audrey in her fifth week

audrey is five weeks old and now weighs ten pounds! she had some big milestones this week. she lost her umbilical cord and she rolled over for the first time. she is NOT a fan of tummy time. she likes to sleep on her tummy if she is laying on mom or dad but she doesn't like being on her tummy if she is awake. dad still gives her tummy time every day because it helps to strengthen and develop her little leg muscles. she was getting so mad yesterday during tummy time that with a lot of effort she was able to roll from her tummy to her back. i can't believe how fast she is growing. i know this time when she is little is limited. i know she won't always let me hold her for hours while i rock her and sing to her so i am taking advantage of every moment i have with my sweet little audrey jane. i love when she looks at me because i can see that she is not just looking at me but taking everything in. she is a quiet observer of everything around her. she is such a sweetheart and i am so happy and humbled to be her mom.

pictures of audrey in her fourth week

so i am addicted to taking cell phone pictures of audrey. we have had lots of time to just look into each other's eyes this week and it has been really fun to connect with her. here are just a few:

her angelic smile



her "there is more to life than being really really ridiculously good looking" face, which is her favorite face to make, haha...





i can't help but wonder what she is thinking...



she lets me know when she is tired of something






my sweet audrey girl



"you are seriously STILL taking pictures mom?"

audrey jane's birth announcement

i love the way it turned out. it doesn't look quite the same on this blog as it does in person because of the black borders and the black blog but you get the idea...these pictures were taken by her auntie rachel with help from her ana when she was one week old. joy williams designed this for me. she designed a few and let me choose the one i liked best. she does invitations, announcements, christmas cards, anything really. she got the design done so fast and was so easy to work with. if you are in the market for something like this i would recommend her. let me know if you are interested and i will email you her information.

audrey is such a sweetheart. we had a doctor appointment the end of last week. she was three weeks and two days old and she was 8 pounds 14 ounces so she is gaining weight like a champ, six ounces in seven days. way to go princess!

baby's big day

audrey is one week old today. after keeping mommy and daddy up all night long, we finally got up and gave audrey her first bath with ana and auntie rachel. rachel then did a photo shoot with audrey. she got lots of photos with ana and audrey and lots of photos of audrey in cute poses. then we took audrey to the doctor for her newborn appointment. she weighs exactly eight pounds and the doctor is very happy she has gained four ounces since being home and is hoping she will gain two more ounces by friday. here are some pictures from today:

daddy and daughter had a long night. daddy wouldn't let mommy get up because he wanted her to sleep.

audrey's first bath at home

ana and audrey have been having a fun time together. a big thanks to my mom for taking such good care of her new granddaughter while she was here and staying up with her all night so mommy and daddy could get some rest.


picture auntie rachel took

bringing audrey home

oh, it is good to be home! it was fun to dress audrey up at the hospital in her coming home outfit. it was really funny because as soon as i put her in this dress, her eyes opened and stayed opened like she was finally offically awake and ready for the world.

our little doll


coming home for the first time, daddy is excited too!

her precious little smile

here she is, not so happy...

so tiny and so beautiful...

introducing audrey jane

the most adored baby in the world...have you ever seen such a devoted daddy in your life?


what can i say? i am in love too!

Audrey Jane is here! She is perfect, and has a ton of dark hair. She weighs 8 lbs 8 oz, is 22 inches long. She is beautiful!!

an end in sight

little audrey is measuring four weeks ahead and now estimated to weigh between nine and nine and half pounds. as of my last appointment she was still "floating" high and doctor thinks she is too big for normal delivery. wow, i guess she really likes the home i have made for her in there because it seems like she gets higher every day instead of dropping...but now there is an end in sight. unless by some miracle she decides to come sooner, she will be delivered via c-section on the evening of July 23rd. i felt a lot of anxiety about this in the beginning, but i am beginning to get used to the idea and trying to think about the pros instead of the cons. one thing that makes me smile is knowing that by july 23rd i will get to hold my baby girl. another thing that is positive is that knowing the day means i can be prepared, have my bag packed with everything, having baby's carseat installed, having my house clean, laundry done, freezer packed, etc. another thing is that i have had a lot of anxiety about labor and delivery and what could happen. i was even told by my doctor to skip the birthing class dave and i had signed up for because even when i read about labor i start to panic and have trouble breathing...at least some of the variables will be taken out of the equation with a c-section. i know there are definite cons but i try not to dwell on them. as long as baby is healthy, that is all i can ask for.

so now it is just a matter of getting through the next five days. yesterday was fun. my parents were in town and took rachel, jj and i out to breakfast and then my mom, rachel and i went to go get pedicures. now i have fancy toes. i am a little sad though, because i really like the color they used and that nail polish is discontinued (i looked it up right when i got home) now and is not available for purchase so i better enjoy it now.



it is called "my throne for a cranberry scone" and it is a little more red on the nails than this picture looks...it is the perfect mix of pink and red...