One Week Already!

George's first week flew by. He's changed a lot already and is starting to look like both of us, not just Daddy. At his first pediatrician's appointment, he was only 1 ounce shy of his birthweight and had already grown over an inch. Incredible! Not surprising though, the kid is definitely an eater!
Gigi stayed for a few days during the first week and helped out a lot - and got to spend a lot of quality 'Grandma time' with George. It was special to have her around to share his first days and her baby experience.
Suffice it to say, we're relishing this time, sleep deprived as it is, and can't wait to see what he'll do next.

Hospital

Well, we had a more lengthy stay in the hospital than anticipated. George was running a bit of a fever on Thursday so it was decided to keep us both another day. All his tests came back fine, thankfully.
George had lots of visitors at the hospital. Right away, he met both Grandma and Grandpa Green (Gigi & Papa), Grandpa and Grandma Kernell, his Aunt Julie, Aunt Mandy and Uncle Chris and his Aunt Barb. His auntie Rachel drove down from Bellingham on his birthday to say hi as well.
On Wednesday, George got to meet mommy's friend Lisa, his auntie Bethany and Alex, auntie Christine and Jobbie and mommy's cousin Jason and his wife Carrie, who are having a baby girl in April. Then on Thursday Uncle's Ian's mom Sue came to visit. It was a busy couple of days!

A few photos from George's first days at home. We're getting used to having a newborn in the house - sure puts things in perspective. I never thought I'd be happy to get 4-5 hours of sleep a day (non-consecutive)!
We're learning more and more about George - he hates to be undressed and loves both his car seat and his bouncy chair. Our dog Sadie has decided she is George's protector and alerts us every time he makes a peep. It's pretty cute, and we're glad she's not jealous.

Welcome George!

George arrived at 12:56 pm, Tuesday, January 22 after about 12 hours labor and an emergency c-section. His heart rate took a dive and it was decided we'd better just get him out!
Daddy got to be in the room for the surgery and did fantastic. George weighed in at 8 lbs 5 oz and is 20 1/4 inches long. He has a good set of lungs and big blue (for the moment) eyes. He's very alert and looks a lot like Daddy. More to come...we've only been home for a night and Mommy needs sleep!

The Nursery

Here are a few photos of the nursery - still a work in progress. We're trying to acclimate Carl and Sadie to baby, and I'm letting them enter the nursery while I'm in there - but not by themselves. They definitely know something is going on!

Waiting Game

George is due to arrive any day now (hopefully sooner than later!) and I thought I'd use some of my last moments of free hands to start him a little blog. I'll do my best to keep this updated! We'll see how my time management skills hold up in the following weeks and months.

Since we're waiting, I'm just practicing this whole blog thing and will post a little recap - past pregnancy photos, ultrasounds.

The photo in the pink dress is from my sister-in-law's bridal shower in August. I was just four months but already really showing.

The ultrasound photo is from George's 20 week ultrasound. We were worried that we wouldn't find out the sex because his hand was blocking the shot at first, but after a few tries our technician confirmed we were having a boy.

Brian's little sister Mandy got married at the end of September. It was a trial getting fitted for a maternity bridesmaid dress, but luckily I found a great seamstress!

The last photo is me at 39 weeks. As you can see, George has worn out his welcome. We're ready to meet him! There are very few items of clothing left that fit anymore. I have resorted to wearing a velour tracksuit most of the time. Brian says it looks like wardrobe from The Sopranos. Just call me Tony...I think I have his gut right now too!

Thanks for reading!
Heather & Brian