Avery 1 Month

Our sweet Avery is already 1 month old, wow time sure does fly. She's already starting to look like a chunky baby instead of a little newborn. She weighs close to 9lbs now and is starting to be more and more alert. She is a pretty good baby. She still doesn't like to sleep in her own cradle and would much rather sleep in mom and dad's bed, but we are working on it. She hates the swing and screams like a wild woman when you put her in it. Mostly she likes her mom ( Lucky Me :)

Her brothers are very much in love with her and always want to be touching or holding her. We have been surprised at how affectionate the boys the boys have been to her.

Here is our sweet girl getting ready to go to church.

1 month old and starting to look around a lot more.

First weeks at home

Avery has been a really good baby, she likes to be held but overall doesn't fuss too much. She is a good nurser and at her four day old apt she weighed 7lbs 4oz already passing up her birth weight. When you have a new baby you like to take lots of pictures and show them to everyone, so I'll try and pace my self but there are too many cute ones to include.

Lovin on her daddy.

Josh insists on bringing her a baby doll that he used to play with when he was younger.

Josh loves his sister. Both the boys are excited to touch and hold her.

Miss Avery getting her hair washed by Mom.

Of course we had to do a little photo shoot, when we were home all day by ourselves with no where to go. She's just so cute I can't help myself.

Visitors, visitors!

We had lots of family and friends visit and help right after Avery was born. Our Avery is so sweet that we wanted to show her off to everyone.

We are so thankful for Grandma Connie who drove down the day Avery was born to stay with our boys while we were at the hospital. She and the boys came to the hospital and were Avery's first visitors.

Also at the hospital Cousin Riley, Uncle Aaron and Aunt Maddie came to visit. Uncle Aaron was very nervous holding little Avery.

More Aunts and Uncles came out to the house to see Avery when she was a week old.




Grandma Sandy came to visit and hold Avery.

Grandpa Bob and Debra who evaded the photo came on Sunday to visit.

So did Grandpa Boldt and Marie.

The next week Grandma and Grandpa Barnum came to stay and help out around the house.

We are thankful for their help and the boys sure did enjoy some Grandparent time.

Uncle Seth, Aunt Tia and some neighbors also came to visit we just didn't get any photos of them but we really appreciate the food and gifts everyone brought.

Birth Day!

Our sweet Avery finally made it on Monday February 28th at 11:09 am. I started having some stronger contractions early Monday morning around 4 am, they were about 10 minutes apart but I decided to start getting ready to go in case my labor really kicked in. We dropped the boys off and arrived at St. Joes by 7 am. It was a relief to be at the hospital. I was only dilated to a 3-4cm and had contractions every 6 to 7 minutes so it didn't quite seem like full blown labor yet but they were going to keep me since I have fast labors and we live far away.

Before my doctor came in to break my water 2 people checked with ultrasound to see if she was head down. Both thought what they were looking at was the back of the head. My water started to leak with my contractions but then my doctor came in and broke them the rest of the way. And then my labor kicked into to high gear with super strong contractions, I got an epidural in within 30 minutes.

My nurse decided to check me after I got the epidural and I was already 6-7 cm dilated, but surprise what she felt was a butt and definitely not a head. She ran to tell my doctor who was in the middle of another c-section at the time. We had to wait about 40 minutes for that c-section to finish up and the room to get ready for us. I was very uncomfortable and started getting the shakes and feeling pressure so I knew I was probably dilating all the way. They got me to the OR room and gave me more medicine through my epidural. They got the c-section going as quick as possible because I was completely dilated and her little bum was coming down. Someone had to push her back up the other way to get her out.

But she came out and was a healthy 7lbs 3oz. I feel like all my babies have to make a dramatic entrance, but really it was a blessing her being breech stalled my labor long enough for us to get to the hospital on time.

Here is my hubby getting dressed for the OR.

Mommy finally gets to hold Avery in recovery.

Daddy enjoying his sweet little girl.

Avery getting ready for a bath.