2 Week Appointment

On Friday Olivia had her 2 week appointment with her pediatrician and she did wonderful! Here are her stats from her appointment:

Weight 8.5lbs(50%)
Height 21" (75%)

I can't believe she weighed 8.5lbs, but the Dr. was thrilled with her weight gain and said it showed that she is a good eater! He is right about that! Olivia has been nursing really well and has plenty of diapers to show for it! I can't believe how many diapers we go through, but it's part of the drill!

Things are going well and Olivia continues to have many visitors! Great Grandma and Grandpa Joekel stopped by this week and gave Olivia her first Husker outfit, which I can't wait to put her in! They also engraved her name on two little keepsake boxes for her first curl and her first tooth! Grandma and Grandpa Wenz stopped by and also brought Olivia many clothes for the upcoming months! Today we are going to meet some Willard girls at the Cheesecake Factory for lunch and then tonight Olivia is going to meet her Uncle David for the first time! We are very excited about that!

Before I close, a quick congratulations to Angie on the arrival of her baby girl Katelyn and to Courtne on the the birth of baby Landon just yesterday morning!

FIRSTS

We have had many firsts over the past week and half since Olivia was born! She had her first bath, which she actually really enjoyed! Mommy and Olivia had their first outing together to the DR. (for me)and to visit great uncle Dave at his office since it was close. She also had her first walk with mom and dad! We thought that would keep her awake for a bit, but no, she slept the whole time and loved it! And today we went to the grocery store alone for the first time! I was nervous about this and it is much more work by myself, but she slept through it and I moved quickly!

Each day is getting a bit easier and we are getting more comfortable with her. It is still hard to believe that she is no longer in my stomach! She changes everyday and we just stare at her in amazement when she makes little noises and makes funny faces!

Many of you have asked about Boston and how he is handling baby Olivia, and I have to say that he is doing great. He is curious, protective and always wants to be really close to her. She is currently sleeping in her pack-n-play at the end of the bed and he sleeps at the end of the bed so he can watch her! Every time we go into her room, he follows and if she cries he just sits there and wags his tale until she stops! He is doing great!

Here are a few updated pictures from the week!

She's Here!

So it has taken me awhile to find a minute to get onto the computer and post the announcement of our new arrival! They say a baby changes everything and that is so true!

Olivia Nicole Wenz was born on August 6, 2009 at 11:28 AM! She weighed 7lbs, 11oz and was 20 1/2 inches long! We were completely shocked that our bambino was a girl and we could not be more excited! The last few weeks of pregnancy Scott and I both thought for sure it was a boy and when she came out we kept saying "Oh my gosh!" Our families are thrilled, especially mine as I am the last girl on my dad's side and we have several boys! Deciding to not find out the gender of the baby was well worth it!

Labor and delivery was actually a great experience and went much faster than anticipated. We got induced as many of you know of the evening of August 5th. They gave me some meds to move things along. My water broke in the middle of the night, they gave me Pitocin at 6am and I really wanted that epidural by 7Am! Once I got the epidural I fell asleep and really a few hours later I was 10cm. I only pushed for 18 minutes and little Olivia was here!

Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers throughout the pregnancy and while we were in the hospital! Here are some photos of Olivia!

It's Time!!!!!!

The day is here and in about 30 minutes we will be leaving for the Hospital for our planned induction. I thought I would take a minute to post before we leave to help clear my head a bit and calm myself down!

It is hard to believe that what started out as a poppy seed nine months ago, is now ready to meet the world! I, or should I say we, are full of so many emotions. We are scared of the unknown, excited, nervous, happy and I am a bit queasy from nerves...not good! I think I will be fine once we are there and hopefully my nurse will calm me down! Scott seems to be pretty calm so that should help too! We are so ready to meet this little one and start the next chapter of our lives!

Thank you so much for all of the texts, emails and phone calls over the past few days! We have never felt so loved and I am overwhlemed with the support and prayers! Please continue to pray for us throughout the evening and tomorrow as we really hope he/she arrives safe and healthy by tomorrow:)

Love,

Stephanie and Scott