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Emily had her 1 month appointment today. The last time she saw her pediatrician was 2 weeks ago. Since then she gained 1 1/2 pounds. She is now 8 1/2 pounds and 21 inches. She is getting bigger by the minute!

Watch this video of Emily when she was only 4 hours old!

Our sweet baby girl has joined our family and we couldn’t be happier. After 24 hours of labor I did not make much progress so the doctors decided that I needed a c-section. Before you feel sorry for me I have to tell you that I did more sleeping than anything. I was given Demerol and it knocked me out. Emily arrived at 8:12 p.m. October 8, 2005. She weighed 7.08 oz and was 19 1/4 inches long. We were surprised to find out it was a girl. When the doctor told us we were having a girl Eric and I just looked at each other surprised. All this time we had a feeling we were having a boy. As they put her in my chest I realized how much I already loved her. She is so precious to me that I could not imagine my life without her.

We’ve made it to week number 33 out of a possible 40+ week pregnancy. To celebrate, we sprung for a 4D ultrasound of the baby since it wasn’t covered by our insurance. It was worth it, even though the baby wouldn’t fully cooperate. It (that’s its name for now since we aren’t finding out what we’re having) kept its hands and feet in front of its face nearly the entire time. When the baby was blocking our view, its face was smushed up against the uterus which gave us a picture similar to when you try and photocopy your own face. I uploaded the ultrasound photos to my Flickr account, so either click on the image above our click on the Flickr links in the right column.