First Bath...

Kay has had her first real bath now that her chord has fallen off. She did not really like it much. I think it is because she was cold (she gets that from her mother).



Kay also met her Great Aunt Pat for the first time this weekend. Pat was so kind and brought us a feast of veggies from the market.



Craig and I escaped from the house and went for another walk this morning. We had to keep it short because we waiting a little too long and it was getting pretty hot.

I found this picture of "the grandmas" that I forgot to post when Kay's great grandma was visiting. I love how they are looking at Kay.

One Month Old...

Kay had her one month appointment today at the doctor. At one month (or -2 weeks adjusted age) Kay is 6 lbs 4.5 oz and 20 inches long. Kay is currently 3% in weight and head circumference and 10% in height for one month old babies. Kay is still growing about an ounce a day.

I am going to try taking a picture each month with Kay beside the same stuffed animals to show her grow. Kay's aunt Malia did that with her cousins and it was really fun to see them get bigger and bigger.

Kay at one month old.

A special gift...

Kay's great grandmother Baker knitted her this blanket. Grandma Baker knitted each of her grandchildren a blanket for their first child. Unfortunately, Grandma Baker passed away before Kay's blanket was finished. Emily's cousin found someone who was willing to help finish the project. What a special gift that we will treasure forever!



We took our first walk around the neighborhood tonight. Kay seemed to like the carrier that Grandma and Grandpa got her. The doctor said now that she is 38 weeks or "term" we can start taking short walks around the neighborhood. It was very nice to get out of the house and get some fresh air.



Kay got to meet her Great aunt Robin, uncle Spencer and cousin Clay this weekend as well. What a lucky girl to have so many visitors!

Four Generations...

Kay is one lucky girl. She had her great grandma here from Nebraska for two weeks visiting and giving her love, kisses, and snuggles. I was very lucky growing up and my great grandmother in my life until I was about 23 years old. She lived to be 103 years old! We took many four generation pictures through the years and decided to continue the tradition with Kay. Here is our first four generation picture.


Do I look bigger? Kay had a doctor appointment yesterday and weighed in at 5lbs 6 oz. She is getting bigger everyday!!

Kay's first photo shot...

Kay had a doctor appointment on Thursday and she weighed in at 5 pounds- big girl! She is now up to 18.5 inches long. She goes back next week for another weigh in. The doctor is impressed that she is averaging about an ounce a day weight gain. She has been keeping mom busy with all of her feedings because she likes to eat about every two hours.

Mom and dad have been adjusting to life with a newborn. The hardest thing for us right now is not being able to get out and do anything. She is so small that she looks so uncomfortable in the car seat/stroller right now. Hopefully in a few weeks we can at least get out for walks around the neighborhood. We have been taking turns escaping to run errands and getting out into "the real world".

We took some pictures of Kay today to try to show how tiny she is.

Kay is home!

Well, as Craig's friend at work said... Kay is out of layaway! His friend also had a preemie and he said he felt like his child was on layaway somewhere. You are already paying for the baby, but don't get to have it at home with you. I thought that was so fitting for the past few weeks.

Today we had a baby shower for Kay with the Good 'N Plenty gang. This is a group of five families that I have known my entire life. We have taken a Thanksgiving and Labor Day trip together almost every year. All of the kids are now having children of their own so our group is growing. You can see the picture of all the grandma's and their grand kids. It is too bad Kay couldn't be in the picture. She has a lot of playmates! We always make the "stars" of the shower wear something funny or embarrass them somehow. Craig and I got to wear hats that were "tall" and "dainty" like Kay.




We were able to leave the shower and head to the hospital to bring Kay home!! It was a very special moment. Several of Kay's nurses that have taken care of her over the past 10 days stopped by to give her goodbye snuggles. We could tell she was very loved in the nursery. We dressed Kay in the dress that I wore home from the hospital. She looked so cute in it! It was so nice to have our first family photo in front of Kay's welcome home bow. Kay also got to meet her cousin Charlie, aunt Marcia and uncle Scott.

Our little glow worm...

Yesterday and today were big days for Kay. There was talk of her going home today, but she lost some weight and her billi levels went back up.

Yesterday she passed her car seat test. This is where they put each baby in their car seat for one hour and make sure they are able to keep their oxygen up. She was so tiny in her car seat. It really made it sink in about how much growing she still has to do. She also passed her hearing test yesterday. They say this is not a guarantee that babies can hear. It basically says that she responds to noises.

Today she went back under the light trying to help the jondice and got her hepatitis B shot. She was wrapped up in a glowing light this time since she is in an open crib. She looked like a little tiny glow worm- so cute! For the past two days she has been taking all of her day time feeds by breast. It is comforting to know she has been able to learn this skill. I also spent some time with her doctor asking questions about caring for her when she comes home. She has a lot of growing to do and the doctor really encouraged us to continue on the schedule of letting her rest between feedings. This is going to be very hard because I know everyone (including us!) is going to want to hold her; preemies burn a lot of calories just adjusting from one position to another and regulating their temperatures. He also warned us of concerns on making sure we avoid the spread of germs. Looks like Craig and I will be spending a lot of time at home here soon!

If she can keep her weight stable/gain and her billi levels go back down then she will be discharged Sunday! We can't wait for everyone to meet her!!