Claire is here!!! Claire McCain Rooney was born on Monday, May 7 at 7:25am. She weighed 7 lbs, 5 oz and was 19.5 inches long. My c-section wasn't too awful and I'm feeling pretty good, all things considered. Meredith and Jack are so in love with their new sister! They have helped give her baths, change her diapers and love to help with anything where she's concerned. Jack isn't always sure about his new sister (he's sometimes afraid to touch her because I think he worries about hurting her), but Meredith is all over her. She told us that Claire is "beautiful like a princess" when she came to the hospital the first time. Claire is a wonderful baby--very laid back and sweet. She is long and lean with huge feet and big, beautiful eyes! Nursing is going fairly well and she is a pretty good sleeper. We feel so blessed to have this perfect little angel in our family. She was exactly who was missing and we adore her!
My biggest stress with the delivery was being away from the kids, but they handled the separation like champs. Mimi and Papa brought them to the hospital twice a day while I was there and it helped all of us immensely. Mimi camped out at our house all week and Papa spent most of the week at the hospital with Claire and me so Chris could go between both places and spend time with all of us. I really have the most amazing parents in the world. They took care of our family and made things run so smoothly. I love them so much!
So far, I'm amazed at how smooth our transition has been to being a family of five. Chris is home all week this week and I'm looking forward to lots of quality time with my favorite people. What a perfect gift for Mother's Day!
Some pictures from our first few days home:
Meredith and Claire when we first got home. This was the same outfit that Mere wore when she came home from the hospital
Claire in the tub. Daddy does baths at our house and took charge for her first official bath
She loves to be swaddled! She also loves her binky, which is a first for our kids. Meredith and Jack wanted nothing to do with them!
Jack and Mere have a new hiding spot--Mere's closet. They call it their castle and love to play in there together.
Helping give baby sister a bath
Riding on the tractor at Mimi and Papa's house. Jack said Claire could ride on the tractor, but only in the wagon
Daddy and his girls
Claire and her boys
Meeting Claire for the first time. Jack is sharing his gorilla
Think she's excited?
Newborn photos are this week--can't wait to see how they turn out. More posts to come!
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