Sunday best

London got all dressed up for her first Sunday at church.

We thought she was pretty cute.

Phototherapy

We were discharged from the hospital late Saturday night June 5. I had my postpartum checkup Monday morning. Unfortunately, London had lost more than 10% birth weight - down to 6 lbs. 8 oz. and her jaundice was still dancing on the moderate/high risk line. Since she was only a 37-weeker, she was prescribed phototherapy.

I didn't quite understand what her treatment entailed... when the first home nurse dropped off the equipment I asked her how long London needed to actually be on the lights, thinking she'd say something like 20 minutes, 3 times a day. Boy was I wrong! No I was told that my new baby needed to be on 24 hours except to feed... and I could take her out if she were inconsolably crying. This nurse made me cry. Fortunately, the nurse that came daily to check our progress was AMAZING. Lori let us know each day that things were going well - London gained 3 oz. per day and was able to come off the lights after only 3 days. By that Friday she bounced back up to 7 lbs. 1 oz. We were quite pleased.

at least she sleeps a lot... if she'd been awake and fussy most of the time I'm not sure I would have handled it well.

she seemed comfortable most of the time.

London Kim Huebner

Born June 3, 2010

7:38pm

7 lbs. 7 oz.

19.5"

we love baby toes

auntie Katie came to visit within 2 hours of birth... London lovingly stared at her.

sleeping soundly in the bed with mama

and she's a binky girl... a change for us as Jaydan never took to the darn thing.

Now that we're home and settled, it's nice to be working out a new schedule. Going from 1 to 2 has been a big change, no doubt. I think that making sure each kiddo gets the right amount of attention is the toughy... particularly Jaydan since London gets plenty based on her feeding needs.

We're fortunate that London sleeps for at least 1 four hour stretch each night. It's been really great to get a little bit of sleep. Of course, she and I try to nap during Jaydan's nap too. She's a very mild-mannered baby... sleeps a lot (sometimes even needs to be woken for feedings) and doesn't fuss too much. She's truly a blessing to our family - add her to the list I guess as Jaydan still surprises us often with just how special he is.

London Kim Huebner

Baby girl Huebner was not scheduled to arrive until June 16 at 9 am via cesarean. Due to some health concerns, my doctor decided it best to deliver her early. So, on the date of my 37 week appointment, we scheduled her delivery - June 3, 2010.

We arrived at the hospital at 5pm and were finally admitted after about 45 minutes. I got to get all hooked up to monitors and the nifty gadgets that track your baby's heartrate, contractions and my BP. Fun stuff. Family members were in and out of my room while we waited for the OR. There was a balancing game happening as my scheduled time neared - other laboring women potentially would require cesareans too. Fortunately, I was able to rush into surgery before anyone else.

I had an awesome anesthesiologist - she was super nice and very reassuring about all that was happening. I'll admit that the spinal was something that I was a little afraid of. But all went smoothly and then I was numb and ready to meet my baby girl.

Nameless baby Huebner was born at 7:38pm on June 3, 2010. She weighed in at 7 pounds 7 ounces and 19.5" long. I was surprised at her size given the fact that she was nearly 3 weeks early. She came out with a FULL head of black hair - we're going to have fun styling it in the future. Dirk was able to hold her and get to know her first for about 45 minutes while I was stitched up. We were wheeled back to recovery where she was bathed and I finally got to snuggle her for the first time. I think we were all pleased to finally meet her.

I was moved to my mother/baby unit around 10pm and still not allowed food. My great team of nurses snuck some saltines to my room when I was ready to start pain meds. I had a fantastic team of nurses during our stay - the constant movement in and out of the room made sleep difficult though. Dirk and I stayed at the hospital till Saturday night. London was finally named just before I was discharged. Her first name is for the English in both of our mother's heritage and her she shares her middle name with Aunt Karly.

We're so happy to finally have our baby girl!!

Happy Birthday Dirk!

Dirk is 36! Yikes... ;)

We had an eventful weekend with lots of friends and kiddos. The humble Huebner home was full of friends on Saturday night to celebrate Dirk's birth. We had lots of food and fun. The tykes were running around crazy, talking their baby jibberish. There were plenty of laughs and full bellies by the end of the night. Thank you to all of our friends for coming to celebrate with us - we had a FANTASTIC time and really appreciate your company!!

Today is Dirk's actual birthday... we'll be celebrating more with cake and crepes!

Easter

Happy Easter 2010!

We had a really fun time this year - we didn't expect Jaydan to really get the whole egg hunting concept (silly us) so the Easter bunny only hid a dozen around the living room for him. Needless to say, the hunt was over within 10 minutes of showing him the first egg and that there was a treat inside. I think the bunny will be more prepared next year.

Easter did bring candy-a-plenty as well as some Dora and Spiderman goodies...

We got very excited and animated about the festivities...

And we were fully prepared when the outdoor family hunt began - we were truly experienced egg hunters by now...


Of course, a little help from daddy never hurt...

And continually checking out the bounty is fully necessary...

It was a fantastic weekend for us filled with family and fun, though we missed Grandma and Papa Huebner. We'll have some catch-up time with them next weekend.

After all of the hunting, food and candy overload, we all took a much needed siesta. The remainder of the day was much more relaxing and lazy - the way a Sunday afternoon should be. We were able to spend some family time reflecting on the true meaning of Easter and that we should be grateful for much more than candy and Spiderman.

March 2010

So I don't want to say it's been a busy month, but we have kept busy. Grandma and Papa Huebner have been enjoying the sun in Phoenix and we've been stuck here in gray Washington... though we certainly have been blessed with some beautiful days.

We've spent several of them bushwhacking at Grandma and Papa Ob's...

making phone calls to daddy while he's at work as well as various friends...

trying out new shades...

Unfortunately, Jaydan is stuck inside with a cold so we brought up his "new" construction bench from the garage to keep him busy...

and he's turned out to be such a happy worker.

Now that March is coming to a close, we're ready to be well and have some Spring sunshine to play outside. We're hoping April comes with fun and zest!

NESTING

The time has come... I've begun the nesting process. Jaydan's bedroom is becoming a community (kiddo) space so I've moved furniture around to prepare for baby girl's armoire. Today includes putting the feet on the armoire and (eek) getting it upstairs and stocked so that her clothes can get out of the way and into an organized home.

Vacuuming, which has NOT been my favorite chore in the past, has become part of my daily routine. I can't seem to get the floor clean enough and every morning I find that it's too dirty to function for another day. The rest of the house has suddenly appeared very clutter-ridden in my eyes and I'm getting frustrated with no where to move our stuff!

The kiddo sleeping situation is our next task to tackle. We have a couple options - both include baby girl sleeping in our room for the time being. Our first thought was to keep J in his crib (as he's not quite ready to potty train and it keeps him confined when he's "not ready" for sleep) and getting a smaller mini crib for our room. Then when we're ready to move into a larger home, J can get a bed and baby girl can inherit his larger crib. Second thought is to move the full sized crib to our room and get J a toddler bed and just deal with the in-and-out for awhile. Ugh... decisions decisions!

We *heart* San Diego

So I'm about a month delayed... oh well.

For Valentine's Day weekend we ventured to one of our favorite cities: San Diego. Jaydan was in tow for his first visit to SoCal, along with Grandma and Papa OB. We visited the zoo, Sea World, Mission Beach and most of the downtown corridor. We even found time to have dinner with some old friends - so great to see the Vey's again! It was short lived but definitely a great trip!!

enjoying the view at the zoo... totally enthralled.

loving the animals with daddy.

SO excited about the show at Sea World!

We were lucky not to get soaked and it was fun to see Jaydan enjoy himself so much.


"driving" the fire truck parked at Mission Beach.

all tuckered out after a fantastic weekend in the sun.

comfy flight for him, not necessarily so much for the rest of us.

Now that we've been home for a month and the sun has made it's appearance in the Seattle area, we're much less antsy to get away. We had a great time and can't wait to head down again someday soon!!

Baby Huebner

Can't believe it's already halfway over! It's crazy how quickly this pregnancy has progressed. In the last week or so baby Huebner has decided to officially take up residence in my mid-section... all of the sudden my belly popped and I'm most comfortable in maternity pants. Oh boy oh boy...

We had our 20 week ultrasound today. It was fun - Grandma and Papa OB and Grandma and Papa Huebner came to find out the big baby news. We were all prepared for another boy in the family but the tech totally took us by surprise and announced that baby Huebner is a GIRL!! We are very excited though I'm not sure that the excitement has totally set in yet. We are on the baby name hunt now and hopefully she'll have an identity by her June arrival.