Happy to be Home

Hi Everyone, Elin and I came home from the hospital on Saturday morning. Things are going well so far. I've been feeling good and have been able to get some rest while Annelies and papa get some quality time together. Elin has been great, she's a pretty easy going baby and has been nursing well and letting us get some sleep at night, too! We head to the doctor tomorrowfor her first check-up, so we'll keep you posted on that.

Annelies tries on Elin's hospital hat :)

wide awake

snuggling with Auntie Riss

too cute

Day Three

Hi Everyone,
Hope you're enjoying the newest pics of Elin and our famiy. Things are going pretty smoothly. Annelies is doing well with her visits and has been having fun with Grandpa. Elin has been a great little nurser and we've been able to get some good naps in today!

More Pics

Papa's 1st attempt at balancing two!

Proud papa

Elin takes in this new world....

First pics!

More to follow!

Elin Maaike Brink!

On March 25th 2008 5:38 PM Elin Maaike Brink was born at Mt. Auburn Hospital.
She weighs in at 9 Lbs. 3 Oz. She is 21 inches tall.
Pictures will follow shortly.

Elin Maaike Brink is geboren op 25 Maart om 17:38 in Mount Auburn Hospital.
Ze woog 4Kg and een beetje, and was net iets kleiner dan 52 centimeter.
Fotoo's volgen nog.

Easter

We all know how much Annelies loves to sit still for pictures- ha!- so you'll have to catch a few glimpses of her Easter dress in action. We hope everyone had a lovely Easter weekend. Still no baby news for you, be sure to check back as we're hoping it will be soon!

Easter Shenanigans

Marc shows us his best elephant

Kev doesn't want to spill anything on his Easter finery!

Mid-March

Hi all, We're just waiting here in Watertown for the arrival of our second little bundle of joy. I had an appointment today and we think it will be at least a couple more days, though you never know with these things :) The pics in the album below are from the last few days. A lot of close ups and Annelies playing at the library. The story time wasn't a big success (she was really too little), but playing around in the room afterwards was. Hope everyone had a good St. Patrick's Day and that all is well in your corner of the world! Love, The Brinks

Lunch With Papa

38 Weeks!

Hi Everyone, Well we are in March- can't believe it's here already. Baby #2 is due in just 15 days- so really it could be any time now! I think that we're just about as prepared as we can be. Annelies is doing well. She's becoming more and more vocal, though not too many new "real" words. She had her first sleepover at nana and grandpa's on Saturday night and did really well with that. It was nice to go out to dinner and not have to wake up at 6:00 the next morning! Hans is also doing well- working hard, as usual. We hope that all is well in your corner of the world. Stay tuned for the latest news.... :)



Annelies gears up for baseball season- just a few weeks away!

Annelies dances with her friend Ella

What lovely teeth you have!

Annelies and Grandpa out and about on Sunday afternoon