More Schuyler!

Little girl.
Cozy.
Sleepy girls after a long days work.

Uncle Chad drove 3 hours just to hang out with Schuyler for a few hours on Sunday. As you can see he was smitten from the start.
All Clean after my first bath.
So little.
Schuyler was born with a mild case of Jaundice and had to spend 48 hours in Photo Therapy. It was basically like a mini sun tanning bed. She seemed to love it. She would stretch out and cross her legs and relax. These are the stylish goggles that she had to wear.
Sleepy Sleepy

Proud Papa
Miss Schuyler made her mark on Hartford Hospital with some solid foot stamps!

Schuyler decided that she did not want to wait until April 1 to make her big entrance!!!

To our surprise we found out that Mandy was 1cm dilated on Thursday afternoon March 5. At that point we determined that we better get her bag packed and that we had at least 2 weeks to wrap up all of the last minute details. We were also happy that we would be able to attend our labor and delivery class on Saturday, March 7.

Well, at approx. 11:15am on Friday, March 6 Mandy was preparing a Brief when her water broke and she decided it would be a good idea to head to the Hospital. She gave me a call and I picked her up and tried to set a land speed record on the way to the hospital.

Mandy was 2cm dilated and admitted by 12:45pm, and much to her dismay found out that she could not eat again until after the baby came.

Mandy was awesome and progressed well. She didn't need the epidural until around 2am on Saturday, March 7, when she was stuck at 4 cm. Of course, the screaming lady across the hall did help to solidify the thought that drugs were they right way to go. The epidural was great and allowed Mandy to sleep from 3am to 6am.

She was ready to start pushing by 9am on Saturday and did outstanding. She said she could not feel any pain and she was a great pusher. All of the nurses and doctors were thoroughly impressed. After a couple of hours of pushing Beautiful Baby Schuyler arrived at 11:32am.

Schuyler weighed in at a beautiful 5lbs. 7oz. and was 18.5 inches long. She quickly announced her presence with a strong cry.

Baby and Mama are doing great and are quickly getting to know each other.

Schuyler has already had quest. Laura and Eugene were in Hartford to help us out when she was born and two of our three Connecticut friends stopped by for introductions as well. The Grandparents have secured travel and will be in Connecticut in a few days.

Dad Duties

One month to go and the nursery is coming together! Todd has put the furniture together - he did an awesome job - took him no time at all! These are some pics of my man at work!

Schuyler Grace

Some of you have asked about how we came up with our baby girl's name. "Schuyler" (pronounced SKY-LER)is actually the original spelling of "Skyler" or "Skylar." The name is Dutch and means scholar. We have loved the name for as long as I can remember. After much debate and consideration, we decided to go with the original spelling. It seemed a little more classy and sophisticated to us. Plus, I'm hoping people will be less likely to shorten her name to "Sky." Also, when I did a search of the baby name "Schuyler" on google, a picture of the actress/singer Schuyler Fisk came up - she was drinking Starbucks and walking her chocolate labrador with her mom (Sissy Spacek). I took it as a sign! So, even though it's "different," we really love it and we are in good company - Michael J. Fox named his daughter "Schuyler."

Her middle name "Grace" is much simpler. It was my great grandmother's name on my Mom's side. She was a tall, very sweet woman who used to write letters to my Mom that ryhmed. In fact, when I was going through my baby book at Christmas, I discovered a letter she wrote to my Mom after one of our visits. I'm hoping to find a frame and put it in Schuyler's room.

Bun In The Oven

Here are some requested pics of my ever growing belly. S has turned into quite the basketball since Christmas.