T-Ball

Norah has started her T-Ball- Scott is helping with the coaching. The team/league is for 3 & 4 year olds- complete chaos!!

More pics

Website

Thanks again for all of the well wishes and kind thoughts. We love reading the comments here on the blog and also Facebook- the hospital website for the newborn photos is

http://www.chandlerregional.org/Patients_And_Visitors/Online_Nursery/index.htm

You'll have to click on the month April, and find Maya's name

Norah becomes a BIG sister

Well, we are making the transition to having 2 kids- and Norah has officially become a BIG sister. She wasn't quite sure what to think at first, in fact she was almost scared to kiss her or even be near her. But it didn't take long for her to take over the big sister role- after a few minutes, she held her for the first time, and after that, she couldn't stop kissing her or even making sure she was covered by a blanket, had the pacifier near, or even tried to soothe her when the lab came to draw some blood, saying "Don't worry, Baby Maya. You'll be ok." awww, it really was sweet. Here are some more pics...

Welcome Maya!

I woke up this morning EARLY (4:25 am) to my water being broken- almost TMI, sorry-
Called Scott, because he was working, and he was home within 2 minutes...Had no contractions, just running frantically around the house to make sure all of the bags were packed, etc. Dropped Norah off at the Wards'- our old neighboors and good friends that spoil Norah rotten...We were at the hospital by 6, they verified that it was my water that had broke, and we just had to wait for the Dr for the day to fir me into the surgery schedule, since it wasn't an emergency. All vitals, mine and Maya's looked good, throughout the day, so all we had to do was sit and wait. I hadn't eaten since 9 pm the night before, so I was absolutely starving by the time 2pm came around. Anyways, the C-Section went well- Maya came out crying- alot- and kicking her legs all over the place- she was a beautiful shade of pink, too. I looked up at Scott and the tears started flowing- this hadn't been an easy pregnancy for me, and remembering back to Norah's birth, we were praying hard that this one would be a lot different. Scott went over to the nursery where they took Maya- came back a few times to report that she was doing really well, Apgar's were good, and that they were giving her a bath...
Here are some pics- enjoy!

2 weeks to go...

Wow- it's April 3rd, which means only 2 weeks to go!! So much to do in so little time! Lately, though, it seems we have been trying to spend as much time with Norah as possible, knowing that soon, her world will be ALOT different. The Dr's appointments and ultrasounds went well this week, both very reassuring that everything was ok. Maya continues to move alot, which reminds me she is doing well, still...This is what had tipped us and the Dr's off that Norah wasn't doing so well late in the pregnancy. It's the general complaints of late pregnancy- can't sleep very well, low back pain, tired, etc. Oh well, just a few weeks to go :) Scott has our day planned for the C-Section- he scheduled massages for us that morning- don't worry, for those unfamiliar with pregnancy massages, you lay on your side and the therapists work on your back, shoulders, etc from that angle- they have to be certified, because there are specific places that they can't put pressure on (that could promote labor)- I had a pregnancy massage with Norah, but it was right at the very end- so this time I vowed that I would have them throughout-I have, and it has been very relaxing, to say the least! Anyways, so that will help alleviate some last minute anxiety for the C-Section, and hopefully relax all of us (Sandy is getting one, too)