6 Week Follow Up

I had my 6 week follow up appointment today. Everything looks good!! As an added bonus I lost 25 lbs in 6 weeks. I only put on 29 lbs total so I am almost at my pre-pregnancy weight!! Breastfeeding does a body good :-)

She's sitting up

Gwen has enough control of her head that I was able to sit her up on the couch!

We even got great smiles out of her yesterday! It's so nice to be able to tell the "real" smiles from gas!! As an added bonus, she is starting to get Mike's dimples. Can she be any cuter??

Gwen's Photo Shoot

This morning Gwen had a photo shoot with Nicole and Heather. I can't thank them enough as I had a great time and the pictures came out wonderful!! It seems as though Gwen loves getting her picture taken as she was almost perfect (we had a crying issue outside). Here are a few pictures from the shoot. Check out all 51 of them by going to my albums.







Gwen is doing great. She only wakes up once a night and is eating like a champ (as seen by her chubby cheeks). I think we have gotten a few smiles out of her, but it could be gas...........hey a smile is a smile :-)

I just wanted to give a quick shout out to Olivia (our niece). She was named Student of the Month at Westmoreland Elementary School. Mike, Gwen, and I are VERY proud of her!

Gwen Is 1 Month Old Today!!

Can you believe it????

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Here are some pictures from Gwen's first Halloween. Check out my Google photos. I have uploaded more pics of the little one!

More firsts for Gwen

Well we made it a week and everyone is still alive and happy. Gwen is definitely laid back like Mike with the exception of some screaming outbursts when it is time to eat. I am feeling good. I have some anxiety about Mike going back to work because he has been absolutely amazing. I know I could not have done the first week without him. Luckily my parents are coming out for a week, after he goes back to work, so hopefully that will help with the transition.

Gwen had some firsts this week so I thought I would share the photos. Check out "My Albums" as I have added some new pics of the little one. Enjoy!!

Her first time in the bouncer (which she loves.......as does Sebastian in the background):


Her first walk:



Off to have my "first" glass of wine!

First couple days at home

People never prepare you for how you are going to feel about your child. For me I feel like I am finally awake to life. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I look at her and my heart aches because I love her so much. My life is so much more complete now.

The first night at home didn't go so well. Mike said that "it was the worst night of my life". Gwen became this crazed lunatic that wouldn't sleep. She cried from 9 pm to 3:30 am. Luckily night #2 went so much better. We even got close to 7 hours of sleep.......not uninterrupted though.

Mike has been fantastic. I could not have done this myself at home. He is taking such great care of the both of us. I knew he was a wonderful husband and seeing him be such an amazing dad has made me love him even more.

I will leave you with some photos of the little one. You can find the rest by clicking on the "My Albums" link on the right hand side of the page.