Faces of Gwen

It has been quite a week at the Prieb household. Gwen has been keeping Tamie very busy, while I am on midnight shift. Gwen went to the doctor today, she has gained a good amount of weight! She went from 7lb3oz to 7lb13oz, in just 6 days. Our little girl is growing up right before our eyes! Speaking of eyes, Gwen has been kind enough to pose with her big eyes for some pics. Enjoy!

Sleepy face.

Yawning face.

Happy face. 

Night night face. 

Just tooted face.

Pretty face.

Halloween fun pic!

You Want It...

You got it. Everyone has been asking for pictures of Gwen. So, not much writing to do here, just pics!

Picture of Gwen, taken October 18.

Proud mom holding her baby girl!

Gwen is often found with her hands behind her head, when sleeping. 

Aunt Nancy came to visit and help around the house.

Dad is frequently staring at his girl.

Gwen with her froggy towel, getting a sponge bath.

Again, sleeping with her hands almost behind her head this time.

Taking a nap in mom's arms. 

Aunt Dallas came up to visit also! Thanks for all the great meals!

Letters From Gwen

 Hi everybody! It's Gwen! Mom and dad are super tired. I thought I would do them a favor and write on the blog for them tonight. Hey, I scored a 9 on my APGAR test. I think it means I am smarter than daddy! It has been a while since we have posted a picture of me. So, here is the latest picture of ME!

 I am pretty sleepy during the day, but around 4am I love to wake up mom and dad. Every night mommy rocks me, and nurses me in this chair. Daddy sits on the floor and talks with mom. Sometimes dad has to tickle my little feet to keep me awake to nurse. Look at all the stuff everybody has given me already! I'm excited to play with all of my stuffed animals, I'm just not quite big enough yet.

This is my changing table and future dresser. I love giving dad a hard time when he tries to change me. Dad needs more practice changing diapers and changing my clothes, but he is getting better! Mommy does a much better job than dad, but don't tell him I said that!

Mom and dad gave me a really nice crib, but for now I sleep in a bassinet next to their bed. Any time I make a noise or even move, mom or dad peek over to check on me. (I think they're kinda crazy!) Some day I will get to move or to my 'big girl bed', but for now, I am feeling good.

 I have kept mom and dad pretty busy, so THANK YOU to anyone who has brought them something to eat! We have had so many fun visitors! I have met so many friends, and I am only four days old. Uh-oh, mommy and daddy are coming, Gwen signing off! See you next time!

Two Became Three

Gwenyth Marie Prieb was born at 11:43am. She weighs 6lbs 13oz, and is 19 3/4inches long.

Hurry Up and Wait

It seemed like the calendar was moving at a rapid pace for the first few months of pregnancy. The last few days and weeks, however, seem to have come to a screeching halt. Hurry Up and Wait , has become our new favorite game while waiting for our daughter to join our family. Every doctor appointment pushes us closer to exploding with excitement, which at this point has been happening weekly. All signs point to our daughter joining us very soon.

Here's a relatively quick recap and a few highlights of our summer preparing for our baby:

If you didn't know the left lane on southbound I-35 has been named in our honor. We drove to Wichita so many times to pick up or buy baby items we should have a lane on the interstate named after us. We are still deciding on what we will name our section of road.

The heat. Remember how HOT it was this summer? We will always remember watching Tamie's feet nearly explode after the 40th consecutive 100 degree day. Going for walks together meant waiting until late in the evening, when the temperature trickled down below 90.

Not all was bad, while waiting for baby. Tamie had two really great baby showers. The first in August, was put on by family and friends, at the NCRA Credit Union. The second in September, was put on by our church family, at First Christian Church. Thank you to all who helped make those parties special for us. We are blessed to have such amazing people surrounding and supporting us, and our baby.

We hope you enjoy our blog posts and pics. Rather than clog your Facebook wall with posts and pics of our baby, we thought it would be best to write and post pics on a blog. Yes, we will admit, that we ripped off the idea from two of our friends, who write about their lives with babies (Eks and Unruhs!). We hope this will be a way to keep family and friends, that are at a distance, involved in our growing family.