Jumperoo

Now that she has good head support, it's time for new toys!









"whoa"

dropping hints

Xmas ideas for Charlotte

Anything on the list we do not have and I update/view it daily to make sure things aren't doubled.

In other exciting news: the results for my cyst came back and it was benign. :)

bad habits

No idea where she got this one from. ;)

post surgery

Surgery went as well as can be expected. They did not have to remove my entire ovary, but removed half. My OBGYN lifted my uterus while in there and discovered that there was more cyst hiding behind it. Now we wait for the biopsy results. I'm recovering well. I'll be returning to work the day after Thanksgiving so at least I'll be busy my first day back!

In other, totally unrelated news Willow, one of our cats, has seemed to have lost her meow. It's the most bizarre thing ever.

interactions

Charlotte's really starting to touch and feel things. She's also starting to interact, visually, with items.





Everything is oh so interesting and confusing!

More pictures!

Where did our tiny baby go?









And on a completely unrelated note: My surgery's been changed from Wednesday the 18th at 2pm to Friday the 20th at 12:30pm.

'tis the season

I got bored yesterday and put up the christmas tree. I was really, really bored.



Charlotte's kinda figuring out what her hands do. This includes grabbing mommy's hair and yesterday she grabbed her toes.

I was kind of sad that I bought her a couple of dresses and she never had a chance to wear 'em when it was warmer out so we made it work..



.. and she was ok with this.

A hat

She likes hats. Actually she's just a happy baby in general and likes pretty much everything.



.. and hands.

10 Week Check-up

24" : 13.4lbs Upper 95th percentile for height and weight. She's perfectly proportional, just a big baby. Also had our first round of vaccines. After a bit of comfort nursing she was just fine. ;)





Going on our first playdate today!

It's been a good 6 years

I found out today via 3 conference calls that my store, along with 200 others will be closed by the end of January. Here's a complete list of all the store closings in the country:

BSR Closing List

pre-op

Surgery is scheduled November 18th at 2pm. Of course, I've been told that the time can vary by a few hours but the date is definite. Unfortunately we won't be able to take the baby with us (hospital regulations) so now we're going to need someone to watch her at least on the 18th and possibly the 19th if I end up having to stay overnight. The consultation went well, overall. I was informed of what could happen and what to expect. They're also going to run a biopsy on the cyst to make sure it's not cancerous. My OBGYN is hoping that she can take care of everything laparoscopically, but if the cyst has hard bits in it she'll have to make either a vertical or bikini incision to remove it (this is why there could potentially be an overnight stay in the hospital). She's hoping they can drain the cyst without removing the ovary, but it's unlikely due to the size. Overall it's not a very invasive surgery, for the most part.

I plan on taking time off work for about a week (18th - 24th) and Matt will be home with me the 18th - 22nd. Any help would be welcome and fresh cooked meals would be awesome, of course. ;) And because we need a little cute, here's a recent picture of Charlotte: