6 Weeks Old

Charlotte's Room

 Todd and I spent a lot of time on Charlotte's room. We started early before we even knew if she was a boy or a girl but somehow we still didn't completely finish until after she was born. We had decided that we wanted green walls with accent colors depending on if we were having a girl or boy. So the accent colors ended up girly pink and purple. We bought I think a total of 5 or 6 various green paint samples. We painted squares on the walls which I am glad we did because I haven't regretted the color we went with at all and I ALWAYS regret the paint colors I choose. The one we picked was Cucumber by Sherwin Williams.

We decided on white furniture and a crib that can eventally convert to a toddler bed. Because I couldn't stand paying a ridiculous about of money for the dresser/changing table that matched the crib I went online to try to find a changing table that looked okay with the crib. I found out that the manufacturer of the crib makes a more affordable line of furniture sold at Target and Wal-Mart. So was able to get a very similar style changing table for very inexpensive. Woohoo.  

For wall artwork we bought a book of nursery rhymes and cut out and framed the illustrations.

The comfiest chair ever.

This dresser has been in Todd's family for a long time. It had several layers of paint, the most recent being bright primary red and blue. Todd spent hours and hours stripping the paint and repainting it all white. He then cleaned up the original handles. I think it turned out so good. I love it.

Her purple and pink closet with tons of adorable clothes.

I love these bookshelves from Pottery Barn Kids so much and they hold her books perfectly. We hung them low so we could reach them from the chair and when she is older she can reach them too. :-)

Cute pink fan!

Hooray I'm One Month Old!

Charlotte is one month old already. We have her one month Doctor appointment on Monday so we will find out then just how much she has grown in the last 3 weeks since her 1 week appointment when she was down about 2 ounces from her birth weight.

Things Charlotte loved in her first month:
Swinging in her swing
Snuggling and Sleeping on Daddy's chest when he gets home from work
Going on walks with Mommy (Taco Bell was her favorite destination of course)
Causing Mommy and Daddy to use multiple diapers during one diaper change
Getting to know Grandmame and Grandpa, Grandma and Papa, Aunt Cyndi, Uncle Brian, and cousin Tyler
Learning to follow Mommy and Daddy with her eyes
Staring at the lights on the TV (Ellen is her favorite show)
Lying on Mommy and Daddy's bed and looking up at the contrast between the dark.ceiling fan blades and the white ceiling. It's extra fun when daddy slowly makes it rotate. (Unfortunately Mommy is too short to play this game.)

Things Charlotte can't wait for in month 2:
Meeting Aunt Tessie, Aunt Katie, Uncle Jon, and cousins Morgan and Zach
Thanksgiving

3 Weeks Old

Happy Halloween

Charlotte would like to wish everyone a Happy Halloween.

As you can see she is underwhelmed by her first Halloween experience or else she was just pretending to be asleep because her parents are so totally embarrassing and made her do a photo shoot in the front yard.

Charlotte Joan Davis

Charlotte Joan Davis just couldn't wait to meet us. She was born by c-section on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 6:13 AM after I went into labor.

I started having contractions on Monday morning right after my doctor's appointment. They continued all day but were really pretty short in duration and very inconsistent. I was in denial I think but as the night went on they got stronger and closer together. Around 3 AM we went ahead and called the Birth Center and they said I better come in to be checked because of the excess amniotic fluid. When I got there they confirmed that I was having contractions about 5 minutes apart. I was only dialated 1 cm and the baby was still floating really high (because of the fluid). The doctor on call and my doctor decided to go ahead and do the c-section at 5:30 AM!!!!! I couldn't believe it. It was really surreal but Todd was great and reminded me that we would get to meet our little girl really soon. It was a much needed reminder as I don't really like things to go other than as I planned.

The c-section went really smoothly and at 6:13 am we heard a cry and the doctor announced that it was a girl (phew).

The doctor held her up and she was so cute and my first thought was "well she doesn't look that big." And she wasn't. Our supposed 9+ pound baby was a perfect 7 pound 10 ounces and 19 inches long. After she was wrapped up Todd brought her over to me so I could see her and then he went with her while she was bathed and evaluated. Once I was all put back together I joined them and got to hold Charlotte for the first time.

 We spent 2 nights in the hospital and then came home on Thursday. We have been settling in and trying to get used to taking care of a new little life.

She's Almost Here!

Since the baby is almost here I thought it time I finally got this blog started. I will do my best to keep it up but no guarantees. :-)

We found out this past Monday that our petite bebe may not be as petite as we thought. Already measuring just 2 ounces short of 9 pounds at 37.5 weeks with a head in the 94th percentile and a belly in the 98th percentile I guess I can finally understand why everyone says my bump is so huge. Because of this as well as a few other possible, though unlikely, issues that could arise in labor from the baby's high position and the higher end of normal amount of amniotic fluid the doctor recommended that if I haven't gone into labor by Wednesday, October 20th that I will need to have a c-section. It wasn't something I had expected but now that I have had a few days to process it I have gotten used to the idea. So it looks like the baby will have a birthday of 10/20/10. Kind of a cool date. Until I have pictures of an outside baby I leave you with ultrasound pictures of the little cutie.

Baby's First Picture (12 weeks)

20 Weeks

37.5 weeks