Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Annika Meets Tristan's Family

It's been a whirlwind of new faces for Annika in the first couple of weeks. Grandma Becky came to stay with us and give us a hand for the first week and a half. We had meals prepared, coffee served in the morning, and perhaps most importantly, a nap break from time to time. Thanks Mom!

Grandpa Larry came up this last weekend to meet his new granddaughter.











Aunties Britt and Annalise, uncle Miguel, and Annika's cousin Lucia.



























Annika's aunts Mindy and Jaime, and cousin River














Thursday, September 25, 2008

Annika's First Week Home

Annika's first week at home consisted of eating, sleeping, and pooping. It's amazing how these three most basic bodily needs can become so all-consuming, concerning, and entertaining. Neither Julie nor I had ever changed a diaper prior to this, so we've just had the ultimate crash course. I'm surprised we haven't put one on backwards or on her head yet in the middle of the night. I do have to say though (knock on wood) that the sleep has not been quite as bad as I thought it would be. Having my mom around to pull early morning shifts and prepare coffee for us first thing has been very helpful. Not to mention all the wonderful food that she's had ready for us- thanks Mom!




















Annika got to try out her new car seat, and after an initial display of displeasure, she seems to taken to it quite well.


















She dropped a little weight in the days after delivery, and has been slow to put the pounds back on. She seems to have a slight binge and purge issue, as evidenced by the milk-covered rags and onesies. Hopefully it's just a phase!





Annika Turns Zero!

Annika Reid LiaBraaten was born at 10:03 a.m. on Monday, September 15th, 2008. She weighed in at 6 lbs 10 oz and measured 19 1/4 inches long.

After several months of seemingly endless flips and turns in utero, Annika settled on a breech position (head up), which meant delivery via c-section. The procedure went well, and after re-attaching Julie's top half to her bottom half, mommy, daddy, and baby were all doing well in recovery at Swedish Hospital in Seattle.