Third Doctor Visit

Julia had her third doctor's visit today. I'm not sure if I like this doctor's office. The wait is always long (two hours this time) and the phone is automated for the first twenty minutes. I will say the people are friendly enough once you get into the exam room or get them on the phone, but the wait kill me.

So, she has gained over two pounds and two inches. She is 8 pounds 9 ounces and 20-3/4 inches now. She is just a growing baby. She also got a shot today. I think she took it very well, but the area is a little sore.

Meet the Grandparents

So, here are all of the grandparents Julia has:

She met her "yet un-named" (YUN) G-mom at birth. My mom got the call that my water broke and she quickly made it to the hospital just in enough time to put Dave to work holding my leg for the delivery (she said he could do it better than her, and a nurse had the other one). YUN G-mom also stopped by the next afternoon and YUN G-dad stopped by a little after that (two of her uncles are in the picture with them).

They are "yet un-named" right now because they are the only set of our parents who do not have grandchildren yet, and therefore are not already named. I was hoping that they would pick out names for themselves, but they say they will figure it out before Julia starts to talk. So until we name my mom and step-dad, they will be YUN G-mom and YUN G-dad.

Granddad came to the hospital the next morning and later that evening Maw Maw B (for Becky) came by to meet Julia. This is my dad and step-mom (she is Maw Maw B because my maternal grandmother is also named Maw Maw).

That evening she also met her Grandma-ma (Dave's mom). She had to wait until Sunday evening to see her Paw Paw and Grandma (Dave's dad and step-mom).

She will be a very spoiled little girl with all of these grandparents to love her. I will add another post with her Great-Grandparents later.

Julia Grace

Let's start at the beginning, or at least hers. So, we bought some property last year and at the end of September we broke ground to start building our new house. At that time we had no plans of starting a family any time soon. We thought we might try to start "trying to get pregnant" after we were settled into the new house.

Then in October we took a trip to Florida. We visited my grandparents and met up with Dave's family for Disney. We think she was conceived during this trip. It was around my birthday that I thought maybe. I told Dave a few days later and took a test. He didn't trust it, so I took another. We told his family on his birthday. We told my family on Thanksgiving (pictured below with Momo and the sonogram taken the day before Thanksgiving).

The pregnancy went well, and I didn't have much symptoms or problems. I worked up to the day I gave birth. That day was the first day I felt any "preliminary" pains. It was a Thursday night she was born. We were in the hospital a few days with "Baby Girl" before we picked her name. Now we have a sweet precious angel named Julia Grace. Here's her announcement:

Julia is five weeks old now and is growing too fast for her mom to accept. I want to see her grow and become a beautiful thriving young lady, but I also want to enjoy her as a precious baby now! She loves her sleep and likes flat surfaces. She is not a fan of the carrier (unlike every other baby we've heard about). She can stand her swing for a little while, but is not fond of the bouncy chair. Her vision is, I think, above average. She loves lights and sunny windows. She is a happy baby with a bit of spunk, even at her young age.

So, back to the story, we built a house and started a family at the same time. Although we were supposed to have the house completed before the birth, we had a few construction problems (one included a roof leak) so we did not have the house finished on schedule. To top it off, Julia arrived two weeks early, so we moved into the new house a week after she was born.

Why do this?

Ok, so I have decided to do this blog thing. It is not like me, but I thought it would be great to keep track of life this way. I hope this works the way I have planned. I want to keep a record for myself and I want to keep family (and friends) in the loop on all of the things happening with me.

I'll be putting updates of the house, Julia, and everything else here, so all can keep up. Wish me luck!