It's been an interesting two weeks at the Graffam house - we had a beautiful baby GIRL! Most everyone predicted that Baby G would be a boy, but we were blessed with a pink bundle that we named Nora Renee.
Nora's arrival didn't come without a few last-minute "hitches". This whole pregnancy, I was never very comfortable with my OB. To be fair, I didn't even meet him until the second trimester. We had been seeing a fertility specialist for a few years, and my regular OB (who was also a Millsaps grad) passed away from cancer last summer. When my pregnancy was downgraded from high-risk and I was released from the specialist to see my regular OB, I just picked a doctor from the same group that all my friends recommended. He was a good doctor, but a popular one. I thought before each appointment that I would feel better about him as my OB, but after each check-up I still did not feel like he knew me from Adam. The day before my induction, I called the clinic about my reservations going forward with the induction. Honestly, I was just thinking that we would push the induction back a little bit, but the nurse was adamant that I meet with another OB in the group that she thought would be a better fit. Long story short, 14 hours before my induction at 40 weeks and 5 days, I switched OBs and am so glad that I did. 20 hours of labor with its own share of minor complications was much easier to endure thanks to our knowledgeable and compassionate OB. If you live in the Memphis area and are looking for an OB, I would definitely recommend Dr. Jason Mullenix with MOGA!
Back to Nora - she has been such a sweet baby from the beginning! It was pretty obvious from the start that she looks just like her Daddy:
JD as a baby:
She was born at 11:44 on March 13th, weighing 7 lb, 4 oz, 19 in long. The nurses kept commenting on how big her feet are - that's how we know she is also my daughter!
Since birth, she has regained her birthweight and grown an inch. Currently she is in the 25% range for her weight, and the 75% range for her height. Long and skinny:)
JD has been wonderful about changing diapers and taking care of both of us while he was on paternity leave. These past two weeks have been filled with family and friends meeting Nora, and bringing us wonderful food and sweet baby gifts. Nora doesn't need to spend a day without wearing pink for a very long time:)
About 75% of the time, Nora will sleep through the night, only waking for me to feed her. Other nights, she prefer that we all stay up with her. As each day passes, she is easier to get on a schedule. Right now, I feed her about every three hours for forty minutes. She only "snacks" when she is upset, but I don't mind. If I just got evicted from my warm, comfy home of nine months, I might want a snack too.
Now that JD is back at work, we are working on getting back to our routine. I hit the gym for the first time the other day, and hope to be able to go back more often. When the weather warms up over the next few weeks, I hope to start running again. I have a few weeks to wrap up a research project for school, and then Nora and I will have the summer to ourselves! My brother comes back from Afghanistan in a few weeks, and we are looking forward to spending time with him and my sister and her family over these next few months. My niece, Emma, is totally in love with Nora and enjoys being the wise, "older" cousin:) I can't wait to see how Nora changes as she grows!
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