Play Time

Katelyn is playing with her new toy for the first time. When she kicks the blue panel, the wheels move and make a sound. It is a bit shocking at first but she seems to like it. :)









Here is Katelyn with her first teddy bear. It is apparently a very tasty teddy. She chewed on it untill the head was pretty wet. :)

Katelyn and Jeremy

Jeremy gave Katelyn her first bottle last night. She took to it rather well and didn't put up much of a fuss. She did make a bit of a mess, dripping milk out of her mouth at first, but quickly learned to swallow faster and drank it all down in about 10 minutes. :)

Katelyn had another first last night as well. She discovered her own thumb is as great for sucking on as our fingers. It was so cute watching her try to get it into her mouth and the look of satisfaction once she got it working was amazing.

Katelyn gets a bellybutton

Katelyn had a big day today. Her umbilical stump fell off and she now has a bellybutton. We are not yet sure if it will be an innie or an outie due to the slight swelling and iritation that remains, but she is glad to have it gone.

Coming Home

We finally got to come home on Friday, August 11th. Katelyn did not like her carseat at first, but the ride was great for putting her to sleep.













We were welcomed home by a neighbor cat as we got out of the car. We call him 'Friendly' because he is so very sweet. He climbed into the car once Jeremy had taken Katelyn out of it. :)




Our cats did not know what to make of this strange, new, little person. Terry stuck around to investigate a bit but Sass fled upstairs and would not come down again for quite a while. When she did, it was to watch from the safe distance of the stairs. :)

Katelyn's First Bath

Jeremy gave Katelyn her first bath on Sunday. She didn't like it very much until her sat her up to wash her back. That she seemed to enjoy just fine. :)

Katelyn Arrives!

On Monday, August 7th, 2006, Katelyn Ella Spear finally arrived into the world with the announcement from the doctor of "It's a Girl Baby!"

After almost 14 hours of labor, she had not progressed enough so a C-section was required. Looking back on it, I am glad she was delivered that way because she was so big, I don't think she would have fit the normal way. I spent 4 nights in the hospital recouping. Fortunately, they allowed Jeremy to stay with me the entire time. It felt like we were there for at least a month :P He was a tremendous help to me, and still is. I owe him many thanks and could not have gotten through any of it without him.

She weighed in at 8lbs 14ozs, was 21 inches long, 14.5" head and a beautiful heart shaped birthmark on her left cheek, just under her eye. :) She is perfect!

Peter and Virginia, (Jeremy's Parents) as well as our friends Joe and Denise were at the hospital with us through most of the labor and for the delivery. Its was so great to have them there for support and we really appreciate all they did for us in that week while we were at the hospital as well.

We are all at home now, getting to know each other and not sleeping. ;) It is so amazing to finally have her in our lives. Words just cannot describe how we feel right now.