10 and 11 weeks old

-She loves sitting in her bumbo so she can look at everything around her (her neck is getting so strong)

-She loves to chew and suck on anything, except she wont take a bottle and binky (darn!). She does think it is funny to chew on the bottle nipple and binky.

-She loves to look at books, ceiling fans, and look at herself in the mirror

-She loves standing
For the most part she is a very happy baby and smiles and talks to anyone that talks to her

Dylan update

Dylan is 9 weeks old and I can't believe how fast time went by! It has been a hard 2 months, but we are finally starting to get the hang of things and she is starting to sleep more at night and we are so happy about that. She loves smiling and is starting to talk to us. It is the best thing in the world having her look at me and smile and talk. Sometimes I think.. wow is she really all mine? Am I really her mom? Did we really make her? We love being parents and are having so much fun.

 We have had lots of visitors the last two months, including my dad, brother, and mom who were here for a couple weeks, followed by Braeden's mom who came for a week and then Braeden's dad, who came out for a later weekend. We loved having them here and miss them so much. It sure is a lot harder to live away from family now that Dylan is here. Because our families are so far away, we are going to be updating our blog weekly with pictures so our family can watch her grow. So I'm sorry if you get sick of pictures of Dylan, but I think that's probably unlikely because she is just so cute :) Get ready for picture overload!

Week 1 

Week 2

Week 3

She loves making this face

Her thumbs are always tucked in her fists and her hands smell like dirty feet because she always has them like that! We have to wash them often.

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Blessed on June 12, 2012

This is me 6 weeks old... think we look alike?

 These pictures of her smiling crack me up

8 weeks

                     2 days old                                             She is getting so big!

 9 Weeks

She loves to blow bubbles

 Dylan and her new cousin Kyle

                      

Well there you go!
I will try to update you every week!

Dylan Ann Cook

June 28, 2012

It is so crazy to think that a little over a week ago Dylan was not here. I don't really remember what it is like without her here anymore. She is perfect in every way and is such a good baby. 

 

My labor and delivery went so well. I'd say I had it pretty easy and loved every minute of it! I had a scheduled appointment at the hospital for the 28th of June. The hospital called that morning at 7:30 am and off we went! Pitocin was started, Dr. Ott broke my water, and contractions got strong fast! I can say that for those who go natural are amazing, I sure wouldn't be able to do it! A few hours after my pitocin started, I got my epidural and oh how wonderful that was! I progressed very quickly and started pushing at 3:20 pm and Dylan arrived at 4:08 pm weighing 7 lbs 5 oz and 20.5 inches long. I will never forget that first moment I held her in my arms and the love I felt at that moment for her and Braeden. What a great experience that was for the both of us. 

 Recovery has been so good and not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Dylan only cries when she is hungry, tired or needs a diaper change and she sure is a good eater and I am very grateful for that! That is one thing I was so worried about was breatfeeding and she is a champ at that! 

She really is the perfect baby.

 1st bath at home.. she loves bath time

Those cute BIG feet and LONG fingers

 She sure loves her daddy

The Fourth of July