Baby Photo Shoot..

Our little girl is getting so big :) We go in tomorrow for her sweat test and then Wednesday we will find out whether she has Cystic Fibrosis or not. It has been a rough couple of weeks, but Braelyn is growing and getting a little more fat on her. We are so grateful for all the dinners, cleaning, and prayers. Thanks everyone!

More Braelyn

We have had an exhausting week. Braelyn is now 9 days old and mom and dad are very tired. On MONDAY we got to come home from the hospital (on the condition that we keep her bundled all the time and wearing a hat too). TUESDAY I went to school for a simulation. WEDNESDAY my mom left :( THURSDAY we went to her first Dr's appointment. She was back up to 5 lbs. and they were happy with her progress. FRIDAY I had to take a test that I missed on Monday. SATURDAY we said Hi at cousin Taylor's Birthday Party. Last night, I could not wake up to feed her, Jeff kept having to bug me until I would finally sit up. So, today we slept till 11:00 and will probably be taking a few naps during the day.

Braelyn had a few milestones this week.

• Her cord fell out at only 5 days old, and still continues to bleed and get on all her cute clothes.


• She got her first sponge bath. She did not like it, but was not as upset as I thought she would be. After she was wide awake and very calm.







• She has tummy time for 10 minutes a day and loves to have her daddy read to her.




• She met her boyfriend Brennan who is only 4 months older weighing in around 17 lbs. I think he might smush her.

Braelyn has a few nicknames... Button because her button nose, Brae, and Spider Monkey. When she is curled up next to me her hairy back makes her look like a little Monkey. She got the Italian hair!

She hates it when her hat goes over her eyes, yet she always manages to get it over them.

When you uncover them she is wide awake!

Some more of Braelyn

Braelyn is so so so skinny. We just can't catch it on camera...must be true that the camera adds 10 lbs.
One of my favorite memories will be Jeff's crazy hair after sharing the bed with my mom at the hospital. They must love me a lot, to share an awful bed :)

We are supplementing B with some high calorie formula to try to get some fat on her. She also has to wear a hat 24/7, so if anyone knows where to get stretchy tiny hats let me know.

We are doing well...besides the complete lack of sleep. Grandma is leaving tomorrow and I'm sure that will add to the lack of sleep. It has been so nice to have my mom here to help. We love her and are glad she and grandpa will be back next week to help and visit.

Baby Braelyn

Baby Braelyn has arrived.  She was 5 lbs. 1 oz and 19 inches long.  She is really long and skinny!  She was born at 5:30 p.m. April, 3 2009.  We are still at the hospital because she is having some trouble keeping her temperature up and she is so little that they want to watch her weight too.  We love her and are happy to have her with us!!

Showers, bumps, thumbs, tongues and more...

I have so much to blog about...

SCHOOL:


Here is my most recent accomplishment! I had four major projects this semester and this Ethiopia poster is one of the four. I almost have all of the projects done and all my clinicals at the psych unit are complete! A few more tests and finals and then I can enjoy a new baby.

SHOWERS:

I had a shower over Christmas in Utah hosted by my mother-in-law. It was so fun to see all of Jeff's extended family and to hang out with his past neighbors and friends. I was so happy to have his grandma there and to get the pink quilt for Braelyn. A few weeks ago, Grandma Ella past away. She had such a wonderful life and I'm so glad I had the chance to meet her and learn from her.

My second shower was hosted by Summer and my friend Brittney. It was fabulous and I was so grateful to all who came. I received so many great gifts and I'm so excited to dress baby Braelyn, she is going to be one stylin' little girl!

SISTER:

My little sister, Alexa, surprised me with a week trip to visit. It was so much fun to have her here and I just keep begging her to move here with me. She was at the baby shower, an ultrasound and we spent lots of time talking and playing card games. I love you sister!

BABY:

Braelyn is growing! We have had lots of extra ultrasounds because both her and I were measuring small. In the Dr's words, "You are small, not too small, and she is small, but not too small." We are still having regular ultrasounds to monitor her growth because she has a small belly compared to the rest of her body.

Here she is sucking her thumb...(I think a bad habit has already begun)

This one is her sticking out her tongue at us :)

BUMP:

Another reason for the ultrasounds is my bump is measuring small. The doctor isn't sure exactly why, but thinks I may be carrying her low and more in my back than the average pregnant girl :) We are just glad our little girl keeps and growing, kicking and developing!

It doesn't look small to me, but here it is at week 36! Less than a month to go.

QUILT:

My friend, Erin, made me this quilt and sent it all the way to Kentucky. It is so adorable! As you can see cousin Taylor is obviously already jealous! Thanks Erin, I can't wait to have her all wrapped up.

Another Belly Shot

32 weeks; eyes closed :)  This is not as fun anymore!  

ICE STORM

On Monday night the storm began....Tuesday morning we were pleased to find out that school was cancelled because of the snow although it was really only an inch. I had a doctors appointment and we made it without a problem. Silly Kentucky shutting down for just a little snow...
Then Tuesday night they announced that everything would again but shut down Wednesday. It was getting icy, making our yard look like an ice rink, but we had no idea how much worse it could get.

We woke up to cracking noises this morning and woke up to....
This is a really bad picture, but I didn't want to go outside to take a picture of the fallen branches in the back yard. So here is a picture through our window and screen :)

It is crazy to see all the branches falling and the trees that are bending. News is reporting that there are 100,00 without power. Tyson and Summer are here with us now because their power went out last night. They don't know how long people will be without power, some reports say up to a week. We are grateful that we have not had a branch on our house yet and we are glad to be in a warm house with family!