Let the sun shine in....

The baby is adjusting to home life by becoming a tan junkie.

The baby had a bit of breastfeeding-related jaundice, so she's been hooked up with a little tanning bed to use in her pack n' play. She looks like such a little Paris Hilton tanning it up. The good news is, her jaundice is clearing up and this should be the last night on the machine. Here she is tanning:



Our daughter is, as expected, rather precocious. She's very curious and constantly surveying her surroundings. She was trying to hold her bottle at 3-days-old and trying to lift her head up to look around the room at 4-days-old. Last night she didn't make a peep for FIVE HOURS in the middle of the night. I even got up and checked on her around 3:30.. She was awake and looking around quietly while we slept. What a kid! She's already working on her impressions. So far she's doing a pretty good Christopher Lloyd and a FANTASTIC Dana Carvey.

As for the rest of us, we're exhausted and proud and so very excited to have our daughter at home. The c-section recovery has gone fairly well. My blood pressure is still an issue, but hopefully that will clear up soon. I'll be interested to see what happens with the gestational diabetes. I plan to ask about that at our doctor's appointment on Friday.

Most of the Eliza pictures have been taken by family members. While we wait for those to roll in, let me show you a couple of my favorite pictures from our time with Eliza.

Brian at the hospital taking care of the baby while I showered:


Eliza on the way home:


The BEST picture. Ever:

Beautiful Baby. Finally in 3D!

We've had a very hard time getting 3D pictures of our little girl. Today during our bpp the ultrasound tech. switched it over to the 3D so we could get a look at our baby girl's face. The pictures were still pretty blurry (or else I'd scan them for you), but she's adorable. She certainly has my nose, but she also has Brian's lips EXACTLY. She was even holding her mouth like Brian. So far she looks like a good blend of both of us.

As for the doctor part, looks like I'm just barely dilated at all. The doctor upped my blood pressure meds (Aldomet) from 250mg twice a day to 500mg three times a day. That makes a little nervous 'cause this medicine already made me feel a little loopy at first and sometimes still does late at night. I guess we'll see how that works out tonight. I'm supposed to come back and see them next Monday for another bpp and exam.

I'm not entirely sure, but I think they were discussing possible induction for next Wednesday. She was discussing how far along I'll be next Wednesday for sure. 37w2d, to be exact. Trust me, if she wants to induce I shall not complain.

Otherwise, one of the nurses looks like somebody. She kinda looks like Cameron Diaz, but it's somebody else, too. I hate when this stuff happens 'cause it drives me nuts trying to figure it out!