Well, the baby made it through her first New Year’s Eve. We were just here at the house and some family came over. We were here playing cards and talking. Juliana was doing quite well. She took a little cat nap and was up in time to see the New Year. After everyone left we went up to bed and she promptly fell back to sleep and didn’t wake up until about 9:15 this morning.

I am so lucky to have her in my life. She is such a good and happy baby. I have to go back to work and my dad will be watching her for a bit before we have to put her in daycare. I really don’t want to go back and miss seeing her throughout the day. We have our little routine and I will miss that. I know we will start making new routines, but I still wish I could be here with her to see the amazing things she does and surprises me with throughout the days.

I know I may be partial, but I think she is the smartest and most beautiful baby. She is always happy and it was so cute. Two nights ago she would mimic me laughing. I thought it was the cutest and sweetest little thing. She just amazes me. She has been eating more and we added cereal as well, so she can be full and content. I hope this is going to be a wonderful and exciting year for her.

Happy New Year to all and we will post more this year with all of the amazing things that will happen this upcoming year. Happy reading and comment away if you wish.

Well, we ended up not going to NJ. The wedding ended up being canceled. I don’t know when it is being rescheduled. We ended up going to get some things for the kids. Juliana got a few outfits and Jason and Janeen got shoes for basketball.

Things have been busy lately. Today is Juliana’s first Thanksgiving Day. I made one turkey last night and another one this morning. We straightened up a bit before everyone came. Everyone was here and they all seemed to have a good time. We had lots of food, good conversation and also some movies, games and computer streaming over the tv.

Juliana has been quite alert today. My dad and sister were enjoying her. My mom got to feed her as well. She seemed to get pooped out now. I am holding her while typing this and she is sleeping away. The other kids here enjoyed holding her a bit.

I am so thankful she is here and happy and healthy. I am grateful for my family and having everyone in my life. I hope Jason will be able to get sleep and will have a pretty good day tomorrow at work. His back has been hurting a lot more lately.

Well, the dishes are done and family is here relaxing. I am going to see if I can do the same. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Well, tomorrow we are heading out of state. We are not going very far. We are headed out to NJ for a wedding. Jason’s cousin is getting married and we are attending. It will be nice for him to see his relatives. Juliana is 6 weeks old now and many of his relatives have not seen her yet.

I am hoping that she will do well on the way down and back. She likes to fall asleep in the car much of the time so I don’t see too much of a problem. I am also hoping she is ok in the hotel. We are making sure that we have everything to make sure she is comfortable and will have her pack and play to sleep in there.

I will post more when we get back. I am hoping we will have good news to report and things go well. Until then, happy reading.

I wanted to make a post today. The baby has had very good days the last few days. Over the last few days, her sleeping pattern had been awesome. She would eat at 11:30pm and then would sleep until 5am. That was 2 nights in a row. Then last night was not the same, but it was still decent. I figured since we had to change the clocks, her pattern would be different.

Today was a big day. Juliana had a great day. She had started off with a good day and was very happy. She is usually a happy baby, but we can usually never get her smiles on camera. Today, we were lucky to capture one. We then finished up straightening up the house, and then the baby had her bath before going to her baptism.

The baptism turned out really well. Everyone went to the church and celebrated. It was a nice service. Then afterwards, we came to the house and had some food and cake. Everyone seemed to have a good time. I will get Jason to post some pictures on here when he can.

Now, everything is winding down. Most of the guests have left. Abby, Jim and Becky are still here hanging out for a while. The baby is sleeping for a bit right now. She had an eventful day. I hope to post more again soon. I will keep all updated as time goes on and events occur. Until then, happy reading. Comment if you wish.

I just wanted to upload a few more pictures of little Juliana before I started running my errands and going back to see mom & baby at the hospital.

It’s a girl!

We are proud to introduce Juliana Christine Percival. Born September 29th 2008 at 12:28pm. She weighes in at 8lbs 6ozs and 19 1/2 inches long.

Well, I cannot believe that time is almost here. Tomorrow we are going into the hospital to meet our bundle of joy. It is going to be so exciting. We will finally find out if it is a boy or a girl. I am getting a little nervous. I  have never been through this before. It will be worth it when everything is said and done.

It has been a long journey. It has been a good ride up until close to the end. Now that I am at the end, it had gotten harder. I ended up getting put on bed rest and then had to be monitored at the hospital for a bit. Things seem like they are going well so far. I will be so happy to be able to hold the little one in my arms.

Well, hopefully Jason will post a bit because I will be in the hospital for a few days and hopefully he can put some updates and possibly pictures on here. I will try to post when I can, but I also know that this will be a hectic time getting used to everything with having the new baby.

Today was the baby shower. It was a wonderful time. There were lots of family and friends there. There were so many presents. I think Jason will post some pictures on here. We have so much stuff in the baby’s room. Becky and I sorted through the gifts and put things in order in the room. Once Jason gets a chance to put some stuff together, we can put things away properly.

I hope everyone enjoyed themselves. It seems like everyone had a good time. It was nice to see some family and friends that I don’t see often. Hopefully everyone will continue to look on to see the progress of the room and baby. I have to say a special thanks to all who baked and helped out with everything. And of course a special thank you to my sister and my parents. They made this such a wonderful day.

Well, the week has been hectic. The highlight of the week was when we all went to see Weird Al as a family. It was a really great show. Jason and Jr. even got to meet him after the show. Janeen had won 2 meet and greet passes and she let the boys meet him in person.

I was a little nervous at first. I was afraid that the sound might be too much for the baby. We had great seats. I got through the show and the baby moved a few times, but may have been scared. I also thought that if they had little onesies on sale we would buy one for the baby. They did not have any though. Jason said when the baby comes, we can tell him or her about it. We will say “when you were negative 2 months old, you were at your first concert.”

It was really nice to do things as a family. Even my brothers and my nephew were there. All in all I think everyone had a great time. Well, the next few weeks are going to be hectic ones. Sundays are busy for the next 5 weeks. Between childbirth classes and showers, I will be running around. But then that means time is getting closer and more exciting. Well, hope to post more. I will have my doctors appt on Monday and then the next ultrasound on the 7th of Aug. So, hopefully I will post more soon.