3 weeks

3 weeks!  Party like a ROCK STAR!

Reesiekins

Reese Fox, literally
mom found this giant fox... makes for some cute pics.

in her sunday best!  She was so well behaved!

peeking at me!

2 weeks!

2 weeks!

Reese had her newborn photos taken on Thursday, which are classically taken in the buff wherein the infant sleeps the entire time.  As I should expect, she had her own plans.  She was awake the whole photo session.  No matter what trick I tried, she wasn't going to miss picture time.  So hopefully we got some cute ones with her eyes open...

Reese also had her 2 week doctor appointment on Friday and was up to 9#1.5oz and 21.5 inches long!  wow.  Already such a big girl.

Here are some other highlights from this week!

this is about as close as Bailey likes to get to Reese

She fell asleep like this!

Meeting Gran Gran for the first time!

cuddling with daddy after a long day!

soo cute!

I can't get enough of her, so I keep taking her picture.  here are some more for you to enjoy if you find yourself as enamored with her as we all are!

Reese Flower

very full after lunch

Bailey meets his match: a bigger than life FOX!

not looking at the camera

meeting papa john for the first time.  

her 1 week photo.  I think she might
 become a ballerina!

each week I plan on taking her picture in a white onesie so we can watch her grow week by week.

we hate baths

soooo, baths are low on our list of things we like.  we like to eat.  we really like to fill our diapers for daddy. and we are starting to like sleeping in 3 hour increments!

not a fan of water

still screaming

daddy really wanted us to stop!

and we're still mad after we have clothes on.

chillaxin after lunch

up and at 'em

meeting Gammy for the first time

it's a...... girl!

Theresa Ann Fox
8/7/10
8# 5.6oz 20.5 inches long
the father of a patient of mine did this for me. so neat!

of all nights to go into labor... friday was the worst one to pick.  Reese likes to do things her own way.  Matt was on call and had an incredibly busy day. We spoke at around 9pm and I was having some stronger contractions, but nothing much worse than I had been having, so I didn't even mention it.  by 10, they were 10 minutes apart and definitely more uncomfortable than false labor.  this lasted for several hours, I took a few catnaps and Bailey wouldn't get more than 1 foot from my side. He was so anxious. by 2am, my contractions were about 5 minutes apart and I was starting to feel a since of urgency so I called matt a few times but his phone kept going to voice mail.  I wasn't stressed until about 3:30.  I paged matt and never got a return call.  not good.  this either meant he was in a big case in the OR or was in a code or something horrible. so after waiting a bit longer and getting a bit more anxious, I paged him again and still, nothing!  so I started to get ready to call in a big favor to a co-worker when I heard the door open and matt scream my name. apparently there was something wrong with the verizon server and neither of us had been receiving calls or texts from each other.  he was so mad that I wasn't answering my phone while I was mad at him for not calling me back.  but we made it to the hospital around 4:30 and after pacing around and climbing 9 flights of steps, they admitted me.  I didn't make much progress for the next 7 hours, so they offered to break my water.  ouch.  that is all i have to say about that.  thank goodness for epidurals.  I told matt that the second I got evil, call anesthesia.  and as soon as I did, he did.  matt took an hour and a half nap, while I endured a very nice dull labor.  the contractions were 1-2 minutes apart, so I couldn't sleep, but I relaxed and went from 5 to 9 cm and almost completely effaced. 30 minutes later I was ready to push. and 30 minutes after that, we met our baby girl.

while the epidural stuck me to the bed... i don't look too unhappy about it

view from my seat!

reese's first picture.  she is a bit blue... it took a few minutes to get her big shoulders out.
aren't i lucky she took after her dad on those?  the giant hands... those are my fault!

still a little gooey 

from 2 to 3!  happy fox family!

sleeping like her daddy

Bailey has not decided what he thinks of Reese, mostly she just makes him jumpy.

in her swing from her Hibbett great aunties! Thank you, we love it!

we promise to post more pics as we take them.  she is just so stinkin cute!  pictures don't do her justice!

still no baby

Well my due date has come and gone.  This little one will be here by the 13th.   That is my induction date.  We are really hoping it comes before that, but my mom never went into labor and they let her go 4 weeks past her due date!  Here's to hoping.  Thanks for all the encouraging calls and emails. We promise to keep everyone posted when/if it happens without the help of drugs :).  We are sending mom home tonight because she has cleaned and organized so much the last week, there is nothing left for her to do! She will be back the morning after my induction.  We welcome any and all visitors!  I have a feeling this little one isn't done causing problems :)