Happy Halloween

Love Greg, Karen, & Elise

A Day of Adventure

Today I went to a group with Mommy at the hospital to learn how to eat better. Turns out we are doing really good. After, Daddy took us to Target for the 1st time. He bought me a new hat & Mommy a new clock. It was fun riding in the truck. Mommy and I have plenty of room in the back seat. I am glad Daddy bought it, even though Mommy was against it at first. When we got home Daddy took me for my 1st ride in the Moby. We went to the mailbox and then all the way around the neighborhood. When we got home I had to take a nap and Mommy carved me a Jackolantern. Halloween is my favorite holiday yet!

1 Week Old Today

Well we have made it through week one of being 1st time parents and are so happy. Elise is eating well and Karen is feeling better every day. I can't remember what really mattered to me before she was born & I cant imagine loving & admiring Karen more for what she has done in just 9 short months. We truly are leading a charmed life. Karen's pregnancy went so well, no complications during delivery, & now Elise is so special and seems easy to care for. She is very happy to breastfeed, take pumped breast milk from a bottle, or to relax with her pacifier. Our new hobby is to listen to her grunt and see if we can catch a little smile, which is most likely a reaction to gas. Speaking of gas she seems to be just like her dad. Elise is not much for swaddling and likes to stretch out when she sleeps. She is very good at "tummy time" already and I am predicting she rolls over early, but I may be biased. We can't wait to see what she does next.

Thank You very much to everyone who has called, sent emails, cards, gifts, or given us dinner.

Ha Ha Monkey! You so funny!
Mrs. Horsey Beautiful pink blanket

No need to swaddle her

Pictures of Elise

Hi Mom

Love @ 1st sight

Pink Bear from Gramma & Grampa

The Weigh-in

7lbs 15oz

Meeting Auntie Angie

She's Here!

Elise Anne Trone was born on Thursday, October 22nd at 8:45. We all spent 2 days in the hospital and came home today just in time to take a nap before the ASU vs Stanford game.
She weighed in at 7lbs 15oz and is 21inches long. Her APGAR score was 9.9, & yes her daddy is VERY PROUD! She also has some very long eyelashes.

We arrived at the hospital a little after 7am thursday morning, got checked in, and Karen's IV with the Pitocin started about 8:30am or so. Contractions started getting really intense around 1pm so she decided it was time for the epidural. Karen's labor progressed nicely and she was fully dilated at about 7pm. Karen was nothing short of AMAZING! She really pushed for a total of about 23 minutes. I almost had to catch the baby because the Dr was still putting on his gloves when her head came out.

I got to tell Karen that we had a little girl, which was the best part of all for me given how little control I had and how helpless I felt watching her in so much pain. Oh yeah, the epidural did not live up to the hype for Karen to say the least. Overall things could not have gone much better since day 1. Karen is feeling good and given how tired I am, it hurts just to think about how tired she must be. Baby Elise is latching on well and feeding good which is helping her sleep good too. Wish us luck on our 1st night at home. Here are some pictures from the big day and her 1st nap at home!

One more day

Well if Karen doesn't go into labor today (Wednesday, October 21st) then we go to the hospital Thursday morning at 7am for her to be induced. She was already 3cm at the Dr visit on Monday so being induced shouldn't take too long. She had a pretty strong contraction last night so things are progressing. That baby is really moving around in there, I thought it was gonna wiggle its way out last night for sure!

We are gonna do some walking, yoga squats, and other old fashioned remedies tonight to see if we can get the process going and maybe she won't have to be induced, but we will see what happens.

We will keep you all updated with calls and texts.

We are ready for you baby!

Here are some pictures of the baby's room. Its hard to beleive this summer it was a loft filled with mnt bikes, road bikes, snowboard, surboard, books, TV ect. We had lots of fun as we got the loft closed in and decorated. Thanks to all who contributed, we are blessed!

Now come on baby!

Still No Baby Trone

No Baby Yet!
Karen is due on Thursday October 22nd & she is feeling great. I thought last night was it but turned out to be the result of some peanut butter ice cream on top of some salmon and veggies mixing to create methane. She is getting over a cold and feels better today. Her fall break is now over so she says she is ready any time. She just wanted to make it through break so she wouldn't use any maternity leave while she was off. The nursery is ready, the bags are packed, and I think we are all set to go. Thanks for all of the advice from everyone over the past months and we will be flooding you with pictures and updates as excited new 1st time parents very soon.
Love,
Greg & Karen

Maternity Pictures

Another teacher at Karen's school is an aspiring photographer and asked if she could practice on us by taking some baby belly pictures. She was just great. Here is her blog and the pictures of us that she took. Thanks Bethany we just love the pictures and are so glad that we will have these for after the baby arrives. You are already a PRO!

www.youandnootherphotography.blogspot.com/