All things pink....

Maggie Grace is almost two weeks old now and she has been busy introducing us to the wonderful world of girls. She is just sweet as can be and a joy to have in the house. She eats well and sleeps well and rarely cries. She has let us dress her up like a little doll, complete with tights and headbands. I am not sure how big she is now, but I would guess about 9lbs. She had dropped down to 8 the day we came home from the hospital, but she had already started gaining it back by the next morning. She sleeps a lot but when she is up, she is very alert, taking everything in. Her brothers adore her (Nicholas has even warmed up to her) and will sit and look at them one at time while they hold her.

Here are some pictures of her first couple of weeks.

MVP

At Jackson's baseball game last Saturday against none other than the Red Sox, he turned a double play and as aresult was named Player of the Game and given the game ball! He has been watching the pros on tv make that play all summer, so you can imagine his excitement when he was able to execute it himself in the the first game of the season. Here is a picture of him with the game ball and one with his little sister.

After

Her room isn't totally done, but I don't want to keep you waiting forever. Here is it so far:


Click here for the befores http://thekhankids.blogspot.com/2011/07/let-transformation-begin.html

She is here: Margaret Grace

Margaret Grace Khan made her debut today, September 14th at 3:39pm. Maggie Grace, as we have been calling her, weighed in at 8lbs 7oz and measured 21 inches. She was just one once less than her largest brother, Nicholas.

She is doing really well, feisty and alert and passing all of her baby tests. She has lots of dark hair, most of it in the back, which is not good news for barrettes, but she will look great in headbands.

Labor and delivery went well, perfectly planned with no complications. Not at all what I am used to.... She even came out facing the right direction!

The boys have already been down to see her and seem to like having a sister. They also liked the TV in my room. Nicholas was a little confused by the whole thing, but at least appeared interested in her. It should be interesting to see his reaction when we bring her home on Friday.

Soccer

The boys are both happy to be back to school and have enjoyed their first couple of days. Most of the students are not back into their classrooms yet, but they are making the best of the space they have and it does make things a bit more exciting. The Kindergarten classroom was unaffected, but Jackson's class is meeting in the gym. Tonight was the first practice for both Francis's soccer team and Jackson's baseball team. I didn't make it over to the baseball practice, but Jackson seemed to enjoy it. Francis loves soccer and is taking the sport very seriously. Here are some shots of him in action and Nicky on the playground.

Back to School

Here are some pictures of the big guys as they headed back to school. Don't they look great in uniforms? I love them mismatched and dirty, but for some reason, seeing them look sharp and clean is refreshing to my soul......

Big Week!

How often does one family get to start school (Monday), start baseball and soccer (Tuesday), celebrate a tenth wedding anniversary (Wednesday), and have a new baby (also scheduled for Wednesday) all in the same week? Probably not often and probably for good reason.... Things are a little hectic here to say the least. The good news is, we have help. My Mom and Peter have been here since Thursday helping with the kids and my cousin moved into the area last week, so we have reinforcements! I will try to keep up with the blogging and put up those first baby pictures ASAP. In the meantime, please remember us in your prayers particularly Wednesday morning, when I go in for the induction.