Elise Sophia Dormody

Elise made her way into the world 2 days over due on June 16, 2011 at 8:09 pm.
She weighed 8 lbs 7 oz and was 21 1/2 inches.

Everything went very well. The total labor time was 3 hours, with only less than 5 minutes of pushing.
Grandma Fran brought Ethan up after things had quieted down. He was interested in her for a few minutes and then it was on to more interesting things. So many buttons to push and things to get into in the hospital room.

We had many visitors at the hospital and then pretty much every night for a week after we were home.

Elise has been gaining weight and is doing very well. She sleeps pretty much ALL day long. And then is up roughly every 2-2 1/2 hours to nurse. Sometimes we get lucky and she will sleep for 3 hours.

I am enjoying my time off with her. The weather is starting to get so nice out. We will have to start going on some walks!

40 weeks

This picture was actually taken the morning that Elise was born

Dr appt

At the OB appt last week things are looking great. I am 80% effaced and dilated to 2 cm. Nothing else to report. I have another appt on Wed.
He said things are looking promising and that I would probably go early like I did with Ethan. But who knows........ We are all set and ready, so anytime would be nice. Then I can get back to sleeping on my stomach and being comfortable :)

Nathan and I finally got around to putting together the swing/play set in the back yard. It only took 9 hours :) Next we just have to assemble the sand box and then put down some rock and we should be done.

35 weeks

31 weeks

MN Z00

We took Ethan to the MN zoo again this year. Thought it was a good idea before I get to close to my due date.
It was fun to see how excited he gets over seeing the animals this year. He really liked the aquariums, and the big "kitties".

2 year check up

Ethan went to see his pediatrician for his 2 year old well baby check up. Here are his stats:

Height 88 cm (57%)
Weight 11.8 kg (25%)
Head 50.6 cm (91%)

The dr thinks that Ethan needs to gain weight. He wants to see if he can can 6 lbs in the next month. He wants us to give him a lot of carbs and keep him on whole milk. But I think that they are just so used to seeing overweight kids now days that Ethan looks thin compared to other kids.
We are going to keep him on whole milk and make sure that he is eating really well, but we are not too concerned over this.

He did have to get one shot. Which went fine, not even a whimper or a single tear. He did great.


Ethan also got to spend the last few days at Papa Judd's and Grandma Julie's house. He had a great time riding 4 wheeler and a 6 wheeled gator. He also got to play with his cousin Colton and help do chores, he really likes the horses.