Painting the Town Red

I know I'm bias, but could she get any cuter?


Obviously having a newborn is not all fun and games. We've had some rough nights and days, so a nap is a always welcomed.


Greta in her church outfit. Unfortunately, she was unable to wear the matching onesie to church.

Greta's new church outfit.

Mommy and Greta.

Auntie Kathryn and Greta.

On the way out of mass, Greta was pooped. Literally. She was pooped on by a bird.

Girls night out.

Imagine "Sweet Home Alabama" playing in the background. "You have a baby...in a bar." What can I say, we live in a small town.

Auntie Kathryn with Greta at Daddy's football game. We were using the hooter hider as a mosquito net, which worked wonders!

Daddy to his friend on the sideline, "Why is my sister-in-law wearing the hooter hider?" His friend, "Yeah, that's weird."

Mommy and Auntie Kathryn at Daddy's football game.

Daddy, Mommy, and Greta after Daddy's football game.

Little blondie.

Greta's Adventures

I thought I'd write and fill everybody in on Greta's adventures. It's hard to believe our little munchkin is a week old already. I can tell already time is going to fly by. Last Friday, at three days old, Greta took her second car ride to Wal-Mart and out for lunch at Quizno's. She slept through most of her outing and didn't seem to be bothered by all the people and noise. On Saturday, Greta had her first babysitters (Oma and Opa) so Mommy and Daddy could go out for dinner for their one year anniversary. She slept most of the time, but did wake up to visit a little with Oma and Opa before Mommy and Daddy came home. On Sunday morning we went to church and were gift bearers. Greta loved the mass and stayed awake the whole time listening to the music and looking at all the lights and people. After mass Opa took us out for breakfast at the Station House. Yesterday Greta had her first stroller ride around the neighborhood. Unfortunately it wasn't the nicest weather, but it was still nice to get outside. She seemed to initially enjoy it, but then she started crying and cried the whole way home. She must have been scared or just wanted to be held, because as soon as she was picked up she stopped. It's funny how quickly she can turn it on and off. Greta has been an absolute joy. Everybody has been telling us how a baby changes your life, but it's hard to comprehend all the love you will have for your baby, until she's here.

If you'd like to see Greta's hospital picture, you can go to www.pmhh.com.

D-Day Has Finally Arrived!

I can't believe our baby girl is 3 days old already. It's amazing how quickly you can't imagine your life without her. As I'm sure all you mothers know, being a mother is truly an indescribable feeling. She is absolutely perfect in my eyes.

I hadn't had a chance to fill everybody in on the birth, so here it goes...On Monday, June 7th, we had an 8:20 am appointment with Dr. Nyhus. I wasn't feeling much for contractions up until this point, but I was 2 cm dilated. He stripped my membranes and sent us home with another appointment set up for Wednesday morning. All day Monday I started to feel some mild contractions. Initially they were pretty close together, about 7-10 minutes apart, but then they decreased to about 20 minutes apart. By the time I was ready for bed, they were 10 minutes apart again. Oma came that night, just in case. We were settling into bed around 10:30 that evening, when everything changed. The contractions quickly became more intense and were a consistent 5 minutes apart. We timed everything for about a 1/2 hour and then decided to go to the hospital. We arrived around 11:15 Monday evening. Everything took off from there. I quickly was dilated to 5 cm, when they were finally able to try to get the epidural started. I went from 5 cm to 8 cm in 45 minutes, so I was already at 8 cm by the time the epidural was in, and it didn't fully take effect until it was time to push. Greta Mary entered this world at 2:53 am on her Daddy's birthday! We spent one additional night in the hospital and came home the next day. We've been so blessed to have all the support of our friends and family. We've so appreciated all the nice e-mails, phone calls, and texts. We also can't express how nice it's been to have Gramma and Grampa Gillespie, Oma, and Auntie Kathryn come and visit and help out with our bundle of joy.

Attached are some more pictures from the hospital, Greta's first bath by Mommy, and her homecoming.

Greta Mary Gillespie

Dear Friends and Family,
Sarah and Bryan are proud to announce the birth of Greta Mary Gillespie. Greta was born at 2:53 a.m. on June 8th (just in time to share her birthday with her daddy). She weighs 7 pounds 8 ounces and is 21 inches long. She is a beautiful, healthy baby! Sarah, Bryan and Greta are all doing very well and can't wait for all of you to meet their little bundle of joy!
Love, Auntie Kathryn