A model is born!

Korie had her newborn pictures done this past Saturday, and as Grandma Paulsen put it, a model is born! ;) They were taken by Creative Images by Tammy in Avoca, and she did an AMAZING job! It's going to be difficult for us to pick which ones we want! Here is the link to her pictures. Just click on the album "Korie" and the access code is "knew." Enjoy!

http://creativeimagesbytammy.com/pc/index.php

Life As We Know It

Life as we know it has changed at the Hansen house, but all for the better! We have gotten settled in at home, but it's not easy to get a "routine" down...par for the course with a newborn I'm sure. Korie definitely rules the roost; she determines when I eat, sleep, and even go to the bathroom! We have had a couple of rough days/nights, but overall, it's been absolutely amazing!!! We love this little girl so much already! Here are a few pictures from Life at Home!

Daddy and his girls:

Korie's only birthmark, stork bites on her eyelid:

Aren't they precious?!

Long legs:

First bath at home; she hated it!

Our little monster pooped in her towel after her bath:

Sleeping beauty:

1st doctor's appointment with Dr. Loucks:

Stretching out and relaxing:

Milk coma in her bouncy seat, the only place she'll sleep:

Newborn pictures

The hospital does newborn pictures, which of course, are ridiculously expensive and they want you to buy, which of course, we aren't! They took them the day after Korie was born, and she was NOT a fan! The photographer only got a few pictures of her before she had a complete meltdown, but some of them turned out pretty cute! Here is the link for the pictures; the password is Hansen.

http://www.photoreflect.com/store/thumbpage.aspx?eid=1RBR027O

She's here!!!

Welcome to the world Korie Paige Hansen! Our beautiful little miracle arrived on Friday June 3rd at 5:37 pm, 8 lbs 11 oz, 21 inches long. She is healthy, beautiful, and perfect!!! As of today, she is one week old, and we are soooo in love with her! Here are a few pictures, and I will try to post more when Little Miss allows me to! ;)

4 More Weeks...or less!

36 weeks! That means 4 weeks to go...or does it?! I had my 36 week appointment today, which includes the first "cervix check"...boy are those fun! I am happy to report that we have made some progress already. I am currently dilated 1 cm and 70% effaced, which I'm told is pretty good for a first time Mom! My doctor said, as thin as my cervix is, I will probably go early, and my labor could be fast! That would be nice; I've been hoping that since I've been so sick through most of my pregnancy that God would even it out for me and let me have a halfway decent labor! Another piece of good news: Baby Girl doesn't seem to be huge! While she is growing, she is measuring 1 week behind...glad to know she isn't bigger than she should be! I may look and feel huge, but apparently I'm not, which is nice to know. So, to sum it up, it could be any day now, or it could be several more weeks! I guess that's up to God and BGH! ;) Good thing we have the room ready...now we just need to prepare mentally! Here are a few pictures of the 36 week belly and Baby Girl's room!

34 weeks

Here are a few pictures from this week: 34 weeks! I'm feeling pretty huge these days, and it's only going to get worse. But it's all worth it! According to my doctor, I'm measuring right on schedule, so here's hoping BGH isn't huge! ;) A little over a month and we get to meet this precious little miracle...I can't wait!!!

Showers galore!

We are so lucky to have such amazing friends and family. Everyone was so excited that we are finally having a baby that so many people wanted to throw us a shower! We had five showers, given by: my best friend Lindsey, Brent's friend from high school Dina, my awesome co-worker/friend Nikki, my sister Lindsay, and Brent's sister Michelle. Thanks to everyone who came to one (or more) of the showers and all the gifts for Baby Girl Hansen...she's not even here yet and she is so loved already! Here are a few pictures:

Shower #2 in Walnut at 32 weeks (Thanks Dina!)

Shower #3 with my awesome co-workers at 33 weeks (thanks Nikki!)

Shower #4 in Lawrence with friends and family (thanks Lindsay and Roz!)

Shower #5 in Walnut with the Hansens at 34 weeks (thanks Michelle and Kaitlyn!)