SHES HERE!!!

I would love to announce the birth of our beautiful baby girl Charlotte Lorna Mackay!

She was born on the 5th September 2012 at 6.30pm via elective c-section. Charlotte was born weighting 2.7kg (6 pounds), she is 48.5 cm tall and her head circumference is 33cm and she is absolutely perfect. 

The birth was beautifully uneventful, although I was super scared of the spinal, but the doctors and nurses explained everything to DH and me and I was really calm about the whole process. 

When she was held up in front of us when she was born she had a beautiful head of dark hair (Lachlan was basically bald when he was born), and she was oh so tiny. when they place her on my chest I was so worried that I would break her as she was all skin and bones and nothing else. 

Although we are struggling with breastfeeding at the moment and will most likely move on to formula, which I don't have a problem with as Lachlan was formula fed, she latched on perfectly. 

The first night in only my sister came into see Charlotte as it was late when we got back to the maternity ward. It was really good that she came in by herself as Charlotte's middle name is my sisters name and we really wanted her to know before the rest of the world, and my sister was over the moon. 

The second day DH brought our son Lachlan to meet his baby sisters. At first he wasn't sure about what was going on, which is totally understandable, but he did give her a big kiss. 

We came home yesterday (10/09) and Lachlan has been absolutely perfect with her giving her kisses when ever he walks past her...I am so in love with this little family we have created.