Sunday, September 23, 2007
3 Week Update
Sorry it has been so long since the last update. Nate went back to work after week 1. It was really nice to have him home to help out. To be honest, I don't think he was really ready to go back to the office quite yet, but you do what you've got to do, I guess. My mom helped me out for a few days after Nate went back to work, and she was a really big help too. It seems like Emily has grown like a weed these last 3 weeks. At her 2 week check-up she was measured and weighed and she had grown 1/2 an inch in length and gained 10.5 ounces. She's almost 9 pounds now! She's been sleeping at night pretty well...Usually 1 stretch of 4-5 hours and then I feed her and change her diaper and she'll usually go right back to sleep for a few more hours. The last couple of nights have been a little rough though. Hopefully she's hitting one of those 'growth spurts' they talk about as she acts really hungry all of the time. Nate's grandma is in the hospital again (she's almost 91) and she's really weak and the family is not sure how long she will live so we went down to Centerville on Friday night to visit her and show Emily to her. I think she was really glad she got to see Emily in person. Well, I'll post some new pics as well and hopefully, I can update the blog before another 3 weeks from now.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Emily, home from the hospital!
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Hi everyone! I've posted a bunch more pictures of Emily with various family members (see below). I'm experimenting with flickr so each picture will look like it is in its own separate post. If you have any comment to any particular picture, you can post it in the comments for that particular picture, for general comments, please post them in the comments for this post.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Emily Claire has arrived!
Well, as you all have probably heard by now, Nate and I are home from the hospital with our beautiful daughter Emily Claire. She was born at 4:55 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2007, and was 8 lb 6 oz and 20 inches long. I will tell you all about the labor in a later post, but I wanted to get some photos up right away. Follow this link for the Iowa Methodist Medical Center Web Nursury photo (she's already fiesty!). Thanks for all of your support and prayers!
Brayden Charles
My cousin Michelle gave birth on Monday, September 3, 2007 to a beautiful 8 lb. 8 oz. baby boy, Brayden Charles. Congratulations Michelle and Jason! Brayden joins big brother Logan as children of Michelle and Jason.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Still Pregnant!
It is Labor Day and I'm still pregnant...5 days overdue now. I've tried just about everything I've read or have been told to try to naturally induce labor, but none of these methods have worked. I've mentally resigned myself to being induced on Wednesday. We have another appointment with the midwives tomorrow (Tuesday). Hopefully things have progressed since last Wednesday. We'll see. Keep those well-wishes coming!
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Pregnancy Photos
Here are a few photos of me during my pregnancy. I didn't take as many as I would have liked that would have shown my tummy getting progressively bigger. Here they are!
Sasha Marie
My cousin Dennis (Charley) and his wife Valeria had a baby yesterday (9/1/07). Sasha Marie, 5 lb. 4oz., in Texas. Here is a link to the hospital photo. Congratulations!
Kristin & Nate Allen and Family
Hello everyone! Nate and I will use this blog to share information about our family as well as photos (including our new baby girl that will be born sometime in the next 3 or 4 days). Please post comments and keep us informed of everything that is going on in each of your lives. Hope to hear from you soon!
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