Father and Daughter
We’re currently at the doctor’s office, having Lily checked out for the first time by the pediatrician.
She’s been doing great, but the doctor at the hospital wanted us to bring her in after 48 hours just to make sure everything is continuing to go well.
And believe it or not, but it sure seemed like she just smiled and cooed at me for the first time. Both Jennifer and I were surprised because we didn’t think babies ever reacted that early.
Overall, we’re simply blown away by how good of a baby Lily is so far.
She’s nursing like a champ, she’s sleeping well, and she’s just been an awesome baby so far.
We’re praying constantly that she stays that way!
Even MORE Pics of Lily
Now that we’re at home, the boys are at school, and Jennifer and Lily are sleeping, I thought I’d post other photos I took from my phone over the weekend.
I imagine there will be plenty more taken this week, as well, and I’ll continue to post them here!
Meet Lily Live on uStream
We just did a quick 5 minutes or so Live on uStream to show everyone Lily via streaming video. If you missed it, here is a recording:
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Waiting To Bring Lily Home
Lily has been poked, prodded, and tested all morning and now we’re just waiting for the final paperwork to be processed so we can check out of the hospital and head home.
When we get home and have better Internet access, I’ll upload some more photos and maybe I’ll even open up a uStream window for a few minutes so you can see Lily live. Stay tuned.
Mother and Daughter
Jennifer and Lily are both doing great.
Jennifer was a super trooper during this labor! And now she’s resting comfortably and just absolutely amazed me with how strong and incredible she was during the labor.
And I just made the coolest discovery. Lily has the most crooked pinkies of all our kids. That’s a trait from my mom’s side of the family.
Some people have asked about her name, and I have to thanks Jennifer for going with Lily.
Lily M. Gyldenvand was my great aunt and a tremendous influence on me when I was a kid. Painting, writing, drawing, speaking about faith – that’s what Aunt Lil did her whole life. Google her name and you’ll find references to books she wrote decades ago.
She died more than 15 years ago of Alzheimer’s, and as soon as we learned we’d have a daughter, I wanted to call her Lily. Grace (her middle name) is a tribute of sorts to our Blessed Mother, who the angel Gabriel called “Full of grace”. For all the Hail Mary’s we’ve prayed, it seemed appropriate.
More Pics of Lily
Lily
Lillian Grace Willits was born at 1:07 PM, she weighs 9 pounds 3 ounces. 21 inches long!
Lillian Grace is here!
Lily is here! And she has tons of hair and is nuzzling with mom..
pictures soon!
Jennifer’s contractions are MEGA strong now. Lot’s of activity. Midwife thinks we have less than 30 minutes until baby girl arrives. Cancel that —–baby’s coming out!~
She’s Been Admitted and There’s Progress
Here’s the update:
When we got here, she was only about 4cm dilated and 80% effaced.
They had us walk the halls for an hour and we prayed a Rosary.
An hour later, they checked her again and she hadn’t progressed very much. The options were: Go home, Get Petocin (no way), or have the membranes stripped on the cervix. Jennifer opted for the membranes being stripped and she immediately went to 6cm dilated, so they admitted her.
We’ve now been moved from triage to an actual labor and delivery room and Jennifer is in the tub.
I only have very slow dial-up, but I will update as much as I can. She’s doing awesome, and it was great news to see how she’s progressed in just a few hours.
It’s Showtime! We’re heading to the hospital
The contractions have been strong all morning so we’re heading to the hospital RIGHT NOW!
Keep checking the website for future updates.
Prayers would be appreciated!
Popple Just Keeps Getting Better
Okay, first off, if you’ve never heard any music from Popple, stop right now and go to their website.
Because the baby girl STILL hasn’t shown up, we loaded up the kids and headed up to Lawrenceville, Georgia tonight to go see a live Popple concert.
Just have to say, The CDs are great, but Popple in concert is even better.
At the moment they are performing “Binary” and Sam and Walt are up near the stage mixing it up with all the other youth.
It was a long drive here to St. Lawrence’s, but what a great distraction for all of us as we wait for the baby girl.
And seriously, Dan and Kyle, you guys just keep getting better.
Home Video: Can Eggplant Parmesan Induce Labor?
As we posted yesterday, Scalini’s Restaurant is well known for their Eggplant Parmesan, primarily because over 900 babies have been born after pregnant moms ate it!
So last night we loaded up the family into the van and took a trip across town to Scalini’s. Here’s the video of our exploits. Enjoy!
We’re currently at the doctor’s office, having Lily checked out for the first time by the pediatrician. 
Overall, we’re simply blown away by how good of a baby Lily is so far. 
