More pictures

Just a few more pictures from our third week of life.

The Gift of the Flying Squirrel

Ellie is doing well and becoming more and more active each day, and some nights :) Some nights have been more eventful than others. Her big brother kitty-cat, RC has decided to make some of the nights very eventful. We believe he is trying to welcome her to the family by bringing her gifts. Either that or he is trying to earn his keep. It started with the gift of a salamander, then another salamander, then two locusts, and then a frog or two.
There was already a pet door onto the back deck when we bought the house and we new RC would love to be able to come and go as he wished. What we didn't realize was that this would also give him the freedom to bring in anything he pleased. The small insects and amphibians have not really bothered me, but alas one night at 3 a.m. I realized that there may be a problem. I woke up and new that RC had brought in a treasure and then discovered that this "treasure" was actually a flying squirrel (and no it was not dead). Ellie's wonderful daddy got up and took the critter out to be released. I don't know if I was more amazed to see the flying squirrel or more amazed that our not-so-agile cat had caught it. And now that we have released our third flying squirrel in the wee hours of the morning, we are hoping that either the flying squirrels become smarter or our cat becomes bored with them. Who even knew that flying squirrels lived around here.
So thanks RC for make our nights even more eventful than they already are!

A Night Out for Mom and Dad

Jim and I were able to have a night out last week. We went to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Gala on Thursday night. Baba came into town and stayed with Ellie. We really enjoyed having a night out together. It was nice to have some time to just be together. Although I have to admit that it felt a little weird leaving Miss Ellie at home. Our niece Mary Lindsey, who has Cystic Fibrosis, gave a very touching speech at the Gala. She did an excellent job and we are all so proud of her.
Here are some pictures from last week.





Daddy gave me a mohawk!

Weekend Visitors

We loved having Baba (my mom) here all week to help us out. We would not have made it through the week without her. Thank you Baba! Grandchuck (my dad) came down on Saturday to spend the weekend with us and to take Baba back home. We loved having them both here and enjoyed our lazy Saturday filled with a lot of watching football.


Ellie with Grandchuck and Baba

On Sunday, our first visitors from Columbus came for a visit. My dear friend Lynn and her mom Kay came down to hang out with us on their way to Biloxi. We loved having lunch with them and truly enjoyed our visit! It was great to have old friends in our new home!


Lynn and Kay with Ellie

Baba, Dorsey, Ellie, Lynn, and Kay

This is our first family portrait. We all looked a little tired by the end of the weekend.

Ellie's first week

We have enjoyed our first week with our new little one. We are adjusting to having Ellie in our family. She is a precious baby and a good baby too! Here are some pictures from our first week at home.


Ellie and Daddy taking a nap.

Ellie has made her debut!

Elizabeth Dorsey Hannahan was born on September 6th at 2:07 pm. She weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. and measured 21 inches long. We both did well during the delivery and are so thankful to Dr. Max, all the nurses, and especially Jim's brother who gave me my epidural. Thank you to everyone who was thinking about us and praying for us. We enjoyed our stay in the hospital, but were thrilled to come home on Monday. It took us all day to make it home, but we are so glad to be at home!
We are settling in to our new life and quickly realizing that our precious baby is now ruling our household. I am so thankful to have Baba, my mom, here to help me this week. Thanks to Grandchuck, my dad, for letting her stay with us this week! I am tired, but feeling better every day. Last night was pretty rough and we are hoping that we all get some sleep tonight.
Here are some pictures of our little girl. My favorite is the one of her white spikey hair when she is sitting in her car seat when we were on our way home from the hospital.
Thank you for everyone's love and support during this special time in our lives!

Looks like we are having a baby...on Saturday

Finally!!!!! Went to the doctor today and he said that we could come to the hospital Friday night and they would induce me Saturday morning! Now instead of sitting around twiddling my thumbs, I have come up with a list of a million things to do. Just wanted to share the news that Baby Hannahan is in fact going to make an appearance! More to come...