and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even,...oh wait, Macyn sure was! We had bapstism this past Sunday, and on the baptism eve, Macyn decided to not go to bed until 1:00 in the morning...and then decided to be up at 5:00. What a night/morning! But anyways, we did indeed have baptism and it went really well....she slept the whole service (wonder why) and most of the day, so she was pretty easy to take care of. We had lunch and cake at our house afterwords with some relatives so it was nice to see all of them and overall had a great time with no big fiascos! 
We also became members of First Reformed on Sunday, so we had that, and then shortly after Macyn was baptised. My father in law did the baptism, and the words he spoke could have gotten me teary-eyed. (My mom and aunt both cried) He took Macyn into his arms and talked to her saying "I love you" and some other well wishes. We chose a verse for Macyn and my FIL memorized it and told it to Macyn:
"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior." (Isaiah 43:1b-3a)
My DH and I really liked that verse, it shows God's plan for her (...called her by name, you are mine) and explained that he will always be with her no matter what, and tells her that he is the Lord.
After the service we were welcomed to the congregation by mobs of people, which was really nice. My mom is from town here, so she knew alot of people in the church and had to explain how she was related, same with Josh's parents. All I know is there is going to be ALOT of Dutch Bingo going on!
.......but anyways, it was a great day, and here are some more pictures from Baptism.
....Macyn sure thinks so!
That's right! Macyn is 1 month old today! Its amazing how fast it goes, but yet while being pregnant every 4 weeks seemed like F-O-R-E-V-E-R! But our little ones grow up so fast, so here are some updates. She officially weighs 9lbs 2 oz fully clothed which puts her into the 50th percentile for her weight. Not sure of what her length is, but its in the 85th percentile. She has been starting to fill out some clothes, especially the length! We have some sleepers she is too long for, but are baggy everywhere else. So its kind of hard to find a happy medium between length and weight :)She also likes to lay on her mat and watch her toys, and be in her swing. She likes to make baby noises when she is happy and starting to smile a little bit more. She has also been sleeping better at night (knock on wood). A few nights the past week she has been sleeping for 5-6 hours at a time. She usually goes to bed around 10:30, gets up around 4:30 and sleeps again until 7:30....this isn't the case, however, when she is on a growth spurt. She is up like clockwork every 3 hours when that happens!On the medical side, she still is a little Jaundiced but her bilirubin level continues to go down. However, she has an elevated liver enzyme that unexpectedly jumped a little higher this past week which means her liver isn't functioning quite 100% yet. Hopefully when I bring her to the lab to do yet more bloodwork next week it will be back to normal. If not, we have to get another doctor involved. Our doctor thinks she is low risk which makes us feel a little better.So thats pretty much our life in a nutshell. Can't wait to see what month 2 brings....but they just grow up so fast! I'm trying to enjoy our nightime feedings and cuddle sessions as much as possible.
Macyn got the Dr's OK to take a tub bath, so last night she got her first one. She was a little fussy before the bath, but once we put her into her tub she loved it! No crying, even when we put water on her head to wash her hair! She seemed to like the bath alot, even splashing the water with her arms (even if it was an accident)! We finished off the bath by wrapping her up in her hooded ducky towel.
Macyn is officially 2 weeks old already! She has made some progress in the weight department. She was all the way down to 6 lbs 8 oz in the hospital, (birth weight - 7lbs 5 oz) but gained 2 oz in the hospital, was 6 lbs 14 oz at the appointment last week, and is oficially 7 lbs 6 oz today! She is back up to her birth weight which is great....it puts her into the 50th percentile for weight and her length (22") is in the 75th percentile... She is still jaundiced as we are continuing to monitor that and get it checked weekly. We had to feed her every 2 hours for a while to try and get her bilirubin levels better.
She also smiles here and there - but I never have the camera out to catch one! She also likes to lift her head and roll onto her side. She makes little noises when shes content and its so cute! She is sleeping well during the night (knock on wood)...usually goes to bed around 10-11ish, up at 3:30, 6-7, and then sleeps until about 9. Not too bad. She usually only nurses for about 15 mins during the night. She also has her crabby days and cluster feedings. She thinks shes starving and likes to eat sometimes ever hour. She has peed through a few clothes, and pooped through some yesterday. I knew that time would come but I didnt know so soon!
As for me, I am doing better. The incision is still sore but the surgeon and Dr. says it "looks good" ..........not sure how a big cut with random staple holes around it looks good, but I will take their word for it. I have been off pain meds for 2 days now - I can't drive when I am on them...so that means when I'm on my own, I don't have a driver. So I am sucking up to the pain!
I have actually lost quite a bit of weight already. According to my scale at home I have lost about 28 lbs. I only gained 30 so you do the math! But my body is definitely not the same proportions it used to be! I am sure it will take some time to get back to normal. I blame the weight loss on forgetting to eat, and my stomach shrinking. I also had to be on a clear liquid diet for 3 days in hospital, and then a toast and cracker diet for the next day..I am also recovering from surgery so not sure if that is a factor either...I get very tired quickly doing simple tasks. I just can't wait to be pain-free again and feel 100%! But nonetheless, we love our little girl, and she is totally worth it!
and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even,...oh wait, Macyn sure was! We had bapstism this past Sunday, and on the baptism eve, Macyn decided to not go to bed until 1:00 in the morning...and then decided to be up at 5:00. What a night/morning! But anyways, we did indeed have baptism and it went really well....she slept the whole service (wonder why) and most of the day, so she was pretty easy to take care of. We had lunch and cake at our house afterwords with some relatives so it was nice to see all of them and overall had a great time with no big fiascos! 
We also became members of First Reformed on Sunday, so we had that, and then shortly after Macyn was baptised. My father in law did the baptism, and the words he spoke could have gotten me teary-eyed. (My mom and aunt both cried) He took Macyn into his arms and talked to her saying "I love you" and some other well wishes. We chose a verse for Macyn and my FIL memorized it and told it to Macyn:
