All in all the weekend was a great success.  Got to see a lot of the family, but not all.  Lily got to meet her Dad for the first time and that was easier than I had anticipated. 

We went down Friday afternoon and got to meet baby Sebastian.  That boy sure is a chunk.  He's only a couple of weeks older than Lily but he's so much bigger than her!  Got a couple of pictures of the baby cousins together and they're absolutely precious.  Had a great time visiting with my brother and Kierra too.  Here are the babies together...

Both the kids have that signature Brandt codfish face when they sleep.

Saturday morning Lily met her Dad for the first time.  He spent a few hours with her and held her.  I think he was genuinely excited to finally get to see her.  It was kind of awkward for him too though considering he'd only ever been around a baby a couple of other times before then.  He picked up pretty quickly how to hold her, snuggle her close to make her feel secure, and use his body to rock her back to sleep.  He was eager to learn when it came to holding her but was reluctant to change a diaper or to burp her effectively which I can understand with his lack of experience with babies.  I, on the other hand, have been playing with all the babies since I was a little kid so none of that is new to me.  I'm glad that he finally got to meet her and I hope that he will be a regular part of her life in a positive and productive manner. 

Sunday we got as much of the family as possible together for a little picnic at the park.  Zack was contagious with his sickness so the kiddos didn't get to go but we stopped by their house on our way out of town and saw them for a little while.  Grandparents and aunts and uncles all came to the park so we had some dogs and burgers and enjoyed each others company for a couple hours.  Every body got to see Sebastian again and they all got to meet Lily too.  It was her first time being outside for more than 3 minutes and I was definitely a lot nervous about it.  She did great though.  She wasn't too fussy, until it was time to eat and she didn't really mind being passed along from one family member to the next as they all took turns realizing just how beautiful she is.

  Aunt Cortney and the kiddos got to meet baby Lily too.  Liberty was really concerned about her umbilical cord still being attached and Bubba gave her a single kiss but was done with her after that.  Liberty was about a full pound smaller than Lily when she was born but I truly can't remember her ever being sooooo tiny. 

After all was said and done we had a great weekend with the family.  I never realized how nerve racking it is to take a newborn away from home for a weekend.  It felt like we had been gone for a week by the time we finally got home.  Just as I had thought, I packed far too many clothes for her, but I'm glad I was prepared for anything.  I know this post has plenty of pictures but I've got one more.  Mommy and Lily snuggled up and gettin' cozy.  :)