All About Evelyn

I've still got more catching up to do with this blog!  I've been sorting through all the pictures from Evelyn's first few weeks, and I'm amazed at how big she is already!  

Here is some info about Evelyn's birth day.  I was induced with her, and I had an AWESOME experience!  I cleaned my house the day before, left food in my fridge for my babysitter (Grandma S.), and was all packed and ready to go.  I couldn't sleep that night, however.  Alan didn't get home from work until 11:45 pm (trying to get stuff done before his paternity leave) and we were due to be at the hospital at 7 am.  Well, about 4:00 am I was STILL awake and couldn't sleep because I  was just feeling excited and a little bit nervous, so I woke up Alan and we watched Bill Cosby's comedy routine about having a baby on YouTube.  (It is super funny.  You should look it up if you haven't seen it.)  Then we got out of bed at 6:15 to get ready to leave for the hospital.  When I got to the hospital they gave me Pitocin and my epidural, and I delivered by 10:40 am!  It was sweet and almost too easy!  

The doctor told me that there was an issue with her umbilical cord called "marginal insertion" and said she was a lucky baby.  Basically, her umbilical cord was LOOSELY attached to the placenta and was also attached in an unusual place, so there was a real possibility that she could have kicked it loose there at the end of my pregnancy, which would have resulted in her being stillborn.  Kind of scary.  We didn't know she had this issue; if doctors catch it, they usually have the baby be born at 35 weeks with a C-section.  Anyway, I guess she was a miracle baby.  We love her so much!

Here are a few glimpses. I have a TON of pictures that I'm not posting.

First time in her new car seat before we left the hospital 

Grandma C

Grandma S

Grandpa S

Jared and Maggie put these toys by Evelyn because they thought she'd like to "play" with them.  :)

First real bath after umbilical cord fell off

Looking so pretty in a dress Aunt Amanda gave Maggie 3 years ago

Aunt Lisi made this cute hat

Jared loves Evelyn!  He comes right up to her face and says in his LOUD baby voice, "Hi, Baby Evelyn!"

When Evelyn is crying and I can't pick her up, Maggie quotes me by saying, "Mommy, sometimes babies cry." Although one time when Evelyn had been crying for several minutes, Maggie started crying, too, and said, "Mommy, Evelyn's crying!!"  She was being so sensitive.

This is Evelyn at exactly 4 weeks old.  This is just a few seconds after she gave me her first REAL smile!  She is starting to smile more and more, but it's usually only once a day or so if she's in the right mood.