First Doctor Visit

We took Miss L to get her 3 day post hospital check up. She is doing great. She had dropped down to 6 pounds before we left the hospital but she already put back on 3 ounces. Everything else was "perfect" (direct quote from the doctor).

In the waiting room. Baby was sleeping soundly in her seat but her dad wanted to hold her. When she was brought into the light her little face scrunched up so he thought that he would help her out.

After being given a clean bill of health by the doctor. I want to draw attention to her shoes. They are newborn shoes that look teeny on her shelf but on her feet look like giant footwear. Either way thanks aunt Jamie for all the cute shoes, can't wait to wear them all!

She's Here!

Yup, I am a week late in sharing this news but Baby L is here! She actually arrived on February 18th instead of the 19th like we had planned. At 10 pm on the 17th I actually started having contractions. By 2:30 they were pretty darn painful and 5 minutes apart so I gave the doc a call. Naturally I was told to go to the hospital so off we went. By 4:30 they were down to 3 or 4 minutes apart and even more painful but when they checked me I was only dilated to a 1. Yup, all that pain and no glory. With the intensity getting stronger and by body not cooperating the doctor was afraid that I would rupture my uterus where my scar was from last time. So, another c-section was scheduled for 6 am. I was then given some sort of miracle drug that slowed down the contractions/made them less painful (because why labor for an extra hour and half when I don't need to?) At 6:29 baby girl arrived perfect and beautiful. She weighed 6 lbs 8 oz and was 20 inches long. Her head is covered in blonde hair, which we were not expecting since her brother was bald and looked like an old man. We stayed in the hospital for two days and have been home ever since. Baby girl is doing great. She is an AWESOME eater and a pretty decent sleeper. She has already blessed mommy with a 6 hour stretch. The doctor told me not to get used to that since she will want to eat more now that she is growing. Oh well, that night I appreciated it. She is awake for several hours at a time and LOVES to chew on anything that gets near her mouth. She quickly discovered her thumb so we busted out a pacifier a little earlier than I wanted. One day I can get rid of the paci, getting rid of the thumb is a little frowned upon. :) I am also doing okay. Tired, naturally, and in pain. Never in my life have I been so grateful for pain meds. If I take it easy, every day gets a little better, but I can definitely tell when I have pushed it too hard. :) Overall we are all doing great and getting better.

This is me getting prepped for surgery. This time around was way better. I loved actually knowing what was going on and being able to remember it.

There was a lot with the surgery and several days after that were completely foreign in my mind but The Man told me I did them last time but I just don't remember.

Miss L after we were put in our recovery room

Our Kids. G ADORES his baby sister. He loves to hold her and give her hugs and kisses.

Whenever he leaves the house and comes in the door the first thing he asks is, Where is baby sister? I definitely could not have asked for a better transition from him. There has been no animosity and nothing but sweetness toward L.

For all you second time moms out there, do you feel guilty turning your oldests world upside down? For how good he has been G keeps coming up to me and telling me that he misses mommy. (Insert sound of a breaking heart and floods of guilt) He has been a champ but I know he misses how it used to be, I just better get well soon so I can get back to playing with him. Maybe then it won't be so bad....

Finally a quick shout out to my mom and dad. I don't have a picture of them (it's on another camera) but they have been the biggest life savers. Without them here G would have never made it and I would probably have put myself back in the hospital from doing too much. They have taken G out everyday to the library, the park, playgroups, on walks, to the store or pretty much anywhere he wants to go to get out of the house. It has kept sanity and peace in our house. THANK YOU mom and dad for making this week a much easier transition. I couldn't have done it without you.

When the moon hits your eye......

Sorry to all of you readers. With all of the snow that we got two weeks in a row our lives and activities revolve around things we can do at home. That will all change starting today because, for at least the next week, our weather is supposed to be GORGEOUS! For now, here is a post of the little guy making his own pizza. This was my first attempt at homemade pizza, not bad, not fantastic. There will definitely be some changes made in the future. If nothing else, the kid loved being able to help make the dough, then roll it out, and build his own delicious pepperoni pizza.

Piling on the Cheese. Before I realized it he had put half the bag on his pizza. It was a delicious mountain of mozzarella that would have never cooked all the way through. :) He was kind enough to share some of his with mom and dad's pizza.

Once he was done building his pizza he discovered that he could drive his car through the spilled cheese like a race track. Has anyone noticed the car theme in our house? They are incorporated into everything we do. :)

The final product. I think he did a great job and has a future at Little Caesar's if his little heart desires it.

37 Weeks - Updated!

Talked to my doctor a little bit ago. My c-section has been moved up to the 19th at 8 am. The concern is that she is falling off her growth curve and if she is not getting enough nutrition that is bad. If she is just small she will be just fine either way.

For those of you who aren't paying attention, that's in 10 days! Aghhhhh! Too much to do in so short a time. It is okay though, we will get done what we can and won't worry about the rest.

So mark it on your calendar. New national holiday, Baby Girl's Birth!

Kerri - ps I would 100% LOVE a bow. My babies are baldies so it would be great if people thought she was a girl. :)

37 Weeks

This post was supposed to be a 35 week update, then a 36 week update, and now here we are at 37 weeks. First, here is the 37 week photo. I have been informed by most of the women in my ward that I am not very big. Recently I have received lots of "I hate you's" and "You look like you are only 6 or 7 months along". I now understand that I carry smaller than most but I still feel big enough. :) To console those who carry "big", my ankles are the size of Texas. I do not have Cankles, I have Thighkles. Seriously, by the end of the day my ankles are bigger than my calves. GROSS!! I tried to take a picture to post but they don't turn out to be the visual I need.

Now the news. We went and got an ultrasound yesterday. For those who don't know, and that's most of you, three weeks ago I had an ultrasound and baby girl was measuring small, roughly the 15% for her age. Yesterday she dropped down to the 11%. Along with that, her torso measures several weeks too small as well. Both of those are indicators of placental problems and that she is not getting enough nutrients. She has been passing all of her non-stress tests and the blood flow from the umbilical cord is great. This means that I either 1) have small babies 2) baby is not getting enough nutrients or 3) she is just small. Since they can't quite tell which one it is, the ultrasound doctor is going to suggest to my doctor that they deliver baby girl as early as next week. It might seem counter intuitive to deliver her early when she is small but since she has hit full term, she might get more nutrients outside of me. Right now I am waiting to hear from my doctor to see if he wants to make a change. When I hear back I will let the world know when this little one will make her arrival.

It sounds scary or disappointing but we are fine with either decision. I trust my doctor and we have an awesome hospital so I am not worried about the health of me or her. I would love to keep her inside as long as I can but at this point it is what it is. So no worries or concern. It will all end up fine.

I now feel like I need to end with something funny or witty after all of that depressing news. A little story it is. Last night after we put G in bed he was sitting talking to himself. After a while his volume went up so we started paying attention to what he was saying. From his dark room we heard our little guy yelling "Go team, Go team, Go team! Go Packers, Go Packers, Go Packers, Go Packers, Go Packers." We were cracking up and it definitely made his dad a proud man. :)

Snow Day Fun

What do you do when you are stuck in your house for 3 days with your 2 year old? Well, for me the third day became the day I had to get creative. When we had our blizzard last week I assumed I would be able to get out on Thursday but alas the roads were still icy and terrible. Did I mention that I love the Oklahoma Transit Authority? I was looking in my cupboard and came across a box of vanilla pudding. Ding! Finger Painting! I let G help me make the pudding, then he chose the color to dye it, and a half hour later we were set to go.

Ironically enough G doesn't like to have his hands messy so "finger" painting was out after the initial attempt. I dug through my cupboard drawers until I found a basting brush that I am pretty sure has never been used. What better way to christen this brush than some snow day fun?

It only took a few minutes before this guy realized that you can make your own race car tracks through pudding. The best part there are no limitations. If you don't like where the track was on the last lap just change where your car goes on this lap. Also, if you create a pudding obstacle you can pound right through it and create green splatter the likes that our table has never before seen!

Then what a better follow up to pudding paint than a car/accessories wash while mom makes dinner? What a great afternoon and the best part is that we got to leave the house the next morning. Woo hoo!

Now I wonder if we are ready for the repeat storm that is supposed to hit us on Wednesday. I am a little nervous but I did go stock up on pudding. :)

These Boots Were Made For Walkin

Who doesn't love a good pair of boots every now and then?