding hairline.  Her eyelashes and eyebrows are really, really light (like Coop's) but she has darker hair.   The jury is still out on what color it is.  The front is really blond.   The back is a darker.   She has Colin's dimple in her chin.   And the tiniest, thinnest little feet.  
She's nursed twice, really well ... let's hope that continues.

I have to make a real effort to say "she."   Keep calling her "he" and Colin is correcting me. 

We just paged the nurse and she took her to the nursery for a couple of hours.  So, I am off to sleep, and will post pictures of the boys meeting her in the morning.   They were so sweet ... walked in very quietly and loaded with questions.   It's going to be interesting coming up with answers for all of Jackson's...  and Cooper's for that matter.

Will post more in the morning.  Thank you for the prayers and messages and texts ... all of it is so appreciated.