Baby Julia has arrived!

Julia Belle Ryan arrived in this world on Friday, October 1st, 2010! She weighed 8 lbs, 10 oz, measured 20.5 inches long, and her head was 14 cm. She was born at 7:15am via c-section. Tim and I had to be at the hospital at 5am on Friday morning, and we were in the operating room by 7am. The operation went smoothly, and she is perfect! She has a head full of hair! We stayed at the hospital until Monday and were finally discharged around 1:30pm. Visitors at the hospital included Grammy and Big Daddy, Grandma and Grandpa, Wills, Aunt Stephanie, Manon, and Christina. Thanks to everyone who came to meet Julia and spend time with us! Also, a big thanks to the grandparents who took care of Wills (and Fletch) while we were in the hospital!

Today is Thursday, so we've been home for 3 nights...my Mom has been here and been a HUGE help! Jules (as Tim and I have come to calling her) is doing just great. She eats every 1 to 3 hours, and when I say "eats", I mean "eats really well"! She is doing a great job nursing and sleeping and even trying to hold her head up. At night, we set the alarm for every 3 hours to feed her - it takes about an hour for her to eat. Tim has been awesome getting up with me for every single feeding.

She had a touch of jaundice (so did Wills), so we had to make 2 trips to the hospital and 1 to the pediatrician to get her blood drawn. The appointments were pretty noneventful and her jaundice level dropped from Tuesday to Wednesday, so that was great. Her weight on Tuesday was back up to 8 lbs, 3 oz, which means she's gaining! She dropped down to about 7 lbs 14 oz while we were still at the hospital.

Wills is totally LOVING his baby sister. He wants to hold her and kiss her and pet her and change her diaper, and of course, play with her. I am so proud of him.

Now, for the fun stuff...pictures!