2 and 2

We thought that she was a bruiser before but she is ready for the WWE. Up 2 pounds and 2 inches in a month she is now 10 pounds and 23.25 inches . Now officially out of all newborn sizes she is moving into the next set of Lily's clothes :-)

The doctor said that we needed to watch the flat spot on the back of her head. Since babies started sleeping on their backs a lot of kids are developing plagiocephaly. It isn't bad yet but if it continues to develop she could have jaw and eye problems. So we are supposed to do more "tummy time" (which she hates) and to not let her lay in the same position for more than 15 minutes at a time (other than sleeping and being in the car). That has been a challenge since she doesn't nap much and unloading/loading the dishwasher and flipping the laundry can take 15 minutes but who needs a clean house??

I started back to work on 5/11 so Maura started at daycare Monday/Thursday and Grandma's on Tuesdays. It has been an adjustment for all of us but daddy is learning the drop off/pick up routine. We write notes in the morning about how much she ate so far and any other info that daddy may not remember... Tuesdays are fun with Grandma. Today was the mall and she liked it a lot (I think that I have a shopper on my hands)

1 month check up

She's a bruiser! Maura is up to 8.1 pounds and 21.5 inches. She was in the 4th percentile for weight and is now up to the 17th so we're thrilled with the progress. Everything that I asked about the dr said was normal so that was a great relief! He also said that sleeping more would be coming soon which was a great way to end the appointment!

On another note Jon is leaving tomorrow for Iraq. We went to the ceremony today at Xavier to wish everyone well. They are all in our thoughts and prayers!

Easter

Maura was up all night in anticipation of the Easter bunny coming! She wore Lily's bunny shirt to get ready but is never thrilled about getting her picture taken.

She is up to 7 pounds and we have our 1 week doctor appointment tomorrow so more vital stats to come...

She worked hard during the Easter Egg Hunt and only tackled a few cousins in the process. Next year Jared will be helping her hunt eggs :-) He is a very proud big cousin!

Next to the Tiemeier household and all 4 generations together. We had to hunt for Maura's basket and Jeff found it in her pac-n-play. The Easter Bunny at Grandma's got her a bathing suit and bonnet to wear to the swim club this summer.

We tried to wake her up to get a good picture in her Easter dress but... She slept the entire day but I'm sure that it was because she was held the whole time. I was never worried about where she was but only saw her enough to change a diaper or 2 and let her eat.

2 weeks...

A few more updated pictures from this week. She is a very good baby. Not too fussy (cries for dirty diapers and food) and sleeps for 2-3 hours at a time. Mostly during the day but...

We went out for St. Patty's Day to Barleycorn's on Wed to meet the family. The table by the band (and a huge speaker) and she slept the whole time. Was up the majority of the night but whatever... :-)

Slept through her first grocery store trip and having friends over towatch the Xavier game so will be a great bar baby :-)

Welcome Maura!

She's here! Maura Terese arrived on 3/10/09 at 6:23pm. After arriving at the hospital about 11:30 Monday night we were about to head home. The doctor said to go in to be checked but when we got here everything was fine however my water broke as we were standing up to leave. So instead we got a room :-)

Had contractions all night but they were only about 10-15 minutes apart. By about 6:30 they were more regular and steady. Got pretty bad about 8am so we started petossin and the epidural came by 11 or so.

Progressed well and was 9cm at about 2:00 but she was facing sideways instead of down so they put me on/in a tire tube in the bed to help her turn. She eventually turned and we started pushing about 3:30. 3 hours later she arrived and we were all exhausted!

Should be coming home sometime this afternoon!

5cm and counting

We are at the hospital. Called the dr last night b/c I was really tight but no contractions. he said to get checked out. so went to the hospital and they said all is well but just early labor. as i stand up to get dressed water breaks all over. so they admitted me last night about 12:30. contractions all night but not bad till 7 or so. just got epidural so all is right with the world. 5cm and counting

"Could be tomorrow, could be 2 weeks"

"Could be tomorrow, could be 2 weeks". Love the scientific nature of labor! As of Friday I am 2cm dilated and 50% effaced so we will see. Baby Franzen has dropped (so I can breathe) but I am peeing all the time. More back/hip pain has set in so sleeping and most activities are a lot more uncomfortable...

We had another wonderful shower this weekend given by Aunt Karma and Aunt Mona! Last weekend we had a shower with dad's family on Saturday and one with Jeff's family on Sunday. Both were great and everyone has been overly generous with time and treasure! We are now officially overrun with baby stuff! The car seat has been professionally installed so we can bring her/him home so now we just wait.