Welcome Sasha Mary Henson!

After much anticipation, we are so happy to welcome Sasha Mary Henson into our family. She joined us on Labor Day, September 1, 2008, at 8:02 pm. Leave it to our little girl to come on "labor" day...apparently she's destined to have a good sense of humor. She weighed 7 lbs 1 ounce and was 19 3/4 inches long. We have had a crazy 2 weeks and have learned a lot through this whole process. She is such a little angel and we love her more than we thought possible. Here are a few photos of our first week together that I thought you might enjoy:

Sasha at 1 day old sleeping with her papa's hand to keep her safe and secure.

You can see a little bit of her dark hair (lots of it) and her sweet little face. This is at 6 days old...isn't she just adorable?!?!
This is me and my pregnant belly just a few hours before delivery. For those who want to know, I waited until I was dilated to about a 7 and then had a light epidural so I still had some feeling and could push...worked out pretty well.
Sasha was born at 8:02 pm on September 1, 2008 and has forever changed our lives!
Sasha and her proud papa

Sasha was Coon's positive, which means that my blood was attacking her blood...scary...and that gave her basically a really bad case of jaundice so we had to keep her on these alien-looking lights for about 4-5 days. So glad that is over!

I just love the following 2 photos because she looks just like her usual beautiful, precious self. I know I'm biased as her mother, but she is adorable!

Last, but not least, Aaron and I are so grateful to family and friends who have been so supportive and loving, especially during these last 2 weeks. There is no way to express how much we appreciate all that you have done for us!