Thursday, April 30, 2009
Liberty's First Bath
Liberty had her first bath yesterday and liked it for about 90 seconds! She has a good set of lungs on her, but as soon as she was dressed, the screaming stopped. And, no, her hair didn't stay down! When her hair dried, it stood back up. :)
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Liberty Zayne
Our precious little girl, Liberty Zayne, was born Friday April 24th at 5:20pm. She weighs 7lbs 13.1oz and measures 20 1/4" long. We are not sure who she looks like yet, but she has a head full of dark hair just like Savannah and Jackson did.
The hospital stay was a great experience. She and I stayed 2 nights and came home early this afternoon(Sunday). They have a nursery, so Liberty spent most of her time in there so I could sleep. It was WONDERFUL to have blocks of un-interrupted sleep. I feel refreshed and as caught up on sleep as you can be after childbirth, but compared to the other 2, I feel I can be a much better mom at home right from the start instead of trying to catch up on sleep.
The kids are so excited to have a baby sister, and love holding, hugging, and kissing her. They've also witnessed a diaper change and her funny faces and are enjoying taking it all in. 
So far Liberty sleeps and eats. Chad's anxious for her to be awake more so he can interact with her. I'm enjoying this time because before I know it she'll be more active and vocal and these infant days will be over.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
39 Weeks & Counting Down to April 14th
Today marks 39 weeks! Time has flown by and I can't believe that in the next 2 weeks, we'll be meeting our little girl. The kids are super excited! I'm still feeling great and sleeping well, so I am content going another 14 days because when it ends, we'll have sleepless nights for awhile!
You will be happy to know we have FINALLY settled on a name (yes, first and middle) about 3 days ago, although as Chad says it is "top secret", so you'll just have to keep guessing, but if you ask him the name's Iris (IRS--tax day baby) or Janis Joplin (JJ for short)!
Our household goods arrived on Friday, so we spent the whole weekend unpacking. We got ALOT accomplished. The whole main floor of the house is unpacked and put away with the exception of the china/glassware that goes in the china hutch. I have pulled baby clothes out of bins and am almost finished organizing the baby's room. The kids rooms only need books put away and a couple of misc. boxes to go through. That leaves our bedroom, which we'd like to knock out in the next couple of days.
A few of you might be wondering what we're doing with the kids when I go into labor. Good question! For some reason I haven't been stressed at all about it thanks to my mom and friends stressing for me and thinking I'm a little bit crazy for procrastinating, but seeing that I am coming down to the single digit countdown, I've done some calling around and spoke with the director of a 24hr childcare facility that the Navy runs. Normally we wouldn't be allowed to drop our kids off since I stay at home and Chad's home relatively early at night, but Ann took pity on me and is more than accomodating given our situation. She's finishing up her schedule now for the next 2 weeks and will let me know what days she'll have slots available for Savannah and Jackson. What an answer to prayer! I do have a backup for the middle of the night if they are full, but we're praying the baby comes on one of the days she has an opening.
We took about 15 pictures, and when Chad informed me that he could take 100 pics and I still wouldn't be satisfied with the way I look or the angle of the picture, I decided this will have to do. Plus, he was tired and started taking some up close and random pictures which we laughed about.
You will be happy to know we have FINALLY settled on a name (yes, first and middle) about 3 days ago, although as Chad says it is "top secret", so you'll just have to keep guessing, but if you ask him the name's Iris (IRS--tax day baby) or Janis Joplin (JJ for short)!
Our household goods arrived on Friday, so we spent the whole weekend unpacking. We got ALOT accomplished. The whole main floor of the house is unpacked and put away with the exception of the china/glassware that goes in the china hutch. I have pulled baby clothes out of bins and am almost finished organizing the baby's room. The kids rooms only need books put away and a couple of misc. boxes to go through. That leaves our bedroom, which we'd like to knock out in the next couple of days.
A few of you might be wondering what we're doing with the kids when I go into labor. Good question! For some reason I haven't been stressed at all about it thanks to my mom and friends stressing for me and thinking I'm a little bit crazy for procrastinating, but seeing that I am coming down to the single digit countdown, I've done some calling around and spoke with the director of a 24hr childcare facility that the Navy runs. Normally we wouldn't be allowed to drop our kids off since I stay at home and Chad's home relatively early at night, but Ann took pity on me and is more than accomodating given our situation. She's finishing up her schedule now for the next 2 weeks and will let me know what days she'll have slots available for Savannah and Jackson. What an answer to prayer! I do have a backup for the middle of the night if they are full, but we're praying the baby comes on one of the days she has an opening.
We took about 15 pictures, and when Chad informed me that he could take 100 pics and I still wouldn't be satisfied with the way I look or the angle of the picture, I decided this will have to do. Plus, he was tired and started taking some up close and random pictures which we laughed about.
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