Happy 4th of July!

For our holiday, we walked out front and were able to view the fireworks from the parking lot overlooking the valley. We also had a visit from a professional photographer provided by the hospital. I thought this was a great idea! She snapped these photos right in our room and although I would have preferred to get ready before snapping photos, I thought she did a great job capturing the moment. I just adore this blanket knitted by a girlfriend from work, it made the photos that much more special since this is Zoe's blankey. :)

Welcome, Baby Sister!

Baby Zoe has arrived! 

She is 7 lbs. 5 oz. 19 1/2 in.  What a cutie!  :)  The surgery went very well and we are amazed at how mellow she is.  She's cried a few times, but is easy to appease.  She has lots of dark brown hair that is all the rage in the nursery.  But if you remember, Mia had dark hair, too, but only when she was born.  Have you seen our blondie lately?  I would have never imagined having blonde kids - we'll see if we end up with two blondies!

Life is good, we are proud parents and are loving to cuddle with our newest addition.  She is healthy and beautiful. 

Road Trip!

We weren't necessarily planning on taking a road trip with a 3 week old, but last Friday we had received a phone call with some sad news. Mia's Great Grandma Shields had passed away and we needed to drive to Boise. We just returned and although it was a sad time, it's always nice to see family and friends while back in Boise. So, we're sorry that we haven't updated the blog in a couple weeks!

The Fog.

We're finally seeing some light peek through the fog we've been in. Just as many of you have said, by week 3 or 4, you'll finally start getting used to the schedule and coming to grips with the new lifestyle. After traveling, you would think that we're pros! We had bottles prepared for the road trip so we didn't have to stop so often and packed every possible item for the baby (of course, you couldn't see out of the back window while driving with the piles of junk). We're taking lots of photos for the announcements that we should be able to send out in the next month. Here's one that I was able to capture with her eyes opened for once! I've been telling people to wish us luck with her eye color. We're hoping for blue eyes and her pediatrician said she thinks they might be blue - shocker! We'll have to wait and see (of course, a lovely shade of brown would be beautiful, too). :)

Survival Mode

Yes, we are truly in survival mode.

Another week has flashed before our eyes and we're still losing sleep by the hours. The good thing is that she's given us 3 hour increments of sleep for the past 4 nights so we're hopefully on our way to a schedule. :) We've also experienced the joy of projectile spitups and Travis got tinkled on right after a bath yesterday! Both of which provided a chuckle since we've never quite experienced something so bizarre in our lives. I'm personally starting to feel better, but still need a few days for the incision to heal. Not sure if I mentioned it in previous posts, but I ended up having a c-section. After two days of trying to induce and being a week over due, we decided it was the best option for us. Mia was a trooper and just waited for her parents to figure out what we were going to do. We've had a nice weekend at home and are sad that dad has to go back to work - wish he could just stay home with us and play. Here are some more snapshots of the little one. I just love the photo with her laughing out loud!

Welcome Home!

Mia is home and completely healthy! She had a case of jaundice which left us in the hospital an extra day, but nothing major. After a week of sleeping in a hospital bed, let's just say mom and dad are ecstatic to be home!

Here are some sweet photos of her first moments at home. The dogs quickly made friends with her and she doesn't even get startled when they bark. The only thing I can think of is that she's been listening to them for 9 months now and it's old news.

Thanks to all of you who were thinking about us, sent flowers, gifts and called to say HI. We're slowly getting used to our new 'schedule of events', but have a feeling it's going to take longer than a weekend. We're completely infatuated with our new addition! ;)