Long overdue thanks...

The last two and a half months have been truly challenging for our new family with my illness and baby Ryan. As I continue to get better every day and we learn to navigate life with Tink, there are several people we would not have been able to do this without. Their unconditional love, moral support and selfless offering of time has meant the world to us!

Nana and Pop who took our Tink for her first sleepover at ten days old (brave souls!).

Uncle Brent, Auntie Melinda and Sophie for the private nurse/patient advocate services and always being there for us.

Gamma and Papa for coming out to Philadelphia to sit for endless hours with me in the hospital and taking care of our little girlie at home.

Great Grandma Johansen who made daily trips to the hospital with Tink to visit me, stayed up with Ryan all night and still had the energy to cook up a storm.

Auntie Kissy for being just a phone call away.

Auntie Annie (the bottle sterilizing queen!) for taking such good care of me, Ryan, Jack and our home.

October 31st...
Ryan, Mommy and Auntie Annie made a trip to the pumpkin patch at Winding Brook Farm to pick out a few pumpkins for Halloween. It was a gorgeous day and our Tink picked out three perfect little pumpkins.




Halloween...
Later on that evening we went to Uncle Brent and Auntie Melinda's house to trick-or-treat. Ryan was a red hot chili pepper (Ian's first purchase when he found out we were expecting!) and her cousin Sophie was the purple CareBear.

The Latest Stats...
Ryan's two month appointment this past Monday with Dr. Kline was great aside from the FIVE shots our poor girlie had to endure. It is still up for debate who cried more, her or me?! Staying true to her nickname, Tink(erbell) weighed in at 9 pounds 12 ounces (25th percentile) and is 20 1/4 inches long (5th percentile).

A Couple of Firsts...

Our little Tink went on her first stroller ride through Tookany Creek Park with Mommy and Auntie Annie. She had a wonderful time as long as we were "off-roading" it with the stroller--our girlie loves the bumps!

The first (and only!) time our stinky Tink enjoyed tub time with Mommy was a funny one! We are hopeful that her anti-bath stance is only a phase...

As most of you know who follow up on our little Tink, Erin was hospitalized on September 4th with a rare auto- immune disorder called, well for short, TTP. She is as of October 1st still in Pennsylvania Hospital recovering, and we are hoping that she will be home really soon. I need to thank everyone that has been helping out, especially Grandma Jo, Karen, Andrea, my parents and all those who helped take care of Tink and saw Erin in the Hospital. As soon as she gets home I will try to get some new pictures of Ryan and her mom for everyone. We are overjoyed that she seems to be getting better, and hope we can put this behind us and start raising our little family.

To all of you in the great state of Ohio, I can't wait for you to meet her. Heres hoping to be there for Thanksgiving.