Time is flying!

If you can believe it, Zoe is now over a month old! Holy smokes, when did that happen? She's still cute as ever!

It's been a very exciting month of firsts for The Zo. First bath, first lunch out on the town, first stroller ride, first bottle...heck, it's all firsts! Probably the biggest first this month was meeting the closest members of her extended family. First up was Grandma Maddy and Auntie Julie. They were lucky enough to be there when she arrived, but have needed their weekly fixes, so they've been up to Austin a few times to enjoy all things Zoe. Uncle Rob was able to make a quick visit too, which was excellent.

Next was a full week with Auntie Cari and Auntie Katie. Both Aunts just wanted to hold Zoe all the time and definitely helped out on poop patrol too. Zoe hopes to meet Uncle Jeff very soon and wants to know if he and Aunt Cari will pick something French up for her while they're on vacaction. :)

After the Aunts had their visits, it was time for more grandparents. Grantie Terrye and Grandpa John were here for almost a week. We had a blast just hanging out and both were of great help around the house. Especially with cooking lots of tasty food and helping install major appliances. Unfortunately, all the pictures taken during their visit were lost in a bout with technology. We're hoping to see them soon to make up for the lost pictorial sessions.

Next on the docket was Oompa Paul and Mimi Cathy. Again, they were awesome help around the house and we had a blast.

Finally, Zoe celebrated her first birthday with a visit from Pop Jack. We're so glad his heart is on the mend and he was able to meet his granddaughter, healthy and happy. 

We had a great first month and are just amazed with Zoe. She's certainly the coolest person we've ever met. And of course, see more pictures at http://gallery.me.com/ryan_rumsey#100022.

Videos!

All sorts of firsts in this first week with videos to capture the events.

1st Bath:


1st ride in the swing:


1st backyard visit:


Funny faces:


More funny faces:

Introducing Zoe!

Zoe Leif to be specific. She was born on March 24th at 8:36pm, weighing 7lbs and measuring 20 inches long. She's beautiful, perfect, awesome and is everything we hoped she would be. 

After being 12 days late, Sally was scheduled to be induced Tuesday morning at 6am. Instead, Zoe decided she was going to take charge and Sally's water broke at 4am. Lucky she did too as it was busy, busy at the hospital and all inductions had to wait until a room became available. Since Sally was already in labor, we moved to the head of the line and got a room right away. We were in the room by 6:30 and our doula, Majbritt, arrived soon thereafter. Mary Ann and Julie also provided backup and were really a great help.

Sally was amazing. She was 3cm for 11 hours, then things started really moving along. Two hours later, she was at 5cm. Another two hours at 8cm, then 10cm and pushing another hour later. 30 minutes after pushing, Zoe introduced herself to the world. Simply incredible.

So far, she's a champion eater and a good sleeper. She's now four days old and frankly, I don't remember what it's like not to have her. That's a memory I'll gladly forget.

Here's a slide show of all the pictures so far, from bump to birth. Lots more to come too! http://gallery.me.com/ryan_rumsey#100022