Raegan Lee West

Raegan is here!  She decided to come a little early, July 13, 2009 at 4:38am.  She weighed in at 7 pounds 11 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long.  She is just perfect!  We are so in love with her. Brody is a great big brother!  He is very concerned when she is crying.  He is very gentle and aware of where she is.  We are pretty pleased with his reaction.

I ended up having a regular delivery, no surgery this time!  I'm very happy about that.  Although I'm very sore, it sure beats recovering from a cesarean.  Ryan has been a huge help the past week, taking care of Brody while we were still in the hospital, and helping out with Brody while I'm feeding Raegan.  I am breastfeeding her, which is a big change for me.  I tried to breastfeed Brody, but he would have nothing to do with it.  Raegan is a champ!  She's a great eater, and has had no problems with it so far.  I will say, it takes a LOT more time to breastfeed, and sometimes I wish I could give her a bottle.  But, I really like the closeness I feel with her, and I know it's good for her.  So, I'm going to try to keep it up as long as I can.  My only concern is that when Ryan is not around as much, I will not have as much time for Brody as I would like.

Here are some pictures of our first week with Raegan.