I Don't Know Who This Doctor Person is, but I'm Not Sure I Like Her...

             "Grandma and Grandpa arrived yesterday and it was sooo great! I love being held by my Grandpa! I got lots of kisses and hugs and some cute clothes to wear on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I'm pretty sure they love me. After they went back to their hotel for the night I went to sleep for a little while so Mommy could get some rest and then woke her up a couple times when I got hungry throughout the night.
             "This morning everyone was rushing around to get ready so we could go meet this doctor person. Grandma gave me a bath (yuck!) and got me dressed pretty in pink. Then Mom put me in my car seat and everyone got in the car. Dad reminded mom that she forgot some paperwork so she grabbed the keys from the ignition and ran back inside. When she came back out and closed the door she got a terrible look on her face and started to cry. I'm not quite sure what happened but all of a sudden we switched over to Grandma's car. Mom said something about locking keys in the house.
            "Finally we arrived at this Kearney Clinic place. I wasn't sure about it... everyone looked sick! They took me back to a room and you'll never guess what they did to me- they got me naked!! Then while Mom was filling out paperwork they took me back and weighed me. Everyone said they were proud of me when I got off the scale. Apparently weighing 7lbs 8oz is a good thing! Mom was pretty overjoyed with me (I got lots of kisses!). She says that maybe pretty soon I'll look like my cousin Sage. Mom was pretty proud when she got off the scale, too. She weighs one pound more than when she got pregnant with me. Dad prayed and thanked God that Mom and I are doing so well. I guess the doctor wasn't so bad..."
                                              Brinley Ann Baker

Brinley is a sleeper!!

     So last night we went to a Christmas party with our Life Group (a small bible study group) at the Halbgewach's house. It was lots of fun to show off our beautiful new baby and spend some time with our friends. (side note: Our life group is such an amazing group of people. Everyone has a servant heart and is willing to help even when they have little themselves. I couldn't ask for a better group of people to "Do Life" with). The kids of the Life Group had a little nativity show for us which was totally hilarious. Then we had the middle school carolers from our church stop by to carol to us (I LOVE CAROLERS!!). We ate chili, potato soup, etc and drank cider and  took some tests played some fun games. Brinley slept through almost all of the party. She got very hungry at the end and mommy was ready to feed her so we headed home around 10p. She ate until about eleven and then SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT! I wanted to see if she would really do it since I was always waking her up to feed her throughout the night and she slept until 6am. I feel like I should be waking her to feed her, but I also feel like she needs her sleep. I'll be asking the pediatrician on Tuesday (her first doctor's appointment!!) about her opinion. We are going to check out this pediatrician (Dr. Psota) and see what mommy thinks. We've heard good things about her.
      So she woke up about 6am this morning, ate until about 7am, and played with mommy until 11a. Then she ate and her and mommy napped until 1p. She ate until 1:30p and then Rich, Sandy, Hilary, and Great Grandma Jean stopped by. It was very nice seeing them. Brinley slept through the entire visit and is still sleeping (2:45p). She just can't get enough sleep!
      I also can't get over how much she is growing. Her little newborn skin is filling up with chunky fat already! Grandma Cindy is going to freak out when she sees how much Brinley has changed. It's all going by so fast! She will be two weeks old on Monday! Mommy can't get over it.
      Well... enough random stories I better get some cleaning done. :-)
                                                                        Janel (Mommy)

ps- Here's another little video for you of our hiccuping princess....

Mommy was Right!

Mommy was right, Brinley was wide awake all night... here is a video for you:

First Day at Church (6 days old)

Brinley had her first trip to Cornerstone Berean Church today! We bundled her up for the ten degree weather and kept her in her car seat during fellowship time in order to keep the germs as far away as possible. She slept through the entire service and mommy had to wake her up to feed her. She's been awful sleepy today... that means she'll be WIDE AWAKE for mommy tonight. :-D

Thanks for checking in with our new little family. :-)

           Janel

Brinley's First Bath

Here are some photos from Brinley's first bath at home (12-10-09). We placed the space heater next to her to help her stay warm. She fussed a little but seemed so relaxed afterward. Enjoy...

Ready for bath time!

Daddy loves her so much

She's not sure whether or not she likes it...

Now she's sure she DOESN'T like it

She was able to calm down a bit

 

She loves her Daddy.

This should be a Johnson's advertisement. :-)

She's so beautiful

Some love from Daddy to end the bath

Thanks for checking in on our journey as parents. Can't wait to post some more photos! :-D

Our New Blessing

So we made it home through the snowstorm and have been loving having Brinley at home. We can't wait for everyone to meet her but until then here are some new pictures...

Our sweet baby girl (12-09-09)

Mommy loves me (12-09-09)

Big smiles (12-10-09)

Guess we'll have to grow a little before we can wear this one :-)

Kisses from Mommy (12-09-09)

I'm so tiny! (12-11-09)

Just chillin (12-11-09)

I hope you enjoyed the pictures. Can't wait for you to meet her... she's so sweet. :-)

           -- Mommy and Daddy

Brinley Ann Baker

After 24 hours of early labor, 5 hours of active labor, and a lot of pushing... This what we have!!

Brinley Ann Baker
6 lbs 3 ounces
19 inches
Born at 5:16am on
December 7th, 2009


Happy Birthday Brinley!!