Kate McKay Anderson and birth story

Kate McKay Anderson was born at home on April 21, 2011. She was 8 lbs and 5 oz, and 21 inches long. She is a sweet baby and we sure love having her around!!

(just moments after birth)

First kiss from a very excited big sister

First time holding little sister

Funny story about this silly face...Taylor got to see Kate right after her being born. The first thing Taylor did when getting some time with baby sister was make this silly face at her. (Kicking ourselves for not getting it on video/camera, it was hilarious!) According to Taylor, it is something she was teaching baby sister to do..

Kisses from mommy

Birth Story: I woke up at 2 am with some back pain/contractions, pretty confident labor would be coming, so I hurried and went back to bed knowing I was gonna need the rest. Around 4:30 the contractions were waking me up regularly enough to finally realize I wasn't falling back asleep in between, so I timed them and they were 6 minutes apart. I called my mom to let her know (Kate was born at her house), and decided I would time a few more before calling my midwife to make sure they were regular. Around 5 I decided I should let Braden know, and woke him up. He started to get all the stuff loaded into the car, and get clothes and such ready for Taylor. At this point, Taylor woke up, and came and sat with me in bed. I called my midwife Margie, and she said it sounded like this was it, and headed to my mom's house. We arrived at my mom's around 6 am, and my contractions were much closer together. Around 7:30, I decided it was time to push, and 25 minutes later, Kate was born! It was a tough labor, but short, and I was very happy with the results!