Ana Day 12

I had a couple of coupons for the Picture People, so Charlie and I took Ana to play 'Super Model.' I love this little picture! Aunt Olivia had this cute knit hat in the boxes of clothes she sent and it looked great with Ana's blanket. They no longer have the ability to buy more prints online, which is a bummer. We got a package of this picture and one other on a black background. Charlie was very helpful during the photo shoot mainly because he didn't have to be in the pictures :) Chad and I are going to try really hard to make sure we have pictures of all of the kids, not just the first one....

Make a Wish Shopping

Every year the Make a wish organization puts on a shopping event for wish kids. The children get to pick out 7 gifts for people on their list. The volunteers help the kids shop and wrap the gifts for their loved ones. It's a really neat event! Last year Charlie was kinda freaked out about going into the "store" with the volunteer and he did NOT like SANTA. This year Charlie had a fantastic time! Our wish granter, Jason Merrihew, was there and took Charlie shopping while Mommy and baby Ana hung out with other cancer parents and friends. Make a Wish had a special surprise just for Charlie. They used his picture and wish experience on a huge sign that they use at all of the Rocky Mountain events. It was our first time to see the banners and yes, Mommy cried when she saw it. Charlie was very excited to see his "bigger than life size Charlie " picture. Thank you to Jake, Jennifer, Jason and all of the other Make a Wish coordinators and volunteers for this very special experience for our family. I guess we can officially call Charlie a Make a wish Poster boy :)

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Ana Arrives

Ana Arrives

I can't believe that Ana is officially one week old! The boys are getting to know their baby sister, mom is recovering albeit slowly, and Dad, by 7:30pm is READY for that glass or two of wine. Take a look at the album from the first few days with baby Ana.

Newest Hooper

Montana "Ana" Bradley Hooper
7lbs 8oz
20.5 inches long
born 11/20/11 at 5:37am

Welcome to the family little punkin!

Our last night as a family of four.

It is our last night as a family of four. I really did not think that Baby Ana would stay put this last week allowing us to make it to the scheduled day/time. I have had pre-term labor symptoms for about two weeks and each night the contractions were closer and closer together for a few hours at a time before stopping. This past Thursday Chad and I got a glimpse Ana during the final ultra sound. Heather, our OB/PA, said she is measuring in the 72nd percentile and the software estimated a 7lb 7oz baby. She said the software is usually about a half pound off one way or the other. I have only gained 17-18lbs, so it should be interesting to see how big she really is tomorrow morning. I managed to do most of the laundry, make sure there is bread and milk in the house, get my nails done and finish the majority of the client work on my list. I guess I am caught up! I am looking forward to three days of just me, Chad and the baby. Nana will bring the boys up to the hospital tomorrow after nap time to meet their new sister, I can't wait to see Charlie's face, he is so excited and seems to understand what is going on. It's bittersweet that Grandmommy and Granddaddy plans were usurped and they couldn't be here, but we definitely want Grandaddy to rest and mend up so we can see him ASAP. With everyone having Ipads and Iphones we plan on many a facetime calls with our remote loved ones to introduce them to Baby Ana.