Trip to the Beach

We took a little trip to the beach the other day to introduce Olivia to the ocean. The fresh air, noise from the surf and ride in the Baby Bjorn put her out in no time. I think she liked the beach. We'll take her back there a lot.

Heather, Justin & Olivia (Olivia is in the middle.)

Some Pictures

It's been a little bit, but I found some time to upload some more pictures. Baby and Mommy are doing well. Nana and Papa are here and helping out. Having someone to cook, shop, clean and an extra pair of hands is wonderful. Lets us take a nap every once in a while. I will post more soon.


Nana and Papa


Washing Hair


Getting a Bath


All Dry


Going for a Ride

The First Week

What an incredibly overwhelming, amazing, tiring, whirlwind week it has been for us. The labor was relatively short and painless thanks to an amazing little drug called epidural. Nothing better than enjoying the birth of your child pain free! I apologize now for not having spoken to many of you as I am honestly feeling very overwhelmed and tired right now. I am nursing and never realized what a commitment it really is. I am feeding constantly and trying to stay awake when I am not. We appreciate all the well wishes and gifts and love and prayers throughout this first week! It has been humbling to know how loved Olivia and our little family is. I only ask one request of all of you. As much as I would love to talk and email and chat with everyone, I am really trying to focus on nursing and sleeping and enjoying Olivia's first few days with us. If you could just be patient with me, I will start calling everyone and emailing again when I get the hang of being a mother.

In the mean time, family is in town to help us for the next few weeks so we can really enjoy our little girl. Justin and I feel so blessed and are in more in love than ever now that we have created the perfect addition to our family.

Welcome Home!

Olivia came home today. All the hospital checks went fine and we left a little after noon. Below is our first family photo and a picture from the hospital with Dr. Cofield. If you decide to have a baby in the Hampton Roads area, you couldn't do much better than Dr. Cofield. We both liked her so much that it was sad to be done with the pregnancy.

Now we just need to figure out how to raise Olivia without help from the nurses. Shouldn't be too hard, right!?!?

May I Introduce...

The absolutely beautiful new addition to the family:

Olivia Marie
August 15, 2007 1:02pm
7 lbs 13 oz
20.5"







Birth story to follow...

No Change

Status Report: no contractions, no room at the hospital, and no baby. Guess what, we are supposed to be in tomorrow. Lies!!! I will update tomorrow with another report detailing how we didn't have a baby.

Scheduled for Tomorrow...

blah blah blah, calling first thing in the morning, blah blah blah, hospital is all ready for us, blah blah blah.

So rumor has it that we are scheduled for an induction tomorrow, allegedly. Maybe more pregnant mothers will fall from the sky and we will be bumped again. Anything is possible at this point. I'm sure by now we've ruined all the excitement. So come on mother nature, only she can get us in now!

The couple who cried wolf

Still no baby. At this point, I'm not going to speculate as to a possible date for the induction. The hospital has been booked solid for days now and we are not a top priority. To illustrate this, the hospital was so over loaded that several women were placed on stretchers while waiting for rooms and several babies were born in observation rooms yesterday. Heather is doing fine, all things considered, so we will be patient and wait for an open bed or for nature to force us in. So for now, no baby and no date.

Waiting for Nuggie

With nothing on the schedule today, we were a little bored. We walked around the mall because we heard that could induce labor. That didn't work so we took some pictures instead. Very artsy, huh?

And..... not so much

We called the hospital this morning and they told us there was no room. So as of now, no labor, no induction and no baby. It looks like this show is going to get bumped into next week on Monday or Tuesday. We are both a little disappointed and frustrated, but after all, the actual due date wasn't until the 14th. So maybe she will push her way out on her own, but as of now, no signs that she plans on doing that.

UPDATE:

The hospital rescheduled us for tomorrow morning. We are hopeful but not holding our breath. So it's off to the Mexican resturant, maybe the spicey food will get her out.

August 10

Well the date for the induction was changed from Thursday to Friday. So, if all goes according to plan, and there is a bed available in the hospital, the baby should be born tomorrow. We are keeping our fingers crossed. The schedule is to head to the hospital early in the morning, begin labor, have baby and call everybody! Seems simple enough. Not quite sure what Heather is worried about?!

So again, I will update here with some pictures tomorrow. The hospital has wireless internet so I will be able to post pictures as time and labor permits. Anybody have any guesses for the time of birth?

Nugget's Room

Upon request, here is a picture of Nugget's room. I took these pictures this evening and crudely stitched them together. We had a few things to finish up but had to move a little more quickly after we found out that Heather will be induced next week! So we finished up the room last night and are patiently awaiting the room's occupant. And yes, it's really not finished, the walls need some decoration.