Mmm...Paste!

It is hard to believe that Miss Molly is old enough to start eating solid foods (can you call rice cereal solid?), but she at 4 months, she's ready. So we started and so far she seems to be doing okay. She doesn't love it, but doesn't hate it. She seems more confused than anything. Mike tells her it's time to eat her paste each evening when we feed her. Here is a little video of her the first time she tried it.

finally...an update

So I haven't been a very good blogger lately, things have been pretty busy and I have felt overwhelmed as to where to start. But I guess I have to start somewhere so here are some recent pictures and a Molly update.
She is 3 1/2 months old now and so much fun. She smiles a lot, but not really randomly. She makes you work for a smile, but it is so worth it! She loves to stand up and will for several minutes at a time. She hates to sit up and will arch her back as soon as you put her in a sitting position. She is eating between 5-6 ounces every 3-4 hours and will soon start cereal. She sleeps usually from about 9:00pm-6:00am (I say usually because she has decided to request a leam the last 3 mights at 3:00am, little stinker). We had lots of feeding problems early on because of reflux, but have found a medicine that seems to work well. She's not really interested in toys yet unless they light up or play music. We feel so blessed to have this little girl in our family!

Hanging out with Cousin Jack

A picture with my Godparents at my baptism

I'm a lucky girl to have such great Grandparents!

What an important day for me!

First family shot since the hospital!

Halloween costume #1, I wasn't too thrilled about this one.

Much better, this pumkpin costume isn't too bad.

Alright, enough with the pictures!

Thanks for checking in on us!

bump in the road

Sorry for the lack of cute Molly pictures. We experienced a little bump in the road and have been out of commission for the last week. Last Sunday night Molly had a fever and was acting quite sick so we took her to the ER. I was convinced they would tell us we were being nervous first time parents, but 3 hours, a spinal tap, a catheter and an IV later we were admitted to Blank Children's Hospital for 6 days. It turns out she had a urinary tract infection, which is normal in females, but in babies that little requires massive IV antibiotics. We are home now and she is doing fine, in fact you'd never know she was sick. I think the whole experience was more traumatic for Mommy and Daddy than it was for Molly. So, this week we will work on trying to create some normalcy around here and hopefully no more trips to the hospital! I'll get some new pictures up as soon as I replace my camera battery!

A few more pictures

I can't figure out how to post more than about 5 pictures per post so here are a few more from her first week.

I love this picture because of the double chin, chubby cheeks and bed head. The picture of relaxation on Daddy's chest watching the Cardinal's game.

We have had to work on keeping Miss Molly awake for feedings and often this is the result!

Lounging on the couch.

Cuddling with Mommy. We've made a deal that she is going to take her time growing up. I like her this little and snuggly!

Thanks for checking in!

At home with Molly

It's been a fun and exhausting first week at home with Miss Molly. We are so incredibly blessed by her and love her completely. She is very patient with her Mommy and Daddy who are slowly but surely learning how to be parents. I remember thinking when I was pregnant how I would do all of these lengthy blog posts about all of the cute things she is doing and all of my feelings as a new mommy, but that will have to wait for now as I only have 45 minutes until she has to eat again and I still need a shower. Hopefully time management is one of those things that gets easier. For now, here are a few pictures from her first week at home.

Here she is on her first stroller ride. We walked down the street to a coffee shop with Molly and Harvey. She loved it!

Molly's future partner in crime Lulu and her Mom came for a visit. It was lots of fun to watch Lulu play, she certainly isn't lacking any personality! She wasn't too interested in Molly, but I'm sure in a few years they'll be best friends. We really appreciated Lulu and Karoline driving all the way to Des Moines to visit.

My mom, Molly's Gammy, was able to be here for our first week at home. She was a huge help and an even bigger comfort for me, Mike and Molly. Several tears were shed upon her departure and we can't wait to see her again in a few weeks.

Molly had some jaundice when we left the hospital so she had to be hooked up to a BiliBlanket for her first 3 days at home. It made things a little bit awkward as she had to be plugged in for a while, but I am happy to report that her levels have gone down and she is now wireless!

Here she is having her first bath. The first one was a little bit awkward with Mommy and Daddy trying to figure out how to wrangle a slippery little baby and keep her happy at the same time. But, by the second bath a few days later we had it all figured out. As long as one of us continuously pours warm water over her, she is quite content. In fact during the second bath she was so relaxed that she pooped in the tub and then proceeded to fall asleep. It was hilarious!

Molly Jane

Here she is, Miss Molly. She was born on Thursday 07/23/09 at 5:24pm. She weighed 7lbs 13 oz and was 20.5 inches long. Labor and delivery were quite intense and dramatic, but all is well now and we are settling in at home. I'll post more pictures and updates soon. Thanks so much for all of your thoughts and prayers!

37 weeks

I seem to start out each of my blog posts that I am aorry for the long delay and promise to post pictures soon...and being a creature of habit I'll just say the same thing now.

It's been an emotionally exhausting last couple of weeks with the anniversary of William's first birthday last Friday (the 17th). I have also stopped the Lovenox injections as of last week and am nervous about that. My way of coping with this anxiety (since wine isn't an option) has been to withdraw a little and I apologize for those of you whose e-mail/phone calls/text messages I have not replied to and for neglecting the blog.

The good news is that everything with the baby looks great. I am having twice weekly non-stress tests and visits with the Dr. and things continue to look great. Physically I have feel wonderful. I have some back pain at the end of the day, but other than that I am doing great. I haven't even had swollen feet yet and I am still able to sleep at night.

Now we just wait and I try to be patient. We are scheduled to be induced on Monday, August 3rd unless she decides to make her appearance earlier than that (which would be fine by me!).

I'll make it a goal to post some nursery pics and maybe a belly picture in the next few days. Thanks for checking in!