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Addison is Here

Trey — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:29:36 +0000

Our family was blessed on October 8, 2008 at 12:23 PM when God saw fit to give us a beautiful baby girl named Addison. Addison weighs 7 lbs 9 oz and is 19.5 inches long. The doctors let me hold her with Jackie before they asked me to carry Addison to the nursery where they finished bathing her, checked all her vitals, performed tests, held her up to the glass for all our family to see. Jackie was taken to recover from the surgery soon after, and Addison and I were finally able to join her about 2 hours later.

After all the poking and sticking and prodding, we learned that there is absolutely nothing wrong with Addison and she is in perfect health. We stayed in the hospital until around noon on October 10 and were finally able to bring her home that afternoon.

Both Jackie and Addison are doing great, and I’ve changed more diapers in 3 days than I thought possible. Addison is the most georgous baby I’ve ever seen (no, really, she is), and Jackie is recovering nicely from her surgery. We’ve been taking it easy around the house and just spending time with each other and learning how to take care of our new blessing. Addison is truly remarkable with a glowing personality that’s already showing through.

Photos of Addison’s first 2 days of life

Addison’s first night at home. She loves her swing.

Addison’s Almost Here

Trey — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:04:28 +0000

5.5 hours until Jackie’s c-section. Addison’s almost here!

Jackie’s in her 35th Week of Pregnancy

Trey — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:53:57 +0000

Jackie’s working on her 35th week of pregnancy now. We’re getting close! We have the nursery 99% ready – we just have to buy a changing table. We bought our first packs of diapers this week which was – strangely enough – kind of fun. Here are some pics of Jackie and the nursery:

Pregnancy Update – 34 Weeks

Trey — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:41:29 +0000

We’re officially at 34 weeks, and Jackie and Addison are still doing fine. Jackie had her latest ultrasound today, and Addison is 6 pounds and perfectly healthy. The only thing we’re watching is the fact that she’s still breached. We’re really hoping she turns her little stubborn self the right direction in the next few weeks.

Baby Views Photographs

Trey — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:18:42 +0000

Baby Views is a place that takes “4D” ultrasounds of your baby around 30 weeks into the pregnancy and gives you a disk of photographs. It’s the first time you ever get to see your child look like an actual baby and not that fuzzy, black and white ultrasound image you get from your regular doctor.

Jackie and I went for our visit yesterday and spent about 45 minutes with the doctor as she took all kinds of measurements, told us about Addison’s size and weight and growth, predicted how long she’ll be, and a lot of other helpful and fun information. As an aside, does anyone else find it strange that we talk about length until a baby is born and height after a baby is born? I feel like we should put a size on her too. Congratulations, Trey! You’re baby will be size Medium!

The Doctor told us that if Addison goes to term she’ll be about 8.5 lbs and over 21 inches long. Her legs are already the length of a baby 3 to 4 weeks older than her! If you know Jackie and me, then this won’t surprise you. She also said she had a small head but that was normal and good. Everything else is looking great so far. Our only concern is that she’s currently breached, and we’re obviously hoping she turns before the big day comes. The doctor said we still have plenty of time for that to happen so we’ll see.

The photos we received are below. Addison kept her left hand – and sometimes her foot! – in front of her face most of the time, but I think the photos turned out great.

And We will Name her Addison

Trey — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:34:26 +0000

Addison Evelyn to be precise. Jackie and I have finally decided on a name for our little girl. Jackie’s currently in her 25th week and doing great. And she FINALLY started getting a belly!