Time flies!

It's amazing how fast the time has gone since Koryn came. I can't believe that tomorrow will be 3 weeks since she was born! The past few weeks have been busy, crazy, tiring, and fun all at the same time. Justin was able to stay home for 2 weeks following her birth. It was nice to have him around to help! We spent a lot of time at home (I still do), but we have made a few trips out to run errands and random things. Here's some pictures of what's been happening the past few weeks.

Here's pictures from her first trip out! This was the day after we brought her home. I know some people will give me a hard time for taking her out so soon, but the weather was awesome and I needed to get out!

How cute is that headband? (Even if it is a tiny bit too big!)

She slept almost the whole time we were out and loved sitting in the car with the sun on her. So cute!


There was a BYU football game a couple days after we brought her home, so of course we got her all dressed up for the game!


Family pic during the game!


Her one week picture! (She didn't like the flash going off)


Her big milestone at one week was that we got her to take a bottle! It's great for me because now Justin can do a late night feeding while I sleep! So far Koryn has been a very easy going baby. She'll take 2 different kinds of pacifiers and she'll switch between breastfeeding and bottle without any problems! Yea!



Two weeks old! She's so much more awake and alert now!


She is so cute when she sleeps!





I love dressing her up in all her cute clothes!



We've mostly been hanging out at home, so not too many stories yet. We did go take a family photo this past weekend and once I get those back I'll post that. Also, I realized this weekend that it had been a couple of years since I cut my hair and it was long enough to donate to Locks of Love again. So I decided to cut my hair after we took family photos.

Before


After

Day 2 and 3 (Long post with lots of pictures)

Here's a quick look at what we've been up to since Koryn was born!

How can you not just love this face?



Did you ever question her favorite football team?


Just like Daddy


She loves this position and loves her Daddy!


Getting ready to go home!

Notice something wrong with her feet? The pants got put on backwards! We"ll give dad a break though since this was his first time dressing her.


Now the pants are on right!


Now for the shirt!


All dressed and ready to go!

Mom's turn!

Going for a walk before we leave.


Mom's turn to walk


Just waiting to leave


First family photo!


All buckled in!


Daddy is very proud!


On our way home!


Bringing Koryn inside


Daddy Daughter time! Justin loves rocking her in this chair and talking and singing to her. It's adorable to watch!


Koryn's nice gift to us not long after we got home.


After her surprise we decided it was bath time. She hates being naked and screamed the whole time. I think all the screaming made her stomach go crazy because just as we were finishing she decided to poop in the bath. Hopefully this doesn't become a regular thing.


So cute in her monkey towel!

More pictures to come soon, but this post is long enough for now!

Koryn Yvette Is Here!

Koryn decided to make her appearance today! She was born at 11:12 AM, was 20 3/4 inches long, and weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces. Here are some pictures of our little girl!

After receiving my meds. I was in a lot of pain before this! Justin calls this picture the queen of multi-tasking because I'm in labor and talking on the phone at the same time. Those meds work great!


Me with Koryn seconds after she was born


Getting all cleaned up!


Can you believe she weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces!?


Proud dad with his little girl!


Mom and her daughter!


Kisses from Mom!


Getting her hair washed during her first bath!


Enjoying time under the warmer after her bath


Getting her footprints


As you can see we're enjoying our time with our little girl and can't wait to take her home!

Sorry for the delay

Sorry it's been so long! I've been so busy trying to get everything ready at work for when I leave and getting everything ready at the house for the baby.

Everything is going well here. I'm now 38 weeks along, which means that it's time for another picture!

I feel like my stomach is getting so big!

So here's an update on how Koryn is doing. Two weeks ago we had an ultrasound to see how big she is. The ultrasound technician told us that she's is growing well and weighed 5 pounds 12 ounces. Since this was a couple of weeks ago I'm sure she's over 6 pounds by now. The technician also guessed that she'll weigh between 6 1/2 and 7 pounds if she goes the full 40 weeks. I'm really hoping for the 6 1/2, but I'm hoping more for a healthy baby!

This week I went in for my 37 week appointment and I had my first exam to see if I'm making any progress towards labor. I was very surprised and excited to know that I'm now 1 cm dilated and almost 100% thinned out. The 1 cm part didn't surprise me too much, but the 100% did! It’s surreal to think that she really could come any day now. Justin and I both have feelings of excitement to meet her, but also a little bit of nervousness since we do not really know what to expect. The excitement definitely outweighs the nervousness though.

We've also been hard at work getting Koryn's nursery set up. We still have a few minor things to do like hanging pictures, but here's what we've accomplished so far!

Her crib!


Close up of the words above her crib.


View of the corner opposite of the crib.


Close up of the words above her bookcase.


I love how her room looks! It's funny that her room is the nicest room in our house! Our little girl is so spoiled! She's so loved already that I can't imagine what it's gonna be like once she's here.

Baby Koryn Yvette at 8 months! (We are finally announcing the name!)

First, here are the ultrasound pictures from the last ultrasound. As you can tell she is getting big and doing well!

Now on to the 8 month post! First, here's my 8 months picture. I'm finally starting to really show! I don't look like I'm 8 months along and I get that comment constantly at work. I'm just happy knowing that she is doing well.

This last month has been crazy! Koryn is growing (and so is my belly!) and doing well. I am constantly amazed at how much one baby can move! She always lets me know what she is thinking and I just have to laugh. If she does not like the position I am sitting in she will either push out against my stomach or up into my ribs until I move. Once I move or change positions she stops. Over the past couple of weeks, I have gotten back into the habit of walking and I will walk between 1 and 2 miles every couple of days. I enjoy walking quickly because it makes me feel like I am getting good exercise. However, if I am walking too fast or for too long Koryn will start to push against my stomach or down into my hips, which makes me slow down. Once she is happy with my speed or that I stopped, she calms down. My little girl is so funny! I guess she takes after her dad in being able to make decisions and decide what she wants since I am not very good at that! I cannot help but laugh at Koryn’s personality and I cannot wait until she is born to see if she changes at all.

I had my doctor’s appointment a couple of days ago and everything is going well. I am still measuring small so the doctor wants to do another ultrasound to measure Koryn’s growth. Since I measured small last month and she was fine there is no rush for this ultrasound so it will be done in 3 weeks when I go for my normal appointment. I am not worried that anything is wrong since I know that she was fine last time and she has not stopped moving at all! She moves all the time! I think that maybe one reason I’m measuring small is because I’m carrying her a little low and I think towards my back since she’ not really out front. I am not complaining about being small, and I love having ultrasounds so that I can see how she is doing, and how much she has grown and changed!

Everything is starting to come together with preparing for the baby! We pick up our furniture this weekend and we got our gliding rocker, stroller, car seat, and pack and play this week. I only have a little over 7 weeks at the most to prepare, so I am excited that everything is starting to come together! I cannot wait until we have her bedroom finished so that I can feel really ready to bring her home!