4 weeks!

Josie is more and more alert, and starting to have some smiles and facial expressions that seem like they may be in response to us, which is fun.
Today we went to the Greenlake wading pool with Julie and her baby Kate. She was fleetingly interested in Josie, but then quickly moved on to more fun things!

Still jaundiced...

Baby Josie has a little bit of breast milk jaundice... which is a relatively unusual, but not harmful kind of jaundice that lasts a bit longer than in most babies. We had a crazy day at Children's hospital on Friday getting lots of tests done to confirm that there is no other reason for her to be jaundiced, and thankfully it looks like she is fine! So she may continue to look a wee bit tanned in her photos for a few more weeks...
Other than that, life has been getting back into a bit of a pattern. A different pattern for sure, but it's nice to know more what to expect day to day with our little one. Last night we even went to Emily's wedding and it went off without a hitch! We were there for more than 3 hours with no incidents. Next weekend we are off to Portland and Seaside for a three day weekend to throw the whole pattern thing off again! Hopefully it will be a nice low key trip.

Happy Father's Day, Eric!

How great is Eric?? Josie and I think he's the best daddy ever!
Happy Father's day to all you dads out there.

Cutie pie

More pics for you to ooh and aah over :-). This week we went to a baby group, and out to breakfast, to the farmer's market... plus lots of walks and a few visitors. It was Eric's last week at home, next week it's Josie and I are on our own! This weekend Maria and Carl will be here to visit. Too bad it's going to rain!

chunky monkey

Our girl has done a great job gaining weight, and at her 2 week pediatrician's appointment today weighed a whopping 7 pounds, 5 ounces!! That's almost a pound gained since her last check up 11 days ago... very impressive. Our voracious little eater is packing on the pudge! It feels so good to know she is doing so well at her main job, gain and grow. Yay Josie!

2 weeks!

Tomorrow Josie is 2 weeks old, hard to believe that time has gone by so fast. We have been having a great time at home with her. As you can see, quality nap time ranks high on the to do list these days! We have also enjoyed visits from several friends, and have really appreciated the food people have brought for us. Thanks!

pictures of the day

Things are going well around here. We have been enjoying walks in the sunshine, naps, and lots of time nursing. Josie has so far proven to be a very mellow baby, not crying much, but with lots of alert awake time at night. Here are a couple cute photos from the last few days. That picture of her smiling with her head on her hand is Eric's favorite... he said it looks like we posed her for a senior picture :-).

Most Hilarious Baby Moment EVER

Eric got a surprise from Josie last night... a very hilarious baby moment. He was doing a fabulous job on daddy duty with a particularly nasty diaper, leaning over her little bottom getting her nice and clean. All of a sudden, with very dramatic sound effects, Josie SHOT him with a good dose of liquidy poo at an impressive range! He jumped back completely stunned, as I rolled with laughter harder than I ever have in my life at the sight of him. He had poo running down his chest, splattered on his arms, and even a drip from his chin. Josie seemed very happy following this impressive feat :-). I have seen a lot of blow out diapers, folks, but I have to say my very own daughter takes the cake by 5 days of age!! If only we had thought to take a picture of Eric after, but he bolted for the shower too quickly.
Also attached is a photo of Josie blissfully asleep with her mouth wide open, just like dad. I think she really looks like Eric in that one.

Day 5

I am happy to report things are going very well around here. Baby Josie is doing fabulous now.
I spent a couple of days worrying a bit with the hot hot hot weather ... she got a bit jaundiced and dehydrated. The Seattle weather has been incredible with two record breaking heat days, and our top floor condo has not been the coolest place to be. Yesterday we spent most of the day laying around in the shade at our local park, and by evening it had cooled quite a bit. Today we are very happy to see some clouds! Today we go for our second weight check to make sure she isn't losing any more weight, but I am confident that she is doing better now, eating well and very content.
I uploaded a few more pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Pictures

Welcome Josie bean!

Welcome to the world baby Josie Maria Yost, born 5/31/09 at 6:10 pm, weighing 6 lbs 8 oz, 19.5 inches long. Pictures and stories to come!