Napping

Here's the video of little Nina napping on the dryer- you can also hear the (really loud) washer running!!

"doing laundry"

My mom was doing laundry with Nina in her arms - just for fun she put her down on the running dryer....Nina LOOOOOVED it and fell asleep right away! Here's the proof:

....so we decided to "build" a little nest for her:

I have a video too but don't know yet how to post it- any advice?

More pix of the Niner

Taking naps with Daddy!

Nelson's sniffin'!

Napping again!

Miss Nina Brighteyes!

Nina's first dress- thanks, Young Joo!!!

Napping...again!

...on Daddy's belly....of course!

...DAAA-AAAD?!?!?

...and more pix

That was yesterday (Feb.8). Nina's first shopping trip to Target! .... don't really know why we dressed her up for that in one of her cutest outfits...

Nina's first walk- today Feb 9th- the sun was shining for her but the wind blew strongly (it was about 34F)- COOOOOOOLD!

Nina and Daddy

More pictures of our sweet Nina

Nina's first crib- a laundry basket! Eric was still on his way home from Afghanistan - he wanted to put together the real crib himself .

He arrived Saturday (Feb.6- the original due date!!!) after travelling for 52 hrs.

Nina enjoying the Superbowl- I guess this is why she made that early appearance!?

NINA CLEMENTINE JANKOWSKI

I know it's been a while!! But things got pretty busy here last week! I started to feel mild cramping last Wednesday (Feb.3) morning and didn't think much of it at first. My mom and I had breakfast as usual and got ready for the day when the pain got stronger and stronger- I still thought it was false labor pain (since I felt the pain only in the front and the books say that those cramps were false labor pains!?). Finally as the pain got so bad that I had to say HELOOOOO to my breakfast again we decided to go to the hospital to get checked out. As we arrived around 11:45 am I was in  (what I thought) a lot of pain. At the triage they decided to keep me there and transfered me to a birthing suite. The pain got really bad and I DEMANDED an epidural. It turned out there was no time for that and Nina was born at 14:16!!!! Enough talking now, here are some pictures:

Between contractions I squeezed out a smile for the camera!

The first contact

With Eric on the phone. He called about every ten minutes during my labor- I tell you it was very difficult to talk and breathe right while screaming down the whole unit!!!!

19 inches and 7.7 lbs (49 cm und 3362 g)

Her first hair appointment!

At the mother-baby unit

 Well deserved rest