Over the Moon: March 2010

It has been six months. SIX MONTHS!

Six months ago from this very day we were blessed with our baby girl, Audrey Marie.

Our lives have never been the same. And we wouldn't have it any other way.

On a Saturday morning, September 26th, 2009, we arrived at the hospital in San Diego to be induced. Less than 7 hours later we were holding our precious little "BabyP".

Audrey Marie

Born at 1:57pm

7lbs 1oz, 19.5 inches long

and absolutely perfect.

Our newlywed home is now a family home.

Hours Old

2 Days Old

It is filled to the brim. Filled with love. Filled with laughter. Filled with spit up, the smelliest diapers you've ever encountered, and adorable dresses and bows . Filled tears of frustration (hers and mine) and tears of joy. Filled with baby toys and formula and bottles and giggles. Filled with learning and growing. And definitely filled with picture taking and video recording. And filled with PINK LINT.

Pink lint? Yep! You know you have a little girl when...the lint in the dryer mysteriously starts changing from that icky blue-grey to a very fluffy, pretty pink color. Almost makes doing her tiny laundry enjoyable. (I said almost). :)

Learning the ropes of being a parent has been on a fast track for us. (And somewhat uphill, if I'm being honest). Our healthy baby girl had some minor setbacks from the start. Breastfeeding was extremely painful and difficult, as well as pumping. Started supplementing around 6 weeks and learned quickly that she has a milk protein allergy (like her Daddy and Aunt Jen had when they were babies). So she's been on very sensitive, hypoallergenic formula (read: $$) called Nutramigen. [Luckily we recently were able to push it through insurance, since it's a medical necessity, & it's saving us oodles!] The difference we noticed in her happiness and comfort in a week were unreal. Soon after that, she was still making gasping noises, spitting up tons, and having frequent night wakings. Come to find out, she has some reflux issues. We're on our second medicine (Prilosec for infants) and it seems to help a lot.

Our Sweet Valentine - 17wks

Would I like some cheese with that whine?? haha. Hope this doesn't come off that way. Just wanted to catch the blog up to speed. To say that spare time has been infrequent is an understatement. We've been quickly getting in tune with Audrey's needs, getting to know one another, and enjoying every moment of happiness and "feeling-good" she has, which becomes more and more frequent the older she gets. So...over the past six months...this blog has taken a back seat.

WE HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED. FOR EVERY SMALL ISSUE, THERE ARE A MILLION GIFTS WE'VE RECEIVED ALONG THE WAY. AND WE ARE LUCKY THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT AND 'FIX' EVERYTHING SO FAR. (We realize that this is not always the case).

Anyhow, my hope now is to post updates on our latest adventures... and possibly share past stories from Audrey's first six months, too.

Audrey's 6 month appointment (and shots) are later this afternoon. Hopefully she'll take a good nap and I can update on her latest stats, as well as her numbers from the past 6 months.