6 Weeks

Evie with her favorite stuffed animal- it plays Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
She is trying to talk to the giraffe in this pic!

Evie and her Uncle Chris eating dinner out for the first time in the restaraunt my brother works for.

My absolute favorite picture of my little one!!

Evie and I have been extremely busy this past week. We took my brother home to Vermont on Tuesday with my Mom and cousin. It took us three hours to get there and Evie slept the entire way! We took her out to dinner at my Brother's restaraunt and we had an amazing time. We were spoiled and the Chef kept sending out awesome food. I was able to have my first martini since getting pregnant and I was thrilled but it hit me pretty hard. We spent the night in a hotel and my Mom helped with some of the night feedings so I could get some rest- Thank God for Grandmas. We drove home the next day but this ride took a lot longer cause we had to stop and feed Evie halfway and then we had to stop and feed us. 5 hours later we arrived home, tired and happy to be there.

Brian, Evie and I headed to Morrisville on Saturday for Brian's sister's 35th birthday party - 2 hour drive. Once again, Evie was a trooper in the car and slept the whole way. She then stayed awake for 8 hours straight but she was well behaved and wanted to be part of the party. She enjoyed meeting her Aunt, Uncle and two cousins (pics to come later). Luckily she slept great that night and we had another good ride home.

Quick Update

Evie went for her one month check up and she is a happy, healthy 5 week old:
10.8 pounds (75th percentile)
21.5 inches (50th percentile)
head size is in the 60th percentile
How did Brian and I get such a big baby? Well Brian was 9.8 pounds and 22.5 inches long when he was born while I was 6.6 pounds and 21 inches (obviously she takes after her father in size:) She is also eating between 4 to 6 ounces of formula every 3 to 4 hours which could be a contributing factor to her size.
I look forward to finding out if she is skinny and tall when she grows up!

5th Week

My baby pic from the hospital in 1979. Evie Marie at 5 weeks- I think she looks like me!

Evie and I spent three nights at my Mom's this week and had a fabulous time. I think we wore my mom out but she loved every minute with her granddaughter. Brian joined us for a pig roast on Saturday and above is our first family photo. Evie was able to meet her Uncle Chris for the first time - he thought she was adorable until she had one of her fussy moments and cried for awhile. My Mom, Evie and I will be taking Chris home to Vermont on Tuesday so hopefully our first road trip will be amazing. I will post on how it goes.

4 Weeks

Evie Marie is four weeks old - where is the time going? She is getting bigger by the day and developing a personality of her own. Unfortunately, she is having some tummy issues because she is adjusting to formula. I am not breastfeeding anymore and the change has caused hours of fussiness. We are getting about 6 or 7 hours of sleep a night due to the feeding schedule we have - Brian takes the 11:00 feeding and then I do the 3 am feeding and the 6am feeding.

Evie's Uncle Chris will be home this weekend to visit and meet her for the first time- We are very excited and will post some pics next week:)

Three Weeks

Evie is three weeks tomorrow and I can't believe how time is flying!! She is doing Great and has adjusted to life outside the womb wonderfully. Her belly button is completely healed and we were able to give her a bath - the first time was filled with a lot of screaming and unhappiness but the second bath went a lot better.

Two Weeks

Evie turns two weeks old today and I can't believe it has been two weeks already!!!! Brian and I were discussing yesterday that if Evie hadn't arrived on time I would be induced today - that would be two weeks without our little one, two weeks more of being magnificently pregnant and two more weeks of anticipation. I will admit there has been several times over the past week that I wished she was back inside of me (yes, it was easier being pregnant than being a mom).

Brian and I have fallen head over heels in love with Evie. She is the best baby - she sleeps 3 to 4 hours at a time, breast feeds well (we do have to suppliment with formula a couple of times a day) and barely cries (she doesn't like to be washed or have her diaper changed).

She likes to cuddle and be held but will also sleep in her crib in her own room all night. We are very lucky to have this wonderful baby.

Some of you may have wondered why I haven't posted lately and it has to do with Post Partum Depression -this is something I will post more about because it is a huge issue that is not discussed enough. I had no idea how hard it was going to be to become a mother and what my hormones would do to my emotions and body. But for now I have to end this post short because little Evie is waking up:)

Evie Marie Vanscoy

Evie Marie was born June 28th at 7:38 PM - weighing in at 8 pounds 18 inches and extremly healthy. Labor started at 1:30am on Monday morning and we started timing contractions at 2:30 - they were 5 minutes apart from 2:30 to 5:30 and then moved to 3 to 4 minutes apart and became more painful. We went to the hospital at 7:00 and all labor stopped - I was only 2 cms dilated and the contractions just ended for one and half hours. After an exam and sitting on the medicine ball labor began again and I was at 4 cm- within two more hours I reached 7 cms. The doctor came in around 6 and we decided to break my water - I was doing pretty good up to this point and had no drugs. After my water broke I moved to 9 cms and the pain intensified to the point that I could no longer stand it - I had an epidural which was the best decision I could have ever made. We pushed for 30 minutes and our little Evie entered the world!!!! Evie had been an absolute joy - she is sleeping well, breastfeeding with minimal issues and very easy to handle. I couldn't ask for a better more beautiful baby - I am so in love.