Monday, January 30, 2012

Our little guy

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Here he is – Finley Paul Leggett made his arrival by scheduled c-section at 9.38am on Saturday January 28th at 9.38am.  He weighed 9lbs 1oz and was 20 inches.  He looks just like his sister did at this point.

Now I realize that I am biased but he is the cutest, loveliest little baby.  He is such a good little guy and Poppy could not be happier to be a big sister (see above for her huge, giddy smile – she also picked out the teddy for him and named him Bobo).  Anna is doing really well and seems to be recovering fast from the c-section.  We are hoping to go home tomorrow (the 31st) so fingers crossed for that.  Poppy has done really well and, so far hasn’t been overly jealous.  She has enjoyed hanging out with Nannie Sue and Grandma, as well as a trip to the DI with Daddy, where she was allowed to pick out anything (she chose a rather unfortunate looking giraffe).

Finley is healthy and we feel so blessed to have him.  It has, once again, been quite the journey  to get our little guy here and it was all worth it.  We are so lucky to have such wonderful little people in our lives, they are so sweet and bring us so much joy and happiness.

Anna is such a trooper, I am so proud of her.  She is a superstar and I love her. 

Here are the first pictures of little Finley and I’m sure many more will follow soon.

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Here I am looking as though I am in a nuclear blast zone.

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Mummy, Daddy, Finley and Dr. Loewen (the awesome doctor who delivered him).

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Poppy meeting her baby brother for the first time, she was a little nervous of all of the tubes and wires connected to Mummy.

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Holding Finley, helped by Grandma and Grandpa VanDenBerghe.

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Finley and Nannie Sue.

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Poppy got her own ‘baby brother’ as a special present when she came to the hospital – she has been taking extra special care of him ever since.

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The little sign actually reads ‘it’s a boy’ although it was partially covered up (which I didn’t notice until I took the picture) and looks as though it says ‘it’s a VanDenBerghe’.

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Daddy and his little guy.

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Isn’t he the cutest

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14 comments:

stephslater said...

Yes he is the cutest! We are so happy for your family. Poppy is going to love having a real baby to tend to. If you guys need of a toddler break, please know she can come spend time at our house. We would love having a play date.
Congratulations! I love his name. He's perfect.

Aubrey said...

I loved all the posts! What a cute little guy! Congratulations! We hope to meet him someday soon.

Joy said...

Congratulations, and thanks for posting all the pictures! Poppy has the best smile! Isn't it fun having a new camera? Finley is a beautiful baby.

Melissa Black Polteno said...

Yay! Congratulations. I am so excited for you especially since there was some heartache along the way. What a beautiful little boy. We will have to have play dates when our little ones get bigger. I am due June first!!! Yay for babies. Love you Anna long time friend.

Carrie said...

He is very cute! Paul - I didn't realize your mom is here! How exciting!!! I bet it's nice to have her here too!! Congratulations to both of you, Anna and Paul. And, of course, congratulations to Poppy. I think Finley is going to be a perfect brother-in-law for Calan ;)

Tiff Keetch said...

He IS adorable!! Congrats!! And his name is the cutest as well..

And I'd love to take Poppy for play date as well.. (I definitely know how nice it is to take a nap while the baby is sleeping!)

Dar, Ali, Edi, and Lukey said...

Oh he's so cute. I just love him!

Mary said...

He is beautiful. Felicitations, mes amis.

HaH said...

Congratulations Paul and Anna! Your family just gets cuter and cuter!

Cindy said...

He's beautiful and a big boy, congrats!

bjahlstrom said...

I'm so happy for you guys!

taryn said...

he is so cute you guys. love his name. we are so excited for you, congratulations!! enjoy him.

sayfuzzypickles said...

Congrats you guys! How wonderful to have another darling little miracle in your family.

Trent and Meg said...

What a sweet little guy!!! Finley--what a fabulous name to go with his cute face!!! Congrats you two--so glad he made it safe, and that Miss Poppy is in love :D Can't wait to see more updates :D