Week 1

What a strange, amazing, sweet, exciting week getting to know Audrey Ruth Orelove and having her get used to our household. She is now 8lbs 1oz. Everything is now in 2-hour intervals, in which we nap, eat, feed and change Audrey, and walk the dog. It is very tiring, but very life-changing and a lot of fun to live minute-by-minute with our new child, listening to her grunt and sigh, and whimper as she discovers her place in the world.

Baby & Daddy

Baby Audrey's Room

At the beginning of the summer, we began to transform our office room into the baby nursery. I started by ripping out all carpet and padding, the primed and painted the room. Next we installed wood flooring, wall paneling, a chair rail, and a new ceiling fan. Next, we bought and assembled shelves, a cabinet, and rocker, and a crib. Thank you to everyone who helped with the room and gave us gift cards and other purchases. (Not pictured is the entire closet full of gifts and clothes from everyone!)






Currently, however, Kim, Baby Orelove, Phoebe the Dog, and I are all camped out downstairs in the living room via the couch and a pack-n-play crib. It is easier on Kim that she does not have to go up and down stairs. Our days thus far are basically napping, holding baby, laundry, and eating. It is wonderful, yet I doubt we'll ever get used to sleeping in intervals of 60 minutes or less at a time.




More Later.

-a

BabyBellaPhotography

FYI-

As if you didn't have enough pictures, a professional photographer came to our room and took some pictures that look pretty wonderful. They are available at:

http://www.bellababyphotography.com/#

When you get to the page, click on "client" on the bottom right, and the password is "orelove".

The photos are nice to look at, and available for a price (of course). They will be available for two weeks.

-a

Audrey Ruth Orelove

OK, so it has been a couple weeks, but this will be the highlight of the blog. Of this I am sure.



On September 20th, 2008 at 10:24PM, Audrey Ruth Orelove came into the world.



Kim's water broke at 8am, and we hung around the house for a couple hours cleaning and having some breakfast before leaving for Edwards Hospital in Naperville. She worked hard and had an epidural (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!) and eventually pushed little Audry out!

She weighed 7lbs 12.5oz at birth, and left the hospital weighing 7lbs 8oz. She is beautiful and a little feisty baby who loves being warm and swaddled in blankets. She is not a fan of having her feet touched, or cold baby wipes. So far she enjoys snoozing in her Boppy Pillow and seems to enjoy crime drama television, just like her mother! :-)


Our experience at the hospital was nothing short of amazing. We felt comfortable from the moment we entered their care. The staff was hospitable and was constantly available for any questions and met all of our needs. Their knowledge and professionalism was second to none, and they were genuine people who truly cared about our child.

There will be many many more photos to come, but for now we need to rest a little and get situated in our new home. Thank you all for your love and support. We look forward to our new life together and introducing Audry (AKA Baby Ruth) to the world.

-A&K

name game

So, Kim and I are still not set on names. I'd appreciate any and all name suggestions for both boys and girls! Let's get a little chatter going on the blog this week!

-a