Welcome baby boy

We welcomed our boy into the world on Aug 4th at 8:43 pm. Maddox Keevin Corrigan was 7 lb, 14 oz and 21 inches long. He came into the world suddenly ~ not sure he was totally prepared! Mom and babykins both survived some complications, including lack of oxygen and blood loss. But all ended sweetly with both of us on the mend and doing great now two weeks later. I thank you Jesus for watching over us and protecting us during those uncertain moments.

Older sisters Marin & Maddie are adoring their baby brother Max. "Can I hold him", "Can I touch him", "Can I tell him"... They are in love, as we all are. He is a sweet and calm baby who has almost no crying (except for diaper changes, WATCH OUT he might pee on you to get revenge... aaah boys, a whole new world).

We are adjusting to being a family of five, with the help of my mom who has come twice to assist and love on the kids. Thank you mom!!

God has blessed us, and we thank Him for the gift of our sweet Max.

So enjoy the pictures!

PS. Happy 2nd birthday Madeline! We are officially celebrating late this year with a party in September, but we did have a mini-celebration on her big day this week!

One last post before baby comes

It's official! I am being induced on Monday, so I thought I would do one last blogpost before all the baby pictures & frenzy of activity starts. My mom arrived in town Friday on the train, and my dad comes tomorrow. Hip hip hooray for reinforcements! I can't fully express how thankful Kyle are for all the help. It's amazing.


So a few pics from the last couple weeks... First, Madeline is turning into a CHARACTER! She is always making us laugh with her funny costumes she creates and "jokes" she tells. Classic youngest child entertaining us all :)







Marin completed her second round of swimming lessons last week. It's funny how that little piece of paper at the last class makes this girl grin from EAR TO EAR! Her little sis was quite the trooper for all those lessons, sitting contentedly in her stroller with her beloved bag of crackers. On the last day of class I took the girls to Baskin Robins to use our gift certificate we've been saving. Chocolate ice cream is MESSY. That's why I own stock in baby wipes. Love these girls!

Kyle smoked ribs in the backyard smoker. He made rib lollipos for us girls, and Marin thought that was about the best thing she had ever tasted.

One last picture of my two peas in a pod. Sitting in the buck in their buckets. Did you know it got up to 108 degrees in Portland? Happy suumer y'all! Baby pictures coming soon!