I lucked out with the NICU getting full and being one of the only moms staying over ... they moved me to the "family room" which is usually reserved only for parents to stay with their baby on the night before they are discharged. I called it my 5 star hotel room; it certainly made the week in the Manchester NICU more bearable!

She's even too small for the infant car seat!!

Welcome Abigail Rose!!!!!!!!

Here's a few photos of Abigail's first days! More pictures to be coming soon, but first, she's ready to eat now!!

Abigail Rose

Abigail's Arrival!

Here I am on my last night of bedrest!

Here she is! Tiny, but precious!

I got to touch her while still on the operating table!

Daddy and his little girl!

Cape Finale

This is the last photo I took at the Cape ... the boys and their cousin Sophia (Shawn's sister Meredith and her boyfriend Matt's little girl). Then I stood up and felt my water breaking ... the rest is history! Then Barbara panicked and wanted me to take an ambulance to the hospital (since the three men of the family were at the bar waiting for the take-out food to be ready ... all 3 without their cell phones!). So I finally agreed to let Barb drive me, but then in her panic she backed into a tree and the bike rack on the back of her car went through the back windshield!

Cape Vacation

Here's a few shots from our vacation on the Cape with Shawn's dad's family. In the bottom photo is Peg (Barb's sister), Barb, boys, Kathy, Shawn, Jana & John. It was a great week, including beach time, mini golf, baseball in the backyard, and of course good company!

Transformation!

Before & After! Helene gave me this old mirror that she didn't want anymore, and I made it into a new one to fit the baby's room! I made a cardboard frame and covered it with squares of fabric, then added the dragonfly wallies (precut wallpaper cutouts) around the border and one on the mirror. You might be able to see some swirls, those I did by adding a thick coat of Mod Podge (glue) and used the end of a paint brush to "draw" the swirls in. I'm pretty excited about how it came out! I know, great "Make It, Bake It" idea!

Getting There ...

Here are a few pictures of how the baby's room is shaping up ... the boys pretending to take all the credit for the hard work that Grammy did painting (and yes, Shawn, who finished the second coat in the closet!), Bryce being silly (Spencer took this picture!), a view of the room with the entry door on the left (picture was taken from the closet), and the dragonfly theme that I have started. The frame above the boys is a needlework that my great Auntie Hazel had done with hummingbirds, which fits in this room very nicely. We took the door off the closet (behind Bryce being cute), and we will be putting the changing table in there. Thank you to Maurice who fixed a light fixture in the clost/changing area for us!

Grammy & Grampa's Visit

Grammy got the baby's room painted for us! The walls are "kittery point green", and the ceiling a very light blue. The second picture here is "in progress" ... I'll add more photos when I get the room put back together! Thanks Grammy!

I'm not sure who had more fun with Grampa's 4 wheeler! Thanks for all the wood, Grampa!

Wow ~ 6 Years!

Happy Birthday Spencer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!