Ponytail

Pieper's first ponytail! 2 months old and she already has enough hair for a little ponytail on top!

Smiley Girl

Pieper loves to smile! especially when she is being talked to!

                                                            SUCH A SWEET GIRL!!!

Pieper's Blessing Day

Along with Parker getting baptized on the 2nd, we decided to bless Pieper that day as well. We figured with having family and friends there for the baptism, we might as well have the blessing that day as well so all those people could be there and not have to travel two days in a row. So we celebrated to great kids in the same day. Parker was more than willing to share his special day with his new little sister. After the baptism and confirmation of Parker, Matt gave Pieper a wonderful blessing. She looked so beautiful in her white dress that Grandma Yancey made for her. She also had a beautiful blanket that she used that day crocheted by her Great Grandma Williams. After the blessing and baptism we went to our ward building and had a luncheon, a hot dog bar. We had hot dogs with all the fixings, relish tray, finger jello, grapes, apples, oranges, chips, and pumpkin cake. It was perfect for a kids luncheon and went so well. I am lucky to have such great family and friends that all pitched in to help bring food, set up, prepare, and clean up afterwards. It really was such a great day to visit and be with the people we love most.

 

2 months

I am so far behind blogging, today I am playing catch up before the month is over with. Pieper turned 2 months old on November 1st, which was also Parkers birthday. It was a good day to celebrate a few milestones. At Pieper's doctors appointment she was 10 lbs, 13 oz.  (37%), and 22 1/4" long (31%). Yay!! She is getting big and even has some chunky little legs. which I love. I have always wanted a little chunky baby, but none of my other kids were even a little chunky. I was glad to see that she was even on the growth scale. None of the other kids were even close to the 37th percentile. She is such a great baby. She is sleeping pretty great at night only waking once or twice and loves to eat. She is drinking about 3 ounces every 2 1/2 to 3 hours! She loves to be held facing out and her favorite person is her mommy, (of course) but daddy comes in close second. She loves to be talked to and loves to be part of any conversation. She smiles a lot, some due to gas and some not. We love her so much and can't imagine our family without her.

1 Month Old

Pieper was one month old on October 1st. ONE MONTH!! Where has the time gone??!! I can't believe that my baby...my LAST baby...is already one month old. I am seriously not liking how fast this is happening. She is going to be one year old before I know it. I am loving having a little newborn in the house again. It is SERIOUSLY a lot of work and it is hard, definitely hard, but I look at that sweet face and it melts my heart. Pieper is such a sweet baby and loves to be the center of attention. She loves to be held (surprise, surprise!) and loves to be talked to. She loves her sister Paige and often gets "kidnapped" by her to be taken to their bedroom to be sung songs to or played with. She is going to have the best time when she is older with her big sister. She is sleeping pretty good throughout the night, usually waking only twice. I can live with that! Matt has been a super good helper at night, taking turns with the feedings during the night. It is so much harder with #4 because the three other kids have so much going on, I can't just sleep in or take napes when she is sleeping. Parker has school, Paige has school, Paige has to catch the bus, Parker has homework, Paige has homework, dinner needs made, laundry washed, grocery shopping.....the list goes on and on. So in that aspect it is so much harder. But Matt and I both knew that she was meant to be part of our family and now we feel like we are complete! Here she is 1 month old and counting!

Newborn Pictures

I love the trend of getting newborn pictures. Babies just don't stay so tiny and precuiously (Did I just make up a new word?!)
 small for very long and I feel like these images at least capture it a little bit. Pieper was an absolute angel for pictures, she slept almost the entire time. Although we found out that she did not want her head to be placed on her hands, she kept turning it to one side or the other. I think she is absolutely beautiful..I know I have a biased opinion, I can, I am the mom!

Great Grandparents

We had my Grandparents in to dinner one Sunday evening shortly after Pieper was born so that they could meet her and have a chance to hold her and visit with us and my parents. Matt cooked a beef tenderloin in the Traeger and we had salad and baked potato. It was delicious. Grandpa and Grandma Williams were thrilled to meet their newest great-granddaughter. 9/8/13

CheckUp

We took Pieper in for her 2 week checkup, well she was 3 weeks old when we actually got her in to the Dr. She weighed 8lbs 1 oz. and was 20 inches long. and her head was 35.8 cm. So she had gained an entire pound plus an ounce and is in the 30% for weight. She grew 1 inch and is in the 24% for height and the 33% for head circumference. I can't believe she has gained that much in just a few short weeks. She is a great eater and maybe that has something to do with it. The doctor said she looked perfect and I couldn't agree with him more!

Home

There is something wonderful about walking into your own home after being gone for a period of time, whether long or short. I was definitely excited to finally be in my own home after being in the hospital for 3 days. The kids made a cute sign and hung it up in the kitchen welcoming Pieper into the family and welcoming Matt and I back home. When we walked in the door the kids all jumped out from their hiding places and yelled, "welcome home!" It was cute! They were all excited to have their turn holding the baby, she is going to be one extremely loved little girl! We got all settled in, Matt ran to the store to get a few things, including my prescription for pain pills, and my wonderful mom took the kids with her back to her house to get dinner ready and I was able to rest with Pieper. We had to stop on the way home from the hospital and rent a Bili light for her to use and when we got home we got that all set up so that she glowing. I can tell that her level is dropping, but we want to make sure she is on the light as much as possible. She is a great little eater and loves to be cuddled. After a great dinner, of Spaghetti pie, we got the kids ready for bed and tried to prepare for our first night home from the hospital. Parker started 2nd grade the next day and I was grateful that we were able to be home for that special day for him. We survived the first night, by taking shifts and allowing the other person to sleep while the other of us was holding/feeding the baby. It is amazing how you forget how hard it is to be woken up so many times during the night. A good 6-8 hours of sleep seems like a distant memory anymore and I don't know how I nursed 3 other kids during the night by myself, getting up to feed them 4-5 times a night. I am glad that this time, Matt is able to help and that he is willing to do so. Either way, we are so in love with Pieper that we wouldn't trade this time for anything!

Going Home

All packed up and ready to go home! We are excited to take Pieper home to her brothers and sister and to be in our own space together as a family. We had great nurses and great care while we have been here, but we are just ready to be home, (and lets face it, why pay for more use of the hospital than you need!)

Bathing Beauty...in Blue

The night before we were planning on leaving the hospital, we noticed that Pieper was looking a little jaundice. So we had the nursery take her back and check her levels. And sure enough, they were in the 14's! Which is pretty high, high enough that they wanted to keep her in the nursery under the blue lights for the entire night. Which, allowed me to get a fairly good night of rest, but I was worried about how my little girl was. In the morning, after I had eaten breakfast, showered, and watched some TV, I was wondering when they would bring her back to my room. They finally showed up and said that her levels had dropped a little bit, but that they wanted her on a portable light for the rest of the day. I had been cleared to go home, and now we were waiting to see if the baby was going to be able to go home as well. After talking to the pediatrician, he agreed to let her go home on the condition that we take a bili light home with us and keep her on it as much as possible. After making arrangements for the light and doing all the paperwork to check out we were finally on our way home at about 2:30.

Photo Shoot, 1 day old

I couldn't resist taking a bunch a picture of Pieper when she was just 1 day old! How sweet is this new precious baby! I wanted to make sure and capture her teeny tiny features right from the start. I am so in awe and amazement with this new miracle we have have been blessed with that is straight from heaven!

More Visitors

Aunt Tara and Macee and Race came to visit on the second day as well as

Aunt Lydia and Makayla

Grandma Linda

Uncle Josh

 

We also saw My friends Melissa Pariona, and Karla Hillier. It was so fun to share our sweet little angel with our family and friends. We are so in love with her and cant wait to show her off to everyone!

The Visitors

Grandma and Grandpa Christiansen were the first visitors we had. They were super excited to meet their newest granddaughter!

We had to get a picture with Mommy

Tiny toes!

Grandma Yancey

Big brother Parker

Proudest big sister Paige! She was so excited for a girl!

Auntie Charyn

Grandpa Yancey

 

Paxten, checking Pieper out, deciding if he likes her.

He does like her after all!

My 4 kids with Grandpa Yancey!! I have 4 kids!!!!