a great family day

today was a GREAT day! the weather was beautiful here in Austin and the 3 of us got out to enjoy it together! we went on 2 family walks - 1 short one to the local donut shop for breakfast and a longer one down a pretty road along the greenbelt. Sierra slept through both but i know she enjoyed it :)

speaking of Sierra sleeping...for the first time in her whole life (of 4 weeks), she took a nap between every feeding today!!!!!!!! we are just praying that she still has a great night of sleep also - the last 2 nights she has had 2 long stretches of sleep (well, "long" meaning longer than before, giving us a little more rest too)!

...AND she smiled today intentionally (at least we believe so) 6 times in a row while she was on my lap and i was talking to her!! of course as soon as kyle grabbed the camera she stopped
she is such a joy to have!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

little Longhorn

Go Horns! thanks Auntie Mel and Uncle Matt for my Longhorn onesie...I wore it proud today during the game!

I started out very interested in the game, rooting on Colt and even cheering along Texas Fight ...

then i took a break to relax and chill with my Daddy...

and had a family photo outside in the beautiful weather during half time...

but i couldn't hang for the whole thing...i heard we won! GO HORNS!

2 weeks

we can't believe 2 weeks have already come and gone! we feel like Sierra has been part of our family for much longer!

she seems to have a pretty laid back personality and makes tons of facial expressions that keep us staring at her for hours. she is very sweet and alert and seems to like being awake more than asleep!

poor little girl is struggling with a blocked tear duct and some heartburn/acid reflux so she often has trouble getting to sleep. we're trying to work on some changes in position for feeding and sleeping and may try some changes in my diet too to see what helps her. if you have any other suggestions, send them our way! our pediatrician prescribed meds but we're hesitant to give them to such a little baby!

here are a few pictures from her 2nd week of life!!!

after my 2nd bath - this one was much less traumatic when mommy remembered Lindsey's advice to fill the tub up with warm water so that I was laying in the water on my sling...oh, and my paci helped too...plus, mommy and daddy are getting faster and better at bathing each time. look at my adorable hooded towel that my abuela made...it says "cutie" and i think i am...at least that's what they tell me :)

i love looking at myself :)

mommy calls this my "O" face...sometimes i get my mouth even smaller than this...like a little birdie


look at my cute "little" feet...actually they're pretty big, like my mommy and daddy's

all bundled up to go to the pediatrician..

talking to my birdie in my crib

isn't my outfit sooo cute?!

our little ladybug :)

meet our sweet little Sierra Grace!

born into the world Thursday, October 1, 2009

8 lbs, 22 inches and BEAUTIFUL!!!!! we love her sooooooooo much!

...more details to come, but for now here are a few pictures so you all can at least meet our little sweetie!


sleeping in the hospital - it was a traumatic day for her and boy did she sleep it off!

love at first sight...it's already so obvious how much she loves her daddy and how much her daddy adores her!

her first real outfit, ready to head home! thanks Kaylea for the super cute onesie!

look how tiny she is in there!

she is such a happy baby ...so far at least :)

so relaxed, talking with Mr. Snail in her bouncer

our new family of 3 - Thank you Lord for your blessings to us and for this sweet sweet gift, Sierra Grace!

the waiting game

here we are...4 days away from our due date...and still no signs that Sierra is ready to make her appearance

this is such a test in patience and trust in God's timing! i know that's good for us, but it's tough! i think the past few weeks have been harder because at the beginning of the month our doctor said it looked like i would go into labor early and wasn't likely to make it to my due date. so we all set our expectations for that and were as ready as we could be. however, every week since she said that we have received the opposite news - no dilation, no effacement, no signs...not going to happen this week.

yes, the doctor was wrong! can you believe it?! :)

so now we keep waiting. she could still come at any point, but it's just looking like if it were up to her, she would stay in there a few weeks late. most doctor's don't recommend waiting that long. so we've been given a tentative induction date of october 5, which really is just about a week away!

we'll see if she decides to come on her own before then...either way, we'll get to see her, hold her, kiss and squeeze her soooon!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!!

the lovely kankles

so yesterday I made a new discovery...I am definitely sporting the famous pregnancy kankles. yes, my ankles are swollen and awkward. it's lovely :) i secretly thought i had slipped by without them since I hadn't had swelling yet, but nope - they have made an appearance...I'll spare you the pictures though since they're not so pretty :)

...and I think that Sierra has dropped.

we're getting closer and closer! the dr. predicts that she will come early...could it be tomorrow? next week? ...ahhh, the suspense!!

we can't wait to meet her!

some of the normal daily activities that are becoming more and more difficult as the belly continues to grow outward... !

* getting in and out of the car and not hitting my belly hard on the steering wheel
* turning around to see out the back window when i'm backing up - not so easy to twist around anymore
* washing dishes! the height of the sink is at just the wrong height - it hits me right in the middle of my belly, so i have to either stand on my tiptoes or turn sideways to wash dishes!
* brushing my teeth and leaning over far enough so that i spit in the sink and not on my belly - especially in the mornings when i'm half asleep :)
* getting in and out of public bathroom stalls - why do they leave such little room to get it and close the door?!!

it's all worth it in the end! ...on with the adventure...40 more days!!!