My First Bath

On Tuesday, March 2, 2010; we embarked on the adventure of Imogen's first bath! We had our bath teaching when we were at the hospital, but didn't know how it would go on our own. We got the towel ready, the basin set up and the space heater running. We didn't want our little girl to catch a chill. It took two people to bath her and one person to take pictures! She took it like a champion! The only thing...David decided to sculpt her hair into a mohawk. We have have learned that when you do that after bath time it sticks wither for a while! She even had her posed baby pictures in mohawk style! Oh boy! David just told me "everybody likes a baby mohawk!" We will see if she has one in 15 years and it is dyed purple what he says!

From the Beginning

Let me tell you the story from the Mom's perspective. Thursday, February 25, 2010, changed our lives forever. One minute David and I were happily walking into Perkins for a nice breakfast together when suddenly I was overtaken by a gush of water. David remained amazingly calm as he said "well then we should go. You should call the hospital to tell them you are coming." I made the call and they said that I would have time to go home and pack my bag. David laughed and said that is what he has been telling me to do for two weeks. I kept saying "I am not supposed to have a February baby...I have so many things to do."

When we arrived at the hospital, the nurses and staff did a quick assessment and reported that I would indeed have to have a c-section as planned do to the fact that Imogen was breech. We called our families to tell them that we would be having a baby today...all were surprised! The nurses wheeled me away and left David waiting in the wings. He got nervous when his 5 minute wait took a bit longer. When he was allowed into the room he came and sat by my side. I remember him holding my hand and looking into my eyes. I will never forget the love in his eyes. The doctor announced that she was a girl and I started to cry. David didn't want to leave my side, but I told him to go be with his daughter. He got up and did just that. He went over, took pictures and even cut her umbilical cord (even though he had been telling me for months that he wouldn't be able to do it)! He never left her side as the nurses brought her into the nursery and got her cleaned up for life in the "real world". David's parents arrived soon after Imogen arrived to the nursery and my parents arrived soon after that. Grandparents were fighting over who was going to hold the baby, when David said "I get to hold her first"! It was the first time he had to fight over his daughter, but it definitely won't be the last!

Our parents were able to be around quite a bit for the first few days which was wonderful. We loved being surrounded by those who loved us and Imogen the most!

Jess will be taking over the baby blog. Although she does not anticipate writing on a daily manner she will do the best that she can to keep people informed. As for myself I will continue my writing in private and make special memories for Imogen. I want to be able to share all of my feelings and thoughts without the need of censorship or alter my language in order to protect Imogen's personal info. After all, I will just be using a different medium, an artist would not realize they could paint if all they do is sculpt. Please stay tune for the fun and crazy Imogen adventures that Jess will post.

The Mom's perspective!

All right it is my turn to share my thoughts. As you can imagine, Imogen was a wonderful interruption to my perfectly planned life! After my water broke, I kept saying "she wasn't supposed to come until March 10!" I had plans...Imogen decided she should be the most important of all of these plans and she is right! I love to simply look at her. She looks amazing if you ask me! She makes all of these cute little faces. My favorite is known as "birdy" it means that she is hungry. Imogen and I are currently trying to figure out the feeding schedule. She is the first Nuytten-Moriarty to lose weight unexpectedly! We she is now on a routine, which we are all trying to adjust to! Say a little prayer for us! Beulah likes to watch over us when Imogen is eating. She is being a very protective sister!

I am feeling pretty good! I went for a walk this afternoon. It was nice to get some fresh air. I am having my first beer in 9 months tonight. I might be speaking in tongues soon or at least extremely relaxed!