The Last 10 Days

Hallie's now been a part of our lives for 10 days! I will try to do a quick review of the past week and a half (with pictures of course).

Day 1
I went in at 7:30 to have labor induced. Everything (except the very end) went really smoothly, and at 10:13 miss Hallie Grace was born. She weighed 6 lb 3 oz and was 19 in long. Perfect!
Day 2
We had lots of visitors at the hospital. Hallie was dressed for her debut in a cute little outfit with a big pink bow, and in our defense, the bow didn't look as big in person as it does in the pictures.
Day 3
After a lazy morning at the hospital, we were both discharged. The outfit that we had picked out for Hallie to wear home was a little (or a lot) too big so we had to improvise. She still looked precious in her little green outfit. I rode in the back seat with her on our way home because I may have been a tad nervous.

Day 4

The first night at home was a little rough, and we had to ask guests not to stop by until late afternoon so we could get rest. When we finally got moving, Philip put Hallie in her swing to test it out. She's got a little growing to do.

Day 5

We made a trip to the doctor's office on Saturday because Hallie's bilirubin levels were high when we left the hospital. She had a great golden complexion, but it turns out that it was jaundice so the doctor prescribed the biliblanket. So we had our very own little glowworm for a few days.

Day 6

Sunday was our church vision-casting day. Tim, Wes, Codi, and Philip all spoke; I really wanted to be there, but it was a little more difficult than I expected to get out without Philip being there to help. Philip's parents, sister, nephews and my mom, grandparents, and aunt all came over as well as the Gregorys. So, needless to say, we had a busy day without making it to church. You can really tell how orange Hallie was next to Caleb and Faith.

Day 7

We had another doctor's appointment that was pretty uneventful. Then, we took Hallie to the church to see the people Daddy works with. Even though the day wasn't extremely busy, miss priss decided she wanted to sleep for about 6 hours (we couldn't wake her up at all). To bad it wasn't at night! This is how we end up by the middle of the night.

Day 8

Hallie is 1 week old! We had our first day at home with no visitors and nowhere to go. It was a nice break. At 11:30 P.M. when Hallie is always wide awake, we took some pictures to commemorate the occasion.

Day 9

We had another lazy day. Yay!! My mom came and spent the day with us. Then, some of the students stopped by after Encounter to meet the newest member of the student ministry. That night, we finally got a picture of me giving Hallie a bath. Turns out sponge-bathing a baby is a pretty quick process, and we couldn't seem to coordinate Philip getting the camera before I finished.

Day 10

The Mataks came by to visit during the day. Philip is the GCM football chaplain again this year, and the first football game of the year was tonight. It's just the little one and me, and it's hard to believe how great she is. She sleeps a lot during the day, but when she's awake, she is so content. I find myself not wanting to put her down; she's so wonderful.