Happy Birthday Dad !!

This past Sunday, we celebrated my dad's birthday. I can't tell you how old he is, but I have a fee53lling you might figure it out. Here he's flanked by all 4 granddaughters, Grace, Faith, Chloe, & Maddie. It was an enjoyable day of family time after a pretty tough week. We love ya dad! 

We miss you grandma!!

Here is probably the best shot I have of Grandma. It was taken last spring at Harmony's baby shower. She loved her grandchildren, especially the young ones. Her face would light up when she saw them and her voice would perk up when she asked how the kids where when we spoke on the phone. The last time I had the chance to talk to her was the afternoon that Faith was born. I called her to tell her about the baby, and she was so happy. I heard later that she really thought Faith's name was pretty. Forgive me for getting sappy, but this is good for me.  

One of Sam's favorites

Here's one of Sam's favorite pictures of Faith. I took it while she was still in the hospital so it's already 2 weeks old, man time flys when you're having fun!! I like how the reflection of the window shines in her eyes. She's shown to be as alert & content as she looks here. She eats, sleeps and plays well with others, ok, she doesn't play, but she is content to look at you. 

Faith is doing great!

Faith went for her 2 week checkup today, and she's doing great.  She has gained a full pound since she left the hospital and now weighs 8 lbs 3 oz.  She is right where she should be in height and weight.  Funny thing: she is now the 3rd child to have a head that is somewhat larger than normal.  She's in the 75 percentile for her head size (I think Grace was somewhere in the 90th percentile).

Praise the Lord for healthy kids!!

I'll try to get more pics up soon.

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Quinn Denning

Grandma Denning Goes Home

My Grandma, Dorothy Denning went to be with her Lord on Saturday night.  She wasn't feeling well on Friday night, ended up in the hospital Saturday for emergency surgery where they found there wasn't anything they could do to help her.  Her home going was Saturday night in the presence of family after a short time of singing & praying.  Visitation will be this Wednesday and the funeral is on Thursday.

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Quinn Denning

Introducing the Denning FIVE

Man, that sounds like a lot. 

3 Sisters

 

Proud Grandma (Nanna) Nita

 

Looks like her sisters, don't ya think??

 

She did scratch her little face up before we had a chance to get the "mittens" on her. 

 

Yes, that is a Buckeye hat!!

Our nurse gave this hat to the baby. She was raised in Westerville, OH & is also a proud Buckeye. 

Proud Grandma Heidi

 

Here

Faith Abigail, 12:09 PM, 7 lbs 13oz. 20 1/2". Mom pushed for 9 minutes. She's beautiful and all is well. Pictures coming soon.

We're at the hospital. Sam

We're at the hospital. Sam had another sleepless night due to contractions. Called Dr. Said come in to check. Full dialated here we

Grace

Hairdryer shot of Grace 

Maddie

We were playing w/ the hair dryer and got this shot lastnight. 

Maddie Surfing

 

Yesterday at the mall... waiting

 

Still Holding

We are still waiting for things to progress.  Sam's feeling pretty good at this point, so we're glad for that.  The contractions have become less regular and further apart.  They seem to have moved from the back to the front which is hopefully a good sign-- back labor is no fun.
That's all for now.  Monday is supposed to be "induce" day if she's not moving by then.

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Quinn Denning

Starting very slowly

Sam started having contractions yesterday after dinner. They seemed to settle down a bit as she went to bed later but became more regular as she got up & around this AM. As a result, I took the day off work-- convinced it would be today (they were pretty steady at 10 mins and shortend to 8). We all got ready and went to the mall to walk around some. After walking, eating & coming home, things are not much further. They are still approx. 8-10 mins apart at this point, but don't seem to be progressing much. SO, I think it will continue, but it seems to be moving very slowly.

Maybe tonight or tomorrow... stay tuned

Still waiting.....

Well the due date has come & gone (the 5th "Super Bowl Sunday") and we still haven't been able to meet our new baby. Sam had her regular OB checkup this am, and because of some things going on next week asked if he would consider inducing end of this week. He said he doesn't induce on the weekend, and would normally hold her off until mid-week next week. But did say that the soonest he would do it would be Monday, so we are back to waiting again. Hopefully labor will start naturally very soon. She's been feeling good, but pretty uncomfortable as you might imagine.

That's all for now, stay tuned...