A Shopping We Will Go

Today Jess and I ventured out in public on our own for the first time. It was a little intimidating and in the picture below Jess is saying, "Are you sure about this mommy?"She then resigned to the fact that I was determined to go shopping.
We went to Costco and Walmart. Jessica hiccupped all the way to Costco (10 minute drive). I actually liked the hiccups because I knew she was ok back there. Here is a picture of what I see in my rear view mirror.

She is the best baby ever! The trip went off without a hitch. Except for the fact it was raining, which made the store less busy, things went smoothly. I got my 100 calorie delicious fudge bars, beef jerky and artichoke hearts, which made me very happy.
The only really tense moment was in Walmart when one of the employees told me I should put her carseat up on the seat instead of in the cart so I would have more room. I told her I didn't feel comfortable with that... she then looked at me like I was a snob and shrugged her shoulders. I am a snob, a safety snob.

I promised Joe when he left for work this morning that I would take a nap today so I am going to go do that.

New Day New Dress

Yep, another fashion shoot. I wish studying for the NCLEX was as much fun as putting different outfits on my little girl and taking pictures of her. This dress is still a little big for her but I still enjoyed playing dress up this morning.

Wardrobe Change.

It's hard for me to decide which is cuter, the little pot belly or the little diaper butt.

The picture below is from a few weeks ago when Mooma and Grandad visited. I added it to this blog so you can see how she has filled out.

This morning I weighed her again and she is 8lb 5oz now.
Yes, Grandpa Jim, she still likes being weighed. I don't think she is going to fit in this tupperware box much longer though.

Afternoon Delight

I was going to name this blog "Hippie Chic" because Jess is wearing the tie dye onsie that my brother and his girlfriend made her but after you see these pics you'll see why I had to change the title. Let me set the stage: Late afternoon in the warm nursery laying on the floor in makeshift bed I sleep in at night with little rainbows crawling across the walls. (The rainbows are from a crystal in the window that Steph sent her.) It was soooo cozy and Jess and I were both in a great cuddly mood...

She was all smiles.

Drifting in and out of that wonderful afternoon nap.

She really focuses on me when I talk sweetly to her.

Extreme Close Up!

Check out this video. All I have to say is that I don't know why this happens but it happens all the time and in never ceases to crack me up.

Here's another video that showcases Jessica's personality.

This one is less racy though.

Tipping the Scales

We decided to weigh Jessica yesterday morning to see if she had indeed made it to the 8 lb mark like we had predicted. And we were right. She is just too cute in her makeshift tupperware foodscale.

Pictures are great but to get the full experience of weighing baby Jessica you have to watch the video.

First Fourth

Happy 4th of July everybody! We're spending our holiday weekend relaxing around the house with Jessica. This morning, Jessica made her first trip to church and was a complete angel the entire time. As we were leaving, people kept stopping us and telling us that we had a very cute little baby. That sure made us feel good! We didn't have a camera so no pics from that outing...sorry.

Considering this is Jessica's first 4th of July, it was the perfect time for yet another fashion show. Jessica is extremely patriotic so she thought a red, white and blue theme was approriate.

She waited patiently during wardrobe changes.

And then it was right back in to modeling mode

Blast from the Past

Considering Jessica was supposed to be born yesterday, we thought it would be fun to show pics of what she looked like right after her birth. We finally got hold of the pictures from Joe's squadron commander's camera so we'd like to show you how much little Jessica has grown. I'm so glad someone was there taking pictures because we would never have gotten to see these images since Joe wasn't back from Seattle yet. So now, for your viewing pleasure, "Jessica: The Lost Images".

Here's the official weigh-in. As you can see, she has gained exactly 2 lbs from her birth date.

The nurse is taking her APGAR scores. She actually scored very high on all three tests which made the doctors think she had no issues.

It looks like she had a decent head of hair in this pic. Not sure what happenned to it.

You can see the concern on my face as they're evaluating her. They took her to a table that was out of my sight so I had no idea what was going on.
I finally did get to hold her, which was great, but looking at her and listening to her breathe, I knew something just wasn't quite right and I told the doctors to take her and evaluate her again.
You can see she wasn't getting enough oxygen because of the blueness around her eyes and mouth.
In this one, she is in the middle of a chest retraction. You can see the dip in the center of her chest because her lungs weren't mature enough to fill up on their own.

But to end on a happier note, you can see she has put all that behind her and is doing great...

and she says goodbye for now!

Weight Watchers

Today is Jessica's official Due Date and our loyal blog followers have made predictions of her weight today. Let's just say that her dad and I and her California Grandparents have been dutifully fattening her up like a Thanksgiving turkey. We've fallen just short of force feeding her, as soon as she opens that cute little mouth we stick something in it. Those long nights of 4 hours of sleep and the blisters I've suffered from the pump were totally worth it, just look at this picture of our healthy little girl.

She still likes being put in the tupper ware bin and being weighed on the food scale.

The scale is zeroed out with the container on it so the only calculation you have to do is subtract 0.7 ounces from the total because that is how much the diaper weighs.

And the winner is...(drumroll)... Grandma Kari with a guess of 7lbs 10 ounces!

Here is a list of our predictions:

Grandpa Everett: 9lb 10 oz

Grandma Kari: 7lb 10 oz

Lexi Haggerty: 8lb 10 oz

Aunt Megan: 9lb 5 oz

Aunt Ruth: 7lb 6 oz

Aunt Susan: 8lb 1 oz

Mooma: 8lb 15 oz

Lady: 8lb 5 oz

Jobie: 9lb 4 oz

Aunt Mel and Uncle Rick: 7lb 8oz

Joe and I think she will be 8 pounds by the 4th of July.

Oh gosh, it looks like she is ready to eat again.