Pics of Sequizzle

Not much has been going on here, but I thought I would post some more pics of Sequoia.

Sequoia is Growing Fast!

Sequoia is now more than two months old. She has been growin super fast! At her two month appointment she weighed 11 pounds 4 ounces and is now 23 inches long. She has been doing really well for me while I work during the day and loves to spend time with her great grandmother and grandmother when I am in the office. She is now sleeping 8-9 hours a night which is such a blessing for me, especially with adding 30 hours of work to my week. She loves bath time and is smiling all the time now. Dave and I both are amazed at how quickly she is growing. The Lord has blessed us so much.

After my family left, we had a few more visitors. Monica and April came for a visit, followed by Cliff who joined them later. We had such a wonderful time with them. Sequoia of course loved them. The four of us girls had some real quality time together. One of the days they were here we went into downtown Baltimore. We went to the Lexington

market and the Inner Harbor. Another day we went to Philadelphia. We saw the liberty bell of coarse and Independence Hall. We ate cheese steak sandwhiches at one of the original places where cheese steaks were made. We also saw the steps that Silvester Stalone ran up in his Rocky movie. Monica and I also took a trip to Havre de Grace, MD. We saw an old lighthouse and walked around by the water. On the last night, all of us went out to dinner. (except for Sequoia). We had a great time catching up with Cliff, Apes, and Moners. Once again it was hard to say goodbye to such special friends.

Schreiner Family Visit

When Sequoia was about three weeks old, most of the Schreiner family came out to Maryland for a visit. Grandma and Grandpa were the first to arrive. Then came Laurel with her two kids, Isaac and Liv and then Claire. Seth, Leanne and boys couldn't make it. It was such a blessing to have my family here. Dad and Mom stayed for about 10 days. Lo and Claire stayed for a long weekend. Dad and Mom were a real help. They took Sequoia often so I could nap. We didn't do much but sit around and enjoy each others company. Laurel, Claire and I got to go out for lunch and a movie while Dad and Mom stayed home with the kids. That was such a special time. One of the days my parents were there we all went to Annapolis. We had a great time walking around the old city. It was a little chilly, but we made it through. It was hard to say goodbye to everyone and I can't wait until May when Sequoia and I come out to California.

Birth of Sequoia Marie

On February 9th 2007 Sequoia Marie was born. She weighed 6lbs 7ounces. She was 20 inches long. I went in for my 39 week appointment and was told that my blood pressure was too high and that I would be having the baby, probably by the next day. So Dave and I headed in to the hospital and my body actually started going into labor on its own. My water broke around 6 on the morning of the 9th. I got an epideral around 10am and had dialated to 10 cm by around 2:30. I waited for about an hour to start pushing to allow little Sequoia the oppurtunity to move further down the birth canal on her own. When I started pushing, it only took about 15 minutes. Sequoia was born at 3:51pm. It was absolutely amazing. Both Dave and I couldn't hold back the tears. It is such an amazing miracle. It is hard to believe that we are parents!