Four Months Old

David is four months old. He has been such a good baby.
He still sleeps the majority of the day, but he sleeps really well
at night too. He loves to be in his swing.
He has gotten really good at breastfeeding now. When he first came home
from the hospital he was what the nurse called "a lazy eater".
He is no longer in the noodle stage. He is now in what I like to call
The Fat and Sassy stage. I can tell he has gained weight well.
At the beginning of September he weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz.
I have not had him weighed again, but he feels heavier and is looking chubby.
That is why I took some pictures of him in just a diaper, it is easier to see his fat legs.
He can hold up his head pretty well, and he is smiling much more often.
David is a very cuddly baby. he loves to be held by everyone.
His older sisters really like this.
His eyes are very blue, and I think they will stay that way.
We all love David Henry and we are glad he is part of our family.

Labor Day 2010

We went to the Great Salt Lake. We went to the ranch house they have there.
It was so much fun.

Bridget's bad cowgirl face

Ryan took the girls down to the lake. I stayed in the car and
fed the hungry baby.

Two months Old

David is two months old today.
I can't believe it.
Most people who see him can't believe it either.
He is still so small.

I started this post about two months ago and never posted it. So here it is

Tennessee Here We Come

Ryan got a job offer in Nashville Tennessee. We are now trying to find a place to live and pack up our family of six and move across the the country. Wish us luck.

First Day of School

Waiting for the bus to come.
In this picture Abby looks taller than Bridget but they
were standing on a hill.
Bridget is still a little taller.

Abby with some of her friends.
(I should call her Abigail, she has decided that's what she wants to be called)

Bridget and her friends

ABRIDAVANNA

This is my kids combination name.
The girls are very happy to have David home from the hospital.
Anna did not feel like smiling in these pictures, but she is very cute and
sweet with her brother.
All of the girls want to hold him all the time. It is very helpful to me. to have
more arms to help me hold him.

Welcome, David Henry Paulsen

This is Ryan's favorite Picture so far

He looks so relaxed.

These two pictures were taken on Sunday June 23,
just after he was born

David with Grandpa Steed

Our Precious baby made a rather dramatic entrance into this world. When I was about 19 weeks I had an ultrasound and they found out that my placenta was covering the cervix. They hoped that it would move up by the time he was born. I had two more ultra sounds and the placenta did not move. The doctor was worried because the placenta was right over the scar tissue from my three previous c-sections. there was a chance that the placenta could attach too deep or even grow through the uterus. Because of this the doctor was going to schedule the surgery around July 8th, about a month before my due date. On June 23, I noticed some bleeding, and went strait to the hospital. The bleeding stopped but the doctor did not want to send me home unless something else happened at home. I spent several days in the hospital on bed rest. On the morning of June 27, I started having really bad pain in my belly. They moved me to labor and delivery. Then my doctor came in and said they were going to do the surgery as soon as possible. I called Ryan and told him what was happening. He took the kids to his parents and then came back to the hospital. They put me under general anesthesia (thank goodness). When I woke up later I was told that the placenta had grown all the way through the uterus and I had been bleeding internally. They had to do an emergency hysterectomy, and I needed 4 units of blood. When I woke up I had a tube sticking out of my neck where the put the blood in. I stayed in the ICU until the next day. I am recovering very well.
The baby is still in the newborn ICU. He was 6 weeks early. He was jaundiced and was under light therapy for a few days. he is now off of that and the oxygen. He has his IV out now. We are just waiting for him to be able to eat on his own. I don't know how long it will be before he can come home. I can't wait, it seems so strange to just visit him and not have him home with us.
The girls are happy to have me home. Anna had a hard time while I was in the hospital. When I came home she kept looking up at me and saying "Mommy, I like you."
He is so perfect I am so happy to have a little boy to complete our sweet family.