First doctor visit

We are going to her doctor today. This will be her first trip out of the house since we brought her home!! At 5 days old, at her first Doctor visit, JoElle weighed in at 9 lbs 12 oz. After birth, she did not lose any weight, she left the hospital weighing the same as when she was born (9 lbs).

JoElle is born! January 17, 2005

JoElle Alexandria was born at 4:52 p.m. on Monday, January 17, 2005 after two and a half hours of pushing. She just didn't want to come out to see the world yet, but we are so happy she is here!

She weighed 9 lbs and is 20.25 in long! Two days later, at her first Dr.'s appt JoElle weighed in at 9 lbs 12 oz. At her two week checkup she was 10 lbs 4 oz and 22.75 in. long. She is just growing so fast!!

JoElle was born with head full of curly gorgeous black hair- it was very curly when she was born, it kinda flattens a little when she is laying down and her hair dries.

JoElle came home from the hospital with us on Wednesday the 19th. We had a rough few nights Wed, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday because her tummy is really upset- We decided to take her off of milk formula and try her on soy based formula. She is doing SO much better! She actually wants to take her bottle now and eat and she sleeps afterwards! She wasn't getting much sleep for hours on end because she was so miserable. This is the baby we THOUGHT we were bringing home from the hospital!! She definitely loves her Daddy, especially his voice. It is adorable how she gazes up at him. JoElle is very precious, and I can't wait for her to meet everybody! From the moment she was born, when Daddy said her name, she stopped crying to look for him as she recognized his voice! Daddy had been reading Hop on Pop to her almost every night, plus talking to her before she was born.

JoElle was born on her Great Grandma Bertha's birthday. JoElle's cousin, Peyton Garlon Schuman, was born on June 14, 2004 to Ana and Dan. Peyton and JoElle are only 7 months apart! JoElle has another cousin due (a baby girl to be named Elena Raye) in May of this year. They will be only about 3 months apart! JoElle's oldest cousin is Isaiah James and he is 7 years old.

40 weeks pregnant

JoElle is somewhere between 7 and 8 lbs (it has been several weeks since the last ultrsound, when she was 7 lbs).Yes I am huge...If she hasn't come by the 17th, our Dr. will be inducing that week, which is a week after her due date. So, no more than a week and 1/2 now!I am still working, keeps me busy. But Tim has been driving me to work for the past few weeks now.

November 2004

JoElle kicks a whole lot. She likes to wake me and daddy up around 2 or 3 a.m. and then again at 5 or 6 a.m. I guess she is trying to prepare us...

October 2004

I am already going in to the doctor every two weeks now, and she is moving, kicking, and hitting like crazy! Wednesday we are having the 3D ultrasound done, so there will be new pics soon.We have her crib set up and most of her furniture. I am still working on her bathroom!! (I know I am a little slow....)

Letter to JoElle from Daddy

I just want everyone to know that I love my baby girl. She means everything to me. I can't wait until we see each other face to face. I will be in tears of love and joy over her. I love you JoElle.

Love,Daddy

It's a girl!!!

We had our ultrasound today and yes we are having a baby girl!! My mom was with us and we were all very excited. We saw the spine, the heart beating, the legs, arms, and feet, the baby's botttom....!!Ok so I HAD to buy a few cute girl outfits from my favorite baby store, Gap Baby. I bought a cute little pink dress, cute long-sleeved top and curdouroy pants!!!