Snuggly

These early days will be blue...Olivia must spend as much time (and with as much exposed) under this blue light to help her body process what her liver can not (yet) do.

Four days old

In a world of beeping machines, syringes, and lots of medical jargon the one thing that I look forward to and enjoy more then words can say is ........ holding my baby. Kangaroo care is amazing. It is skin to skin contact while holding. Although the reason they recommend it is for the benefit of the baby, I believe it has done the most for me. It is tough to see much of Olivia in these pictures between being covered up in the blanket to the cpap hat and the "black out" sunglasses but in the early days this is how it will be. This is why being bedside every four hours is so important to us. Every four hours the cpap hat, nose piece and glasses come off for a brief moment and we can see her entire face.

Early bird special...actually a very special early bird (baby)

Olivia Grace Melville

is here!!!

Wasn't i just saying how my pregnancy was going exactly as it should...textbook....classic...? That changed quickly and unexpectedly. Sunday January 6th at 8:31pm our beautiful baby girl was born. I know, I know...crazy stuff.... 14 weeks early.

No matter what the date or how it came about she is the most beautiful and amazing baby girl and loved very, very much.

Time for writing is limited to just a few minutes a day as i would much rather be at the hospital with Olivia so I will have to give more details next time.

Stay tuned for all of the updates!

General update

25 weeks 1 day.... wahoo! I feel a little guilty. Not b/c i have done anything wrong but because I feel so good. I have gained weight, but not too much weight. I never had full fledge morning sickness. Since I have stopped the progesterone I have had normal energy levels. I have been feeling cartwheels, kicks and stretches in my belly for weeks now and they are progressing in frequency and intensity just like they should. Can you imagine that the worst thing to me at this point is having to wait FOUR weeks in between doctor appointments?