Cade arrived at 9:08pm on Thursday, July 8th in a flash!
Start to finish, labor and delivery was 3 hours. We were at the hospital for about 45 minutes before he made his appearance. It was quite a rush for us and such a relief when it was over. He weghed in at 7 lbs, 11oz (just 5 oz. shy of his brother) and 20.5 inches long--just a little shorter than Anders.
We were so glad that Joel's mom, Rhonda, lives so close. She was able to watch Anders for the 48 hours we were in the hospital. They had a great time together while we were busy taking care of our new addition. Anders and Rhonda came to the hospital on Friday morning to meet Cade. Anders immediately fell in love with his brother (and the call button to the nurse's station). 
We had a great week with my parents and were so grateful for their help--both with Anders and a huge landscaping project (more on that later...). We were very sad to see them go, but we know they will come back soon!
We are both dreading and looking forward to the next few weeks...Joel returns to work, which is very sad for all of us--mostly me--I'll have to actually get up and get going in the mornings to take care of Anders AND Cade simultaneously. But, we are also looking forward to getting back into the school year routine.
2 comments:
Great pictues! You can handle two little ones and will do it with style. Know that there will be days when you don't get a shower until both are down for afternoon naps and I had days when Clint got home and all 3 of us were in tears. Enjoy all the smiles, the cuddle time and watching your two littles grow and learn.
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Anders is SO BIG!! And such a cute big brother! I remember the transition from having one child to having two was indeed a difficult one. We had the dog at that time, too, and she didn't last beyond Tobin's 2nd month, I believe! Hang in there--in no time at all you'll hardly remember what it was like to "only" have one child! :-) You're a great mom!
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