Photoshoot Attempt

While my mom was here, we attempted to take some professional like pictures of Daphne since we are not planning on getting any take right now. I definitly do not have a photographer's eye for a good shot or really any editing skills either, but some of them turned out ok.

Matching Outfits

Before Daphne was born, Eve really wanted them to have some matching outfits. It turned out to be a challenge to find a 2T for Eve and newborn size for Daphne in the same outfit, but we finally found them at Sams. So once the weather got warm enough for short sleeves around the house we put them on and I think they looked so cute. I hope the weather gets nice soon so they can wear them again because Daphne is quickly growing out of hers.

Chef Eve

One of Eve's favorite things to do is to help me cook. She loves tasting all the ingredients (everything from crisco to pepper) and pulls her helping stool all over the kitchen to be close to the action. For Christmas, I made her her own apron so she could be close to the cooking without getting too messy. I know her favorite thing about cooking must be to lick the bowl.

Double Stroller Trouble

Here we are taking our new double stroller for its first ride around town. I will have tp adjust to how long it is and how it doesn't pop curbs like our normal one, but Eve says she likes riding in it.

Praying Girls

We took some time to take some pictures of the girls sitting on a chair together. When we looked at them later, we found this one which made us smile. It looks like both girls are holding their hands in prayer. Maybe we just like it because we live with Eve daily and her persuit of everyone holding their hands the same way when we pray or she will wait and try to work it out. Maybe she is just teaching Daphne early.

Daphne Debra Rider

We welcomed our newest addition, Daphne to our family on Friday, February 19th at 4:39pm. She came out crying after a sucessful induction weighing 7lbs 3oz and being 19in long. At first she looked just like Eve to us, but the more we look at her, the more differences we see in them. Her name Daphne means victory in Hebrew as her so far short history from conception through her birth has shown us how God is victorious over the challenges in our life. Her middle name Debra is after my amazing mother whose own birthday is just a few short days earlier.
We were all sent home from the hospital on Sunday, but by Monday, we started to think Daphne was becoming more yellowish in her skin pigment. Since Eve had had jaudice we wanted to get her tested just to make sure. Motherly intuition was right as her numbers indicated she needed some light therapy to help her. She staying on the specially light bed from Tues - Friday when she was finally given a clean bill of health.

We are definitly adjusting to being a family of four, but it has been great and we are blessed with great help. My mother is staying with us since before her birth and a few more weeks and it has been great to have her help. Plus our wonderful friends from church have brought us delicious meals. And Eve has been a great help. She is quick to fetch some diapers or whatever we request and has shown great patience in waiting for her turn. We are a blessed family. Here are some pictures from Daphne's first week of life.