With Fred the Monkey at 3 months old
One of my personal favorites
After catching her first Ono
My first St. Patrick's Day
Enjoying the boat
Sunday, May 16, 2010
3 Months Old
Here is our little munchkin at 3 months old...
My first St. Patrick's Day
Enjoying the boat
Valentine's Day
The girls in pink, Nana has come to take care of Georgia, yeah!
Posing in front of her amazing diaper cake, already in size 2's!
Her favorite toy, the exer-saucer or exer-office since she sits in it while we work.
My first St. Patrick's Day Enjoying the boat 
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Two Months Old
Sorry, not so creative with the titles. We just had our two month check up and little Georgia is 12 lbs. 13 oz. and 24 1/4 inches, 74th and 97th percentiles respectively. She is smiling more and more and slept 8 hours straight the past two nights, most likely because of her recent immunizations. The look on her face when that first needle went in... priceless! We both cried a bit but recovered quickly and were back to our busy schedule of eating, walks, stand-up exercises and sleeping. It isn't easy being a newborn! We just bid farewell to my sister and our nephew/cousin Lyell. My sister did an amazing job summarizing their visit on her blog: http://themarcisfamily.blogspot.com. Hilarious!
Here are some other highlights from month #2:
Outgrowing her newborn clothes... the flying squirrel!
Her first trip on the boat
Taking after her dad
Her shirt reads "Daddy Makes Me Smile"... So true! 
Our little party girl!
The family picture
Auntie Kim taught us a new trick, to bounce on the exercise ball
Georgia liked it so much she fell asleep
The cousins, Lyell and Georgia
Sporting her first bikini
Enjoying her first Super Bowl party with Dad 
So small! 
Getting out of her swaddle blanket. This is what we wake up to every morning.
Our little party girl!The family pictureAuntie Kim taught us a new trick, to bounce on the exercise ballGeorgia liked it so much she fell asleepThe cousins, Lyell and GeorgiaSporting her first bikiniEnjoying her first Super Bowl party with Dad So small! Getting out of her swaddle blanket. This is what we wake up to every morning.Saturday, February 6, 2010
One Month Old
Okay, so she is actually 2 months old today but my computer was broken so I haven't been able to post anything for some time. The first month was everything everyone said it would be, amazing, challenging, fun, crazy, and more. She had her first Christmas, started smiling, put on 2.5 pounds, lost the hair on the top of herhead, celebrated New Years with lots of fireworks, grew an inch, and stole the hearts of your mom and dad. Here it is in pictures in no particular order.Whew, what do you have in store for the second month?
Hanging with Dad
Rockin' the mullet and ballet slippers
Smiling even though going bald
A onesie made by Auntie Rhonda during the Hawaii Baby Shower
Dad's favorite hair accessory
Our first Christmas - check out Georgia's stocking (Virginia is taking orders)
Already making a mess Christmas morning
Chip showing us how to wear our babies
Our only family picture
Ready for her workout
Snuggling with grandma
After her first bath
Trying to wake up
Her usual attire
Sunday, December 20, 2009
One Week Old
Hoping to post mostly pictures and video from here on out with some commentary from time to time. We will be taking pictures every week or month or so with one of Georgia of the Jungle's animal friends, Fred the monkey. Here she is at one week:
And a few other pictures from her first week of life:
And a few other pictures from her first week of life:
Welcome Georgia Anne St. Germain
She has arrived and with no lack of drama. On December 6th at 7:42 am Georgia Anne St. Germain made her debut. After two weeks of getting to know her we finally have time to stop, take a breathe, and share our story of your birth, all 92 hours of it...We went to Kapiolani hospital and started the induction process at 6 pm on Friday, Dece
mber 4th. We started with Cervasil which had to stay in for 12 hours and helps soften and dilate the cervix. In the morning we had not made much progress so we did another dose. Then it was 12 hours of college football and mild contractions all day Saturday. Chip and my parents, Pete & Virginia, stayed with me in the hospital room and things didn’t really get too painful until the evening. Dr. Pratt came in personally to check me around 10 pm Saturday evening and I was only one centimeter dilated. We had a choice to wait until morning to induce but Dr. Pratt recommended trying right away to avoid delay. They started the Pitocin in my IV to induce the contractions, I got an epidural and we were on our way. I chos
e the epidural to help relax as we had already gone through 12 hours of mild contractions and I figured this would be a long ride. Dr. Pratt came in to check again about 2 hours later and I was two centimeters dilated at which point she decided to break my water. It had meconium in it which means, as the nursing staff put it, Georgia “made doo doo” inside me. Nothing too risky but it meant she needed to come out as soon as possible.
mber 4th. We started with Cervasil which had to stay in for 12 hours and helps soften and dilate the cervix. In the morning we had not made much progress so we did another dose. Then it was 12 hours of college football and mild contractions all day Saturday. Chip and my parents, Pete & Virginia, stayed with me in the hospital room and things didn’t really get too painful until the evening. Dr. Pratt came in personally to check me around 10 pm Saturday evening and I was only one centimeter dilated. We had a choice to wait until morning to induce but Dr. Pratt recommended trying right away to avoid delay. They started the Pitocin in my IV to induce the contractions, I got an epidural and we were on our way. I chos
e the epidural to help relax as we had already gone through 12 hours of mild contractions and I figured this would be a long ride. Dr. Pratt came in to check again about 2 hours later and I was two centimeters dilated at which point she decided to break my water. It had meconium in it which means, as the nursing staff put it, Georgia “made doo doo” inside me. Nothing too risky but it meant she needed to come out as soon as possible.An hour later a nurse came in to drain my bladder and when she turned me on my back Chip noticed Georgia's heart rate dropped to 60 beats p
er minute, much lower than the normal 120-160 beats per minute. A crash team was called in to stabilize it and we had to wait another hour before the heart rate returned to normal and they would restart the Pitocin. Soon enough my bladder needed to be drained again and a new nurse came in to do the procedure. We tried to explain what had happened the last time but she went ahead on her own and sure enough her heart rate dropped again. A crash team was called in to stabilize and then her heart rate was monitored to ensure it was stable before restarting the Pitocin. By 6 am Sunday morning it was not stable and she would have a drop in heart rate every time I had a mild contraction which meant they could not restart the Pitocin and without the Pitocin labo
r would not progress. At that time we made the difficult decision, well really the only decision, we must do a C-section. Chip and I were rushed in to the operating room and in 15 minutes she emerged, just as perfect as can be. I was completely awake during the entire surgery and they allowed Chip to take pictures after the incision was complete. The entire time he told me what was happening as your head appeared with barely a peep. I heard one little cry then the rest of you came out. After you were cleaned and suctioned Chip was able to cut your umbilical cord and then brought her over to meet me. It was at that time we learned that your umbilical cord was unusually
short and that was why Georgia never "dropped" and labor couldn't start naturally. In fact it was so short that she would not have been able to be born naturally, a very uncommon occurrence. We were lucky to have a conservative medical team, lead by Dr. Pratt, who made the right decisions at the right time.
Chip took you Georgia to the nursery to finish the first check up while they finished my surgery. Soon he came to see me in the recovery room, reporting she was 7 lbs. 8 oz. and 21 inches long. Soon I got to officially meet her in the temporary recovery room and she started to breastfeed right away, no delays. We were all taken up to our long-term recovery room by about 11:00 am where we were scheduled to stay for 3 days as I recovered from surgery. Luckily I started feeling better by Monday evening and we were allowed to go home on Tuesday, December 8th. What a relief to be home after only 92 hours of labor and delivery.
r would not progress. At that time we made the difficult decision, well really the only decision, we must do a C-section. Chip and I were rushed in to the operating room and in 15 minutes she emerged, just as perfect as can be. I was completely awake during the entire surgery and they allowed Chip to take pictures after the incision was complete. The entire time he told me what was happening as your head appeared with barely a peep. I heard one little cry then the rest of you came out. After you were cleaned and suctioned Chip was able to cut your umbilical cord and then brought her over to meet me. It was at that time we learned that your umbilical cord was unusually
short and that was why Georgia never "dropped" and labor couldn't start naturally. In fact it was so short that she would not have been able to be born naturally, a very uncommon occurrence. We were lucky to have a conservative medical team, lead by Dr. Pratt, who made the right decisions at the right time.
Chip took you Georgia to the nursery to finish the first check up while they finished my surgery. Soon he came to see me in the recovery room, reporting she was 7 lbs. 8 oz. and 21 inches long. Soon I got to officially meet her in the temporary recovery room and she started to breastfeed right away, no delays. We were all taken up to our long-term recovery room by about 11:00 am where we were scheduled to stay for 3 days as I recovered from surgery. Luckily I started feeling better by Monday evening and we were allowed to go home on Tuesday, December 8th. What a relief to be home after only 92 hours of labor and delivery.
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