My First Halloween

Well my first Halloween has come and gone and it hapened to be my three week birthday. I didn't get any candy this year but I guess I still had a good day. I spent the day at home with Mommy, Cohen and Granny. She was here visiting. Tonight Mom and I hung out and handed out candy while the boys went trick or treating. We all went out to visit our family friends Dan and Mary Kay though, with our other family friends, Jesse, Christine, Parker and Bella. I was pretty much done with Halloween by then but I was happy to get snuggles there,

 Cohen and I with "Granny"

Me, Cohen, Marlie

 Cohen and I before he went out trick or treating. 

My Halloween Picture from Demasque Photography. 

 Me, Cohen, Parker and Bella

Two Week Check-Up

I'm not officially two weeks old yet but I had my check up today. Mom and Dad both took me. I was back up to my birth weight of 6 lbs 8 oz. (At the hospital I had dropped from 6 lbs 8 oz to 6 lbs 4 oz then 6 lbs 2 oz then down to 5 lbs 15 oz when I was discharged).

According to the nurse today I was 20" long...grew a half inch in two weeks?? Hmmm..... And my head was 34 3/4. At birth it was 34.

I was a good girl at my check up. My Dr. said I look good. He also commented that I seem to have a "lively personality". He said generally the second baby is more mellow but he thinks I am going to be an active one. Mom and Dad had the same feeling but hearing that from a pediatrician who sees all kinds of kids all the time made them a little more nervous. :)  Mom said while she was pregnant that I was going to be a live wire.

They were thankful to hear that overall I seem to be a healthy 2 week old baby girl.

One week

Yesterday I turned one week old. We celebrated by making our first trip out of the house. We went to get family pictures and newborn pictures of me with, Mommy's cousin Roni at Demasque Photography.

Mom was happy with how our trip and our pictures went. She's anxious to see them. I'll post some once we get them.

Bathtime

I had my first bath at home on Monday night. Cohen helped Mommy. He scrubbed my toes. I liked my bath. The water was warm and they had me all snuggled up in a towel. I thought it felt pretty good.

Here I Am

Wednesday, October 10 I entered this crazy world at exactly 9:22 a.m. I weighed in at 6 lbs 8 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. I was born via a repeat scheduled c section. My daddy was in the delivery room with my mom. I came out screaming. Dad went over to see me and came back to give Mom the report. He told her I looked like my big brother, Cohen.

After surgery the nurses took us to a recovery room where Mom joined us after a little while. The nurses told Mom and Dad everything was going well with me. My APGAR scores were 9 and 10. I had no blue on me and everything was good.

After we got to our hospital room my brother came to meet me. I was excited to meet him. He seemed excited to meet me as well. He wasn't sure about holding me at first but that's ok. After I got to meet him my Grandma and Grandpa Cota, Grandma Dahlstrom and my Granny. (I'll add a picture of me with Granny when Mom gets it. It's on another camera) They all seemed very anxious to check me over, hold me and see what I was all about. Cohen got to introduce me to them and tell them all what my name was.

Later in the day I got to meet my Uncle Brent, Aunt Kari and cousin Reese, as well as my Grandpa Dahlstrom.

Mom, Dad and I spent three days in the hospital and came home on Saturday, October 13. When we got home Cohen was at the house with Grandpa and Grandma Cota. They helped us get all settled in before they headed home.

I like my new house, our dog Marlie and learning what our family is all about. So far things are going pretty well here.

 Heading home with Mom and Dad