Here are some pictures of her first bath:
She did a great job in the tub.
Here are some other cute pictures we recently took of her:
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Firsts
As of yesterday (June 30th), Cece is one month old! Her first month has gone by so fast!
Here are some pictures of her first bath:
Here are some pictures of her first bath:
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Home!
We got to go home last Wednesday. We were excited for Cece to meet Ole and get used to her new home. Here is Cece meeting Ole for the first time:
Ole is very good with Cece. He licks her face and feet. Here he is cuddling with her:
We've had several visitors since coming home last Wednesday. My mom came over on Thursday and watched Cece while we took a nap and ran some errands. Thanks Mom! Bridget's mom came over last Friday and brought us a delicious meal and helped us clean a bit. My folks came over on Saturday to help us celebrate Cece's first week. My cousin Nick and his wife Leah came over, too. It was great to see everyone and thanks for the Dairy Queen cake!
Here's a parting shot of mommy and Cece cuddling. Bundle of joy indeed!
More Hospital Visitors
Sorry this post is so late. We've been adjusting to life at home with Cece. I am proud to say that we're getting into a good rhythm. I give Cece a bottle around 11 PM so that Bridget can get some sleep. That's been working well.
Anyway, I promised to post pictures of other visitors we've had. John and Heather visited us a week ago Monday. I threatened to make John change a diaper. It was an empty threat, but John and Heather did get a good preview of changing a newborn's diaper. Here are John and Heather with Cece:
Heather is due late September, so we're very excited to meet the newest Christenson cousin! We left the hospital on Wednesday (a week ago today).
Monday, June 1, 2009
First Visitors
Naturally, because little Cece is so precious, everyone wants to see her and hold her. First, we got a visit from Grandma and Papa Winberg:
Then, Grandma and Grandpa Christenson visited us and got to hold their newest grandkid! Number 5 is alive!
Chris, Katie, Caleb, and Hannah got to meet their newest niece/cousin. Hannah thought she was "oh coo" (so cute).
Matt, Sarah, Paige, and Kyla showed up right at the same time, so all the Christenson cousins were in our room at the same time. Pretty cool. Kyla even showed off her handwriting in their card for us. Nice job Kyla!
Last but not least, Cristine and Brit stopped by. Brit was excited to see his new cousin. He asked if he could play catch with her, named her Caillou and then Fifi, and then made sure everyone had enough snacks.
Today, we got a visit from John and Heather. We'll post pictures of them with Cece tomorrow.
Then, Grandma and Grandpa Christenson visited us and got to hold their newest grandkid! Number 5 is alive!
Chris, Katie, Caleb, and Hannah got to meet their newest niece/cousin. Hannah thought she was "oh coo" (so cute).
Matt, Sarah, Paige, and Kyla showed up right at the same time, so all the Christenson cousins were in our room at the same time. Pretty cool. Kyla even showed off her handwriting in their card for us. Nice job Kyla!
Last but not least, Cristine and Brit stopped by. Brit was excited to see his new cousin. He asked if he could play catch with her, named her Caillou and then Fifi, and then made sure everyone had enough snacks.
Today, we got a visit from John and Heather. We'll post pictures of them with Cece tomorrow.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Cecelia's Birth Story
Wow, what a couple days!
Cecelia Anne's birth story started out on Friday evening (5/29). Bridget's mom was up to help us clean the house (thanks again) and we grilled out for dinner. After dinner, we were tossing around the idea of making a Dairy Queen run, but Bridget thought she was leaking amniotic fluid, so we called the doctor, who suggested we come in and get her checked out.
The doctor tested her and she wasn't leaking amniotic fluid (or wasn't anymore), but said she was showing some signs of pre-eclampsia (swelling, high blood pressure). The doctor recommended Bridget stay overnight so they could monitor her. We thought there'd be a pretty good chance that she'd get discharged the next day, if her symptoms subsided. I went home while Bridget stayed at the hospital for observation.
I got a call around 6 AM the next morning from Bridget, saying her water had broke and she wasn't going anywhere. I hurried to get the dog walked, get our bag together, and hussle to the hospital. She was in active labor when I arrived, and the contractions were getting stronger. The doctor started an IV (a difficult task, given Bridget's swelling), put her on a dose of pitocin (to help induce labor), and called in an anaesthetist to give her an epidural (also a difficult task).
With the pitocin drip and epidural in, we were advised that there was a chance Bridget might have do to a c-section, and when she stopped dialating, that became our best option. The doctors quickly prepped Bridget and off she went, while I waited in the post-op room for them to come get me so I could be with Bridget while they performed the procedure.
I got to hold Bridget's hand while they worked at getting the baby out. It was a joyous, tearful moment when the doctors said "it's a girl" and held little Cecelia up over the drape for us to see. She was, is, and will always be, beautiful. She was officially born at 4:12 PM on Saturday, May 30th.
The doctors quickly towelled her off and put her under a heat lamp. I asked if they could weigh her there. Yes, they could. 8 pounds, 14 ounces. Big girl! I got to go over and cut her umbilical cord, and then we brought the baby over to mommy. Here's the picture the anaesthetist took of our family (thanks to Kevin at my work for suggesting getting a doctor to take pictures):
Little Cece was whisked away, then, while they stitched Bridget up. I followed Cece into a room where a nurse washed her, measured her (21 and a half inches), performed the Apgar test (9 of 10), and put a diaper on her. I got to play with Cece the whole time. Then we brought baby to the post-op room to reunite with mom and try feeding.
The next 24 hours were kind of a blur. We slept fitfully, tried feeding (Cece keeps getting better), and managed Bridget's pain from the procedure. Here's another picture of our adorable little girl:
Cecelia Anne's birth story started out on Friday evening (5/29). Bridget's mom was up to help us clean the house (thanks again) and we grilled out for dinner. After dinner, we were tossing around the idea of making a Dairy Queen run, but Bridget thought she was leaking amniotic fluid, so we called the doctor, who suggested we come in and get her checked out.
The doctor tested her and she wasn't leaking amniotic fluid (or wasn't anymore), but said she was showing some signs of pre-eclampsia (swelling, high blood pressure). The doctor recommended Bridget stay overnight so they could monitor her. We thought there'd be a pretty good chance that she'd get discharged the next day, if her symptoms subsided. I went home while Bridget stayed at the hospital for observation.
I got a call around 6 AM the next morning from Bridget, saying her water had broke and she wasn't going anywhere. I hurried to get the dog walked, get our bag together, and hussle to the hospital. She was in active labor when I arrived, and the contractions were getting stronger. The doctor started an IV (a difficult task, given Bridget's swelling), put her on a dose of pitocin (to help induce labor), and called in an anaesthetist to give her an epidural (also a difficult task).
With the pitocin drip and epidural in, we were advised that there was a chance Bridget might have do to a c-section, and when she stopped dialating, that became our best option. The doctors quickly prepped Bridget and off she went, while I waited in the post-op room for them to come get me so I could be with Bridget while they performed the procedure.
I got to hold Bridget's hand while they worked at getting the baby out. It was a joyous, tearful moment when the doctors said "it's a girl" and held little Cecelia up over the drape for us to see. She was, is, and will always be, beautiful. She was officially born at 4:12 PM on Saturday, May 30th.
The doctors quickly towelled her off and put her under a heat lamp. I asked if they could weigh her there. Yes, they could. 8 pounds, 14 ounces. Big girl! I got to go over and cut her umbilical cord, and then we brought the baby over to mommy. Here's the picture the anaesthetist took of our family (thanks to Kevin at my work for suggesting getting a doctor to take pictures):
Little Cece was whisked away, then, while they stitched Bridget up. I followed Cece into a room where a nurse washed her, measured her (21 and a half inches), performed the Apgar test (9 of 10), and put a diaper on her. I got to play with Cece the whole time. Then we brought baby to the post-op room to reunite with mom and try feeding.
The next 24 hours were kind of a blur. We slept fitfully, tried feeding (Cece keeps getting better), and managed Bridget's pain from the procedure. Here's another picture of our adorable little girl:
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Nursery
We've been more or less done with the nursery, but last night we put most of the finishing touches on it and took a few pictures. We'll give a prize to the person who first correctly identifies the number of monkey faces in the picture of the crib at the bottom of this post.
Here's Jeff swinging from the vine:
Artie was nice enough to help us out:
Here's what some of the decals look like:
Here's Bridget telling the baby where he or she is going to be staying:
More pictures of the nursery:
The last thing we need to do for the nursery to be complete? The baby. Details to follow.
Here's Jeff swinging from the vine:
Artie was nice enough to help us out:
Here's what some of the decals look like:
Here's Bridget telling the baby where he or she is going to be staying:
More pictures of the nursery:
The last thing we need to do for the nursery to be complete? The baby. Details to follow.
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