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What a great week it has been. I am healing up little by little. I tell you, having a C-section is not very fun. I am thankful that everything is doing OK. I am also glad that I can do a little more each day. Zoë is growing by leaps and bounds. She gained 1 and 1/2 pounds in 2 weeks!! :-) Yeah!!

Paul's parents were here for the week and they helped out SOOOOO much!! I felt bad because I really couldn't do much at all. His parents helped clean up the yard and painted our house a new color. (I LOVE IT!!) They were a huge help!!. THANK YOU JUDY and DAVE!!!

Little by little our yard is looking better and better. :-)

Hopefully we can break up our yard so that we can plant our garden and plant our grass.

Zoë & Daddy

Yeah for car rides!

Tummy Time!

A new Cubs fan in the making... hopefully she doesn't have to wait another hundred years for a world series!

Can't Believe it's Our 4th Anniversary and We Have a Baby!!

Paul!!! Happy 4th anniversary! I love you!!

(Here are some more pictures of Zoë, I can't believe she is 2 weeks old already!!)




Here is Mommy and baby Zoë... :)

Daddy is getting Zoë ready for bed... :)

Here is Aunt Mary, Grandma Janice and Grandpa Steve... and of course baby Zoë sporting the current trend in a spiky hair-do for newborns. :)

Here is Uncle Luke with Zoë... the only one we are missing is Aunt Bethany...who is in Africa right now... Can't wait to see you Bee!!

Pictures are worth a thousand words!

So This is Love

So this is love shown by my wonderful husband Paul.

So this is love...
-not caring that your wife can hardly walk. (I definitely walk like a 120 year old!)
-not caring that your wife's body is bloated and misshapen from a C-Section
-caring gently for your wife as she lays in bed and can't do what she normally does.
-caring for your wife as she struggles to figure out all the "mommy" things that give her anxiety
-cutting your wife's toenails, which she can't reach.
-preparing food and carrying it up to her in bed.
-changing Zoë's diapers when mommy can't get up.
-staying up at night to cuddle with Zoë so mommy can sleep.
-fetching water, food, odds and ends so mommy doesn't have to get up and move.
-checking incision daily to make sure everything is OK.
-juggling work, school (to get a masters in leadership) , and EVERYTHING at home.
-making sure mommy is taking her vitamins :)
-commenting daily of how much he loves our new daughter Zoë.
-taking your wife in your arms and telling her how much you love her just the way she is.

I could go on, but I am crying because I am so thankful for the husband that God has given me. He is very precious to me. Thank you Paul for all you are doing right now. I know that it is not easy on you. You are an amazing man and I LOVE YOU!!

Zoë Selah Hansen (with 2 dots over the "ë" in Zoë!)

Here is a quick update on our precious little girl. More to come soon.

Zoë Selah Hansen was born on Thursday, May 7 2009 @ 9:15pm. She weighed 7lbs 3oz, was 21 inches long, and had a beautiful head full of hair. Below are a couple pictures, and there will definitely be a lot more to be added in the next few days!

Thanks for your prayers, please keep praying for rest of all of us, and for adjusting to things like baby feedings! We are already learning how amazing it is to be a parent, and how difficult it is at the same time.

Lazy Saturday

Well, I am sitting here enjoying that Paul is home. He is setting up a baby swing in the living room. I love it when he enjoys a project. :) We have a lot on our "need to get done" list today... so I know that we will be running around cleaning and getting things more and more prepared for baby. This is my last week of school...weird!! I have two different subs that will be working with my class while I am gone. I know that they will do well... but it is still really hard for me to think of giving up my wonderful class for the rest of the year. :( Well, I am going to get started on planting some seeds... it is supposed to be a beautiful day!!

Fun Diaper Cake

I had to show the very cute diaper cake that my friend Mandi made for the baby shower that she threw at my work. It is VERY cute!! :)

Planting

Well, this year I really want to have an actual garden. So today I am going to be planting some seeds in seed starters. I am really hoping that this works. :) I am excited to try a garden because I am actually going to be home most of the summer. Yippee! :)
I love fresh veggies. Paul made it in last night earlier than expected which was very nice. I was ready to have him back. Baby is doing well this week... she is wiggling around a lot. Yesterday the staff at school threw a shower for me and a coworker. It was so much fun and we felt blessed. I was glad that I didn't have to open gifts alone. One of my favorite gifts was a little girl fishing pole. How cool is that? I will be excited to use it with her in the coming years.