In the elevator at the hospital.
Not so sure about the car ride home, but I didn't cry at all.
A balloon welcome from our neighborhood friends. Thanks Jen and Brett!
Sidney and I meet for the first time.Saturday, October 16, 2010
Home Sweet Home!
On Tuesday, October 5th we were discharged from the hospital. I was very good in my car seat and on the ride home. It was a very exciting day and I got to meet my new friend Sidney!
In the elevator at the hospital.
Not so sure about the car ride home, but I didn't cry at all.
A balloon welcome from our neighborhood friends. Thanks Jen and Brett!
Sidney and I meet for the first time.
In the elevator at the hospital. Not so sure about the car ride home, but I didn't cry at all.A balloon welcome from our neighborhood friends. Thanks Jen and Brett! Sidney and I meet for the first time.
Hospital Photo Shoot!
Mommy sure does like to take a lot of pictures!! Here are a few of me taken at the hospital.
All snuggly and warm in my sleeper from Courtney.
Trying out the bassinet in the room. I really enjoyed being held much better!
One day old with my eyes open!
I love my pink hat that I got from the hospital!
Enjoying some snuggle time with Daddy!
All snuggly and warm in my sleeper from Courtney.
Trying out the bassinet in the room. I really enjoyed being held much better!
One day old with my eyes open!
I love my pink hat that I got from the hospital!
Enjoying some snuggle time with Daddy!Hospital Visitors
Here are the people that came to visit me in the hospital:
Ingrid
Emily and my future husband. ;-)
Courtney
Michele (and Otto too)
Leah and Bryce
Ingrid
Emily and my future husband. ;-)
Courtney
Michele (and Otto too)
Leah and Bryce
Hello World! Here I Come!
I decided that 38 weeks and 4 days was long enough to be cramped up in Mommy's belly so I gave her and Daddy a big surprise...I decided to come 10 days early!! October 3, 2010 sounded like a great birthday to me (even though I know Mommy and Daddy were hoping for 10-10-10).
Here is a short summary of my arrival:
Contractions started at around 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 2nd. Mommy waited for about an hour and then decided to call the hospital even though they didn't follow the 5-1-1 rule (Five minutes apart, 1 minute long, have been that way for 1 hour). The nurse told her to try to get some sleep and call back in the morning. Yeah right! No sleep for mommy and the contractions kept on coming....inconsistent but they were there. At 4:30 a.m. Mommy called again, this time in tears because she wasn't sure if she was really in labor or not. This time the nurse told her to come in.
Luckily she had finished packing the overnight bag that day (yup, I have great timing) and everything was ready to go. There was just a little snag because Daddy couldn't quite remember where he had put his wallet. No worries though because he found it and we were on our way to Huntersville Presbyterian Hospital.
Mommy was still able to walk into the hospital and we were put in a small Triage room. Mommy and Daddy were hoping that wasn't the room they would be staying in the entire time. It wasn't! We were told that we may be sent home again because Mommy was only 3 cm. dilated and they wanted to wait an hour to see the progress that she made.
Well, I wasn't having that!! Mommy became nauseous and threw up and then her water broke! Yay! We were officially staying. We were put into room 311 and the whole process began. At 5 cm. Mommy decided she needed some rest and got an epidural. She thought she could get some rest and the Dr. told her she could probably start pushing at around 3:00. This was around 10:30. Daddy left to go home and get some stuff and the doctor went to church. No, No, No...I needed to speed up this process. At 11:30 the nurse said we were about ready to start pushing and that Mommy should call Daddy to make sure he was on his way back. The doctor also had to get paged in church to come back to the hospital. At noon the fun started and an 1 hour and 19 minutes later I entered the world!!
My Mommy and Me!
Here I am!
Daddy and me!
Our very first family picture.
Dr. Bull, Mommy, and me!
Here is a short summary of my arrival:
Contractions started at around 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 2nd. Mommy waited for about an hour and then decided to call the hospital even though they didn't follow the 5-1-1 rule (Five minutes apart, 1 minute long, have been that way for 1 hour). The nurse told her to try to get some sleep and call back in the morning. Yeah right! No sleep for mommy and the contractions kept on coming....inconsistent but they were there. At 4:30 a.m. Mommy called again, this time in tears because she wasn't sure if she was really in labor or not. This time the nurse told her to come in.
Luckily she had finished packing the overnight bag that day (yup, I have great timing) and everything was ready to go. There was just a little snag because Daddy couldn't quite remember where he had put his wallet. No worries though because he found it and we were on our way to Huntersville Presbyterian Hospital.
Mommy was still able to walk into the hospital and we were put in a small Triage room. Mommy and Daddy were hoping that wasn't the room they would be staying in the entire time. It wasn't! We were told that we may be sent home again because Mommy was only 3 cm. dilated and they wanted to wait an hour to see the progress that she made.
Well, I wasn't having that!! Mommy became nauseous and threw up and then her water broke! Yay! We were officially staying. We were put into room 311 and the whole process began. At 5 cm. Mommy decided she needed some rest and got an epidural. She thought she could get some rest and the Dr. told her she could probably start pushing at around 3:00. This was around 10:30. Daddy left to go home and get some stuff and the doctor went to church. No, No, No...I needed to speed up this process. At 11:30 the nurse said we were about ready to start pushing and that Mommy should call Daddy to make sure he was on his way back. The doctor also had to get paged in church to come back to the hospital. At noon the fun started and an 1 hour and 19 minutes later I entered the world!!
My Mommy and Me!
Here I am!
Daddy and me!
Our very first family picture.
Dr. Bull, Mommy, and me!Whew! What a day!!
Baby Preparations
Mommy and Daddy were busy preparing for my arrival! The upstairs room that used to be a small office had to be turned into a nursery. Daddy was busy cleaning out the room while Mommy was in Germany enjoying some time with my cousin, Kai. I enjoyed some time with him too and kicked him everytime Mommy held him. ;-) When we returned from our trip the painting began. Mommy and Daddy both painted but Daddy put together all of the furniture and the stroller from Oma and Opa.
Here is my stroller from Oma and Opa.
Here is the bedding that Mommy and Daddy chose for me.
This tree is a wall decal that Mommy and Daddy bought at Babies R Us.
The room after is was painted...
....and the room before it was painted.
Here is my stroller from Oma and Opa.
Here is the bedding that Mommy and Daddy chose for me.
This tree is a wall decal that Mommy and Daddy bought at Babies R Us.
The room after is was painted.......and the room before it was painted.Me in 3D!
Mommy had to get an extra ultrasound picture taken and the technician was super nice and gave Mommy and Daddy a picture of me in 3D. We also got another profile picture taken in just the regular format. Look how much difference a few weeks of growing does!
I'm a Girl!!!
I'm a girl!!
Here is a profile picture of me!At their second ultrasound, Mommy and Daddy decided to find out my gender. It took a while for the ultrasound technician to find out because I was being stubborn (or very lady like). : )
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