First Week Highlights

Afton is officially one week old! She is a complete joy and we can't help but just stare at her all day. I call it "oogling" when Pete does it because I feel like that is the perfect descriptive word for his cooing at her and obsessing over every little face she makes. It is hard not to!

A few noteworthy things that she is doing:

The last 3 nights she has slept 3-4 hour stretches! It is amazing!

She is such a good eater! She latched on for the first time about 20 minutes after she was born and although it has been a process for both of us to figure things out, we are getting the hang of it and that girl can chug!

After a good long chugging

Afton has the cutest pouty lip and also diva face. When she first wakes up she purses her lips and arches her back just like a little diva that thinks she is the most important person in the world. I guess she is around here, so it's fitting.

Diva face

One of many hilarious faces

 

Her hair is still dark and gets curly when wet. Every time I look at her I can't believe she belongs to us because she really doesn't look it! But I do know she in fact belongs to us--no mix ups at the hospital, we kept a close eye on her. Pete likes to joke that she is a Guatemala baby and has made me explain multiple times to him the timeline of when I got pregnant with Afton because it was awfully close to when we were in Guatemala last spring...

Afton's hair after her first bath

First bath

Pete's favorite thing that Afton does is her grunt. She has a hearty grunt that usually comes out right before she latches on to feed. TMI?

Daddy & Afton

We couldn't be more in love with our little girl! We have enjoyed every second of our first week with her and she has just continued to wrap us around her little finger.

We aren't the only ones she has wrapped around her finger! Last night Pete's siblings came over to see her and although there were enough seats for everyone in the room they all gravitated toward her and ended up crowded on the couch so they could all look at her faces.

 

Shout out to Grandma Rita who has been helping us get through the first week! Afton sure is loved by so many!

 

Afton Kaye Sundwall

Born February 17, 2013 at 2:31 a.m.

in American Fork, Utah

Weighed 6 lbs. 12 oz.

20 inches long

 

 

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Pregnancy Update - 40 Weeks!

Tomorrow is February 9. The day that has been anticipated and talked about by Pete and I since June...weird! Although, I have always known that realistically she probably won't come on that day, I can't help but feel slightly disappointed that it will come and go without a baby for us to hold.

Every day this week I have woke up thinking, "hm..February 6 [or insert every other day of the week here]...Good day for a birthday." But apparently this baby thinks otherwise. It looks like I may have another week of that ahead of me.

I asked Pete to take a picture of me today because I figure it will be my last belly shot! So without further adieu, the 40 week pic in all its glory:

That belly just sticks right out there doesn't it?

Teaching dance still is probably the hardest thing about being 39+ weeks pregnant for me. I kind of dread going because it is hard when you just feel large and uncomfortable, but I always come home in a better mood because the girls just make me laugh. Everyone thinks I am crazy for still jumping around with the girls, and although it does take a lot out of me, I still feel capable of doing it and I think that is what is keeping me sane. So bring on another week, right?

I often tell Pete about the funny things the girls say--which the last few weeks have revolved entirely around this baby--And then I look at that photo above (or in the mirror) and realize that it's no wonder that is all they can talk about, it's huge! And kind of all they can see when they look at me since they are at that height. So who can blame them for asking me all sorts of questions about the baby when I am mid sentence?

Last week my home ward and family threw this little girl baby showers. It was so kind and I felt so loved. They showered me with adorable things and between them and my mom we got everything crossed of our list of baby needs. I am always impressed by the loving people in my family and home ward and being with them makes me remember the unique way that I grew up and the amazing people who have shaped who I am today.

 

One of the funnest things about the ward shower was seeing old friends who I grew up with. We don't see each other often enough and so it was a blast to catch up and see them with their babies or pregnant themselves (or just rockin' the single life--love you Ali!!).

Pete and I feel so blessed by the incredible support we have from family and friends! This little girl is so loved already and she doesn't even know it yet! Although I hope she can feel it already.

So here's to another week of 40 minute treadmill walks, yoga ball bouncing, warm relaxation baths and anything else I can come up with to induce labor! Castor oil aside, I am open to suggestions :)