Completely Exhausted

Abigail's third sponge bath was quite an ordeal for Abby, mom and nana. (The more upset she got, the more mess she made and the more we needed to clean up.) Afterwards, Abby was so exhausted she fell asleep instantly with no need for a swaddle.

Papa Arrives!

Papa (Becca's Dad) arrived last night. He delayed his arrival by a week so that he would be around longer to help Becca recover from her c-section. Yay Papa!!

First Big Milestone

Last night Abigail's yucky umbilical cord stub fell out. Don't worry, we won't post a picture.

Go Sox!

Tummy Time

Abby's doctor was impressed by her feats of strength during her 1 week visit and encouraged us to start tummy time at home. The first attempt wasn't so good. She started screaming after about 10 seconds.



Dad tried the next day and it worked out a little better. She was happy for about 3 minutes with dad laying down next to her.

More Visitors

Uncle Matt and Aunt Natasha


Martha (Becca's Cousin)

A Beautiful Day for a Walk

It was absolutely beautiful outside today. We went for a walk down to Isis Maternity to pick up some much needed baby supplies. It turned out that the hat we brought is still a little too big.

Best Invention Ever!

So last year we lived with a family from church. When we moved in, the 5 month old Elizabeth would only go to sleep for us if we put her in her car seat and then swung it for a LONG TIME. While doing this, Becca and I "invented" a swing you could put your car seat in. Turns out Graco (the make of everything baby) was listening in on our conversation and brought it to market before we could. Abby loves it!

So Popular

Alex and Erica (friends from church) stopped by to meet Abigail.


The Schmelzer family (friends from Church) stopped by as well but we forgot to take a picture.

Virtual Papa

Since Papa (Becca's Dad) won't be coming out for another week, we arranged a virtual introduction thanks to Skype and webcams. Papa is pretty anxious to get out here, but we really appreciate his sacrifice.

Uncle Patrick

Uncle Patrick (Dan's brother) and his girlfriend Amanda came to visit us and meet Abigail for the first time.

Sleeping

We seem to be doing this a lot lately (except between the hours of midnight and 7 am). I feel like this is an obligatory photograph for any new Dad.

Nana!

Nana (Becca's Mom) was waiting for us at home. She'll be staying with us for two weeks, which we're all very excited about! Papa (Becca's Dad) was nice enough to delay his arrival by one week and then stay for two so that Becca has more help at home.

Going Home

We left the hospital on Friday morning. Abigail and Mommy are both doing better than expected. Abigail even gained 2 1/2 ounces on Thursday! Gaining weight well runs in the family...

Here's one last photo of her in her first bed.


Here she is on her first car ride. At first we thought she didn't like her car seat, but then we heard a big burp and she slept the rest of the way. Go Pats!

More Visitor Shots

Great Great Aunt Carol and Cousin Melissa


Cousin Jael


Uncle Paul

Visitors - Day 2

Great Great Aunt Virginia (believe it or not, Abby has two of these. This is the Great Great Aunt Virginia on Becca's side)


Paula (close family friend and honorary Aunt)


Mardi (friend from college and church)


Lesley (Becca's friend from work)


Sheila (friend from church)


Jemima (friend from church)

Visiting Hours Begins

Aunt Lara was able to sneak in before visiting hours with her Doctor powers.


The Two Jeans! Great Aunt Jencie (Becca's Aunt) is one of the two Jeans Abby gets her middle name from. (The other is Becca's Grandma Jean)


Great Aunt Jan (Becca's Aunt)


Great Uncle Dana (Becca's uncle)


Aunt Natasha (Stewart)


Fat Tony (friend from Dan's college)


Shannon (friend from Dan's college)


Dorothy (friend from church small group)


Annabel (also from Small Group)


Grandma (Persson)


Grampa (Persson)


Uncle Sean (Dan's brother)

More Photos

Welcome Abigail Jean Persson!

Abigail Jean Persson was born today at 2:09pm. She weighs 6 pounds 9 ounces and is 19.5 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great!

Here are some pictures of the happy parents (more at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danpersson)