2 Weeks

Hailey is 2-weeks old today. We went in on Friday for her 2-week check-up. She now weighs 8 lbs. 8 oz., and is 20 1/4 inches long. She is in the 60th percentile for weight, 53rd percentile for length and her head is in the 13th percentile. We brought a newborn sized beanie to the hospital for her to wear home. We were sorely disappointed when it drowned her head... we were shocked, what kind of newborn beanie is this? Then we went to the doctor and discovered that our daughter has a small head.

Hailey is starting to round out a little bit and gain a bit of chub in her cheeks.

Poor Hailey had jaundice. Her levels were high enough that we had to keep her on a bili-bed. She had to stay on the bed as much as possible. She was on it for 3 days.

Above is what the bed looks like. Below is what it looks like with the lights out.

Hailey already loves soccer.

Kyle with Hailey on her first Sunday at church. She looked so cute! I wish I could dress her up like that everyday!

Here is what Hailey wore to church today (her second Sunday at church). It's so much fun to put her in cute things!

The Two Sides of Hailey

Happy Hailey:

Doesn't it look like she's thinking "I love my burp cloth" (notice the little gassy grin)?

Not So Happy Hailey:

Hailey's first bath at home. I think this picture is great.

And so it Begins...

We're home from the hospital and slowly adapting and getting used to each other. It's definitely going to take some time, as we discovered last night. I guess it's expected that the first night home is going to be rough. We certainly hope the second goes much smoother.

After a long night Hailey finally fell asleep around 5:30 am. Doesn't she look so peaceful? Why couldn't she do that sooner?

Hailey is so strong! I guess that isn't too surprising after seeing that video of her kicking me. We thought this was funny, her legs are sticking straight out.

Hailey Joye is here!

Hailey was born on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 10:09 pm. She weighed in at 7 lbs. 15 oz. and measured 19 1/2 inches in length. Kyle and I are so happy she's here!

I started having early labor contractions Saturday afternoon around 4 pm. We didn't go into the hospital until Sunday afternoon at around 1:30 when the contractions finally got to be about 6 minutes apart. When we got to the examination room at the hospital the nurse checked me and told me I was only dilated to 2 cm. Kyle and I were pretty bummed about that and thought for sure we'd be going home to suffer through another long night. The nurse decided to keep us there for an hour of monitoring. When she came back I had dilated to 3 cm and a little bit of amniotic fluid had leaked out, so we ended up getting to stay, which we were super happy about. When we got to our room the anesthesiologist came in and gave me an epidural (which I was very grateful for). I was also put on Pitocin to speed up the labor, since I was just putting along. The Pitocin worked wonders. About an hour or so after being given the Pitocin I was almost completely dilated. The doctor wanted me to try to rest and descend (not push through contractions). We did that for a while until I felt too much of an urge to push and then I started pushing through contractions. It wasn't too much longer until Hailey joined us.

We love little Hailey.

Hailey beatin up Renae!

Proof Women are Born This Way

My sister, Corinne, sent me this video. I think it's hilarious. Check it out.

Birthday Cake and a Large Belly

My 25th birthday was on Oct. 3rd, General Conference Saturday. It was a pretty good day, we watched conference and went out to lunch at Red Robin between sessions. After the afternoon session we headed up to Sandy and spent the night with my Grandpa and cousins. I made my birthday cake, which I was fine with. The only problem was that I lost my cake pan, so I ended up using two round cake pans. I decided to attempt to make a double layer cake. I sprayed the cake pans, but apparently not well enough because the centers stuck to the bottom and both of the cakes fell apart. I then decided that I would try to reconstruct it using frosting. That kind of worked... until it all fell apart. I kept trying to make it come out decent, and well... this is the result:


I decided to throw on some Oreos, because what the heck, it's ugly already and Oreos taste good... After stepping back and looking at my finished product I laughed the hardest I have ever laughed. Literal tears were streaming down my face. Happy birthday to me. :)

In baby news, everything is still going well. Same as always. What boring doctor appointments I have. I shouldn't complain, it's a good thing. I'm officially 37 weeks and ready to have this baby. Unfortunately I have 3 weeks to wait until my due date. Hailey is busier than ever. She has absolutely no room to move and I'm feeling it. She loves to kick my ribs and cause my belly to do the wave. It can be painful and definitely uncomfortable, but also pretty entertaining. Kyle encourages her and cheers her on whenever she decides to attack me. She also gets the hiccups at least once a day, sometimes twice. We're pretty excited for baby Hailey to make her grand entrance into this world. Here are pictures of my ever growing ginormous belly. The first picture I posted in an earlier post. It's me at 29 weeks. Compare it with the pictures below of 36 and 37 weeks. I was shocked to see how much I've grown!

29 weeks

36 weeks

37 weeks