Enjoying Annie

Thank you Carol, for throwing an amazing work shower for us (this was 2 days before we went to the hospital)! The cake was the coolest! Everyone was so thoughtful.


We went in on Feb. 25th to be induced. We were supposed to go in at 12 in the afternoon but no beds were available until 5pm. I was given petocin to start everything but didn't dilate enough to get an epidural. I was out of my mind in pain after getting my water broken and still getting the petocin drips. They wanted me to be dilated further and wanted Annie to drop down more. I was in pain all night. At 6:45 am I was dilated to a 4 and given an epidural. Right after I had the epidural, I was dilated to a 9 and we got ready to go. Twenty minutes later Annie joined us. Her heart rate dropped so they used a vacuum to speed up the process. We got to hold her and be with her right after the delivery and enjoy her. I felt like I was on drugs I was sooooooo filled with JOY! It was so wonderful to have a great delivery and to be able to hold and be with my baby (it was a very different story with Apollo). She was in our room until we went home.



Apollo has loved and treated Annie so sweetly from the beginning. This is the first time Grandma and Apollo met Annie. When Annie cries he tries to help her and sometimes cries along with her. Mom made a shake for him one day and I found him in by Annie's crib drinking away. He loves to be around her. He always says "Hi Annie" or "Night night Annie". He gives her sweet little kisses.




He has fun playing with Annie's things- swing, chair, glasses and in her hospital even the little hospital cradle. We are trying to help both our kids transition to this big change. Apollo wants to be held more and wants us to read books when we're in the middle of changing diapers. It was hard for me the first few days when I wasn't able to pick him up. I'm used to giving him so much attention so it's been an adjustment for us as parents too.




We left having a family of three and came home as a family of four. Apollo and Annie were both pooped and asleep when we got home.



We blessed Annie when she was just over a week old because we had my mom and sister here as well as Carleton's parents. She was blessed in the same dress that I was blessed in. We thought she looked so pretty. What a good girl she is!







These pictures are of my family (mom, dad, Carleton, and Apollo) going to the beach. On another day, Carleton and Heidi were going to do some climbing but the climb had a full waterfall on it so we let the boys (Marshal and Apollo) play in the water.




It was so nice to have family here. It was a hard day when I drove my sister to the airport (both of our parents had left earlier) and Carleton had his first day back at work. Going from one to two kids has is a big change. I'm trying to take it day by day.


Here's Apollo taking care of Annie. I love this picture of Annie looking at Carleton. She always turns her head to the person talking to her.



We've had some little worries with Annie. She throws up out of her mouth and nose (it's getting better now) and makes choking sounds when we put her in bed. On top of that, she has a cold and gets stuffed up. At least her temp. never got in the 100s. The pediatrician said she had lost too much weight and so we fed her whenever she was awake and woke her for feedings too. Her jaundice made her more sleepy so it could have been why she didn't eat as well. But thankfully, at her two week doctor's appointment she gained tons of weight and her jaundice is completely gone. She is such a good baby and we're glad she's doing so well. She is so sweet.