[Faust House] New fence

Our front yard is much bigger than our backyard, so we've always talked about putting up a fence so dogs and kids could play... now that Whitney is here, this has become more of a priority for us. Thanks to Uncle Sam this year, we were able to put in a new fence! 

It was a beautiful day today, so we were able to get outside with Whitney and let the dogs check out the new space. We all loved it! We're talking about turning part of the planter to the left of the door into a patio area for seating and to put our fire pit out. I look forward to spending many evenings watching Whitney play with the dogs out here!

 

[Whitney] Meeting the Easter Bunny

Went to the mall today with Alicia and her two kids to have pictures taken with the Easter Bunny! Whitney got all dressed up in a cute outfit, and then the Bunny put his big paw over her, and you couldn't even see it. So I'll blog it for posterity! :)

[Whitney] Weighing in

St. Jude offers a breastfeeding workshop every Monday, and I took Whitney for the first time today. They weigh the baby with nothing on, and then have you feed on each side, and weigh in between. They take the weight in grams, so they're able to convert it and tell you exactly how many ounces she's taking in. It's very cool! There were 8 or so other moms there - some with their own mom, some on their own - and it's a great environment to get support, ask questions, and be with other people experiencing similar things! The main nurse in charge is someone who went to our church growing up, and her daughter was a year older than me in high school. Small world! 

Whitney's weight went down as low as 7 lbs, 10 oz. in the hospital, and she was up to 7 lbs., 12 oz. last Monday when we went for our "well baby and mommy" visit. Today she's up to 8 lbs., 7 oz. So she's above birthweight! Hooray!

Now that she's two weeks old, she also had her first pediatrician appointment. She looks great, and was a champ! They measured her, but they did it with a yard stick and her knee was bent... so they showed that she SHRUNK. I'm not buying it. :) So we'll wait for her to get measured again another time.

[Pups] Stumped!

This post is a little gross, but a lot funny... you've been warned! :)

Whitney's healing umbilical cord stump has been looking like it was ready to fall off any day... earlier this afternoon she was wearing a nightgown that is elasticized and open on the bottom, and when I went to change her diaper, I noticed the stump was GONE! Now I'm not one that wants to save the stump for posterity, but I did want to know when it came off, and what happened to it. I had visions of dogs getting a little mid-day snack of it, and it totally grossed me out.

We looked everywhere for the stump with no luck. Gag!

As we sat watching TV later on, Latte seemed very interested in something under the ottoman... we moved it to the side, and sure enough: the stump! Thankfully we saved it from being a delectable treat for the doggies, and its made its rightful way into the trash. But we had to have a picture first. Good dog, Latte!

[Fun] Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hanging out with my lucky charm today! xo

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[Whitney] Firsts

We've been getting a bit of cabin fever, so Whitney got to experience a few firsts in the past week!

First walk around the neighborhood with the doggies - March 10th:

First birthday party (for Alicia's daughter, Layla) - March 11th:

First trip to the dog park - March 16th:

We can't wait for many more firsts with her!

[Whitney] She's here!

Whitney made her arrival Sunday, March 4th, 2012 at 9:39 p.m. She was 22 inches long, and weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces. To say we're in love with her would be an understatement! After 24 hours of labor things weren't progressing at all, and because I was so far past my due date, I ended up having a C Section.

Our first photo as a family of three!

We're so thankful for a healthy and beautiful baby, and for the incredible nursing staff and our doctors who cared for us - we had a wonderful experience at St. Jude. We're getting more and more settled at home, and Wes will be off work for one more week. Thank you for the calls, texts, FB comments and visits - Whitney is so lucky to be loved by so many!

[Nursery] All we need is a baby!

Our crib bedding finally arrived earlier this week, and I couldn't love it more! We had quite the debacle with getting it ordered and finished, but I finally found a great vendor on Etsy, thanks to the referral of a sorority sister. Her work is impeccable, and it is exactly what we were hoping for. Here are some updated photos with everything... all we need now is the baby! :)

They can't wait to meet their sister! <3

[Pregnancy] Gender reveal party!

Just getting things ready to take to the hospital, and realized I never uploaded the video from finding out we were having a girl! My Great Aunt Whit hosted a family get together, and we had taken a sealed envelope from the doctor's office to a bakery to have a cake made either pink or blue inside, pending the ultrasound results that even Wes and I didn't know. It was so much fun to be surprised while surrounded by our loved ones!