Two months

At two months, Jane has become a bit more particular about how she likes things.  She enjoys baths.  She hates riding in the car and will scream the whole way.  But loves being held by her tummy in a football hold facing out.  She likes to go to sleep with a pacifier.  She loves to watch her mobile and even laughs and coos at it.  We think she enjoys Vivaldi and Mom's singing.  Mom has started a three-hour schedule and she's eating faster and staying awake longer, but still mostly sleeps!  She is very easily overstimulated and if she doesn't get to sleep on time, she gets very cranky!  But she's starting to coo and continues to smile. 

One Month

This month was a crazy one!  Mom had to get used to this whole 'nursing' thing, while Jane picked it right up!  But this new little body has lots of growing to do.  So far she can grasp fingers, hold her head up, and turn it from side to side.  She had great control over this from the very beginning.  Makes mom wonder why she wouldn't turn her head for delivery:(  She also smiles and watches faces and high contrast patterns.  But mostly she sleeps.  Probably 18 hours a day or more!  She eats every 2 hours.

Jane's First Photo Shoot

A friend of ours offered to take some photos of Jane when she was just 5 days old.  Man, did it take some patience to get these photos!  But here they are, proof that it can be done with a sensitive little newborn.... even got a smile out of her.

The Many Faces of Jane

I know we're her parents and we see her through rose-colored glasses, but I don't care, you've got to admit, this is one adorable girl....

Mostly we notice she does 'grumpy' faces very well.  Must be those chubby cheeks.  But when she smiles it lights up our hearts.

Jane's Blessing

Jane was blessed on October 16 by her dad.  Her grandpas, the Bishop, and friends helped to bless her.  A simple but wonderful blessing.  Really it was quite superfluous because we already feel so blessed just to have her!

Grandma and Grandpa Pack were able to be there.  We enjoyed having Grandma's help for a couple of weeks.  Family is truly a blessing.  We hope Jane will be able to spend lots of time with relatives as she grows older.

Baby Jane's Arrival

Oh dear! Jane is almost 3 months old, so we'd better post her arrival story. In fact, as new parents, we find that this blog thing could be a great way to journal for her, so keep checking back, we are determined to be better if for no other reason than little Jane's sake!

Andrea went into labor on September 2nd at 11:00 pm. There were no signs of labor to speak of so it was a surprise to her when her water broke in the middle of the night! We waited until the following day at 4:00pm to go to the birth center for active labor, but even though mom was fully dilated and pushed for a few hours, Jane was making no progress. So we decided to head to the hospital, which was the longest 10 minute drive Andrea says she has ever experienced. At the hospital, she opted for an epidural and pitocin to get things moving, and tried to push again but baby Jane's heart rate was dropping even though she wasn't, so a C-section seemed to be the only option left. She was born at 12:18pm on September 4th, 7 lbs and 3 ounces, and every bit of perfect. Mom was quite upset that she didn't even get to see Jane until after the newborn procedures but she was still being operated on. Jeff got to hold her after a few minutes and take some photos. We learned a lot about how to care for her in the hospital while Andrea started to recover. Jeff stayed the whole time which was great. Grandma and Grandpa Walker, Erik and Ryan came to visit, as well as our Vlazny family. Went home on Wednesday, three days after she was born. We love having her new little spirit in our home!