Moments from our first two weeks

Here are some moments and milestones from our first two weeks with Evelyn:

Our first real bath...

The water was warm but Evey didn't like getting out into the cold air!


Some hang time with dad...

Baby Pictures

My mom dug out some of my baby pictures to compare with Evelyn. Here is one with my Aunt Nancy. Evelyn obviously looks like her daddy but I think there is some resemblence to me as well. I think in the mouth...

Interesting...

When Evey was born we were all expecting her to have brown eyes (since we don't think Andy has any recessive blue eye gene in his family!) So because she came out with grey eyes, with a hint of blue, I decided to do some research. Here's what I found on BabyCenter.com...

Question: Will my baby's eyes stay this color?

Answer: Maybe, maybe not. Babies of African and Asian descent are usually born with brown eyes that stay brown. Caucasian babies are often born with steel gray or dark blue eyes; they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time they're 9 months old. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after she's born, but they won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes actually have more pigment than grey or blue eyes, even if they appear lighter in color.)

Happy Mother's Day!

Well, after our last blog, our lives changed forever...our little Evey came!


After we ventured out for Thai food on Saturday night, my contractions got to be about 7 minutes apart and 30-40 seconds long. We left the restaurant at around 9pm so we could go home and get some rest (contractions are tiring!). As I was getting into bed another contraction came on. I looked at the clock, 10:37. At that moment, my water broke! I was so shocked. After scrambling around the house to get cleaned up and get everything together, we finally made it to the hospital by 11:30. At that point I was only 3 centimeters dilated, but the contractions were coming SO fast. Even the nurses and doctor were surprised at how quickly I was progressing. After only 3 hours of "real" labor I began pushing. Finally, at around 3:30 am on Mother's day, Evelyn was born! 7 pounds 3 ounces and 19.5 inches long


So, now we'd like to introduce you to our precious gift...

Getting close?

With only 9 days left until my due date, we are finally seeing some action. Actually when I went to my doctor's office yesterday I was expecting another week of no progress. So when she told me two to three centimeters I was shocked! And it's only moved forward from there. This morning I woke up at about 7am with some cramping. Then the contractions started...and they've been coming all day long at about 10 minutes apart. We're going out to dinner (Thai food) for a friend's birthday so we'll see if some spicy food speeds things up:)

37 1/2 weeks...