1 week old

Here are some more pictures of Finn one week old! He went to the doctor on Friday and everything is looking great. He is almost back to his birth weight. He was 8lb 10.5 oz on Friday. He is in the 75% for height, weight, and head circumference. Our friend Hannah got him to smile by rubbing his cheeks yesterday. He did it about 5-6 times and then today we tried and he did it again. So that will be the trick to get him to do it until he really knows how to do it on his own. Anya tried to get him out of his car seat for us, she unclipped the buckle and reached down and said "come here cutie". She is still being a good big sister.

Just thought this was a cute picture. Finn is still doing great. Last night he was a little difficult from 8-12:30. He didn't want to go to sleep in his crib. He would fall asleep in your arms and then the second you put him down he would wake up. But after that, he slept from 12:30-4:30, ate and then slept again until 8:30. So the second 1/2 of the night was ideal.

Anya is still doing great with Finn. She does not care if I'm holding him, doesn't act jealous. She just goes about her business and then checks in on him now and then. Last night she wanted to say goodnight before she went to bed. This morning she said "I love you Finn". I think she is going to do great.

School went well yesterday. She had a good day and was exhausted by the end of the day. She was so tired she couldn't even eat much dinner. Dan gave her a bath and she was in bed before 7:00 and we didn't even hear a peep.

I'm feeling pretty good these days. Ibuprofen is doing the job pain wise. I'm able to move around a lot better and I can roll from side to side in bed much better. I just need to work on not doing too much and sleeping when he sleeps. I'm not so good at that yet. I just always find something that "needs" to be done...

Anyway, we are all doing good and are so happy to have a little girl and a little boy. We are so blessed.

Today was Anya's first day of school. She wanted Dan to carry her in, but once she got there, she went right to the rocking horse. I can't wait to hear how it went. I'm sure she loved seeing all her friends again.
Anya sure loves her daddy and little brother. She has not seemed jealous or anything. She will be playing and stop to ask where the baby is. She showed him her toys and tried to "rock" him to sleep by jumping and shaking his pack n play.
Here are 3 generations of Seppala boys.

Finn is doing great eating and sleeping. He also lets us play dress up and try out lots of outfits because he has wet through a bunch of them. My mom has been here yesterday and today helping out a ton! She knows how I like my house clean, so she has done vacuuming, laundry, dishes, taken the garbage out, gone to the grocery store, put away clothes and toys, made food, everything! Mom's are great! Thanks MOM!

Brother and Sister Meet

Anya got a chance to meet her baby brother Finn today. It went very well. She was so happy to see him, and loved helping mom hold Finn. She gave him a kiss and helped cover him with his blanket.

Day 3

Today is day 3 and Finn is doing great. He is a good eater and an all around mello baby. He only cries when he's really hungry. I'm doing good, pain is under control and I was able to get out of bed all on my own this morning. Every day gets better. He has had lots of visitors. The first day my mom, Dan, Kelley, Tommy, Laura, Jesse, Hailey, Kristin, Jeff, Michelle, and her daughter came. Then yesterday Dave and Mary Jo, Josh and Hanna, Molly, and Trisha stopped by. Today we have had Kristin and grandma Kathy! So he has been a happy boy with all the love and snuggling.

little boy Finn

Here's the last belly shot taken the morning Finn was born (yesterday). We all thought that I would need a c-section because of how big he (I) looked. Dan bet he would be 9lb 7 oz, I bet 9lb, 12 oz, the biggest was my friend Trisha who said 10 lb 6 oz. Well, we were all wrong. He was one ounce away from a 9 pounder. However, the doctors said if he was delivered at 41 weeks like Anya, he would for sure have been bigger than her. She was 9lb 2 oz. Anyway, here is a picture of him weighing in.
The c-section went well. It was an odd sensation for me to be able to feel so much touching, tugging, pushing, pressure, but not actual sharp pain. Very weird. Finn's head is 14.5 inches around, so the first thing my doctor said was that I made the right choice to have a c-section cause that was a huge head! He might not have even fit or I would would have had some serious tearing. The doctor said that he tried to turn around when she was pulling him out- he was trying to run away!
Here's where I got to meet Finn for the first time. Then they took him to clean him up. They said he had some difficulty breathing out but he was able to fix it on his own. He also was pretty pale, so they put him under a heat lamp for a while and now he's as pink as can be. I didn't get to really see him until we got into our regular room which was a good 2.5 hours after he was actually born.
He looks a lot like Anya did, but in more of a boy way. He totally has Dan's build- broad chested, big head, big hands and feet, and just kinda thick but not chunky. He looks like a linebacker. He ate well for us and has already had lots of poopy diapers. He didn't cry all day and was just happy sleeping.
As for me, I'm doing well. Post op pain has been way more than I remember with Anya, it's been hard for them to get it under control. So I'm not sure if c-section was "easier" than giving birth vaginally. However, with such a big head, this probably was a better choice. I was able to sit up and stand up last night and today they will take all the junk off me and I'll have to get up more on my own. I think that's it for now, thanks everyone for your prayers and good wishes! Love you!

Baby Finn is here!!!

Today at 12:08 pm CST Finn Walter Seppala joined our family. He was 8 lbs, 15 oz. and is 21 inches long. Thank you to all of you out there sending your thoughts and prayers his/our way.