blessings from all around...

I am tired but in a good way...the world has been blessed with a new little angel and my daughter is doing fine. I went over on Wednesday to sleep at the house and spend some quiet time with Erin as she prepares me for the "waiting" with Cole and Morgan. Erin is so prepared...she made their favorites ...tiny pancakes with fresh fruit for breakfast and pretzel dogs for the lunch and plenty of Ovaltine for their milk. I made macaroni and cheese and cut up strawberries to add to their menu right after Erin left for the hospital. She has a special dino egg that when placed into the pitcher of water...72 hours later when the baby dinosaur hatches Mommy will come home. Grandpa picked us up after his school day and we all got ready to go up to the hospital and meet our new baby. We found Daddy and went to the nursery to see the new babies...the children can not read yet but I found Lyndon Allen right away ...all 7 pounds 13 ounces and 21 inches long and a head of black hair. I teared up right away as we waited for Mommy to go through her after surgery check and routine vital reports. We walked into the room and Cole climbed up into the bed by his Mother...he is old enough to understand all the hospital routines and was missing his Mother very much. Morgan climbed up into Nana's arms and sucked on her beloved pacifier as she attempted to understand what all the fuss was about. Both sets of grandparents, an uncle and his girlfriend, Cole and Morgan and the various nursing staff crowded the recovery room and Mom was totally at peace as she began the feeding Lyndon Allen. We went down to the cafeteria and had dinner to celebrate the day with an assortment of dinner entrees. As we walked out into the parking lot Morgan noticed a sculpture of a woman holding a small child..."Momma"... Morgan is a so observant. They did not go to sleep on the drive home but when we entered the house we put Morgan into her new diaper and pajamas and she went to sleep as soon as Ken put her down. Daddy came home to change his clothes and he put Cole down for the night and all is well in the Spalding household. I was very tired but feeling so blessed. Nana was coming over in the morning so the guard would change and I could go and prepare for the Final Friday Art Walk under a full Harvest moon. I will report later on the opening with a short video Ken put together for me. Imagine and Live in Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart