I figured it was about time... since she will be two months old in another week and a half! :) I still can't believe that the Lord blessed us with a girl. It is so fun to think about having someone who will want to go shopping with me, help me cook and bake, and do girly stuff. She may not grow up to enjoy any of those things, but I don't care... I have a girl!
Here she is just after she was born, on September 22. It was a relatively quick labor and she was born at 10:15pm, weighing in at 7lbs. 14oz. and measuring 20 3/4in.
Me and my baby girl just before leaving the hospital. Nana was sweet and headed to the store before visiting us and bought her something girly to come home from the hospital. We headed to Babies R Us on the way home because I was so worried that I didn't have anything pink at home. I look super tired in this picture, partly because I was tired and partly because I was anemic after giving birth. I'm still trying to get enough iron because as of my six-week check-up, I am still anemic. It has made recovering a little bit more difficult, but as of now I'm feeling pretty good... just tired... most of the time!
A few days later, the boys bunk bed FINALLY came! They've been enjoying them, but they often don't fall asleep until an hour or two after we lay them down because they're too busy singing and talking together.
Daddy and his baby girl! She is a pretty good baby. The first week home we had two nights where she slept a five hr. and then a six hr. stretch. I'm hoping she'll be sleeping through the night in the next couple of weeks.
The boys absolutely adore her. Kyle is always asking to hold her. He gets really close to her face and will often whisper to her, telling her how cute she is and that everything is OK. When the boys come home the first thing they want to do is give her a kiss and tell her hello. It is so precious!
She is growing rather fast. We haven't taken her into the Dr. yet, but my creative husband will weigh her using the Wii Fit and she has gained about three pounds since we came home from the hospital. She has also grown at least two inches and fills out all of her three month clothing!
Bryce has had a little bit of a difficult adjustment with his sister's arrival, but is excited about her and will ask to hold her once in a while. It is not something we do often, but this was one of the first times he "held" her. She looks like she is enjoy it, right? :)
When she was two weeks old, my parents came out to see us. We were able to go and get some pictures taken with a local photographer. Here is one of my favorites. We didn't have too many pictures with Abby, since she was sleeping, it was rather chilly and babies that young don't make very many photogenic faces... at least mine don't. This one is so precious, showing how excited and eager the boys are to have a little sister.
