My first attempt to post pictures

I've never posted pictures before so I don't know how to format or place them where I want them. I just want to share with everyone how great little Renae is doing. She has a lot of happy awake time during the days now. It's so fun. She's smiling and more interested in her surroundings. And she is sleeping really well at night. She usually has some sad time between 9 and 11 or so, but once she gets to sleep, she'll sleep for 4+ hours, wake once for food, and then go right back to sleep when she's done eating. It's so nice to feel a bit more rested when the day begins.

One of my many failed attempts to catch her smile on camera.

This is Renae after her bath yesterday.
Notice her curly wet hair. The look on her face is the transition between crying because she didn't like her bath and "oh, what's that cool shiny thing my mom is holding?"

This is Renae "playing" with her toys. She's interested in them, but she doesn't do much with them yet. She gets them swinging by kicking her legs to make her chair rock. It's not a great video, but it shows how much cuter she is in motion than in the still pictures.

Pictures of Renae

Last week, Renae's Aunt Meggan came up to take pictures of her. She posted some of them on her blog.

Not only does Meggan create magical pictures, she had the magic touch with Renae. No matter how sad Renae was, she would calm down and fall asleep in Auntie Meggan's arms. (I'd post a picture but I'm not sure where the cord to my camera is.)

My Renae-nae

~~~We Did It! Well, Shonda did most of it but I certainly did my part. She was such a trooper. She did really good at not getting angry or upset. I am so proud of her.
~~~At 3 am thursday morning, Shonda's water broke. We spent the next hour at home before going to the hospital.
~~~We then spent the next 20 hours in labor. After that amount of time and no more progression than a 9, we decided that a cesarian would be best. Shonda went in at about 11 pm that night to get ready.
~~~Renae D"Ann Hayes was born May 1 at 12:01 am. She weighed 8 lbs. 11 oz. She is 20 inches long.
~~~We stayed in the hospital from thursday till sunday. We were released into the wild at 3 pm today. We are so happy to have this little cutie be a part of our family. We hope that all of you enjoy these photo's of our newest member!