Lila was born Monday, November 21st at 12.56pm. She entered the world weighing 9 pounds, 10.7 ounces and measuring 21.5 inches. She is healthy and perfect and we have been enjoying the time with her very much!
Our first week with Lila has been super busy. We were in the hospital from Sunday, the 20th at 4pm until Wednesday, the 23rd around 1pm. All of the nurses and doctors were fantastic and we enjoyed spending time with many visitors once Lila made her appearance. She was able to meet all of her grandmas and grandpas as well as her Aunt Megan and some of her friends from Saint Paul.
We came home from the hospital on Wednesday afternoon, and Lila was able to meet her Great Grandpa and Grandma Welsh. Thursday she celebrated her first Thanksgiving with her Grandma and Grandpa Welsh and Uncle Eric. Grandma Welsh spoiled everyone but Lila with delicious food. She'll have to wait until next year to taste all the goodies.
On Thursday night/Friday morning, Tony, Eric, and my dad went out to some Black Friday sales. They got some really good deals and I think had a good time (or at least a good time laughing about the craziness of the crowds when they got home). Later, on Friday, Miss Lila took her first shopping trip. She had a doctor's appointment right over by our mall, so we left the house a little early and stopped by a few stores. Lila loves rolling along in her stroller and riding in the car. At her doctor's appointment, everything checked out just fine. Her jaundice seemed a little worse, but we were told to keep an eye on it and since then she's been getting better each day. She weighed 9 pounds 4 ounces, which was already 2 ounces more than one of her check-ups at the hospital, so she's gaining back weight like she should be. At her appointment, she was in the 98th percentile for her height and the 90th percentile for her weight. She goes back for her next appointment on December 23rd...just in time for Christmas!
On Saturday, Tony, Lila, and I traveled out to Yorkville for the Dixon family Thanksgiving. Lila was able to meet her Uncle Dennis, Aunt Dawn, Uncle Jason, Great-Uncle Keith, and cousins George, Sharayah, Sam, Seth, and Simon. We had a good time celebrating with the family.
Then, on Sunday, Miss Lila Mae was baptized. After the baptism, we had a little gathering back at our house where she was able to capture everyone's hearts with her crazy cuteness. She did a great job during the baptism of staying happy and then stayed awake for quite some time back at the house so that people could get to know her a little bit.
That bring us to today, which is Lila's one-week birthday. We spent the day snuggling and relaxing...no appointments, no reason to leave the house, nothing on the calendar. It was fantastic! :) Here are some pictures from today of some of her favorite activities.
