Milestones!

Yesterday baby girl started hitting at some hanging things in her baby gym. She also played by herself for quite a long time today. Exciting! (for us, anyway...)

And yes, pictures are still coming!

Time is already flying!

Baby Laurna is now just over three weeks old, and it's hard to believe how much we've all grown and changed during those three weeks! She's doing great, and her parents aren't doing so bad either. She's been considerate enough to not get her days and nights mixed up, and has even slept for a six-hour block the last two nights. Thanks, baby girl!

More photos will be up soon.

Introducing to the world

Here's the first picture of Laurna Anne Keuter Sudat. She was born April 16th at 6:39 PM and weighed in at 10 lbs 6 oz. Both mother and child are resting comfortably.

Baby shower pictures are up!

I have posted pictures from the baby shower at our house in March. You can view them here. Pictures from last year's bridal shower in June and from the day-after wedding Open House are also up - click on the "Wedding" link to the right and you'll see the new albums! Enjoy!

...and obviously no baby yet... :o)

-2 days and counting

The due date has come and gone, and unsurprisingly there's no baby yet. We're interested to see when she actually decides to appear!

We're in the home stretch people

With the due date on Saturday, we're preparing for the trip to the hospital. As far as this applies to you, when we go to the hospital, we will be updating via this blog as well as various social networks. All these will be unidirectional, so don't expect responses to texts, IMs, phone calls, emails, wall posts, etc. We hope to have pictures up here as well, so stay tuned.

Final Countdown!

Just four days till the baby's projected arrival date! Not that I have any expectation of a prompt arrival, but perhaps her Swiss-German heritage will yet prevail. I'm still doing well, though my feet are giving me more trouble (same surface area with a lot more weight, ow). I'm looking hugely pregnant, of course, but folks still seem to think I have a month to go yet...so that indicates to me that perhaps I'm not so large for being due on Saturday. The baby has been growing like crazy these past few weeks (I gained 4 lbs in 2 weeks), so I'm trying to talk her into not growing too much more before she's made a proper appearance. We'll see if she listens.

The photo below is from the baby shower Bertie and Laurna organized in March.