Happy Halloween

Katelyn helped Daddy ... she is a great accessory.

Katelyn Pictures

Chris Plays Lacrosse

Bet you didn't know that Chris is an athlete now? He has been playing Lacrosse at the park with a lot of other people ranging from 12 years and up. He really enjoys it, and I must admit that it is exciting to watch him out there playing hard, knocking other people around. lol.

Katelyn Update

Katelyn has had 2 wellness check ups so far. Her next one is not till the 4th.

At birth she was 7lbs 7 oz - 19 inches long.
When we left the hospital she was 7lbs 1 oz.
At one Week she was 7lbs 8oz - 20 inches long.
At two weeks she was 7lbs 11oz - 20.5 inches long.

She falls in the "rapid growth" category for newborns, and it should have started to slow down already.

Ready for Recovery

Ok, I am having such a DIFFICULT time getting back to healthy. I know some of you may not want to know - but my breast have been engorged (now only 1 is all the time), my stomach is in like this weird almost-kinda of, sort of - numb feeling state --- except is just the fainest tiny bit painful to the touch at the same time (does the make sense?) - My body aches if I don't stay on top of the Motrin (perhaps the narcotics would have been helpful!) Sometimes I still can't stand up without pain near my incision, and I have to take a few steps before I can stand up right (it comes and goes) - NOW - I'm pretty sure I have Mastitis, and need to call the doctor. ANnnnD then this morning (my first day alone without Chris) - I rip my incision open at the end and it begins to bleed.

Everything with Katelyn is wonderful! She is not too much of a handful at the moment. Waking up every 3 hours like clock work for feeding, starting to smile (and not because of gas), and loves to chat with you. In fact, it's adorable because when I ask her if she wants mommy to read a story to her she'll smile most of the time. Chris usually plays with her and I go to sleep around 8:30, then I'm all rested up for that 11:30 feeding. Chris changes her for the 2:30 feeding and wakes me up once he gets her good and awake for a quick nursing session.

I'm exhausted, but hanging in there. Mom is ready to come help me this week if I don't get back up to speed and need some help. So, as you can tell - the recovery is not going as smoothly as I thought that it would. Everyone said 6-8 Weeks, but you know me...I can't just sit still and let myself heal. Here's to another week and hopefully - no more bumps in the recovery road. =)

Can-Can

Mom came up to lend us a helping hand because originally Chris had to go into work for some meetings, but that night actually - I went to wash my hands and found that there was no water. Mom was already on her way here by the time we called to tell her that the well-pump went out and Chris wasn't going in to work. So..she just finished the drive here since she was half-way. She ended up staying several days - and we all went to the Orchard (where Katelyn got her first pumpkin) and mom and Chris bought 14 pounds of apples for Apple Butter.

The Apple Butter was soooo good - and Chris had the ITCH so bad that he ended up going back to the Orchard with mom to buy 50.. YES!! FIFTY pounds of Apples - We have a ton of Apple Butter, and a lot of Apple Sauce.

Chris also canned Pickles, and is going to stretch his horizons by caning Green Beans... I think he may have trouble going back to work next week! He has taken full advantage of being home all-day, everyday.

Two Weeks Old

Whew! Life is so exhausting.

One Week Old

Grandma Hall bought me my very first pumpkin for Fall.

Introducing...

 Katelyn Rene' West

Born: October 6

7 lbs, 7 oz

19 inches