And Baby Makes 4!

On Friday, January 25th, 2013 at 7:58am, Andy and I heard the sweet sounds of our 2nd baby girl taking her first breaths of air.  Malin Rae Hunt came into our lives weighing in at 7lbs 11oz, 20" long.  As she was breech, and spent her whole time in the womb with her head popping out just below Mom's ribs, she was delivered via scheduled c-section at 7:30am.  The surgery route was alot more scary for us than Avery's 32 hours and 4 hours of pushing labor, so when we heard her first cries we were overjoyed!  We think she is absolutely perfect, and we are so happy to welcome this little angel into our family. 

Where did Malin Rae come from?  Andy came up with Malin because he liked it and it's of Scandanavian descent.  I got sold on it when I could tie it to 3 grandmas: Andy's grandma - Lena Mae, My Mom - Jonalyn and Andy's Mom - Susan Rae.  So there you have it, Malin (pronounced MaeLyn) Rae Hunt. 

Here are some of the pictures from our time at Overlake Hospital.


Andy's surgery outfit.  Kissing Malin for the first time.

Sweet Malin Rae is here!

Malin's first bath.  One of our favorite pictures of Avery right after birth was her first bath.  It was just as cute for Malin's first bath.

Malin got her big sister a gift - a bracelet with a charm that says "Big Sis."  Avery thought it was pretty cool.

Daddy & Avery holding Malin.

Avery calls her new sister "Baby Maleh" and it kinda sounds like May-May.  She's a pretty proud big sister. 

Our new family of 4!

We got visits from the Hermans family, even Oma!


Opie, Oma, Auntie Nan and Nana.

And Grandma & Papa Hunt.

And the Ruhls made a special trip up from Olympia to come see Malin.


Aunt Jess, Uncle Mike, Braden & Nolan.

 And Cara & Tim.

My sweet baby.

My two girls.

Malin and Daddy.

Sister love.

Surprisingly, Malin has about 1/3 the amount of hair that Avery did at birth, and is more blonde.

Malin had to get another ultrasound on her cyst.  We have now confirmed that her cyst is attached to her intestines, not the ovaries like first thought.  At this point we have to just monitor it and see if it goes away on it's own.  Malin dropped in weight from 7lbs 11oz, down to 7lbs 2oz when we left.  But she is a GREAT eater! 

More visits before we head home.

Getting ready to go home, yay!  Malin and Avery wore the same outfit home.

We are so excited that this sweet little girl has joined our family. Andy and I can't get enough of her and are mesmerized by her every little coo and move.  I forgot how incredible newborns are.