Cora Gail Nichols was born on Monday, July 26, at 5:36 pm. She weighed 8 Lb, 3 oz, and was 20" long. Gena and Cora are in perfect health, and I am completely exhausted, I had a long day yesterday! We labored for just under 12 hours, and Gena was amazing the entire time. Here she is, introducing herself to Cora for the first time.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
happy birth day Cora
She's here!
Cora Gail Nichols was born on Monday, July 26, at 5:36 pm. She weighed 8 Lb, 3 oz, and was 20" long. Gena and Cora are in perfect health, and I am completely exhausted, I had a long day yesterday! We labored for just under 12 hours, and Gena was amazing the entire time. Here she is, introducing herself to Cora for the first time.
We've spent the last 24 hours trying to sleep, taking pictures, and loving having a new baby to take care of. Here is a collage of some of our favorite pictures. Let me know via e-mail if you want to be able to print any of these, and I'll make it happen.
Thank you all for the thoughts and well wishes over the past few days, we really appreciate your love and support. We're heading home tomorrow, and can't wait to start life as the Shiny New Nichols!
Cora Gail Nichols was born on Monday, July 26, at 5:36 pm. She weighed 8 Lb, 3 oz, and was 20" long. Gena and Cora are in perfect health, and I am completely exhausted, I had a long day yesterday! We labored for just under 12 hours, and Gena was amazing the entire time. Here she is, introducing herself to Cora for the first time.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
what a journey
Well folks, the time is almost here. We are scheduled to go to the hospital Sunday night, and induce early Monday morning. We're still hoping for a surprise labor before then, but nonetheless very excited! Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, and look out for my next post, as it will include pictures of Cora!
Let me leave you with this collage of a few of my favorite maternity pictures. The ultrasound was taken at 17 weeks, and the quilt in the middle photo was made for Cora by Gena herself! You can see more photos of it by clicking here.
Let me leave you with this collage of a few of my favorite maternity pictures. The ultrasound was taken at 17 weeks, and the quilt in the middle photo was made for Cora by Gena herself! You can see more photos of it by clicking here.
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| Top left: 18 weeks Middle: 33 weeks Top right: 37 weeks Bottom left: 41 weeks |
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
it's about time, but not yet...
it's about time,
I recently learned it is possible to create a blog that is only accessible to the people I choose. That's right, with all of my technical prowess, I didn't know this. Seeing as we are about to have a baby, and don't want her face to be plastered all over Facebook/Google/etc..., I figured starting my first blog would be a fun way to share news, pictures, videos (if I can figure it out), and the occasional random thought. I have really enjoyed reading Gena's blog over the last few years, and keep thinking that I should try something similar, but I've never had anything worth sharing. Well now's my chance, and I'm very excited to share our first foray into the world of parenthood with you!
but not yet...
In case you haven't guessed by the lack of adorable baby pictures, Cora has not yet joined our happy family. Our "due date" was July 18, but we are still waiting for her to arrive. Rest assured, as soon as we recover from the hospital I will begin this blog in earnest, but for now we've got plenty to keep us busy. Despite being 9 months pregnant, we decided to move across town last weekend! We found a great little two bedroom condo that we were able to rent for a bit cheaper than our one bedroom apartment, so I've been trying to finish getting the new place unpacked while Gena tries to remain comfortable in the wonderful Louisiana humidity.
So for now I'll leave you with the latest photo of Cora hard at work in the lab...well, of Gena taking a break from her hard work in the lab at least!
I recently learned it is possible to create a blog that is only accessible to the people I choose. That's right, with all of my technical prowess, I didn't know this. Seeing as we are about to have a baby, and don't want her face to be plastered all over Facebook/Google/etc..., I figured starting my first blog would be a fun way to share news, pictures, videos (if I can figure it out), and the occasional random thought. I have really enjoyed reading Gena's blog over the last few years, and keep thinking that I should try something similar, but I've never had anything worth sharing. Well now's my chance, and I'm very excited to share our first foray into the world of parenthood with you!
but not yet...
In case you haven't guessed by the lack of adorable baby pictures, Cora has not yet joined our happy family. Our "due date" was July 18, but we are still waiting for her to arrive. Rest assured, as soon as we recover from the hospital I will begin this blog in earnest, but for now we've got plenty to keep us busy. Despite being 9 months pregnant, we decided to move across town last weekend! We found a great little two bedroom condo that we were able to rent for a bit cheaper than our one bedroom apartment, so I've been trying to finish getting the new place unpacked while Gena tries to remain comfortable in the wonderful Louisiana humidity.
So for now I'll leave you with the latest photo of Cora hard at work in the lab...well, of Gena taking a break from her hard work in the lab at least!
By the way, GP is the blogiverse name Gena uses for me in her non-private blog, I hope that didn't confuse anyone in the invite! We haven't yet decided what to use for Cora, but I'm sure you will be able to figure it out when we transition from G&G to GG&Co.
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