Amelia is 2 months old!

My Dad (Amelia's Pop-Pop) passed away suddenly on January 24th and needless to say it has been rough and unfortunately I have not been able to blog about Amelia. Moving forward, I hope to write about Amelia's progress as well as fun stories about my Dad. Unfortunately, Amelia will not remember him, which makes me very sad. I plan to use this blog as a way for Amelia (as well as Ben and other McCarthy grandchildren) to hear about the great man my Dad was.

Amelia arrived three weeks early and I am grateful my Dad was able to spend so much time with her. He and my mom visited at least once a week between December 18th and January 24th. They would come by to visit Amelia, but to also help me. Amelia made him extreemely happy and it was evident.

The afternoon of Amelia's birth my Dad came to the hospital and was so happy with his new Grand-Daughter. He looked at me and said "Kathleen, she really is beautiful. She is the prettiest baby I have ever seen. " I said "Dad, even prettier than me?" He said "Honestly, yes!" I'll always cherrish that moment because he was right-Amelia is truly a beautiful baby.

She has been growing well and is officially two months old! She now weights 11.1 pounds and is 21.75 inches in length. She has been more engaged with us and loves to smile! God blessed us with such a wonderful baby girl. Tim and I couldn't have asked for anything better.

January 18, 2011

Amelia is one month old! Gram and Pop-Pop stopped over for a surprise visit on the 17th. Pop-Pop ran over to Amelia and held her right away. Once again he told her she was the prettiest baby he has ever seen and began singing the song "Cecilia" replacing Cecilia with Amelia :)

We did not realize this would be the last time Amelia would be visited by Pop-Pop :(

Amelia is 3 weeks old!

Amelia is 3 weeks old as of Saturday January 8th! Last week, Amelia had her two week check-up. She weighs 6.9lbs and measures 19.5 inches. She is growing so fast. She spent Saturday at Gram and Pop-Pop's house and Sunday visiting with Aunt Marirose and Uncle Richard. She is lucky to have such a loving family!

Amelia is 2 weeks old!

Amelia is now a little over two weeks old! She has been eating and sleeping well. She has gained several ounces over the past two weeks and now weights 6.1 lbs! She is growing up way too quickly :)

Amelia is more alert now and enjoys watching Tim play Halo!

Baby Thomas has arrived

I went for my 37 week OB check-up on Friday, December 17th. The doctor said I was 80% effaced and the baby was at fingertip. I thought I still had a few more days before Baby T would make his/her debut. After my appointment, I went for a hair cut and then returned home to finish up a project for work. I took a nap and woke up to the first sign of labor for me-my water had broken. I called my sister, Colleen for comfort and reassurance.

Tim called me around 5:30pm on his way home from work to inform me he made dinner reservations at Legals Seafood to celebrate my accomplishments with school this past semester. I was happy yet sad (b/c I really wanted seafood) to inform him that we would not be making it to dinner that night.

We arrived at the hospital around 6:30pm and the process began. I was fully dilated by 4am and began pushing. Unfortunately, after 4.5hours, Baby T did not make it out. The baby was face up and the doctor was unsuccessful at turning the baby. At 8:51am, I headed to the OR for a C-section. I was heart-broken to hear this news, but at 9:06am when my baby girl arrived, I knew it was well worth it. Amelia Claire Thomas was born on December 18th weighing 5lbs 12oz and 19inches in length. Amelia was born on the 17th anniversary of my Grandmother's death. I consider this to be a significant sign and hope Amelia possess the same amazing qualities my Grandmother did.

34 weeks pregnant!

It amazes me how quickly my pregnancy has gone by-I am already 34 weeks. I have been extreemly blessed throughout and continue to pray for a healthy baby. My sisters did an amazing job with my baby shower and I am forever grateful for all of their hardwork and for all of those who attended and provide us with gifts.

Last Monday (11/15) my co-workers hosted a lovely shower for me as well! Along with the shower they informed me that they nominated me for the University of Pennsylvania Model of Excellence Supervisor Award. Words can not even express how grateful I am for this.

I will be spending the next two weeks finishing up the fall semester as well as preparing for the arrival of my little one!