Lillian Has Arrived!

At 6:00 am on Friday Jewels woke me up saying she was going into labor and that her water had broken. I thought she was kidding at first, then when she didn't laugh I knew she was serious. So we packed all the necessities and sped off to the hospital and checked in. Jewels was already dialated to 5 cm and sure enough her water had broken. A couple hours, an epidural, lots of ice and a few good pushes Lillian Loween Anderson was born; 11:38 am MST July 10th, 2009 to be exact. Jewels was strong throughout the labor, she would quietly count and focus on breathing when contractions came. Jewels says the worst part of the whole thing was the 5 attempts to getting an I.V. into her wrists, her veins are so small even the seasoned nurses had difficulty keeping a good flow. Well both baby and Mom are safe and recovering and I'm becoming less tired.


Lily came 2 weeks early and still weighed in at a healthy weight of 7 pounds 10 ounces, she was 19 inches long, has a little dark brown hair, she's also a good mix of both her Mom and Dad.


Lily and Dad at the hospital.


Lily and Mom a couple days later.

Thanks to all those who have helped and given support; Mom, Dad and Lily really appreciate it. We have Lily's Nona (Jewels Mom) coming to help for a week, then Natalie (Jewels sister) will come and help and then Lily's Grandparents on the Anderson side, will come to help. Mel's also been a great help to us also.

Most of all I want to thank Julianne for the many sacrifices she has made during our marriage and especially with our first born, Lily, I love you Jewels!