Our Sunbathing Beauty

As you may have noticed Hannah was a little bit Jaundice when she came home from the hospital. Our pediatrician said it was not bad enough to be to concerned about but that we needed to put her in the sun at least 2 times a day. I thought she would be very agitated with us taking off her clothes and laying her in the sun but the truth is she loved it ha ha. She would just look around, wiggle and make little squeaks. It was too cute!! Well, her baby suntan has finally started to fad which is weird because now I worry she is to pale ha ha. It is just hard getting used to her lighter skin tone, I did not realize how much darker her skin was due to the Jaundice. I am looking forward to going to the Dr. in a few days to hear how she is doing, but I can see she is doing so much better already!!

First Sponge Bath!

I don't know if it was because it was something new or if this is how she will be every time but Hannah loved her first sponge bath!! She just layed there calmly looking around and watching each step with her curious eyes. She is so observent, I can't believe how much she tries to take in each day. Her favorite part of the whole thing was getting her hair sprayed, she just layed back and got totally relaxed...I think we have a future diva on our hands. After the bath her hair was a big ball of fuzz, so cute. I will be excited when we can give her, her first real bath. Each day brings us a new adventure...I am loving every moment!!

Hannah's First Easter

Well at only 5 days old Hannah got to celebrate her first Easter. The Easter Bunny brought her 2 baskets full of toys and other goodies!! My parents gave us the best Easter gift a new family could ask for... they went to the store and stalked our cabinets with food and snacks not to mention they bought everything to make dinner for the entire week they were out here. Best Easter gift ever, we are so thankful!!!

I am so in love!!!

Our family!!

Dad meeting Hannah for the first time!

Daddy playing with his little girl.

Home at last!!

All ready to go!!

Well we are finally home and getting settled. Hannah is the most amazing gift I have ever received. I still can't believe how in love I am. It still seems a little unreal that I am a mother and responsible for something so important. We have started to get our schedule down which has been helpful for me. I am still learning what each cry means and how she acts when she is tired or hungry. It has been nice having my mom around to help out, she has been a great advice giver!! I don't know if we would have made it though the first week without her. My Dad came in last weekend to spend a few days with us as well. It was wonderful having him here...he is a fabulous cook so he made us lots of dinners to freeze. It will be interesting to see what things are like when everyone is gone, I am sure that is when the real fun will begin.

Hannah Nicole Ellis Has Arrived!!

Hannah

I know that many of you have been waiting and checking our blog since you heard that Hannah has arrived. It took us a few days to get settled but we are dong well and are finally getting into a routine.

We went into the hospital on Tuesday night expecting them to say we had a long road ahead of us. However, to our surprise Lauren (my nurse and good friend) checked me only to find out that I was 2 centimeters dilated and about 60-70 percent effaced. We called the doctor to see what he wanted to do. He said to go ahead with the cervidil in hopes that I would start labor on my own. Well I woke up around 3 with some contractions and around 5 or 6 they started to get pretty bad. When they checked me again I was about 4 centimeters dilated. We decided to go ahead with the epidural but had to wait until around 9 because there were several surgeries ahead of us. By the time I got my epidural I was definitely ready!! I had dilated to a 7 and was having contractions one on top of the next...so not enjoyable. Once I got the epidural the pain was gone which was a big relief. And I must say..Shawn picked an awesome job, anesthesiologists are fabulous!!! We thought everything was going to happen pretty quick from there but miss Hannah decided she wanted to stay in just a little while longer.

At around 1 my doctor came in to break my water and said it would probably take around 3-4 more hours before I needed to push. Lauren came in a little while after that because my contractions were getting closer together and more intense (which of course I had no idea of...gotta love the epidural). To our surprise I was fully dilated and ready to push. We started to push around 2:30 thinking it would take about an hour, but this time miss Hannah was ready to arrive and I only had to push for about 4 sets. Lauren called the doctor, who was surprised and not quite ready to be hearing from us yet. It took him around 15 minutes to get down to my room. Once he got to the room he and Shawn scrubbed up to prepare for delivery. Shawn got to help with the delivery of our baby girl, which was pretty neat. When we got started again we pushed for about 3 more intense sets and out she came!!! She was a little stunned at first and they had to get her breathing, she was soo blue and it was a little scary waiting to hear that sweet cry. After what seemed like an eternity I heard my little girl belt out the most beautiful sound in the world!!!

Hannah Nicole Ellis was born at 3:16 p.m. She weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces and was 20 inches long. I have to say that I am completely in love and could not imagine life without her beautiful face.

Our family!!

Daddy checking out his little girl!

Getting to hold her right after she was born.

Shawn taking Hannah out. She was sooo blue!!