First "Trip"

Faye and I came to spend a week with Grandma Lisa and Uncles Greg and Reed.  We celebrated her one month mark, Grandma's Birthday, went golfing a few times, and helped Greg move down to his college apartment.  Lisa-Mom was excited to spend time with her grandbaby and to have somebody to spend time with in evenings.  We had a good time.

 

Fresh from the bath!

1 Month

 

I can't believe my little girl is already a month old!  Time really has flown since Faye has joined us.  Grandma Lisa celebrated her birthday on Faye's one month mark which can only mean one thing:  Photoshoot!  Grandma was having fun with her favorite model.

 

In addition to another photoshoot, Faye got to go on her fist trip to the golf course. Granted she slept through 4 buckets of balls at the driving range and eight of nine holes, but I'm sure she enjoyed the trip.  It seems like she had a fun day.

Getting to Know You

It's been fun to have a cute baby to spend my days with.  Granted, not much gets done around the house at this point, but we'll over look that because Faye's a fun little baby.  Here are a few things we've learned about our little one thus far:

Faye Likes/Loves:

• Having her hair washed
• Being lifted in the air Rafiki style
• Dancing with Daddy
• Laying on our laps and being bounced/swayed
• Stroller rides 
• Walks to the stop sign at the end of our street
• Cuddling with Dad
• Falling asleep on Mom's chest

Faye Dislikes:

• Sponge baths
• Having hair in her face (Long hair seems to confuse her)
• Typical baby things- hunger, dirty diapers, sitting in spit up, changing outfits...

 Other Noteworthy things about Faye:

• Faye is a WONDERFUL sleeper.  She gets in one 4 hour period of sleep every night and has since we got home from the hospital.
• She is such a mellow baby.  Generally she only cries when she needs something and is easily soothed.
• Faye is still a tiny little thing.  As of last Friday (Aug 5th) she weighed 7lb 5oz and was up to 20 inches.
• She's adors. The end.

Best Perscription Ever

 

 Dino would have loved this prescription:  One Wendy's Frosty or Mug of A&W Rootbeer every day for a week or so. 

Two Weeks

I can't believe how much my baby has changed in just two weeks of life!  Faye is still as sweet as ever and starting to grow. 

First family outing: A&W

Four men and a baby.

 

First "camping" trip (in our kitchen).

The big challenge of week two was having a sick mama.  I was experiencing chills, aches, fevers up to 103º, dizziness, nausea, etc.  Luckily, Faye doesn't seem to have any of these symptoms.   She started being somewhat fussy Friday and Saturday, Alan and I had no idea why.  Thank goodness Grandma Lisa stopped by to say "Hi."  

 

She helped us find the reason for our fussy baby- the fever affected my milk supply.  My poor girl was starving even though I thought she was getting food.  I felt like a failure as a mom.  Hopefully things get back to normal soon, though.

Most Photographed Baby

Mom and I have been having too much fun with taking baby pictures.  Here are a few of my favorites:

 

Busy Weekend

We were scheduled to be induced at 6:00 PM on Saturday, July 16th.  After a few phone calls and a few more hours of waiting we were finally admitted at 9:00 PM Saturday night.  It took the nurse 3 tries to get the IV set up- my veins kept rupturing.  Once the IV was sorted out a pill was inserted to help "move things along" and we were kept overnight in the labor and delivery ward just in case I went into labor.  Alan and my Mom tried to make themselves comfortable for the night and I was given a sleeping pill to rest up before the hard work started. 

The next morning Doc broke my water around 8:00 and the pitocin was added to the IV around 10:00.  Baby was facing the wrong direction and I was able to experience the joys of back labor.  Alan and Mom took turns countering the contractions.  During the most intense parts of the contractions images of ice cream, tractors, and other pleasant things passed through my mind.  Mom informed me that my brothers hadn't left Salt Lake yet but would soon.  I called my old boss and asked him what flavors of ice cream he had out today and ordered a pint of Amaretto with brownies mixed in.  Greg and Reed were kind enough to pick it up for me. 

By noon the pain started triggering my asthma and I agreed to receive an Epidural (originally I was planning on a natural labor simply to avoid an Epidural).  Alan held me as I sobbed and tried to be brave.  In the end, it was totally worth it.


By 3:00 PM it was time to start pushing. After an hour and a half of pushing, and with the help of Alan, Mom, and our wonderful nurse, I heard the sweetest cry.  Alan's face was filled with so much love and joy as he looked at our baby girl.  The doctor placed her on my tummy; Alan and I agreed she looked like a Faye and declared her as Faye Edy Johnson. 

 Thus began the life of who might be the most photographed baby ever.  Here are some of my favorite moments mom captured:

Proud Daddy

 The excited uncles.

 

My well earned ice cream.  Once I was all sewn up and Faye got to eat, I began chowing down.

 

Grandpa Kelly.

Grandma Sharon.

 

Grandma Lisa.

 

We love our little girl so much.  I hope she was able to see Dino before she came to us.