Giselle at Three Weeks

We are enjoying our family time and getting to know Giselle. She is a sweet baby, sleeps 20 hours a day albeit in 2-3 hour increments, and has the hiccups at least once a day. She won't let me put her down for more than one minute or she fusses. She stops immediately once I pick her back up. I don't know how she knows whether or not I'm holding her, but she does - there is no fooling her! She is gassy like most babies, but swaddling seems to help as well as putting her in her swing by the dishwasher while it's running - puts her right out.

Gabriel is enjoying her and is getting more used to her crying. He talks to her and says "I'm your big brother silly, not a monster." I guess that's because she usually has this look on her face like "who are you?"

Giselle at One Week

It's been a really hard first week. I've cried tears of pure joy, tears from pain and tears from shear exhaustion. I'm glad to be getting my body back, losing 20 pounds in one week. I've still got a long way to go. Every day gets a little easier as we get back into the swing of things. It's all coming back to us slowly. Nursing has been a challenge, but we're figuring that out too.

Here is Giselle at day seven. She had her first doctor appointment and has gained back all her birth weight giving us a big thumbs up from her doc.


Here is my first picture with both my kids. So weird to say "kids" (of course Gabriel is making his goofy face). We are enjoying our new Team Pett. Meanwhile, we've been making strawberry pies since they are in season and on sale at Publix.

March 3, 2009 -- Welcome Giselle Helena Pett

We are ecstatic to report the arrival of our little love bug Giselle Helena Pett. She came via C-section on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 4:01 pm. Weighing 7 lbs, 15 oz and 20.5 inches long. Her Apgar scores were 9 and 9 and is a very healthy and sweet baby. We are all totally in love with her, including her big brother Gabriel who calls her "Gisellie."

Gabriel's inquisitiveness

I can't sleep - again - but this time due to being so happy and excited I'm going to get to see my little girl soon. I can't wait to kiss her and hold her in my arms.

Gabriel cracks us up all the time and is such a happy boy. He's fascinated with the planets, learning body parts and what they do and oddly enough cooking. He asks the most interesting, and sometimes boggling, smart questions. As of late he's randomly asked:

• How do you hear God speak to you?
• Can you see energy?
• Does the earth rotate around the sun clockwise?
• Are there really aliens out there?

He says to me tonight that gravity holds us to the ground. Then there was a question tonight, which is escaping me partly because I'm sleep deprived, but I remember thinking "I'll have to Google that one." I didn't want to tell him the wrong thing -- he really retains this stuff.

Our Snow Day - March 1, 2009

It rarely snows in Atlanta, but usually one day a year, sometime in February or March, we'll get sleet. Today we got nearly four inches of beautiful snow. Too bad we were all sick with colds and didn't get to enjoy it to it's fullest. I adored it from the bedroom window.