Our Stay at The Hospital

Here are a few more pictures from our stay at the hospital. During Cole's first few days "on the outside" he was extremely lethargic, had troubles feeding, and lost a lot of his original weight. This meant a couple of extra days for us in the hospital until his weight leveled out and the doctors were confident he was able to go home without concern. The epilogue to this story is that Cole had his first check up with the doctor today and is back up to 8 pounds 6 ounces and is perfectly healthy!

wearing my first sleeper

Going home

Welcome Cole Alexander Brown

Hey everyone who has been waiting for news (read pictures). Cole was born this morning at 11:05 am weighing 8 pounds ounces and was 20 3/4 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing well and yes we'll add more pics as they are available.

Dave

38 Weeks

Hey everyone ... just letting you all know that I'm still here and very pregnant. Don't worry ...we'll keep you updated if any thing changes!

Finishing Touches to The Nursery

Just a few pics of some of the finishing touches to Baby Brown's room.

Shelf mounted above dresser

Valance put up above window

Some custom artwork by mom (me) ... VWs of course!

Week 36: The Final Belly Shots?

Finally an update!

It is now officially less than a month until Baby Brown's due date. So far my pregnancy is still going really well with the only complaints being a lack of sleep thanks to Baby Brown's athleticism and night owl tendencies, and a lack of clothing that actually fits over my stomach (the only thing that has REALLY expanded on me during this pregnancy). Or as a lady from the church put it "she looks like she put a beach ball under her shirt!"

The most common question these days ... "how are you feeling?" (pretty well for 8 months pregnant) and "have you picked a name yet?" (yes - but we're not telling ... since everyone knows we're having a boy . Something has to be a surprise on the big day ... so we're not telling ;)

So with only a few more weeks this could possibly be the last belly shot before baby comes. I've really been enjoying my maternity leave. I've been mostly catching up on the sleep I haven't been getting at night and getting things ready for the big day with shopping, laundry, packing, and making lots of lists. I think we're as ready as first time parents can really be ... which of course means we're expecting a lot of the unexpected! Life is changing ... but we're looking forward to it!!