She is here!!!

Well its definitely time to catch you all up on what is going on in our lives! My last post mentioned a baby and a promise to send you "baby bump" picture and then we disappeared... we ll a lot has happened and we will start with the most exciting news: She is here! Introducing little Annalee Claire: She had quite the rough start. She came mid January but was in the NICU for just over two weeks with various problems and ultimately we still do not know for sure what happened. Long story short, they surprised me at my doctors appointment with an emergency induction. I was induced, she came, she went to the NICU, had CPAP(high pressure O2), GI suction tube, IVs galore, PICC line, nasogastric tube, heart and oxygen monitors, bilirubin lights, and enough pokes and treatments to last her life. It was very hard to see her that way but she was a fighter. She didn't give in to those nurses too easy. The hospital staff was incredible through it all. They put up with me living there and bugging them 24/7 and gave us needed advice and support. We definietly saw the Lord's hand in her imrpovement and are grateful to all those who prayed for her. She is now home and doing great! She is waking me up sometimes every hour and loves to be snuggled. She makes the cutest sounds in her sleep and even her cry is adorable. She is the most perfect little girl we could have imagined. I will unfortunately have to go back to work while Jonathan is finishing at Snow. Anyone have any ideas for working from home? first family photo: It looks like the "Baby bump" pics are not on our computer yet so those will have to come later. We did so many other things since our last post too. We went on a "last vacation without kids" to St. George, celebrated both our birthdays, and even participated in wardstock... yes that's right, like Woodstock but LDS singles ward style!Those pictures are definitely to come as well. Thank you everyone for your love, support, and patience!Its been our wonderful family and friends who have seen us through this rough start to 2013 and we are grateful for such wonderful people in our lives