Getting a Good Look

Katherine is doing great!  She is now out from under the oxygen and has had some milk through a feeding tube.  We're hoping next she'll get to have some in a bottle and will hopefully tolerate it well.  She still has an iv, so we're hoping if she continues to tolerate the changes, we can bring her home in the next few days.

A couple of pictures from this morning--at this point she was still receiving oxygen (just out from under it for a few minutes to readjust her since she had been pretty fussy) and the iv was in her head

We stepped out at lunch and when we returned, she was no longer having to receive the oxygen and the iv had been moved to her foot.  No oxygen means we get to HOLD her!!

She's Here!

Katherine Elizabeth

April 7, 2010

7:51 p.m.

6 lbs., 4 oz., 19 in.

her daddy's toes!

Certainly not the pictures we thought we would start out with, but she's a beauty and her birth is a little crazier than Jackson's!  She is in the NICU and in the first picture she is under a hood receiving oxygen.  She was born breech (no one was expecting that until moments before she arrived) so she didn't get the "squeeze" needed to clear out her lungs.  Her respiratory rates were high, so she was sent to the nicu for observation.  She ended up needing the oxygen and has an iv (it's in her little head) as a preventative measure in case of infection, but her lab reports are coming back negative for any infection.  I've been discharged and she's going to have to hang around a few more days before coming home, so we're back and forth to see Jackson and Katherine.

Once again, we made it to the hospital just in time (no, we don't take our time!) . . . Jackson was born 1 hour 20 minutes after we arrived at the hospital (as in, NO time for an epidural) and Katherine was born 40 minutes after arriving (again, NO time for an epidural with a breech baby).  I've heard they work wonders . . . I just wish I could vouch for that!

We're happy she is doing well so far and looking forward to holding her and bringing her home!

Take 1

Our backyard is almost in full bloom now and I was going to try to take a few pictures of Jackson in front of everything like I did last year.  Taking his picture with him actually looking at the camera is difficult enough, much less when you want him to be in a certain place staying somewhat still, looking, and smiling at you.  Right off, he found the trap Zach has set to catch racoons and he was obsessed with it . . . a trap and a hound dog hot on a trail makes for a great picture

 

Finally being sweet to Sadie . . . usually he is chasing her down

 with his little lawn mower or dump truck

Don't let this sweet face fool you--he had a hammer in his hand

and was banging on anything he could

The boys grilling supper . . . there's just something about

smoke and a grill that makes them gather around

The Waiting Game

While Zach and I have been waiting on our baby girl to arrive, we've been busy getting her room ready.  Other than the walls still being pretty bare, it's finished!  She has a cute canvas that the one and only William Lovelady gave her that will hang above the glider, but for the time being, the canvas is packed up and will first hang on the door at the hospital.

Here is the view when walking in

I've never been too terribly much on pink and this room is definitely PINK and GREEN, so whatever will be added next will certainly be another color to help break up all the pink!

We finally finished getting everything in her room in it's place last night, so since then we've been peeking in and getting more excited about bringing her home!

Happy Easter!

Daddy and Jackson getting our eggs ready last night so we can hunt today!

Looks like the Easter bunny remembered to stop by!

Our second time out hunting eggs and after Jackson had a nap

Where Jackson thought the eggs needed to go. 

We can't leave Sadie out

He was obsessed with this brown/charcoal color . . . he wanted every egg dyed that color and also wouldn't let Zach throw it away.  Some of our eggs were truly ugly!

Headed inside to cool off and check out the eggs

Egg Hunt

Jackson's class had an Easter Egg Hunt this past Thursday.  There were around 235 eggs for about 15 kids and the eggs were gone in a matter of minutes!  Jackson knew exactly what to do and went after what he could!

Using the basket his Dad and Grandmother used!

Checking out his loot!

Jackson ended up with a lot more eggs than this little girl . . . she looked at the eggs in her basket, then his, and back at her's!  She didn't say anything, but her expression clear--how did this little boy end up with so many more eggs than me?

Hannah and Jackson back in their classroom checking out their goodies!

On the Lookout

Zach's mom recently came over for a visit.  On the day she was driving over, I told him Grandmother was coming and his first response was, "Where's Grandpapa?"  (He pronounces it "grandpa-pa"!).  He then ran to the front door and watched every car that drove by and kept asking where he was!

   

Waiting!

Where is he???

Crayon Train

Have I mentioned Jackson is still obsessed with trains?

  Apparantly, anything can be a train

and all "trains" can have a wreck

but, at some point you must return

to the real thing

Bed Bug

Jackson has become obsessed with getting on our bed and throwing off all of the pillows or hiding under them playing hide and seek while squealing at the top of his lungs.  He's entertained himself each morning this week for quite a while just playing with pillows.  If we had only known at Christmas

Squealing after he's been "found"

 

Play Food

Just a couple of places where we've found Jackson's food

(ahem, junk food; I'm a little embarrassed to post these!)

Golden Crisp cereal from this morning

I think it's safe to say from these pictures that our child would probably not be the poster child for healthly eating.