So, this evening we got to give Natalie a bath. It was a lot of fun, and afterwards Natalie decided to pose for some pictures!
In the first picture there, you can see she is trying to fold her hands! Then, while I was downloading and resizing the pictures to post, she did it! All on her own with no assistance, Natalie folded her hands together. A bit before the last picture, she had them up by her chin, folded perfectly one finger after another. Such a smart girl!
On Natalie’s second day at home, she got a visit from her cousin Jackson! We also enjoyed the company of her Aunts Joanna, Alison, and Chelsie, Uncle Jim, and Grandpa Wilkie.
At first, Jackson was a little curious:
Soon, however, he conquered his fears. Is he giving her the Vulcan Mindmeld?
After a bit of play time, they both enjoyed being held by Grandpa Wilkie!
We’re home now, just relaxing. More later– for now here’s some pictures.
Mollie and I are very excited to announce the arrival of our daughter, Natalie Paige! Natalie was born this morning, March 1st 2007, 9:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, at Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, CA, weighing in at 7 lbs, 6 oz, and measuring 21 inches long. Some of you probably know that her due date was actually March 23rd, but even being a few weeks early Natalie is healthy and strong, and has had no troubles of any kind. Both Natalie and Mollie are doing great afterwards, and we’re thrilled to welcome little Natalie into the world and our family.
Here’s a few pictures. No closeups of Natalie’s face on my camera yet, but those will come soon.
These two pictures are of Mollie shortly after receiving an epidural anesthetic. She looks much happier than she did 15 minutes before!
On the left is Natalie’s very first picture! It was taken less than a minute after her birth. On the right is Natalie’s second visit to her proud Mommy. 🙂
My sister Alison holding Natalie about 6 hours later, as Ali’s boyfriend Shane looks on.
Not much has changed since Monday, I am 4.5 cm dilated now, so a little more than Monday, and Natalie’s head is a bit lower (-2 station). My doctor seems quite perplexed that I am not in labor yet! I asked her to strip my membranes and she did– maybe something will happen tonight! I’ve been sore and crampy ever since, so maybe that’s a good sign? Looks like I will get my wish for a March baby, though, yay! (Andy and I have been arguing over whether she would be born in his birthday month or mine! Thank goodness it’s not a leap year.)
Last night we tried timing some contractions and they were 10 minutes apart for an hour, but then we got too sleepy. They aren’t nearly strong enough to keep me awake. Not much else to report! We will keep you posted.
