Also, pic of me and the girls (self-taken) from yesterday afternoon
21 hours ago
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Sleepy Thursday
Quick pic of Rose sleeping in the swing we borrowed from our friends Dom and Kristen
Also, pic of me and the girls (self-taken) from yesterday afternoon
Also, pic of me and the girls (self-taken) from yesterday afternoon
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
The many faces of Rose
Rose "smiling"
Look at me yawn
I'm fading fast...
And I'm out!
Sleeping in the bassinet
I sleep a lot
Snuggling with Daddy
And that's what I spend my days doing! :)
Look at me yawn
I'm fading fast...
And I'm out!
Sleeping in the bassinet
I sleep a lot
Snuggling with Daddy
And that's what I spend my days doing! :)
Sunday, August 14, 2011
1-week!
Rose is a week old today. I can't believe it -- time flies! Here are a few pics from today.
Tomorrow David is going back to work and we'll have Daisy return to daycare. We'll see how life is with just Rose and I during the day...
Tomorrow David is going back to work and we'll have Daisy return to daycare. We'll see how life is with just Rose and I during the day...
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Healthy "little" girl
Rose had her first pediatrician visit today. She weighed in at 9 lbs 7 oz. This means that in 5 days, she was back at birth weight (plus an ounce). Overall, the doctor said she looked great!
Earlier in the day, she had her first "bath" at home.
And one more pic from the day... A sleeping Rose.
Earlier in the day, she had her first "bath" at home.
And one more pic from the day... A sleeping Rose.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Nice to meet you
Here are some visitors who have come to meet me:
My big sister Daisy
My Grammy and Grandpa Rose
Lots of mommy and daddy's friends. Here's Jessamyn:
And Jeanette:
Kristal, Jackie and Evan also came by but mommy forgot to snap pictures of them. But thy all held me, too.
Then mommy's friend Peggy from work came by. She and the other Peggy sent some balloons from NRCC.
We received flowers and cards from several other people as well.
Finally, I got to meet two of my aunts. Aunt Cheri had a chance to snuggle with me in the hospital before I went home.
When I got home, Aunt Lisa was waiting to meet me as well.
It's been great to get so many visitors and I look forward to meeting new people in the coming days and weeks. Thanks to everyone who has checked in on me so far, either in person or with my mommy and daddy via phone, text, or email. It's nice to know that I'm already so loved! :)
My big sister Daisy
My Grammy and Grandpa Rose
Lots of mommy and daddy's friends. Here's Jessamyn:
And Jeanette:
Kristal, Jackie and Evan also came by but mommy forgot to snap pictures of them. But thy all held me, too.
Then mommy's friend Peggy from work came by. She and the other Peggy sent some balloons from NRCC.
When I got home, Aunt Lisa was waiting to meet me as well.
It's been great to get so many visitors and I look forward to meeting new people in the coming days and weeks. Thanks to everyone who has checked in on me so far, either in person or with my mommy and daddy via phone, text, or email. It's nice to know that I'm already so loved! :)
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Coming home!
We brought baby Rose home from the hospital today. I'll try to write a longer post soon, but for now, here are some pics of the last two days.
Mommy and Rose
Our first family picture with the four Chinns!
Mommy and Rose
About to leave...here's Rose in her car seat
Family picture by the car
On the way home from the hospital, both Daisy and Rose fell asleep. Here we are arriving at home with two sleepy girls in the backseat.
Will post more again soon...
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Introducing...
Rose Esther Chinn
Born on August 7, 2011 @ 1:15pm
Weight: 9 lbs 6 oz
Length: 21 inches
Mom and baby Rose are both doing well. We'll share more labor/delivery details later, but we wanted to get this posted.
Also, in case you are wondering, her name is a combination of names connected to Wendy's grandmothers. Rose is the surname of Wendy's paternal grandmother (also is Wendy's maiden name). Esther was the first name of Wendy's maternal great-grandmother. This keeps with the tradition of how we named Daisy. You may remember that Daisy Lucile is a combination of David's grandmothers' first names.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Friday's update
Well yesterday turned out to be a long day for several reasons...
First, as you all saw on the news, we had the VT alert situation. For those of us around here in 2007, it definitely brought back some strange feelings and uneasiness. At the same time, it surprised many of us that a simple report of a "possible" gun made the national news. We can all understand why VT took the stance they did in sending out the alert, but it was very strange that it made the national news so quickly. I spent my morning getting updates from David, who of course was on campus at work, while watching the news coverage. Since we live less than a mile from campus, I was constantly looking out my window looking for anything suspicious and trying to listen for sirens, etc. Made for an interesting morning.
I headed out in the early afternoon for my 41-week check-up. This one was over at the hospital office with one of the nurse-midwives. I intentionally chose this so I could see this nurse practitioner, Sherrie, because she is my favorite of all the docs/midwives in the group.
She checked me out and said that I was 2cm and about 60% effaced. She said the main hold-up was that the uterus was posterior...basically, it needs to angle forward. She went ahead and pulled it forward with her hand and when she did, she said the baby slid right on down. She felt that it wouldn't be a whole week (which would mean induction), and that she felt that once I started having contractions, things would speed way up. So she gave me some suggestions on how to get some solid contractions going.
Because it was the 41-week visit (albeit a day early), she went ahead and sent me across the hospital to get the NST (non stress test) and another BPP. This began the second half of my long day... After sitting through the first 30 minutes of the NST, the nurse told me she "wasn't thrilled" with the way the baby was moving around. About that time, patient transport showed up to take me to ultrasound for the BPP. I went to ultrasound and waited for 10 minutes, then had the BPP done. Again, things looked good, but it did take a few minutes and lots of poking/prodding to get the baby to move one final time to score an 8/8. I was told they wanted to see me back in the birthplace to continue the NST, so I walked back across the hospital. I walked through the door only to have a nurse tell me that they needed one more pic in ultrasound, so I had to walk back over. I went back, got one pic taken that apparently had not printed correctly, and then walked back to the birthplace.
David wasn't with me, as he had a meeting he was unable to get out of. This was the first baby visit he's ever missed (with either pregnancy) and of course it was the one where I was going all over the place. When I got back for the NST, they told me they were looking for more activity. Earlier in the afternoon, there were a few "concerns" about the readings and they wanted to see some more. I laid there for 15 minutes and not much was happening. They had me move around and change positions and drink some juice and do just about anything to see if the baby would move more. All the while, I was texting David trying to make arrangements for him to get Daisy from daycare, which was going to pose a challenge since I had the car seat with me 15 minutes away. Fortunately, the position changes worked and mini-chinny began to move quite a bit. The nurse sent the strip up to Sherrie, who was monitoring me all afternoon, and she said she felt comfortable with what she had seen and letting me go. I walked out of the hospital feeling better (it was a nerve-wracking afternoon) about 5:15...just in time for me to get to Blacksburg and meet David at daycare and give he and Daisy a ride home (he had biked to work).
We grabbed some dinner and headed out to our bible study for the evening. It was nice to get out of the house and spend the night with friends and be able to take my mind off of the events of the day.
Today, we walked to breakfast and I had some contractions, but they stopped as soon as I stopped walking. I then went to a friend's house for "mommy lunch" where a bunch of moms and kids come over. I decided to have David drop Daisy and I off with the stroller, and after a few hours there, I walked home. This way I could get some contractions going and Daisy could nap in the stroller. I thought the house was about 1.5 miles away...turns out it is a full 2 miles. Anyway, I walked home pushing Daisy through some neighborhoods, some with a few hills. It was good exercise and definitely got some contractions going. David met me for the final 1/4 mile (I called him to come out) so he helped push Daisy up the hill on our road.
I have been relaxin at home for the afternoon and have been having contractions on/off. We'll see what happens the rest of the night...
Here are a few pics from the end of the week.
This is a pic from the ultrasound. It's hard to make out, but it's a front-on view of the face.
Wednesday afternoon, I walked Daisy to the park in our neighborhood (1/2 mile away...up a giant hill). We had fun playing together.
At homegroup on Thursday night, Daisy got some chocolate dessert... you can tell by her mouth she enjoyed it!
This afternoon, Daisy was playing around in the basement while I relaxed. I'm not sure what she was trying to do with her legs...
More updates to come... hopefully soon!
First, as you all saw on the news, we had the VT alert situation. For those of us around here in 2007, it definitely brought back some strange feelings and uneasiness. At the same time, it surprised many of us that a simple report of a "possible" gun made the national news. We can all understand why VT took the stance they did in sending out the alert, but it was very strange that it made the national news so quickly. I spent my morning getting updates from David, who of course was on campus at work, while watching the news coverage. Since we live less than a mile from campus, I was constantly looking out my window looking for anything suspicious and trying to listen for sirens, etc. Made for an interesting morning.
I headed out in the early afternoon for my 41-week check-up. This one was over at the hospital office with one of the nurse-midwives. I intentionally chose this so I could see this nurse practitioner, Sherrie, because she is my favorite of all the docs/midwives in the group.
She checked me out and said that I was 2cm and about 60% effaced. She said the main hold-up was that the uterus was posterior...basically, it needs to angle forward. She went ahead and pulled it forward with her hand and when she did, she said the baby slid right on down. She felt that it wouldn't be a whole week (which would mean induction), and that she felt that once I started having contractions, things would speed way up. So she gave me some suggestions on how to get some solid contractions going.
Because it was the 41-week visit (albeit a day early), she went ahead and sent me across the hospital to get the NST (non stress test) and another BPP. This began the second half of my long day... After sitting through the first 30 minutes of the NST, the nurse told me she "wasn't thrilled" with the way the baby was moving around. About that time, patient transport showed up to take me to ultrasound for the BPP. I went to ultrasound and waited for 10 minutes, then had the BPP done. Again, things looked good, but it did take a few minutes and lots of poking/prodding to get the baby to move one final time to score an 8/8. I was told they wanted to see me back in the birthplace to continue the NST, so I walked back across the hospital. I walked through the door only to have a nurse tell me that they needed one more pic in ultrasound, so I had to walk back over. I went back, got one pic taken that apparently had not printed correctly, and then walked back to the birthplace.
David wasn't with me, as he had a meeting he was unable to get out of. This was the first baby visit he's ever missed (with either pregnancy) and of course it was the one where I was going all over the place. When I got back for the NST, they told me they were looking for more activity. Earlier in the afternoon, there were a few "concerns" about the readings and they wanted to see some more. I laid there for 15 minutes and not much was happening. They had me move around and change positions and drink some juice and do just about anything to see if the baby would move more. All the while, I was texting David trying to make arrangements for him to get Daisy from daycare, which was going to pose a challenge since I had the car seat with me 15 minutes away. Fortunately, the position changes worked and mini-chinny began to move quite a bit. The nurse sent the strip up to Sherrie, who was monitoring me all afternoon, and she said she felt comfortable with what she had seen and letting me go. I walked out of the hospital feeling better (it was a nerve-wracking afternoon) about 5:15...just in time for me to get to Blacksburg and meet David at daycare and give he and Daisy a ride home (he had biked to work).
We grabbed some dinner and headed out to our bible study for the evening. It was nice to get out of the house and spend the night with friends and be able to take my mind off of the events of the day.
Today, we walked to breakfast and I had some contractions, but they stopped as soon as I stopped walking. I then went to a friend's house for "mommy lunch" where a bunch of moms and kids come over. I decided to have David drop Daisy and I off with the stroller, and after a few hours there, I walked home. This way I could get some contractions going and Daisy could nap in the stroller. I thought the house was about 1.5 miles away...turns out it is a full 2 miles. Anyway, I walked home pushing Daisy through some neighborhoods, some with a few hills. It was good exercise and definitely got some contractions going. David met me for the final 1/4 mile (I called him to come out) so he helped push Daisy up the hill on our road.
I have been relaxin at home for the afternoon and have been having contractions on/off. We'll see what happens the rest of the night...
Here are a few pics from the end of the week.
This is a pic from the ultrasound. It's hard to make out, but it's a front-on view of the face.
Wednesday afternoon, I walked Daisy to the park in our neighborhood (1/2 mile away...up a giant hill). We had fun playing together.
At homegroup on Thursday night, Daisy got some chocolate dessert... you can tell by her mouth she enjoyed it!
This afternoon, Daisy was playing around in the basement while I relaxed. I'm not sure what she was trying to do with her legs...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Enjoying time with Daisy
While we wait for her sibling
She loves her bows and barretts in her hair. She also has started reading to herself. It's super cute.
She loves pigtails!
And the white sox even if they have lost four straight!
She loves her bows and barretts in her hair. She also has started reading to herself. It's super cute.
She loves pigtails!
And the white sox even if they have lost four straight!
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