1 week already?!

I can't believe it! My baby girl has already graced us with her presence for a week!! What do I know about her so far? She loves to eat!! She loves putting her hands up by her face. She likes to get a little fussy before doing a poo! She can sometimes smile a little in her sleep and it makes me fall in love with her a little more (which I didn't think was possible)! :)

Over the weekend Shaun's Nanny and Pops came down to meet the newest great-grandchild! They were amazed by her full head of hair and small size! She of course lovingly slept in Nanny's arms for a while! :)

Today Shaun's Dad (aka Humpa) came up to visit the wee one as well! It was love at first sight! He immediately said that he would be tagging along on Evelyn's first date to scare the poor boy!

Tomorrow I am being left by Yaya (Shaun's mom) since she must return back to her normal life. She has made my transition from the hospital to home with a new baby seem so natural. Her support is GREATLY appreciated, especially getting past the bili-lights and helping me with some of the latenight wake-ups!

Evelyn Update

Yaya giving Evelyn her sponge bath

Evelyn in her disco bed! I like how you can see her little toes pressing against the cover! :)

Hi everyone! Well, since our baby was so active and hungry we needed to give her a little formula to feed her until mother nature could bring me my supply (which fortunately arrived today). She is also getting some UV therapy in her special "disco bed" to help with her jaundice. After only 14 hours of treatment her levels were almost where we needed them to be, so we're hoping tomorrow everything will be back to normal and we can say good-bye to the disco bed!

She also had the pleasure of receiving her first sponge bath from her Yaya! She didn't like it too much, but it went very quickly and then she was all wrapped up and warm again! :)

I will keep y'all updated on any changes!!

EVELYN IS HERE!!!

One little baby and one big fur baby

So happy to be home!

A cute face during her hearing screening

Mommy and baby

Sweet little girl

Our beautiful baby girl has arrived!! She was delivered on Monday November 17th and 5:32pm. She weighed in at 6 pounds 13 ounces and was 19 and 1/2 inches long! I am happy to have her home now and she's doing very well! She loves to eat and be cuddled, which I am happy to oblige! :)

Chandler and Monica are having to adjust to their new house guest. They have been a little sad that they cannot jump all over me or her, but Yaya (aka Shelley) has made their transition easier by giving them plenty of attention.

Proud papa has seen lots of pictures and was able to see her on the webcam just a couple hours after she was born! As if he didn't want to come home already, this has made him long for his homecoming even more! I can't wait to see his face when he comes home and gets to hold her.

Countdown continues......

Monica ready to pounce on her toy

Chandler being a mama's boy

LAST DAY OF WORK!! Also, 39 weeks!

Well, the countdown continues! And it seems as if the countdown is going to go past the due date. Our little girl is already proving to be strong-willed and determined to stary in her cozy cocoon until she's good and ready! The good news is that I'm now officially on maternity leave!! Wohoo!! I have received the advice to rest up while I can, but I also want to take advantage of this free time to get things done! So, I will work on my projects with plenty of rest in between! :) What I think is funny is when I see pictures of myself I can't believe how big I look! I swear I don't look like that when I look in the mirror! Must be some sort of optical illusion on the camera because there's NO WAY that I actually am that big! Anyway, I promise to keep everyone updated if there are any changes!!

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Ugh!! 38 weeks and starting to get to the uncomfortable point! The good news is she's pointed south, but not quite ready to make her appearance yet. I keep trying to tell her that I AM ready, but I guess we have to wait on her!!

This afternoon was a little crazy. They were forecasting some yukky weather as this cool front came through, but I usually never believe them. But, just in case I took the puppies for a nice long walk in the park early in the day. Sure enough, around 5pm today it really started raining and then HAILING! Yuk! Thank goodness for 2-car garages!

Oh! And it just started up again while I'm writing this! Good grief! Well, at least it's supposed to be sunny again tomorrow!!

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Well, even though it's a totally unflattering picture, I thought I'd post another of my ever-growing belly! I'm 371/2 weeks--officially full-term! :)

My life is pretty uneventful these days--I work, come home, hang out with the puppies and sleep. But, I am now officially only a part-time employee!! Wohoo! I will work for two more weeks and then begin maternity leave--assuming the little one doesn't arrive early.

Halloween was fun this year--we had a lot of trick-or-treaters come by the house. Not as many as Okinawa (I didn't have to buy 20 bags of candy), but enough to keep me running to the door every couple minutes! My friend Amy brought her baby over to take some pictures----isn't she cute?!

She's the future BFF of our Evelyn! :)