PICTURES FOR GRANDMA! We can't wait to see you!

Lili and Lois taking a nap together

Lili and Lois

Look at that smile, Grandma (and cleavage!) This was right after we washed her hair.  She loves it.

Doing what she does best...

Cute naked baby!!!

Happy One-week Birthday, Lois!

It's an interesting phenomenon...while we can't believe that a week has flown by since we have brought little Lois into the world, it has also felt like we've never lived life without her!  It's crazy how much a new little life can change life so much - but we're loving it.  Jason definitely deserves the rock star daddy and husband of the century award.  He's so great with Lois --he changes her diapers, gets up in the middle of the night with her, feeds her, reads to her and plays with her all the time!  He does that AND then goes to work the next day.  Way to go, Daddy Jason!  I'm still recovering from the delivery and working on the ever-so-challenging nursing battle.  We're hoping to be successful sooner than later.  However, seeing that she eats about twice the amount that I can produce, we are having to supplement her meals with formula anyway.   She's lost some weight, (born at 10 lbs, 8 oz and now weighs 9 lbs, 12 oz), so the pediatrician said to feed her as much as she wants and that he wants to see her back to her birth weight at our next visit.  So, that's what we're doing...feeding, feeding, feeding!  Enjoy some pictures of Lois on her one-week birthday!

She's such a sweet baby and is very expressive with her hands and arms

She's always looking around, especially when you're holding her close.  She likes to study your face.

Here's a sweet shot of all her crazy hair!  Mom's already jealous of her hair.

Cute feet!  Sorry they are out of focus, but they are adorable.

I mean, come on.  She's so cute!!!!

On our trip to Phoenix to take Uncle Preston to the airport.  What a good traveler!

We think Lois looks a lot like her daddy...minus the beard.  :-)

Look at the size of that mouth!  BIG yawn.  She also gets the hiccups ALL the time and sneezes A LOT.  We try to hold her hands/arms in anticipation, but she usually ends up hitting herself in the face when she sneezes.  

Her cute profile.  She's so beautiful if I do say so myself.  And no, I'm not biased at all.

Some more pictures of Lois!

She loves to sleep with her hands near her face...

Eyes wide open!

There's her cute profile picture - just sleepin' her her hospital bassinet!

She loves skin-to-skin contact and so does mommy!  It just melts me!

She always makes this face - with a little furrowed brow.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATHAN!!!!

She's already so reverent!  

....And dreaming of Cougar football!  Touchdown!!

A little philosopher like her daddy...

When momma's milk just isn't enough quite yet...look at her grab onto that bottle!

Lois' first ride in her car seat!  I'm ready to come home, mom and dad!  She was a champ and loved her car seat.  Look at that face.  Seriously...we're in love.

Here's some video of her cute hiccups she gets...she also sneezes a lot!

PICTURES!!!!!!

Brand-spanking new....

Whoa!!!!! Hard to believe....

Her size earned her the nickname "Jumbo" by all the nurses on the floor!  I call this the "Jumbalina" shot.  (Sorry, I forgot to flip the image before uploading it). 

Mommy and baby after Lois' first bath.  Look at that hair!!!

Daddy fed her a little too much formula this morning.  She's been sleeping soundly for eight hours! Man, look at that face! I'm in love. 

Thanks for all your prayers and support!  In light of all the health concerns we had--Lili's diabetes and Lois' size--her smooth delivery was clearly a blessing from Heavenly Father.  She is perfectly healthy, and Lili is recovering very well.

Stay tuned for more. 

--The proud DADDY!  

SHE'S HERE!!!

Hello friends and family!  We're excited to announce the birth of Lois Ada Wright!  She was born on Thursday, June 5th at 4:01 pm, weighing in at a whopping 10 lbs 8 oz, 20.5 inches long!

She's got a full head of black, thick hair, has plenty of fat rolls and is already wearing size 1 diapers!  (Not to mention that she didn't fit the clothes they have here!)  That's right - she's a big girl!  We'll post some pictures as soon as we get them downloaded, but just wanted to pass along the great news!

And if you're wondering....YES - this was a natural delivery.  YES, I did get an epidural (thank goodness!).  YES, she was the biggest baby born naturally here at the new facilities at St. Joseph's Hospital.  YES, she was the star of the show yesterday - all the nurses came in to see how big she was!  YES, we're both doing fine, just a little tired.  She's already a great eater and sleeper and we're so excited to have her here...finally!  

We love you all!

DECISION DAY...

It's official - our baby will be born, whether she likes it or not, on Thursday, June 5th!  I've included some up-to-date pregnant pictures so you all can see our giant baby inside of me.  While these are very embarrassing for me, I'm sure you'll all get a kick out of seeing my giant baby bump!

Here are all the details.  WARNING - this will probably be way more info than you'd ever want to know, so this is for family and whoever cares enough to read it all!  Decision Day started at 9:30 this morning when we visited the perinatal assessment center at St. Joseph's Hospital, where I will be delivering.  Jason and I met with Dr. Lesser, a perinatologist (high-risk OB), to see what she thought we should do as far as delivery.  The decision whether to do a c-section vs. natural delivery has been in debate for a few months...all depending on the size of the baby.  As far as diabetic mothers go, there is a specific cut-off in the baby's size where they automatically schedule a c-section, and today was going to give us an idea as to how close we are to that cut off.  

The cut-off is 4,250 grams.  Our baby is estimated at 4,188 grams or approximately 9 lbs 4 oz.  As soon as this was established, Dr. Lesser said, "So, now you have a choice.  You can either choose an elective induction or a planned c-section...and you need to do it in the next four days."  

While I suppose choice is a nice thing, at that moment, I was hoping that they'd just make a decision for me - you know, "this is what we're going to do..."  - and they do it.    We discussed all the different scenarios - and Jason, with his trained doctor mind, wanted to know in both decisions - what the worst possible scenario would be.  I'm glad he was there, because he asked a lot of questions that I would have never thought to ask.  One thing we did learn is that baby girl Wright is taking up EVERY inch she has in there.  There is hardly any fluid (don't worry, it's wasn't a bad thing), but rather ALL baby.  She said that sometimes the size of the mom can commonly be due to a lot of fluid...but not me!  She just kept saying, "you're all baby."  That's right, folks.  Those pictures above?  That's actually how BIG our baby is!  :-) Nice, huh?

After that, we headed over to my OB's office to talk to her and also to do a non-stress test on our baby.  Baby still "sounds" great!  Her heartbeat is strong and movements are great!  We met with my OB and discussed what we wanted to do.  We decided that she is going to induce me and see how I react.  If I'm not progressing at a good pace or if I am pushing for longer than I should be, we'll have a c-section.  No heroics here!  No pushing for hours on end, no laboring forever.  If that's the case, I'll have a c-section.  So, we'll see how it goes!  We enter the hospital at 7:30 am on Thursday and hopefully we'll have a baby soon after that!  YAY!  She's going to be born on my little brother's birthday...Uncle Mack - this one's for you!!!  Stay tuned for pictures!