She's Here!!

One week late and after 25 hours of labor, Caroline Marie Means finally arrived at 1:59 am on February 16, 2012 weighing 6 lbs 14 oz and measuring 20 in. Here are a few pictures from the hospital. We're settling in at home and just trying to get as much sleep as we can...luckily, she's been a pretty easy-going baby so far...hope it continues (again, apologies for the sideways and upside down pictures - not able to figure it out and prioritizing sleep right now ;)).

Nursery

Well, it doesn't look like she'll arrive on schedule, but her crib skirt arrived on her due date so here's a few pictures on the nursery (sorry for the sideways pictures - correctly saved on the computer, but can't get them to upload correctly on the blog):

Furry Baby

With all the posts on the pregnancy and baby, thought that we need a few of the furry kid - plus, I just downloaded about 2 years of pictures from my phone and wanted to share.

Not sure he has enough sticks:

Cone of Shame:

One of his favorite resting spots:

Guarding the house:

Relaxing on the couch - such a tough life:

Baby Shower at Work

My colleagues at USDA threw me a wonderful shower at work - well, great and fun until they made me taste baby food (see last photo):

I now understand why kids much prefer fruit over vegetables. This was my reaction to the last one, beef vegetable pilaf. Had to spit out that one - it had chunks in it - chunks - so gross

DC Shower

Jennifer, Becky, Shawna and Bekah threw me a great shower in DC with lots of good food and company.  She received so many cute clothes and gifts along with Spanky's favorite - a Razorback cheerleading outfit.

Most Fundraisingest Stache

Thank you to everyone who donated to Mustaches for Kids this year.  Spanky raised over $8,600 to take home the "Most Fundraisingest Stache" and helped the group raise over $55,000 for National Children's Medical Center. 

First Pictures

So, here are the first "pictures" of Baby Means.  So far, she's taking after her father with a very large head.  Can't really tell what everything is in these photos, but technician assured us that all the essential parts and organs were present and in the right spots.

9 weeks



13 weeks (this one really looks like an alien to me)

20 weeks: