by Dana on February 22, 2012
by Dana on February 13, 2012
She’s here!
Clara Rose Willard.
Born Thursday 2/9, 7lb 13oz, 21.5 inches long.
We absolutely love her.
Thank you all for the sweet comments and excitement. They were really fun to read while sitting in my hospital bed, getting to know this little girl.
Clara is the best baby I’ve had so far.
Fingers crossed that things stay that way. But really, she’s just a happy girl. Eats, sleeps, and when she’s awake, just looks around with her pretty little eyes. She seems so curious.
She has chubby little cheeks like the other kids did, the most hair of any of them (which I’m sure will fall out and come in blonde), and the wrinkliest feet I’ve ever seen.
The delivery went great….just as you all predicted.
In fact the doctor almost missed it all. I went from being “almost ready” to “um, there’s the head. Quick call the doctor” in a very short period of time. My doctor walked in the room, threw on her gear, I pushed, and there was Clara. I feel very fortunate since it’s made the recovery all that much easier.
It all felt surreal, moving that fast. And boy there is nothing in life that compares to experiencing birth….whether you’re the mother, the father, or the nurse in the room assisting with it all. In fact after Lucy was born I wanted to become a nurse because I was so touched by the whole birth experience. I started the schooling but didn’t get far because then Owen was born. And now with the amount of time I spend on creative outlets, it may never happen. But I have such a respect for the care those nurses gave me. They were all fabulous and I’m jealous that they get to witness births every day. How cool.
We brought the Heart Garland with us to decorate our Valentine’s crib.
The nurses thought it was pretty fun.
And the kids weren’t quite sure what to make of Clara at first.
They were super excited and smiled when they saw her…but then glanced out the window, “hey Mom, there’s a park down the street!” And when she started crying they both plugged their ears because it was “just too loud.”
They’ve got a lot to look forward to!
Little by little though, they warmed up her.
getting closer and closer,
so we could take a pic of all three kids.
and then it was back to playing games on Dad’s phone.
Since we’ve been home though they’ve been more interested in what Clara is doing and wanting to help out where they can.
We’re so blessed to have another sweet child in our family.
Thank you for your emails, comments, prayers, and thoughts. It’s fun to share this moment with you guys. I’m not sure what the next few weeks hold or how much I’ll be blogging. I don’t feel super motivated for it at the moment. But when the time is right, I’ll pop in. And I do plan to do a mini “Celebrate Baby” sometime soon since I have a few baby projects stock-piled.
Have a great week,
- Dana
by Dana on February 9, 2012
And….
we’re off to the hospital!
If all goes as planned I won’t be looking at this view for too much longer.
The funny thing is, I’m starting to feel a wee bit nervous. I thought by the 3rd child I’ll feel calm and relaxed. But I’m sure everything will run smoothly.
Talk to you soon!
by Dana on February 8, 2012
Little Clara is 2 weeks old tomorrow.
For the most part she’s still a great baby. She has her fussiness but has been sleeping great at night, so complaints here.
Her onesie is a simple Gerber one, hand-dyed with RIT dye. You can read more about that here and here (sadly with my website migration, I lost all the great comments and tips you guys left about your own hand-dyeing experiments. So feel free to re-submit comments/tips on there if you have any!).
And that’s Clara these days.
Well, sort of. I hear her squirming in the other room.
If you want to see more photos of me and Clara from the hospital, check out Katie Evan’s Photography. She shares 5 great tips for taking newborn pics.
