BATHTIME!

Anna enjoyed her first "real" bath at home. She didn't cry too much and seemed to like getting cleaned up. We thought our naked little baby was adorable and of course we had to video tape it! FYI - this wasn't too difficult for Mommy and Daddy since her umbilical cord fell off during her first week. (She's advanced for her age =)

My First Friends!

This past week was packed with new adventures including visits from my friends Gweneth, Taylor, and Hudson. Hudson was already playing footsie with me! Can you believe that? And my daddy saw it all...

Loving on Baby Leaves No Time for Blog Updates
What a precious miracle! Since little Anna has entered our lives, we have been oblivious to the world around us....at least mommy has! It's as if everything else has stopped and these moments are just spent staring at this little person. She is absolutely beautiful and it's unbelievable to think that we have been blessed so immensely.

Needless to say, life has been crazy these last few weeks. We got to Good Samaritan Hospital at midnight on Tuesday night and I was 7cm dilated. We thought this little baby would be with us by about 5am. She had other plans and graced us with her life at 11:12 am. Our birth was amazing and everything we dreamed it would be. The hypnobirthing classes paid off and we would definitely do it all over again (and hope to with the next little Zumbiel!) Daddy was the GREATEST during labor and went beyond his call of duty as birth companion. (Sometimes he felt like this was his labor!)

Anna's birth was the most intimate moment we've ever spent together with just mommy, daddy, Dr. Kessler and nurse Becky in the room. We wouldn't have changed that for anything. We got to bond as a family immediately and have been doing it ever since!

Thank you for all of your prayers, cards, phonecalls, etc. They are greatly appreciated and we are grateful that our daughter has had such an incredible welcoming already.
Love, Matt, Jennifer, Anna and big sister Indi

Welcome Baby Anna Gabrielle!

July 25, 2007

11:12 AM

8lbs. 3oz.

21 inches

Baby Z Still Cozy in Mommy's Belly...

Our due date has come, and almost gone, and still no Baby Nathan/Anna. This little babe is still hangin' out in my belly and having a great ole' time! It's been a blessing really because I've had mild bronchitis for the past 2 weeks and just finished an antibiotic. We just trust that God's timing is better than ours and this baby will come when he or she is ready.

....For those who care, yes I'm having some good surges (Our Hypnobirthing lingo for "contractions" - which is what we're using - you can Google it, it's great!) Hopefully this babe will be meeting us very soon! We'll keep you updated either via phone, text, or blog. Please pray for us and a wonderful birth!

Baby Schreiber Waits Patiently for His New Friend

Little Hudson is more excited than we are to get Baby Zumbiel here! He needs a new buddy to hang out with (Unless it's Anna - Matt says she's off limits til age 27). We enjoyed LaRosa's tonight at the Schreiber's and thanks to Ben, we have a safer car seat after his experienced installation lesson. We're counting down the days and praying that next time we see you includes our baby in our arms! Thanks for all of the expert parent advice!

Noah's Ark Nursery is Complete!

Yeah! We finally finished the baby's room this weekend. We had to hang the blinds, valance, shelves, and cross. It is just perfect and what I always dreamed our baby's room would look like. I find myself constantly peeking in just to admire it! Look how Matt arranged the stuffed animals - aren't they adorable hugging each other?! We can't wait for little Baby Z to finally lay his or her tiny head in the crib.....38 weeks and popping!

Congratulations Mandy and Rick!
This past weekend was Mandy's wedding with rehearsal on Thursday and the ceremony on Friday. Everything was beautiful and it was a great time to celebrate with the Zumbiel family. Unfortunately this couple (us) wasn't dancing or drinking since labor is right around the corner (Daddy's on call 24 hours these days.) But the festivities were tons of fun and everything was perfect. Congratulations to the happy couple soaking up the rays in the Mayan Riviera!

Happy Fourth!

Despite the terrible weather, we were still able to celebrate with family and

friends. The day started off visiting our good friends Maria and Brian and meeting their new baby girl Josie! Of course she was absolutely precious and made us that much more excited to finally have our baby in our arms. Congratulations Bozeman's!!

We continued on to the Blaze household where we enjoyed dinner and illegal fireworks in between rain showers thanks to the pyrotechnic skills of Andrew. (The baby was jumping like crazy from the noise!....Next year might bring tears.)

The U.S. History teacher in me cannot help but add this fact. July 4, 1776 is the day we celebrate our Independence from England. However, we did not actually GAIN it until after the American Revolution ended in 1781....for all of you who might need a refresher....can you tell I'm missing my job?