Just Because...

This is Baby Haley going to her doctor's appointment.

She really is amazing and doesn't cry much at all (knock on wood).  Wes fashioned the headrest for her because I felt like the one that came with the car seat was too puffy and pushing her little head forward (and when she's in the back seat and I can't poke her every couple of minutes to make sure she's still breathing, this was a necessity for my sanity).  I love this little hat too, when she wears it I want to call her Petunia for some reason.

Next, talk about Big Foot.  Not that I have pretty feet or anything but these are definitely Wes'. Check out the super long second toe, that's one of the first things I noticed about her (she also has her dad's big hands).

I had to post the last one because Wes just loves the little shoes built in. Haley's feet are too little for any socks we have to stay on (she likes to pretend she's a marathon runner and kicks them off rather quickly) so the one-piece outfits are a good option for this little one.

More Photos

We finally have something worth while to post about, so get ready, lots of pictures of Haley!  These are little randoms.  First, we have One Eyed Willy; Haley often only opens one eye at a time, funny thing is that which eye gets opened changes.  Haley loves to cuddle, she'd sit for hours being snuggled, lucky for her, we're happy to oblige.  In this particular one, Wes' hard work has caught up with him too.

Do you love the boots??  Grammy Pierson sent Haley quite the goody box and this is just one of the super cute things that she'll grow into (you'll be seeing the other adorable stuff in future posts for sure).  I love that it shows her little skinny legs (again, she's her father's daughter).

Haley's First Home Movie!

We thought we'd let our loved ones experience Haley's first bath through video!  Here are a couple of animated moments.

New Day, New Name

Here are Day #2 photos, oh how she's grown!  (Just kidding, she's lost 6 oz.)  This girl is amazing, I know that's probably how most new parents feel but she really is amazing.  She gives the tiniest little monkey cry when she cries and the saddest little pouty face when she wants something, she rarely opens both eyes at the same time, keeps her hands as close to her face as possible (something we saw even before birth in her ultrasounds) and she's getting known amongst the nursing staff as the baby with the frosted highlights in her hair.  She already has Wes wrapped around her finger (seriously, he welled up with tears when they asked that he leave her in the nursery for tests) and I'm pretty proud of her too.

We've changed her name already, she's Haley Elizabeth Pierson.  We'd had Tana (rhymes with Jana) at the top of our list for a while and pretty much thought that's what she'd be.  When she was first born I was holding her, looked at Wes and told him I didn't know if she was a Tana, "I think she looks like a Haley."  The funny thing is that we hadn't even talked about Haley, wasn't even on the list, have NO idea where that came from.  We mulled it over today and took polls from just about everyone who entered the room (votes somewhat split) but I think we're feeling pretty good about the change (see how I left just a little bit of room for change with the word think).

I'm doing great, epidurals are incredible, that about covers it.

We have a kid.

The Baby is Here!!!

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our baby girl!  We think her name is Tana Elizabeth but we might change it (though we don't have an alternative).  Baby is heathy and strong and has lots of hair.  She weighed in at 6 lbs 10 1/2 ozs and measured 20 1/4".  

Ann was amazing, we're both tired and so grateful to have our little girl with us.  Click here to see some pictures of our special day!

Not Much to Post About

I haven't posted in 2 weeks and I was thinking that I needed to put something up or people might think I'm busy with a baby- alas, not the case.  I can't really complain too much because my due date is not until the end of next week but I can say we have an end in sight; if BG isn't here before, we've got an appointment at the hospital Wednesday night to begin the process (yes, I do think it's a little crazy that you can schedule things like this, what about the idea of waking your husband in the middle of the night with the, "it's time to go" phrase?).  Here are a few pictures, Wes doing his manly dad thing and putting together the stroller frame we got at my wonderful shower and the other two are of BG's "nursery."  Her nursery consists of areas in our bedroom with clothes and other things stashed underneath because we sold our dresser so now Wes and I are using the dresser that was to hold her clothes (hey, we're moving, I'm trying to pair stuff down).  And yes, it is covered in plastic, I don't know how long it could be sitting there all freshly washed before she comes, I don't want to put her in a dusty bassinet or dusty clothes and encourage allergies to come (so back off all of you who are smurking and thinking that I'm a germa-phobe!).  Now we're just hanging out and waiting.  I'm hoping that we'll get our condo here rented this week so I can continue packing and get as much done as I can before we don't have time anymore.  Crazy times, but how fun.