Day 11 and Growing

Can't believe it's already the middle of July and Judah is 11 days old already! This morning we went to the pediatrician's office for a quick weigh-in. The nurse said he should be gaining 1/2 - 1 oz. per day. Well, Judah has gained 10 oz. in the last week! The doc peeked his head in for a second and said Judah is doing great.

Noah and I have also been doing well, trying to adjust to all of the new changes and challenges of being parents of a newborn. We have actually been averaging 5-6 hours of sleep per night (not counting a nap or two during the day). It's been a little tricky getting him to sleep when we're ready to get to bed, but that seems to be getting better in the last several days. I think we're slowly getting the hang of this "parenting" thing. :)

We have REALLY appreciated everyone checking in on us, and some friends and church people bringing by meals. Those are a huge help! It's kind of funny being on the receiving end of the meals after being on the coordinating end for a while. I think God is teaching me how to receive. It's been a good opportunity for me to grow in that area. Pretty neat how that works.

Noah has one more week off from work after this week - time is flying by. I go back to work in mid-August (I have 6 weeks total off). Then I'll be bringing Judah to work with me. Hopefully that will work out well.

Here are some more videos and pictures for everyone to enjoy... hope to see you all soon!

Love and hugs,

Noah, Krista & Baby Judah

We have more pictures on the way... keep checking back! :)

Day 2

Hi Everyone,

Today was Day 2 of our big adventure being parents... Judah and Mommy are doing great. We will be at St. Luke's until tomorrow morning (Wed.). Judah is a little jaundice, so he needs to be on a special light for today. Doc said he's doing really well though and will be just fine. A hearing technician also came in today to do a hearing test. Judah did well in his right ear but they need to re-test tomorrow on his left ear. They think he still has some amniotic fluid in his ear canal but that his hearing is fine. We will be going home from the hospital tomorrow morning some time.

Here are some more pictures of our little cutie pie! Enjoy!!!

Noah took some quick video footage too... nothing too terribly exciting. Just cuteness!

Welcome Baby Brown!

Welcome Baby Brown!!!

Judah Michael Brown

was born at 4:02am on July 6th

He weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz.

and measured 19 3/4" long.



Krista and baby are both doing really well.
Judah is eating well and Noah is really enjoying being a daddy.


You're finally here! We love you little one!!!

One more time...

We are getting to know the hospital staff at St. Luke's pretty well, thanks to another lovely visit!

This morning, at about 1:15, I was sure my water broke. And soon after I started to have more regular contractions. So, we excitedly packed up our stuff (which was ready to go this time) and headed to the hospital. The nurse was very nice, and did the usual 10,000 question screening and hooked me up to the fetal and contraction monitors. The house doc, who was the cutest little old man you ever saw (about 80 years old) did some tests and made a few jokes. But they determined that my water didn't break, and my contractions mysteriously got irregular since we'd come in... so yep - they sent me home. UGH!!! (Sorry, no photo this time! lol)

Coming home again was tough for me to take. I couldn't help wondering why this happened, what the purpose of this was. All the excitement went away in a flash, and we were in disbelief. But we knew we needed to just keep trusting in God and waiting on His perfect timing instead of getting discouraged.

We got home from St. Luke's around 5:30am, tired. I went to sleep, and Noah just went to work early, since he'd have to get up in less than an hour anyway.

My boss has been wonderful the last couple of days. She's allowed me to work from home which has been a huge blessing. I've been having irregular contractions and have been hesitant to drive the extra 30-40 minutes in to the office just incase. She has a baby of her own - now about 3 weeks old - and she's so understanding, bless her heart!

We ask for your prayers - that when the REAL time comes, we'll know it, and that we'll have peace in the mean time while we're waiting. It's hard to be so very excited, and have to wait unknowingly in the mean time.

Thanks to everyone who has lifted us up in prayer and checking in on us. It's so nice to know you care. We are blessed!!!