It's incredibly hard to believe that one week ago today, we were blessed with a successful birth of our precious baby girl, Josslyn Joan. She weighed a healthy 7lbs, 8 oz and was 21" long. She came into this world via C-Section at 7:33am. Dr. Hopf was assisted by Dr. Checci and they both did an amazing job taking care of us. It wasn't long after, Josslyn was seen by Dr. Bies who also made sure everything was okay with Baby J. Josslyn's great aunt Mary was her baby nurse. Mary was my baby nurse when I was born, which was before she married my uncle and became my aunt. It was a very special day and one we will remember in great detail forever!
The past week has been mostly amazing. We have definitely had our challenges just like all new parents do. However, most of the moments have been unforgettable. We have had lots of visits from family and friends and have once again been reminded how lucky we are to have all of you in our lives. And, we are extremely grateful that Josslyn has such great people caring about her!
Yesterday we made our first roadtrip with Baby J. We had to go to St. Mary's for an outpatient ultrasound of her hip. Dr. Bies was just a bit concerned that one of her hips may not have developed completely. It's not a huge deal and isn't painful for her. If left untreated she could have hip problems and early arthritis but if treated she should be just fine. He wanted the ultrasound done to confirm whether or not it truly is underdeveloped. If it is, we will just need to put her little hip in a soft support brace so it is held in place until it is done developing. Mommy and Daddy are just happy that Dr. Bies caught this and that it isn't painful for her. She did excellent in Daddy's truck and he's convinced that it's because she likes the shaking/rattling of the diesel and reminds Mommy that it's another reason he had to get a new truck before she arrived :) Mommy thinks that Josslyn is just a good baby, but we'll let Daddy think whatever he wants!
Daddy went back to work today so Josslyn and I will start to figure out our own routine and I will work on getting things done/caring for Josslyn without Daddy's constant assistance. I'm sure we'll manage but we sure miss Daddy already. He has been a huge help and I love to see him cuddle with Josslyn. I guess we'll just be thankful that he was able to be here with us for the first 6 days.
Well, I think that sums up everything that's going on here at the Glendening house. There's not a lot of time for anything else these days but we are totally okay with that. We wouldn't have it any other way! Thanks to all of you who have sent cards, visited at the hospital, brought gifts and food, or prayed for us or thought of us during this very special time. You all mean so much to us!
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