3 months!

Hi all! Long time no blog! :)
Today Scarlett is 3 months (13 weeks) and she is getting cuter and cuter!

Scarlett at 3 months

We just returned from a great 5 day weekend in OC for my cousin Alina's wedding- it was a BLAST! Congrats to Alina and Greg! We are off to Santa Barbara for my other cousin Jayme's wedding in two weeks. Looking forward to another few days with the Huefner clan!


Exciting news-- we just booked our vacation to Kona, Hawaii for 10 nights at the end of Sept- beginning of October with our great friends Kennon, Morgan, and their newest little girl, Harper (who is 3 weeks younger than S). It will be my last hurrah since I return to work in mid-October. Cannot wait to relax with the Fleischmanns and the 2 babes!

Scarlett's latest stats were: at her 8 wk appt she weighed in at 12.2 lbs (76%) and 23.75 inches (90%) and she got her first set of vaccines (24 hours of misery for all 3 of us!). We have her 16 week appt in 3 weeks for her next set of shots and weigh in. She has DEFINITELY put on some more lbs!

Last Friday, we had our 6 wk follow-up appt with the Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon.  Scarlett's right hip (the "good" one) has improved....unfortunately the left hip (which is 75% dislocated) has not. We are going to continue with the pavlik harness for another 6 weeks and re-sonogram her again mid-September. Then, if the hip has not fully improved, we will take a 2 week break while we are on vacation, and come back to have her fitted in a more restrictive plastic harness for another 3 months.  We are trying to avoid hip surgery! Please keep those prayers coming that these harnesses do their job!

A few other exciting things-- Scarlett finally met her Uncle CoCo (Cody) after he returned last week from 3 months in Europe. She loves her CoCo already. Scarlett and I also made the trip to Tahoe (Garnderville) to visit Allie and her two kiddos a few weeks ago. Needless to say, Liam is in love with Scarlett so the "arranged" marriage will work out perfectly :)

Scarlett is now obsessed with her hands (there aren't many photos of her without them in her mouth! haha.), loves pulling her mommy's hair, and now grabs and reaches for her toys.
Here are some recent photos of little S~

Scarlett's FAVORITE place in the house

Always happy with "Paci" and "Owlie"

Already a Giants fan!

As Cliffy "Bop" says, "She's wide eyed and blue eyed!"

Such a big girl sitting in her BebePod

Happy Summer!
Love, The Kings

Scarlett: 8 weeks

Scarlett is now 8 weeks old! She has had some major milestones in the past 2 weeks. She found her hands and plays with them all the time-- now we are just working on finding her thumb. She also started sleeping in long stretches and even made it all the way through the night last night (10:30pm-6:30am)!

Scarlett in her "2 month" onesie

The pink thing you see in the photos is her Pavlik Harness. The appointment with the Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon went well 2 weeks ago. But, based on the sonogram, we discovered that BOTH of Scarlett's hips are semi-dislocated. The right hip is 25% and the left 75%. Therefore, she'll be in this harness 23.5 hours a day for 3 months. There are 11 straps, so I was a little overwhelmed when she got fitted, but after 2 weeks we are now experts at this thing!  The goal is to keep her hips in a "froggy" position of 90 degrees so the ligaments and tendons will tighten up around the ball and socket hip joint. There is a 90% success rate, so say some prayers that our 3 months will be the cureall!

On a positive note, we just returned from a nice long stay in Laguna. Scarlett and I made the road trip with Nonna and Hazel 10 days ago (a quite exciting 9 hour drive!). We had plenty of beach bbqs and fun lunches and dinners with all of our favorite OC friends and family. Jeremy joined us last weekend and we even made it down to San Diego to introduce Scarlett to her favorite cousins, Shane and Hanley! It was WONDERFUL having everyone meet our little gal!

The 3 generations :)

Cousin Shane holding Scarlett

Uncle Ev!

Off to enjoy this gorgeous 85 degree Nor Cal weather.
Happy 4th of July weekend!

6 weeks and Nursery photos

Scarlett went for her 6 week check-up today. She is a healthy lady and is already 11 1/2 pounds and 23 3/4 inches long! She scores in the 92nd and 90th percentile for weight and height. Her pediatrician was pleased with his growing patient :)

Next week we meet with the Chief of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at UCSF for our consult. As many of you may already know, Scarlett was born with a dislocated hip (just like her daddy). Although Jeremy had to have surgery and was casted for many months as a baby, we are hoping after her sonogram that they will recommend a brace instead. Keep your fingers crossed and say some prayers! We will keep you posted with the results of our appt next Thursday.

My mom, "Nonna", came up last weekend and spend 3 nights doting over her little granddaughter. We had SUCH a great time with her and she was so helpful! Thanks Mom!

Scarlett's nursery turned out darling! We were able to make it nice and cozy for our little lady. A few finishing touches are still on their way...but check it out so far:

Happy Summer!

Love, E & J

Scarlett: 4 weeks!

wearing her "1 month" onesie

Our little lady is 4 weeks! Time flies when you're taking care of a newborn.
 Scarlett has a BIG personality and has kept us very busy. She's like her mother and is not shy about making her opinions known! :) The swing is our lifesaver....she loves staring up at the rotating lambs.  The pacifier is our second crutch as she loves to suck. Our third necessity is Jeremy's high energy as he runs around the house  jiggling, shaking, swaddling, rocking, shhhhing, and making other weird noises to keep his daughter happy. Pretty hysterical!

We managed our first night out to dinner with friends and left S with "Mimi" and "Bop"-- they survived 4 hours of babysitting and we enjoyed a yummy sushi dinner with the Bluffs and Knueppels.

"Nonna" is flying up this weekend to spend the weekend with us and we are so excited to see her and show her how much Scarlett has changed and grown.  S is smiling, cooing, and developing her very funny personality more and more each day. She is also a healthy eater and has gained 2 lbs 8 oz since birth, totaling 10 lbs 14 oz!-- we are blown away at how "sturdy" she has become :)

Very expressive!

    Loving her baths!

Laughing at her funny daddy

    Admiring her gorgeous self  :)

not enjoying her first swim :(

More updates to come!  
Love, E & J

Scarlett: 1 week

Scarlett is officially one week old! It's been an adventure so far. After 4 nights in the hospital, we came home a little groggy and jumped right into parenthood with our little one who has a GREAT set of lungs! :)

Today she went to the pediatrician and she weighs in at 8lbs 9 oz-- 3oz more than her birth weight! The Dr was very impressed at our healthy eater.

I had a great first Mother's Day-- a relaxing lunch and quick wine taste in Sonoma with Jeremy and Scarlett, my in-laws, and brother-in-law, Luke, who was in town visiting.

Today was my first day home ALONE! Jeremy went back to work, so Scarlett and I were on our own-- So far, so good. We've both taken 3 hour naps, managed a quick walk with Hazel, and nursed A LOT. Jeremy will be home from work any minute and we are cooking up some homemade turkey burgers.

Day 1 at home!

Our little "Sweet Cheeks"

Uncle Luke meets Scarlett

She'll take a bottle! Hurray!

Mimi and Bop teaching us some baby tricks

Scarlett Isabel Arrives!

We are thrilled to share that Baby King is a GIRL! Scarlett Isabel finally arrived on Sunday, May 2nd at 10:47 a.m, 9 days overdue and after 2.5 days of induced labor and 3 hours of pushing! She weighed in at 8 lbs 6 oz and is 21 inches long. Not only is she a big girl, but she has big cheeks (could store food for the winter in there!), big blue eyes, and a BIG personality! She sat nameless for 24 hours since we were convinced she was a boy, but the name "Scarlett" definitely suits this little lady.

We arrived home this morning after 4 nights in the hospital and are happy to share that we are settling in wonderfully. Scarlett loves to eat, be held, and be rocked in her swing. She hasn't quite mastered the love for sleep yet, but we are working on that :)

Thanks so much for all the calls, emails, texts, and visits! We are loving getting to know Scarlett and can't wait to share her with all of you!

Scarlett "Sweet Cheeks" King

Lots of Love,
E, J, S, & H

Off to the hospital!

We are off to have this baby! No, not in labor....but 8 days overdue. I have stopped gaining weight and my belly hasn't grown in over 2 1/2 weeks, a clear sign that it's time for this baby to make his/her debut! So, I'm being induced this morning in hopes that this baby will arrive over the weekend.  Jeremy will be updating everyone once we have something to report :)

41 weeks!

We are THRILLED to find out if this wild child is a boy or girl and saying lots of prayers that everything goes smoothly and Baby King is healthy.

It was such a weird (and very exciting!) feeling walking out the door knowing that we will be returning with a new little member of our family.

Here is our final shot as "the three of us"....

The end of the road has arrived!
Love to you all! E and J