1 week checkup

Ella's first visit to the pediatrician was Wed (she was 5 days old). According to the doctor, she is well!  She was 10lb 3oz at birth and 9lb 5oz when we left the hospital.  At her appointment she was back up to 10lb again already.  The only thing we asked the doctor about were a few birthmarks she has; we'd gotten various reports from doctors and nurses at the hospital as to whether or not they would fade on their own in time or not.  Most said they thought they'd fade, but one or two thought they would be permanent.  Two are pretty small and not of concern, but she has a large one on the left side of her chest that she might not appreciate later in life if it doesn't fade.  Consensus seems to be wait a while and see if they're fading on their own or not, so we'll go with that for now.  Otherwise, we'll have to take her to a dermatologist and figure out options from there.

All 3 kids in the car for the first time! & Ella with Daddy at the pediatrician's office.


Andy covered his ears and tried to escape the exam room when Ella would cry.

Welcome, Ella!

Ella Nicole Caesar
12-28-12
1:04 pm
10lb 3oz
21"

First photo with Daddy and Mommy!


Ella was not happy about her first bath, but did seem to enjoy having her hair washed and combed.


First photo with the whole family of five!



Ready to head home for the first time!


Big sister and brother were very excited about Ella's homecoming!  Kaylee can't get enough of her and wants to hold her and look at her all the time.  Andy enjoys having her around, too, and luckily hasn't shown any jealousy or resentment so far.  I expect that to change once she's crawling and getting into his things more, though maybe he'll be okay since he's used to Kaylee messing with all his stuff??

37 week appointment

Another appointment done!  Just one more next Friday (21st), then the following Friday is the baby day!  All is still well with Ella - heart rate 154.  My blood pressure's still low (again, no other kids with me at today's appointment - ahhh).

While baby is fine, I'm not sure if I'm coming down with something; hopefully just a cold.  Late yesterday afternoon/evening my throat started hurting and I was congested, then last night I couldn't sleep (even less than usual lately) and when I finally got up this morning I had a headache, sore throat and stuffy nose.  After feeling off for a few hours, I felt nauseous and threw up just before I had to leave for my appointment.  Since then I haven't felt nauseous, but still have had a headache and stuffy nose.  I did manage a little nap this afternoon while Andy napped and before I had to pick up Kaylee, which gave me a little more energy.  My throat feels better than yesterday/this morning, but still not great.  Likely drainage, which I guess could have upset my stomach enough to get sick this morning.  ???  In any event, I am going to try to get to bed early again and hopefully sleep much better tonight!

Fall Photos

We had some photos taken mid-November and they turned out really well!  Kaylee was actually very cooperative for the most part and Andy tried to be, but it's tough when you're a little guy with lots of energy and big open spaces that are calling for you to run around.

A few Disney World photos

We went to Disney World the last week in September. Overall the kids had fun, but it was overwhelming for all of us! Andy was so excited to see "Lella Dat-doh!" (Cinderella's Castle) all the time, and seemed to enjoy most of the rides he was able to go on. Here are a few of our photos...narrowed down from about 1200 or so! I still need to go through them all and figure out which ones to put into a photo book!

36 weeks

Me & Ella at 36 weeks!

Sweet Kaylee

Kaylee's latest sweet thing is to bring me a little Dixie cup of water to help me feel better. The first time was a couple days ago when I made a face when the baby stretched out and it hurt a little (mostly just uncomfortable, not pain); Kaylee asked what was wrong and I said Ella was hurting my tummy, but not bad. She then ran off and came back w/a cup of water. And today when I was napping she came in the room, left, then came back with 3 cups - 1 with water and 2 empty ones "in case you feel bad and need to get more water when I'm not around."