Ok so for about 6 months Aimee and I have been following the developement process of our new home from scratch. It has been a very educational experience and we have learned alot. Seeing as though our new home will be done within the next 2 weeks and there isn't much more to be done on it other than fix the things we tell them need fixing I have put together a slide show of the land, the house, the people. This is Aimee and Jason's house.. behind the scene. Enjoy..
So its been very nice to have so much time off from work to enjoy with the newest member of the family. Annabella has been such a perfect little girl. She hardly ever cries, and is generally content with how Aimee and I are doing. Thank goodness. :) Other than the sleeping schedule being a bit weird its been so easy. Not to much has changed. I don't know exactly what I expected, I guess I was fully prepared to have a baby that was a real challenge. Well I'm hoping that it just gets better from here. So the the day after we got out of the hospital we had to get Ellie's (this is a nickname we gave her because of the "ella" in Annabella) Biliruben test because her amounts were high. When they proved to be even higher the next day the doctor ordered Lights for the home and had them delivered. We had to keep her in it anytime she was not feeding for two days. It was kinda sad but we were glad she was going to be getting rid of her jaundice. I'll tell you the little light box was like the night light from hell!! It lit up the whole room with a bright blue glow.
Annabella Suntanning in the light box.
Anyways, Aimee and I had a bit of a scare with Annabella, when she was 7 days old we had to take her to the emergency room because she was becoming really lathargic and wouldn't even take a bottle. She was dehydrated and they said it was good that we came in when we did because babies don't have a reserve like everybody else. When babies start to go they go fast they said. It was very scary. 
Her poor little hand. They gave her an IV and 60 CC's of fluids. After 2 hours or so at the ER in the middle of the night she crashed and so did we
Spending time at home with Aimee and little Annabella has been so much fun. I love it! Here is a picture of her right before her first sponge bath at home. 
She is soo adorable. She has a cute tush and big bright eyes.
Another activity that we have enjoyed doing is being on her schedule for a few days. Sleeping every 3 hours and then eating.
Here are my two beautiful girls!
Nap time... again! I know, I know, I'm hairy! But so is she. She has this fine premie down all over her. They said that the white little hairs are common with premies and will go away.
One thing that is always fun to watch and never gets old is when we unswaddle Ellie she loves to stretch. not just once, not just twice, but over and over again in different ways. One is what we call the starfish. We havn't been able to get a picture of it but its just as it sounds. All stretched out in ever direction. The other is called the Super man with both legs stretched our and either one arm or both straight above her head. She loves to arch her back as well in between and then one of my favorites is that she likes to do what I call the Rag Doll. For this one she stretches out all the way and then goes completely limp. Its soooo funny.
The Rag Doll.
I also like to think that Annabella already has a great sense of humor. She makes us laugh all the time. Just check her our below.
What is that face about? LOL
Smiles. She thought it was funny too.
We just had her two week check-up today and she is doing really well. Aside from not gaining anything her first week home she has since put on an entire pound in one week. The doctor said this is common for premies, sometimes they "catch-up" quickly. She also grew 3/4 of an inch as well. Aimee and I were both bummed we were like, "I don't want her to grow up that fast." We are enjoying every minute that we can with her and love her to death.
