Sisters

It seems Annika likes her sister most of the time. She's just not getting the "gentle" part.

Coming in for kisses

And a few of just Alexa:
Out on the town: this was Alexa's first visit to Chevy's. Yummy!

More to come soon!

Before and After and a little in between...

Beware... there's going to be a few more posts, as I have time now to get a little caught up!

On July 1st, I had my regular doctor appointment... and after that I was going to run to Roanoke to pick up the minivan we had purchased the day before.

God had other plans. :)

The doctor ordered an induction, so off we went to the hospital.

So here is my before picture (pregnant and with my beloved PT- so many memories!):

I got hooked up about 5:00 pm, and was actually already having contractions. They started Pitocin, and a few hours later I asked for my epidural, then an HOUR later the anesthesiologist arrived. About an hour after that, the epidural took effect where I needed it. I was complete at that point, so a few pushes later, Alexa Grace arrived at 10:07pm!

On 7/3, the pediatrician put her under the bililights because she had tested Coombs positive, and her levels were really high.

She was under the lights except for feeding time and diaper changes, and those times we kept the biliblanket on her. It made the times we did get to hold her much more precious!

On 7/4, we were told she'd stay at least another day. It was an emotional day (combine new mom hormones with that bad news and the news of a friend's loss of her father- I was a wreck), but I was thankful at least that I was able to stay with her.

On 7/5, we got the okay to go home! How exciting. And Alexa finally got to wear clothes!

And the after picture:

arriving home (oh, it is so good to be home!) with a new baby and new van.

More Pictures

Mommy here this time with more pictures...

It's all pretty surreal so far! Daddy and one of his favorite girls
Clearly Annika does not quite get that her world is going to be completely different. :)

(Hanging out watching a movie in our hospital room.) We get to stay at least an extra day in the hospital because of jaundice.

It is SO sad to want to love on her and not be able to!

Alexa Grace Feucht

Announcing: Alexa Grace Feucht

Born: July 1st, 2009, 10:07 p.m.

Weight: 7 lbs. 15 oz.

Length: 18 in.

Mommy and baby are doing great. Here are a few pics. Have a great 4th of July!

More Random Topics

First, some great Uppercase Living news. Through 7/23, here's the deal that's going on:


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Purchase $60 or more, get $10 off your order
Purchase $80 or more, get $15 off your order
Purchase $100 or more, get $20 off your order


Wow- how fun! Just thought I'd share the deals. Please let me know if you're interested or have any questions. Here's the link to my website. Hopefully at some point I'll have pictures to show of what we're doing in Annika's room with Uppercase Living.

The other night, Annika requested her raincoat. I confirmed with her multiple times that this did not mean we were going outside, but she persisted. So she wore the jacket around the house until bathtime. She's a character.

And on the pregnancy front: a week or two to go here. My hemoglobin is back down below a 9... and now my platelets are down too. The hematologist is still puzzled by me, which is so discouraging. So I am going to go back one more time before my due date to get checked again, and if I go down more, then we'll do a blood transfusion right before delivery.