1 week old

I finally got some pictures of Delaney with her eyes open. She is just precious. She is still not too active but considering she shouldn't even be here yet I think she is doing great.

Grandma

I love being a Grandma :)

Being a Grandma is everything I was hoping for. Delaney is so cute. I get to see her every day which is so much fun. I don't think I have quit smiling since she arrived. I am babysitting her tonight while Patrick takes Stephanie to the Millbrook girls first soccer game. She is being a perfect little angel. All our pets are very interested in her. Snickers really likes her. He sits by the pack and play waiting for some action. Thank you, Stephanie and Patrick for giving me such a beautiful granddaughter. I love you all.

Grandma

3 weeks early

Well, Delaney decided to arrive early. She knew we all couldn't wait for her to get here. I had my baby shower on the 13th and got so much stuff for her. We had a lot of fun putting it all together. It was hard work too! Aunt Cathy, Lindsey and Jackson come from Charlotte to help with everything. Jack tried out all the swings and baby products. He was so much fun to have around. Mom and I went to target and got some other things we needed on Sunday and Monday and I spent Tuesday folding and putting her cloths away. On Wednesday I had to go back to work which meant I had a full day ahead of me. Work was very steady and went by quick. After work I had to head to soccer. After soccer mom took me to my last birthing class and then we went to the Millbrook boys soccer game. I finally got home at around 9:30 and got a shower and went to bed. Patrick was out with some friends to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. I couldn't sleep, I was so uncomfortable. My water broke around 11:40 and I called mom to see what it was because I wasn't having contractions so I was not sure if my water really broke. She said she would take me to the hospital just in case. I started to have contractions on the way to the hospital. They were 4mins apart and mom told me to call Patrick and tell him to tell his mom to get to the hospital that Delaney was on the way. By the time I got to the hospital, around 12, I was 4-5 cm and she was well on the way. When Patrick got there they were coming quicker and quicker and the labor room was ready for me. Mom, Patrick and Patrick's mom were there waiting and my contractions were getting more painful so our moms decided to head to the waiting room. I was 8cm by then. I finally got to start pushing but had to stop so the doctor could get in the room to deliver. Delaney arrived at 1:52 am and weighed 6lb and was 19 inches long. She was perfect!!! Patrick got to cut the cord and everything went so quick its hard to remember much of it. I was not ready for such a quick delivery. I was expecting the 12-24hrs everyone tells you about. Delaney must not have much patience like me and her dad. I was so excited I didn't sleep till the next night.

We are thrilled to have her here already. I have never been so happy! She is very healthy and has blond hair (like me) and blue eyes ( like her dad). She is now 4 days old and has finally straightened her arms and legs all the way. She had her first Dr. appointment today and that went well. She seems more alert during the evening but its hard to tell. She still sleeps a lot.

Her first bath at home was last night and she didn't enjoy it too much but we expected that. She fell asleep right after.
I will write more soon
Stephanie

Waiting

Well we all are anxiously waiting Delaney's arrival. Patrick and I have been taking child birth classes and I kind of think Patrick gets bored with them but I have learned a lot from everything they have taught us so far. We have finished the baby room. With dad being so talented with fixing things up he took her closet and put built in shelves in her room to have better storage space. It looks great!!! We did her room in green and then did stripes down one wall with pink green purple and white. I love it. We had to compromise on the colors and Patrick and mom's first pick won that. It took me a while to grow on the colors but I love it now.

I have 6 weeks left and I hope it goes very quickly, my back is starting to hurt worse every day. Work has been great with it and is so understanding. I went home an hour early today so I could get some rest before I had to be at soccer practice. Soccer has been a blast, I think doing soccer is going to make these last six weeks go very quickly. The girls I coach are wonderful and make things so easy on me.
Once games start mom will be going to all the games in case Delaney decides to come during a game. If she does though I would say its a sign she will be a great soccer player! So its ok if that happens.
The baby shower is coming up pretty quickly which means Aunt Cathy and Lindsey are coming up. That means I get to meet Jack for the first time. I can't wait his pictures are adorable and I bet his personality matches how adorable he is. I took the whole weekend off of work so we can spend a lot of time with family! CAN'T WAIT!

Stephanie (mom-to-be)