Today, we reminisced about what we were thinking and how our day went one year ago. We went to my normal doctor appointment that morning at 9am and Dr. Lesser told us that we were going to need to go to the hospital immediately and that our "sweet angel" was coming that day. We were stunned. We didn't have our bag and we were directed to go straight to the hospital. We checked in around 11:30 am. Cody was the sweetest. I have a terrible habit of popping my neck and he can't stand it. I mean, no one can! I know it's gross, but I have to do it or it gets really stiff. I told him I would have to do it and he told me to do anything I needed to do to be comfortable. He refused to leave me to go home and get our bag. We had no idea what was going to happen. We called our family on the way to the hospital and my parents had left to drive to Ogden. Cody told them he really wanted them to come. They somehow also arranged for my brother, Jeff, to fly in.
Sid and Pauline and Craig and Marmie got to the hospital at exactly the right time. My doctor decided we couldn't wait any longer and in I went to have my sweet baby! Cody was a true champ. He was by my side the entire time and I really don't know how he handled watching the surgery. When they got Brooklyn out he went back with the staff to clean her up and came back and told me she was 4 lbs. 8 ounces. WHAT?!! We had no idea she would be so tiny. She was perfect and healthy. They had to watch her under the lamp that night to be sure her body temp rose and it did. What a whirlwind of a day and night!
In the hospital
Our tiny girl
On the couch with Dad
Big Girl!
For Brooklyn on her 1st Bday
We love:
-Your tiny hands; when you clap them softly after you see one of us clap.
-After you eat crackers your face smells like them.
-The way you madly swing your feet in your high chair or a shopping cart.
-Your sweet, high pitched squeal/screech when you're happy. You love your voice.
-Your messy hair right after a bath.
-How you grab your binky and twist it around until you find the right way to put it in your mouth.
-Your baby teeth. You have 2 bottoms and 4 on top.
-That big, incredible smile and your eyes sparkling along with it.
-How you crawl around the corner now when Mom is in the bathroom.
-When you come up to our legs and stand yourself up using them as a base.
-Your concentration when you're holding a new toy. Your lips purse together and it's adorable.
-Those darling little breaths you take through your mouth.
-When you say "Oh Oh Oh Oh"!
-When you're done eating and we try to give you another cracker you just drop it off the side of your high chair.
-Your "da da da's" when you first wake up in the morning.
-When you lay your head down on one of our shoulders.
-When you nap sitting next to Mom in the late afternoon.
-How when we lay you into your crib for the night you immediately flip to your tummy in your "I'm going to do a push up" position.
-The way you stick your tiny bum up when you're sleeping.
-The way you never give up on your quest to get to the satellite box!
-Those amazing, soft, sweet little cheeks on your beautiful face.
-The way you splash in the tub with a straight little arm and flat hand.
-When Mom sticks her tongue out and blows, you do it back.
-How we bump heads and stare into each other's eyes and smile.
-Your soft arms-we love lightly squeezing them.
-Those chubby baby feet. It's hard to put socks on them because we just want to see them!
-You never get sick of "Rio" or the "Lorax".
-How when we lift you out of the carseat you look around so intently to see what's going on on the "outside".
-When you giggle. There isn't 1 better sound in the entire world.
-How you constantly tug on your ear.
-Those big, brown, doe eyes and long, thick eyelashes. They melt us.
-When you look at our faces and touch it like you are studying it.
-After you find a toy, you grab it, roll onto your back and shake it!
-How your little feet barely stick out of the stroller.
-When you have a little tantrum and vigorously throw your head back as if you can't believe what's happening.
-How well behaved you are in restaurants. It's unbelievable!
-When you act shy and bury your head into Dad's shoulder.
-When you eat Dad’s shoulder.
-How big your smile is and how excited you are to see Dad when he returns home from traveling.
-When we give you new food for the first time and you automatically pull a face like it’s the most disgusting thing in the world, yet you love it and always want more.
-That you tune the rest of the world out when you’re watching the Lorax on the Ipad in the car.
-When you spit your binky out to let us know you want a taste of what we are eating.
-How you wave goodbye when we are putting you to bed.
-When you drink Mom and Dad’s shakeology and fruit smoothies through a straw.
-How you make sure to eat every last crumb of the cracker.
-When we say bye bye you start waving right away!
-Your tiny hands; when you clap them softly after you see one of us clap.
-After you eat crackers your face smells like them.
-The way you madly swing your feet in your high chair or a shopping cart.
-Your sweet, high pitched squeal/screech when you're happy. You love your voice.
-Your messy hair right after a bath.
-How you grab your binky and twist it around until you find the right way to put it in your mouth.
-Your baby teeth. You have 2 bottoms and 4 on top.
-That big, incredible smile and your eyes sparkling along with it.
-How you crawl around the corner now when Mom is in the bathroom.
-When you come up to our legs and stand yourself up using them as a base.
-Your concentration when you're holding a new toy. Your lips purse together and it's adorable.
-Those darling little breaths you take through your mouth.
-When you say "Oh Oh Oh Oh"!
-When you're done eating and we try to give you another cracker you just drop it off the side of your high chair.
-Your "da da da's" when you first wake up in the morning.
-When you lay your head down on one of our shoulders.
-When you nap sitting next to Mom in the late afternoon.
-How when we lay you into your crib for the night you immediately flip to your tummy in your "I'm going to do a push up" position.
-The way you stick your tiny bum up when you're sleeping.
-The way you never give up on your quest to get to the satellite box!
-Those amazing, soft, sweet little cheeks on your beautiful face.
-The way you splash in the tub with a straight little arm and flat hand.
-When Mom sticks her tongue out and blows, you do it back.
-How we bump heads and stare into each other's eyes and smile.
-Your soft arms-we love lightly squeezing them.
-Those chubby baby feet. It's hard to put socks on them because we just want to see them!
-You never get sick of "Rio" or the "Lorax".
-How when we lift you out of the carseat you look around so intently to see what's going on on the "outside".
-When you giggle. There isn't 1 better sound in the entire world.
-How you constantly tug on your ear.
-Those big, brown, doe eyes and long, thick eyelashes. They melt us.
-When you look at our faces and touch it like you are studying it.
-After you find a toy, you grab it, roll onto your back and shake it!
-How your little feet barely stick out of the stroller.
-When you have a little tantrum and vigorously throw your head back as if you can't believe what's happening.
-How well behaved you are in restaurants. It's unbelievable!
-When you act shy and bury your head into Dad's shoulder.
-When you eat Dad’s shoulder.
-How big your smile is and how excited you are to see Dad when he returns home from traveling.
-When we give you new food for the first time and you automatically pull a face like it’s the most disgusting thing in the world, yet you love it and always want more.
-That you tune the rest of the world out when you’re watching the Lorax on the Ipad in the car.
-When you spit your binky out to let us know you want a taste of what we are eating.
-How you wave goodbye when we are putting you to bed.
-When you drink Mom and Dad’s shakeology and fruit smoothies through a straw.
-How you make sure to eat every last crumb of the cracker.
-When we say bye bye you start waving right away!
Collage by Uncle Jeff
XOXO
Wendy
