Four Weeks Old

She's so much more alert these days. When she's awake she just looks around, and watches everything going on. She's also still growing fast - she's finally outgrown newborn diapers, and will probably only be in newborn clothes for another week at the most.

Here's a picture from yesterday!

Three weeks old

Two weeks old

She was two weeks old on Monday, and growing like a weed. At her doctors appointment on Tuesday she was up to 8 pounds 7 ounces already. I can verify that she likes to eat!

First Real Bath

She got her first real bath last night in the kitchen sink. She seemed to really enjoy it - until we washed her hair!

Baby's First Hair Style

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there...which now includes me! As my sister said, I just got it in under the wire. It's been a good day hanging out at home, eating and sleeping and adjusting to this new life.

If you'd like to come see us, just call one of us or send one of us an email and let us know (we're trying to check email at least once a day). I'm sure we'll be around, although I can't promise we'll all three be awake!

Baby Becca is here!

I'm sure everyone has heard the news by now that Rebecca Estelle made her entrance into the world at 2:11 Monday afternoon. She was 7lbs 11oz at birth and 19 inches long. She is doing great. We were released from the hospital just before lunch on Wednesday and have been adjusting to life at home. She is sleeping some, nursing great, and only crying a little. Hopefully we won't eat these words, but for now I think we've been blessed with a very laid back baby.

I will say that all of my fears on being induced were for nothing. It was a very short labor and a very fast delivery. In fact, it was so fast that when the doctor told me it was time to start pushing I thought he was joking and asked for a few minutes to adjust to the idea that I would be in full-blown labor for about 4 hours instead of all day. They got everything ready, she was out about 30 minutes later, and amazingly I didn't feel a thing. Epidurals are a WONDERFUL thing! I'm feeling better every day.

I'll try to post pictures as often as I can, but it might be slow here at the beginning.

A final pre-baby update

Well, unless I go into labor in the next few hours, I'm scheduled to be induced tomorrow morning. I'll be 39 weeks exactly tomorrow. We're excited about finally getting to see Becca, even if I'm still not completely excited about being induced. Hopefully all will go smoothly. Even if it does, it could still be a long process and there may not be any news until late Monday or even Tuesday. So, we'll do our best to spread the word when she has arrived, and to let everyone know when we are up for visitors. Until then, keep us in your prayers!