Addilyn Joy Pew

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Our dear sweet Addilyn Joy joined our family at 6:14pm on November 22, 2007. Yes, Thanksgiving Day. She came very fast and everything went well. The whole having a baby in a foreign country wasn't nearly as bad as I'd expected. Because she came so fast (we got to the hospital at 5pm) my epidural didn't work, so I gave birth without any medication. That alone was an interesting experience, but she came, she is beautiful, and we are so happy to have her in our family. She was our biggest baby yet: 8 lbs even (3.625 kilos) and just shy of 21 inches (53 cm). A couple of people have commented that she looks like me. We think she looks just like Sammy and Kimball's baby pictures. Have a look and judge for yourself.

In between contractions.




Right after Addilyn was born.After one day in the hospital we came home to have Addi meet Sammy and Kimball. Sammy holding Addilyn for the first time.

Addilyn in her first few minutes.
This is my favorite picture of her right after she was born.
Clark holding Addi for the first time.
This is day five. The midwife said Addilyn wasn't getting enough milk because she doesn't latch on properly (most likely due to the fact that she's tongue-tied), so Kimball got to give her one of her first bottles. Both of the boys were so excited to be a part of this.
This is Addilyn on day four. She's already changed so much from when she was first born. I'm not sure I'm ready for her to grow up.
Isn't she a cutie? We thought we'd be able to wake her up by putting her on her tummy, but she loved it and kept right on sleeping.
Addi's first day home, and our first family photo since she was born.
Kimball's first time holding Addilyn. He loves her so much. He washes his hands all of the time so that he can hold her.

Comments

Lindsey said…
I love the one on her tummy! Too cute! I was thinking about sweet Addi today and I wish I could hold her! The boys look cute with her too...at least for now.

I still can't believe you felt it all...OUCH!
November 27, 2007 at 3:58 PM
Anonymous said…
Wow I can't believe that she is here and i can't wait to see you guys in a few days. Give sweet little Addi a kiss for me!!! =)
November 27, 2007 at 6:11 PM
Cheryl said…
Here you are back blogging! You are amazing. First, you looked so good when you were 9 months pregnant. Hard to believe she was so big.

I loved getting to see more pictures of her. What a doll. She's so beautiful and I think she looks so much like you.

I hope she is eating OK. It will be fun to let the boys feed her. I bottle fed all of mine and they turned out OK (well, we think so! Just kidding).

So happy you posted. You were missed.
November 27, 2007 at 8:41 PM
Janae said…
I love the name Addilyn. She is SOOO adorable. and can I just say, wow, you look like having a baby was a piece of cake! Especially with the epidural not working!

Your family picture is awesome too. You look happy and tired. I am just amazed by you--how did you find time to blog with 3 kids??!
November 28, 2007 at 7:06 AM
Karen said…
So cute! I also love the one on her tummy. She has a cute smile. :) You should put pictures up of all 3 when they were born, so we can see what they all looked like when they were born. You look fantastic! Way to go on giving birth with out the meds! Even if it wasn't planned. :)
November 28, 2007 at 8:27 AM
Lisa said…
OMG she's so sweet!!! It looks like even though she was your biggest you look full term like you did @ 6mo's with Sammy!! You're Tiny!!! I'm so excited for you to have a little girl and i can't wait for her to join us for American Idol!! She'll love it!! When are you coming back anyway??? I don't have your email so email me and let's talk!!!
We miss you!!!
November 28, 2007 at 12:15 PM
Laura F said…
Amanda, you're incredible! If you hadn't said you gave birth to her naturally I wouldn't have believed it by these pictures (except, of course for the lack of tubing and machinery to monitor the progress). She's beautiful, and you look awesome! Thanks for the pictures, and it's a relief to hear everything turned out well! Is your mom still there?
November 28, 2007 at 1:29 PM
Joe and Amy said…
I love the pictures Amanda. She is so adorable. You looked amazing at 9 months, wow...and to think she was that big. And FYI you're not supposed to look that great after giving birth, especially when you had to FEEL it all. :)
December 1, 2007 at 9:19 AM
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