Kate meets Ellie and Max

Yes, You read correctly, I wrote Kate, instead of Clair. On day one she masqueraded as Kate, we thought that was her name. So she was introduced to her siblings as Kate.

They arrived to meet her around 4:30 PM. Both Geamma and Grannie brought the kids to the hospital. Luckily I felt pretty strong by then. I think I look pretty scary to them as they walked into the room. But they want deterred by my books as they were excited to see their baby sister. They slowly approached my bed anxious to looking for the little one. When they spotted her Ellie was instantly amazed. Max went back-and-forth between being worried of the way mommy looked, and the interest of the little one. He needed Grannie to hold him, and be reassured everything was okay.

Ellie was pretty much instantly ready to hold her new baby sister. It was love at first sight. It was actually love at first kick many months ago.

Max took a bit of a while to warm up, but eventually joined the fight for time to hold his baby sister. I have to say the grandmothers did not get much time to hold her on that first day.

The kids had dinner at the hospital with David and Grannie. Gramma stayed with me and Kate. When they returned from dinner, there was another round of holding in a bit more relaxing with mommy in bed from Max's perspective. I tried hard to convince him I would be fine. I think he started to get used to it. He gave me some snuggles. He also gave his baby sister's snuggles.

Watching them to this experience was the best part of my day other than when I just got to hold her for the first time. They are so loving one another. I'm so thankful for my three wonderful children!