Bath Time!

Peyton's umbilical cord fell off so she received her first real bath! Surprisingly, the girl liked it! We thought for sure she would want nothing to do with it, but she didn't put up any sort of fight:) After a few pictures of her in her gigantic robe, she started fussing, so we got her dressed and she was good!

By the time we got to the family picture, she was not having it! All in all, it was a pleasant experience for her though, we think:)

2 weeks old!

I can't believe our little Sweet P is two weeks old already! Everyday I will stop what I am doing, pick her up (if I am not already holding her) and whether she is sleeping or not, I will just stare at her and soak her precious little face in! I know she is going to grow so fast because these last couple weeks have flown by! We are so thankful for her and there is not a day that goes by without recognizing that we are so blessed to have a healthy, beautiful, and happy baby girl!She wasn't too sure about the whole bottle thing, but we think she likes it now!Getting ready to get her diaper changed...luckily, you can't hear the sound that is coming out of that little mouth!She loves kisses from Daddy!Leaving a nice little present in my diaper for mom and dad!So precious!Just hanging out! Oh yeah, and her umbilical cord fell off so she will be getting her first real bath later! That should be fun...considering she hates to be on her back and she freaks out when we sponge bathe her! There will be some Kodak moments I am sure!

Quick update...And some new pictures

We have gotten through almost a full week on our own! We have had so much fun with her and really the only thing you can do with newborns is just watch them. Kenny and I will just sit there and soak it all in because we know she will grow so fast. By the way, she has already grown 1/2 an inch:( We took her to the doctor on Monday and she weighed in at 7 pounds 5 ounces so slowly, but surely she is gaining her birth weight back. We also had to take her to get her heel pricked for a screening and that broke my heart because she had to be pricked twice! Daddy was holding her as I was holding her hands and kissing her head! But she was a trooper...just a little whine and she was done. She is one tough little cookie! She also smiled for the first time. I was in the kitchen and I heard Kenny laughing on the couch so I ran over and barely caught the last bit of her showing off her top gums! Oh it was adorable! She has smiled since, but I can't get a picture of it! It is amazing how long you can sit there and do absolutely nothing but stare at something you made with someone you love and be perfectly content. A few things that we have learned:
1.She hates being on her back-Oh man it's just the END OF THE WORLD when we change her diaper! She is ok when she sleeps, but if she is awake, don't even think about it!
2. We learned to keep the diaper under her until the new one is right there ready to take the dirty one's place (that only took 3 times...I think she loses control of her bladder because she is crying so hard) Luckily she is not a boy-but then again it probably wouldn't have taken us 3 times to learn that if she was:)
3. She would love to put that thumb in her mouth, which is a habit that we don't wanna try and break later...thank goodness for the cute little mittens
4. When she cries, something is wrong-usually only a dirty diaper...she is such a great babyCan't I just sleep without Auntie Kelli and mom playing dress up? Waking up after taking a nap with daddy.Meeting Aunt Katie for the first time! Me and my cousin Paige I always fall asleep in my boppyOur first family picture...well, the first one after being home and not in a hospital gown:) Those things are not very flattering. Another family picture
This is when I just want to scoop her up and kiss her all over! But I know she needs her sleep!Her first nap in her crib...only lasted about 10 minutes until we picked her up

Peyton has finally arrived!

Birthdate: 07/08/09
Time: 1:56 pm
Weight: 7 pounds 10 ounces
Length: 19 inches

Here we are getting ready to leave for the hospital-really weird knowing we wouldn't be back without our baby girl!
Here we are just after finding our I am dilated to a 10! Gotta love them epiderals! Officially a mama! About 20 minutes after delivery! The BEST feeling in the world! Look at her grip around my finger! Officially a Daddy! A proud one too! All ready to go home! I don't think Kenny has ever driven so slow:)At home all snuggled up with daddyHangin' out in my swing...This was mom and dads lifesaver the first night we came home and I was in party mode at 3 am! Even though we were at the hospital from Tuesday night until Friday morning the only time that I was at all uncomfortable was for the 10 minutes after they broke my water and then the next 10 minutes it took for the epideral to kick in. After I got the epideral I fell asleep for about 2 and a half hours. I woke up shaking really bad so Kenny went and got the nurse. At the time I got my epidural I was dilated to a 3...at this time when the nurse came in I told her it felt like I was pushing, but couldnt help it. She checked me and I was dilated to a 10! Peyton was still really high so they didn't want me to push or I would be exhausted. They let my contractions work her down until about 1:15 or so then I started pushing with my nurse about 5 times until my doctor got there. I pushed another 5 times and she was out! It was the coolest to see her for the first time. Kenny was the greatest and even cut the umbilical cord! He wasn't given much room at all to cut...no kidding like 1/4 of an inch! Dr. Gomez said, "ok dad, you wanna cut?" Kenny took the scissors and Dr. Gomez said, "right in between there." And Kenny, "was like, right there?" with a look like are you kidding me?! But we think that since we did the cord blood banking they couldn't waste much of it because they needed a certain amount of blood. After that, they did everything they needed to do with the baby and me and just like that it was over! We ended up having to stay an extra night because I was clotting really bad, but everything ended up okay! Thursday morning the pediatrician came and checked her and he told us he could hear a heart murmur. It's really common with newborns, but he wanted to take precautions and so they did an ultrasound. He called us Thursday afternoon and said everything came back ok. That was a scary, but thankfully everything came back great! Peyton is also such a strong little girl. She can wiggle out of her blanket and she will even pop her head up a lot! She also hates to have her diaper changed, but we think that is because she hates to be on her back! So dressing her is a chore as well. But, all in all she is such a blessing to us and not to mention the rest of our families! We are so in love and cannot get enough of her. I dont want to sleep, even though I know I should, but I just find myself staring at her and kissing her and I just cannot stop! I love her little lips and soft skin! She is just absolutely so perfect! We love her!

She's coming!

We had an appointment on Thursday and unless Peyton decides to come earlier, my doctor plans to induce me Tuesday night! Once again, there was little progress at our appointment and he told us he was going to call upstairs to see what they had available in the few days after my due date and he would meet us at the desk. When we walked out he was talking on the phone and he just smiled when he got off and said your are all set for Tuesday night at 6! Obviously Kenny and I were expecting it soon, but it just really hit us then, especially when he told us the process. We have to call at 4 to make sure there is a room and if so we will be there at 6 and within 8 to 12 hours(that's what the doctor said, so hopefully it will be that fast) we will have ourselves a precious little baby girl! Here I am at 39 weeks and 5 days!
We also hope everyone had a fabulous fourth! We went swimming and bbq'ed at my parents and watched the fireworks at Schnepf Farms from my parents! Chloe even joined us for a swim. She has so much hair that it's hard for her to swim, but we were curious to see if she could and she did! Hailey also had a tournament this weekend and they won! Kenny wanted to go since their season is coming to an end soon and since they had two early games today, we decided to go since it wouldn't be too hot that early. Good Job LadyCats! We probably won't be updating in the next couple of days because we will be a little preoccupied since you know, we are HAVING A BABY! Wish us Luck! :)