Meet Evelynn.

Here she is... Evelynn Rose Syddall.

8 pounds, 3 ounces; 19 inches long (I think).

Born January 9th... somewhere between 9:30 and 10:30pm (I'll add the exact time when I know it).

No known complications or concerns prior to birth.

Shazaam. Life likes to throw you some curve balls, that's for sure.

This is primarily a pictorial, with a few comments thrown in {wink}. All pictures are from my phone, either directly, or saved from your-favorite-family-app-and-mine, Snapchat. Aaaannnnddd I might have grabbed a few from Facebook.

January 10th

All I've got to say is OUCH!

Daddy Tay changing his first diaper...

...well done!

January 11th

January 12th

Grandma Fisher

Great Grandpa and Grandma G

January 13th

 It literally broke my heart to see this sweet baby try to cry, but having no sound come out due to the respirator tubes going down her throat (right up against her vocal chords). It felt so... incomplete. A good loud wail is one of the sources of satisfaction that come from crying. No satisfaction for Evie on this day {boo}.

Great Grandma and Grandpa Syddall (Grandpa had to step out due to a dry throat cough... and there's no coughing in the NICU haha)

 Gigi and Little Billy selfies with the Queen...

 Oh my precious baby toes!

Finally Lynnea gets to hold her sweet baby girl.

January 14th

No more respirator. Woot! Woot!

 Once Evelynn had vocal abilities, the nurses in the NICU referred to her as "the boss."

January 15th

Evie needed a little more oxygen, so was put on CPAP support for a few days.

 Great Auntie Lia... she's a pro at the whole NICU thing, so we were sooooo grateful for her visit!

January 16th

January 18th

Downsized {this time for good} to the high pressure ventilator... progress!

January 19th

January 20th

(Also Nae's birthday)

January 21st

 (I obviously screen-shotted this at the wrong moment... or did something funky as I did it to get the notification that Snapchat does not support split screen view.)

Jase and Lex finally got to come see Evie for the first time. Britt and Scarlett were there, too, so someone had to sit in the waiting room with Scarlett, then swap out to visit Evelynn. I think Wonderful Sweet Scarlett loved her time spent with Uncle Jason, don't you?

"Oh, her eyes, her eyes make the stars look like they're not shining...

Her hair, her hair falls perfectly without her trying.

She's so beautiful..."

January 22nd

January 23rd

January 24th

January 25th

January 27th

January 28th

(This was the cutest video ever... literally, within seconds, Evie goes from being awake, to peaceful slumber. I loved it!)

January 29th

Burp, baby, burp.

January 30th

Skin-to-skin with Daddy.

So there she is!

This week just might be the week. Tay and Nae had to stay overnight in the hospital last night, then again tonight... if all goes well, Evelynn gets to go home!!

I am so excited for them all.

Goodbye NICU.

Goodbye feeding tubes.

Goodbye little curtained, windowless room.

Goodbye tiny roommates.

Hello sleep deprivation.

Hello home quarantine {for a few months}.

Hello quart-sized hand sanitizers in every room.

Hello complete responsibility.

Best of all:

Hello precious baby snuggles whenever you want them.

I'm planning another trip to UT. I can't wait to hold this sweet girl myself!