1 Month!

Dear Quinn -
I'm really far behind so these next few entries are going to be spent playing catch up :)

Here you are at 1 month...6/10/11


Gramma went with me to your DR appointment-I think she was afraid I would cry more than you during your shots.

You had a great appointment;
You weighed in at 9lb 12.5oz (65th percentile)
Length 21.5in (75th percentile)
Head Circumference: 37.5cm (50th percentile)

and we both handled your shot like superstars!

At the appointment they told me that Daddy could no longer wake you up in the middle of the night to feed you. This was probably harder for him since he looked forward to his nightly visits with you. That night you slept through the night. You are an amazing sleeper at 1 month - taking 2-3 hour naps and sleeping through the night (as long as we don't wake you up).

During your first month you were eating right on schedule (generally every 3 hours) and sleeping like a champ. You were very happy - smiling at people (I don't believe it is gas!)

You had lots of visits with family and friends and you were very comfortable with different people holding, feeding, playing with you. You aren't a great shopper, but Gramma and I are sure we can change that - much to your Daddy and Pa's dismay :)

We were honestly blessed with such an amazingly flexible happy baby!

In The Hospital

Dear Quinn,

We had an amazing experience in the hospital - the doctors and nurses were so nice and took great care of both of us. You seemed to charm all of them! One of your nurses described you as feisty and determined...and you have proven her right!


We had some hospital photos taken of you. I didn't have a lot of hope that they would turn out well, but when the photographer came and showed me the pictures in a slide show with a song called "Sweet Sweet Baby"playing - I cried like a baby - Daddy told me I was a sucker :)

We later bought the whole CD, so maybe he was right :)

Our favorite time in the hospital was after the visitors went home and we got to spend our own time getting to know you, snuggle you, and stare at you in amazement!


Love, Mommy

Headed Home

Dear Quinn,

On Friday, we were ready to take you home! Though we were excited, we were also nervous at the idea of not having the nurses there to make sure we did things the right way - we couldn't believe that they just let us just bring you home!

Getting ready...



We made it...


After we got home Gramma & Pa brought Harley home to meet you. He was rather indifferent to you and was just happy to be home and see us. They were also nice enough to bring us dinner for our first night home.

It was a quiet first day, which is good, because the first night was not quiet at all!
Love, Mommy

Friends and Family

Dear Quinn,

This is a good time for me to tell you that your mom and dad are not good with their cameras. We almost always have them, but we have a really hard time remembering to use them. But we are getting a lot better!

Anyway, after 26 hours of not eating anything and all the pain medicines I got for surgery, my recovery time is a little fuzzy - but I know that first afternoon/night that you got visits from Gramma & Pa, Grandma, and Aunt Kristin.

We were in the hospital for several days and had visits from lots of people who were excited to meet you.

Here you are with Uncle Steve, Aunt Amy, Uncle Deke, John & Chrissy, Jess, and Rich & Julie...













































We were so happy to be able to show you off!

Love, Mommy

Your Birth Story

Dear Quinn,

Your due date was May 8, 2011, but when we went to the DR the week before, he thought you were nice and comfy and that we would be setting up a day to evict you. So I went to work on Monday, May 9th to tie up my loose ends at the office. It was a beautiful day, so on my way home, I stopped and bought some flowers to pot, I figured I had plenty of time to get some flower pots done before you made your arrival. You had other plans though.

I got home that afternoon and swept the back patio before getting started. As I sat down to plant my flowers, it felt like I had wet my pants. I quickly grabbed your puppy Harley and went inside where I called Daddy at work and the doctors. Daddy worked an hour away, so when the DR wanted to see me, I called your Gramma & Pa. It just so happened that they had been out running errands and were not that far away. Gramma & Pa came over and we decided that Pa would take me to the hospital where we would meet Daddy and Gramma would stay with Harley.

Pa got a little nervous on the road when we hit lots of traffic, but I was in a great mood - and the good news traveled fast because your Aunt Kristin started texting me immediately - which kept me busy! When we got to the hospital I was examined and they determined that my water had broken, but I was having no contractions. When Daddy got there, we sent Pa on his way and we were sent upstairs to Labor & Delivery to see if my body would start having contractions on it's own.

It didn't. And your Daddy was a champ that night. Every time I got up to use the bathroom (which was a lot) your Daddy had to follow behind me with towels, because I kept leaking (this is one of those things no one tells you about)...

So, at 5am, we started Pitocin. The doctors came in periodically through the morning to check my progress (there wasn't much) and they kept mentioning how your head was becoming pointed and that they were concerned about how big you were going to be. Finally at 11am I was at 4cms and feeling no pain. Then the doctors decided to insert a catheter to measure the effectiveness of the contractions. After that procedure, I decided I needed an epidural. Sometime around 1pm, I had not progressed any further and we started discussing the possibility of a c-section. Seeing we were heading toward 24 hours after my water breaking, I started to get anxious and asked what we were waiting for, when could we go get this baby! It was just before 2pm when we decided surgery was the way to go!

Then things started happening fast and before I knew it, I was being wheeled down to the Operating Room. Before we left Labor and Delivery, I took a minute and asked your Daddy what he thought - Boy or Girl. I was convinced you were going to be a boy, but Daddy said girl. And at 3:02pm on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 he was proven correct and you were born!



Weighing in at 7lb 11 oz and 21in., you were hardly the big baby everyone thought you were going to be!


At that moment, our lives changed completely and we experienced complete happiness!

Love, Mommy

Intro

Dear Quinn,
You are growing so fast and I wanted to find a way to document your life, but I have yet to find a baby book that I like. So, I am starting a blog with the intention of eventually having it bound. I figure in the meantime I have a place to record so much of your life and the joy you bring to everyone!
Love, Mommy