Abby has had a busy and exciting first week of life!

We have family dinner with Shawn’s parents every Sunday night. This week we had a surprise for them! Jennifer and Abby waited in her nursery while Shawn led his parents down the hall and opened the door. They stood in shock for a few minutes and then started to cry. The only way to describe their expressions is pure joy!

The next few days were just eating, snuggles, and sleep. And we loved every minute!

Abby went to her first doctor’s appointment and the doctor said that everything is great! Babies loose up to 10% of their body weight just after birth but she is already well on her way to gaining it back! She weighed 9 lbs and 1 oz today. She is in the 90th percentile on her weight and 98th percentile on her height. Her umbilical cord fell off yesterday and the doctor says her belly button looks good. We go back in a week for another check up.

We have three dogs and it took them a day or two to get used to our new family member. One of our dogs, Sadie is Abby’s personal watch dog!

This our first meeting at the Olive Garden. I’m just getting this blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

We know that you have already looked at our profile book and met us in person, but here are just a few pictures of us and a little about our life. This also is giving us a little practice at posting to the blog.

We met in 2007, while we were both working at the same hospital. As soon as we met, Shawn asked Jennifer to marry him and move to Alaska. Jennifer was not sure about Shawn (or Alaska), but it did spark a friendship.

After a couple of years, we started dating and in 2012 we got married.

A little about Shawn . . .

• Works as a pediatric nurse
• Favorite activities are reading and any thing outside
• Favorite food is pizza

A little about Jennifer:

• Works as a nurse anesthetist
• Favorite activities are cooking for people and doing craft projects
• Favorite food is chocolate

Together we are animal lovers! We have three dogs who were our babies before Abby. We have a small farm with chickens, ducks, turkeys, and rabbits. On vacation, we always try to find a zoo or aquarium to visit.