Harper's First Doctor's Visit

Harper is one week old today!  We had her first doctor's appointment yesterday and I was anxious about her weight. She had dropped to 5 pounds 3 ounces when we left the hospital on Sunday and I was praying she had started to gain some weight back.  I was thrilled to hear she was 5 pounds 9 ounces - 6 ounces in 3 days!  She was also 19.25 inches, which was much longer than they measured her at the hospital.

Dr. Leifheit (we love her!) was very happy with her and how things were going.  We go back next Friday for a weight check.

Snuggled up to Daddy

With our amazing doctor, who gave her kisses and said, "I love you!"  She also asked about Beckett and watched the video of them together.  She loves him, too!

So tiny!

With Mommy at the doctor's office

She's Here!

We had a surprise arrival Thursday!  After talking to the doctor Thursday morning, he thought it would be best to deliver our little ladybug that very day.  Needless to say, Shonn and I were surprised!  Janis had Beckett at Bright Starts so I quickly began packing a bag while Shonn made arrangements for his work.

When we got to the hospital, the nurses and staff were waiting for us. Shonn and I were still somewhat under the impression that Dr. Schultheis wanted to run a few more tests and would decide after that. Not so!  He had reviewed my blood work from the previous day's appointment, and my liver enzyme levels indicated it would be best to deliver right away.

At 1:37, our little sunshine, Harper Jane Hild, joined the world.  She made her debut with a strong cry, despite weighing only 5 pounds 13 ounces!  I couldn't wait to get my hands on her and kiss her sweet face.  The nurse quickly showed her to me and then Shonn got to be by her side while the doctors finished my c-section.  Harper needed a little oxygen to get her on the right track, but she responded right away and showed us all what a little fighter she is!  By 9:30 that night, she was off all oxygen and we were holding our 36 week and 1 day miracle.  Shonn and I were immediately in love.

Nonstress Test

Shonn and I went for our 36 week appointment today, which started with a nonstress test.  Today, they told me to click the button anytime I felt baby move.  I was clicking it like crazy. So much so that Michelle, the nurse, came in about 10 minutes into the test and asked if my finger was going numb.  Ha! She said she was kind of waiting to see if Baby would slow down at all, but she said it wasn't happening.  She is a little dancer, I tell you!  So she said I could stop.  No contractions (yay!), but my blood pressure was a little elevated.  

Back Friday for more tests.

We are getting close!

The nonstress test room. Under the sheet are 2 monitors - one for contractions and one for baby's heart rate. I'm holding the clicker in my hand.  There's also a TV so we could relax while I clicked away. :)

Busy Bee

Mee Maw and Papa Kracht came over this morning for all kinds of fun.  First, we hid buttons in this sparkly stuff and had to find them.  That turned into making some cool wigs!

Then we made some sugar cookie dough and added food coloring for a sugar cookie project we might finish when they come over this afternoon.

Beckett wanted to put his tennis shoes on first thing this morning so he could "Zoom like a cheetah".  Then he ran around the kitchen yelling, "Runs like a Deere! Runs like a Deere!"  It was hilarious.  After a little while, he decided to put Papa's boots on over his shoes.  He told us he was like an elephant on Jungle Book, ("Boom, Boom, Boom.")

 I also read the book Boogie Monster and Beckett and Mee Maw acted out all of the dance moves.  Here, they are dancing like they are riding a bike.

 The busy bee is napping right now!

Palentologist

Beckett and I watched a DVR'd Sesame Street yesterday, and the word of the day was palentologist.  That led us to all kinds of fun activities, including this dinosaur dig.  I buried dinsosaur fossils (small dino toys) and bones (macaroni and rotini) in a casserole dish and covered them with rice.  Then we got our palentologist tools (paintbrushes and tongs) and Beckett began trying to find fossils.  He loved it and wanted to do it over and over. :)

Little Scientist

He didn't have time for tongs!

Look!  A Stegosaurus!

What else can I find?

His finds on the mat, and he reaches for the dish to bury them again.

It's an Anklyosaurus!

Daddy even joined the fun!

What could this be?

We had a great time and he wanted to show Papa how to do it this morning.

Faithful

Here is a lesson about Noah's Ark we made into a matching game.  (I saw the idea on Pinterest, of course!)  We read one of B's favorite flap books about Noah, and then he "spatula-d" the letters off the Cricut mat, colored the ark and helped me cut it out, and matched the animals and put them on the boat.

Coloring the ark. He started to investigate how to peel the paper off the crayons, too.  We might make some melted crayon art with the old ones.

Little Artist