Daddy's Song

I walked in on this earlier this week....so sweet! Tim was singing a sweet song to Kairis, and I could tell she loved it! :)

A Week of Firsts...

Our first week together...if I could sum it up in a few words, they would include: overwhelming amounts of love, contentment, thankfulness, and joyfulness. We spent nearly every moment with our sweet girl, even when she was sleeping deeply--our favorite times of observing her adorable facial expressions. :)

So, her crib is still being occupied by Emma this week. Our girl hasn't laid a foot in it yet. :) Special moments we hope to never forget include:
Dad giving Kairis three squeezes that mean "I love you"...and Kairis responding by looking at him. I'm sure Kairis recognized that, as Tim would tap my belly three times every day and whisper his "I love you's" to Kairis early on.
Poop, lots of poop. I kept making the mistake of changing your diaper on our bed without a pad underneath your underside! I think I changed the sheets 5 times in 2 days last weekend!
Our trip to Mt. Hood last Saturday. Your first adventure with Mom and Dad! Our first run-in with the "baby police"--an elderly lady warning us to "get our rest", and also asking me some very specific things about how you came into the world. Wow!
Your first bath at home.

We've made it through the second week now, and you've gained back all of your birth weight, and doing great. Everyone that sees you comments on how alert of a baby you are, and also how beautiful you are! Your dad and I couldn't agree more! :)

Visitors

Here are a few of your "first visitors" Kairis--we shared a special few hours together right after your birth, but after that, your first visitors started arriving. Most everyone commented on your long fingers and long feet, and how you look just like your momma :) Oh, and how beautiful of a baby you are. (Of course!) Joe, Deanna and Ben

Great Grandma and Great Aunt Linda

Christine, Leah, Kristi and Andrea

Joel

Joel and Lani


Ben and Heidi
Grandma

Jay and Jamie

8-8-08

There were four scheduled cesarean sections on August 8, 2008. Tim and I happened to be the only natural delivery at Portland Adventist Hospital on 8-8-08. Our Dr. was so proud that she got to delivery a baby on this special day--I guess I don't follow the signs as much as some do, but in Chinese, 8-8-08 means "Prosperous". Anyway, we were just relieved and excited our girl was able to come when she was ready, as we had a scheduled induction two days later.

The first of many...

Tim and I are creating a blog for our daughter, Kairis Elysa as a way for us to capture and archive memories of her, as well as to share them with friends and family. We write this in hopes that our girl will enjoy reminiscing with us someday, and also because her mom's too busy to continue scrap-booking every detail of her life. :) I thought this would be a lot easier, and way more fun! So, read on....I have a lot of catching up to do, and it's only day 12 of our little girl's life!
Daddy and Kairis seconds after birth.
Mommy was so surprised by your birth weight! Dr. Mitchell guesstimated you were around 7-7.5lbs.
We are loving your long fingers-We hope you'll enjoy playing piano more than your mom! :) (If Lani's your teacher, I'm sure you'll love it!)