Things are Sprouting...

Well Sprout is sprouting! Yay! We went yesterday for my NT scan. My dad, sister, and Alice came with me. Everyone was looking at Sprout and his/her heartbeat when, out of nowhere, Alice burps twice... really loudly. I figure this is how things will go when Sprout finally gets here. Don't pay to much attention to Sprout, otherwise Alice will demand attention! Good news is Sprout was measuring 11w4d. I figure I was about 11w or 11w2d, so still ahead by my calculations. The head was measuring 12w4, and the femur (which I'm guessing is the most "accurate" estimate of age) was 11w2. The fluid on the back of the neck looked great. A nasal bone was forming. So I'm just waiting back on bloodwork, but I'm figuring that will come back just fine. So without further ado, here are the newest pictures of Sprout!

What a nice profile!



And our first headshot!


And the whole profile! I have been obsessing over this picture to see if I can see a "nub" but I don't see one. Do you?


It is amazing how much they change in 3 weeks! Last time, Sprout looked like a shrimp, and now Sprout looks like a baby!

More Pictures

Apologies. They put these up a day or two ago, but I have been SWAMPED at work. Seriously, it seems like we are short-staffed every day now. Which, isn't too much of a surprise, since no one cares and we only have 7 weeks left. Without further ado, pictures of a brand new baby!


Peaceful and serene!



She is obviously a genius baby, finding her fingers already!



This has got to be my favorite picture. Proud Daddy and baby. Notice how much they look alike!



Going home, and she couldn't be happier!



Look! A Gloworm! (it is the bilirubin mat)



All of the proud grandparents... my dad is in the back (the big silver-back gorilla) and my mom is in front.



Proud Parents leaving the hospital.




Another one of my favorites! First family photo (minus the dogs). Notice how big the bow is on her hat. I'll have to compare this picture to Alice's here soon, so you can see how big a difference in size there was.



PERFECT! She is absolutely beautiful!


Thanks for being patient! I'm sure there will be more pictures in the future (at least I hope they share them with me!).

Pictures

I apologize now. I don't have many pictures of Eliza yet. This is mostly because everytime we went to see her, she was nursing or in the nursery under the bilirubin lights. I also was going to wait until her parents posted her info and pictures on FB (so I'd have more pics), but then I remembered they do not know about this blog. So I can safely post the first pics!







So as soon as they post pics on FB, you will get to see more! I promise!

I'm an Aunt!

Eliza Christine was born July 9, 2010 at 6:49pm. She weighed 6lbs and 18 3/4" long! She is tiny! Alice was WAY bigger.

She has a head of dark hair, and my brother's nose (oh dear! that was the first thing I noticed about her) I have a few pictures, but I'm on my phone so I will have to post them later.

She has had a bit of a rough start. There was meconium when my SIL's water broke, and Eliza's heart rate kept getting lower. Turns out the cord was wrapped around her neck. They also had to use suction to help get her out. And yesterday, they discovered she has jaundice. Poor baby! Thank God she is healthy! Now I am Aunt 1.0!