Happy Thanksgiving

Daddy's little girl already

Grandma and Grandpa Marvin

Lucy's not to sure what to think of bathtime yet

We can't believe it has been two weeks since Lucy came into the world. These two weeks have gone by so fast! The first few days at home were mostly spent watching Lucy in her light box. Luckily, her jaundice improved enough that we only had to keep her in the light therapy for 3 days. She hated not being held and we hated not being able to hold her but we've made up for lost time!

Lucy had lots of visitors the first week including friends from Crystal's school. Then, Saturday morning Grandma and Grandpa Marvin arrived from Iowa for a week of snuggling. We picked them up at the train station and Lucy hasn't been put down much since! We all enjoyed the Thanksgiving dinner than Brian cooked, although Lucy slept through most of it. She has been a fickle sleeper, she prefers to be held, rocked or bounced over laying down in her cradle. We're hoping that changes soon so mom can get some sleep during the night.

She got her first bath on Wednesday. Who can resist that baby smell? Today we took her to her two week appointment She weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce so she isn't quite up to her birth weight just yet. We were told the was most likely because she was jaundice and thus not a very good eater for the first few days. She's doing much better now, in fact she's quite a little pig at times.

It was easy to decide what we are thankful for this Thanksgiving. A beautiful, healthy baby daughter and our loving and supportive family.

Welcome Lucy!

She's here! And a girl! Lucy Alaina Reid arrived at 8:36 pm on Friday, November 13th, her due date. I went to work that morning as usual and taught for about an hour before I started having contractions. I was not a very effective teacher that morning so I left at 9:30 and drove home. Brian came home soon after and we left for the hospital pretty much right away because my contractions were very close together. The ride to the hosptial was one of the longest half hours of my life!

For a first baby she came pretty quickly and I pushed for an hour and a half before we got to meet her for the first time! She was smaller than we thought she'd be and had more hair than we thought she'd have. It is hard to tell from the pictures but the color is a reddish blond. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches long.

So far in her first 24 hours of life things have been pretty hectic. Lucy and I have different blood types so she was at risk for jaundice. After a couple of tests it was determined that her bilirubin levels were too high so she has begun light therapy, hence the glow worm picture! She doesn't seem to like the blue light much but she's being a trooper!

We are overwhelmed with love for our baby girl and I've never seen a prouder papa. We are so lucky to be her parents! Thank you for all the love and support. Love-Brian, Crystal and Lucy