First Doctor's Appointment

Jocelyn had her first doctor's appointment yesterday, and she did great! She's gained back all her weight and then some - she's up to 7 lbs., 7 oz. She's a good eater! Also, I'm never writing her sleeping times again - I think I jinxed us. The last 2 nights she's been up every hour and a half! Last night she didn't fall asleep until 12:30, and had been up since 8:00. She's much more alert during her awake periods so that's really fun. We had our first night alone last night when Calvin went in to work as they have a manager out sick this week. We did pretty good, she even slept while I ate dinner, which was great! We read some books and she had some tummy time, so I think it was a productive evening. :)

Baby Jocelyn

Well, I'm finally getting around to updating our blog! It's amazing how much time a little tiny baby takes. :) Jocelyn Hope has arrived! She was born on Monday, November 10th at 7:06am. She weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20 in. She was a good baby from the start - we got to the hospital at 2:30am and she was born 4 1/2 hours later! I only had to push for half an hour and did the whole labor drug free. I was pretty proud of myself - that was my goal after attending our childbirth classes and I was thankful to be able to do it. I couldn't have done it without Calvin - he was a great coach, and his support meant everything. I may have caused permanant damage to his hands from squeezing them all morning! We stayed in the hospital until Wednesday and were glad to have the wonderful nurses take her to the nursery both nights so we could get some much needed uninterrupted sleep! It was great to come home though, and we have been treasuring and loving every minute with our new daughter. It's hard to believe she's already a week old! She's a good baby, she sleeps about 4 hours at a time at night - last night she went to bed at midnight and didn't wake up until 5! We're getting the nursing down too; she loves to eat! She's had lots of visitors - and she's going to be the best dressed girl around! She has cuter (and more) clothes than I do.

Proud and tired Mommy and Daddy

Precious new baby girl

Uncle Cory - he wanted a boy so he could teach it how to bow hunt - maybe she'll be a hunter?

Proud big sister Kailee! She just loves her baby sister - she picked her birthday in our baby pool - pretty neat. She is a great big sister and is a wonderful helper.

Grandma & Grandpa Bergner

They drove over at 3:00 in the morning so they could be here to meet Jocelyn! They were here this weekend and were a huge help - I caught up on some much needed sleep.

Great Grandma, Ama, Kailee, Jocelyn, Calvin & Bumpa

They've made us many meals and love to come over for visits!

Going home

She has Calvin's hair and so far his blue eyes - but I think they're turning brown.

Uncle Morgan & Aunt Nicole

Aunt Angie & Uncle Adam

The dogs are slowly adjusting - Ellie doesn't really pay too much attention to her, but seems to like her okay. Ginger, on the other hand, isn't a fan. She's finally stopped running away from her when she cries or squeaks, but she's still wary of her and she's mad at me. I hope she gets over that soon!

Kailee's first poopy diaper change - more of those will follow!

Our first outing was to Target - where else? :)

Can't believe she's already 1 week old! Notice the smile in this picture - it's probaby just gas, but I like to think she was smiling for the picture.... Her belly button scab fell off today - she's growing up too fast already! Well, my time is up - she's starting to fuss and hiccup (which she does all the time, as she did while I was pregnant). Time to feed her and maybe go to bed???

Random things

I had some random pictures to put up - here are some from Halloween and some from the house. Enjoy!

Kailee was the princess from Pirates of the Carribean - it was about 60 degrees out - the first Halloween ever she didn't have to wear layers under her costume!

Here are some more pictures of the nursery with more stuff in it - it'll look even better once there's a baby in it!

This is the buffet we got from my Grandpa's house - Dad refinished it and it looks great! It matches the house and the rest of the woodwork perfectly, and now we'll actually use our china! It was kinda fun unpacking it all - most of it was still in boxes from our wedding....

38 Weeks

Well, the first day picked in the baby pool has come and gone...Calvin's guess was yesterday. He was really disappointed he didn't win! Monday is the next day to aim for. I think the baby's dropped a bit - especially comparing the picture from last week to now! At my last appointment I was 1-2 cm dilated, so we're making progress. I go in again on Monday, so we'll see what the update is then. I'm finishing up getting my bag packed today, so now I really will be all ready to go!