Pretty Dress

I guess Emily likes dresses as much as I do. She looked so cute today for church, but each time I tried to take her picture she'd get fussy. She did pretty good at church today--we made it through Sunday School. We usually only get through Sacrament Meeting. There were a lot of babies at church today and she loved looking at them.

2 Months Old!!!

Emily is two months old! She's getting so big! I was getting tired of Emily only wearing onsies, so I put a cute pair of shorts on her and the new sandals that Nana bought. She looked pretty cute...then she pooped. I realized that I didn't want to keep taking off and putting on the shorts every time she pottied, so they're back in the drawer and Emily is back to wearing a onsie. Oh well.

Fun Day at the Mall

We had a fun outing yesterday. Emily, Nana and I met Kelly, Corgan, Danielle and Evan at Grapevine Mills Mall. We walked around and went into various shops. We rode the carousel. Emily seemed to like to watch things go by. I kind of wanted to get car sick. What a wuss!

I think we wore Miss Emily out yesterday. She didn't get much of a nap, just little snoozes here and there. She went to bed at about eight last night and slept until midnight to eat and get changed, slept until four for dinner and diaper, slept until seven, ate, and went back to sleep and is still asleep--it's 9:40 now. Poor little girl!

Cutie!

Funny Faces!

Emily and I were just chillin' this afternoon and I was capturing her various facial expressions. I caught some doozies! She'd make a funny face and I'd start laughing and then she'd make another and I'd laugh even harder. I had tears running down my face! She's so cute!

Break Time!

Ahhh, Emily is napping! She's in her swing and she's fast asleep! I should be getting stuff done around the house, but I don't wanna. Instead, I'm editing pictures and updating my blog.

We're having fun with our digital camera. We have taken so many pictures of Emily...soooo many! Well, she's cute and we can't help it.

Poor Chrissy

We've been short on cash lately and last night I had a sweet tooth attack and wanted something sweet right then. I went rummaging through drawers and jeans looking for any kind of cash. I was hoping to find a dollar or two and I ended up finding $22!! It was in a pair of pregnancy pants. I'd already put my pregnancy pants away in a box, so that goes to show how desperate I was to find money. I was so excited to find the cash that I hopped around the house and found Rob and showed him the money. We went and got snow cones...mmm.

Road Trip!

We went up to Paris this weekend to visit Mom and Dad. It took us four hours to get there! We ran into traffic on I-35 because of a wreck and then Emily needed to be fed so we stopped. Then she needed to be changed, so we stopped again. Traveling with an infant sure makes a difference!

First Real Smile!

Emily smiled for real for the first time this morning. I didn't catch it on camera, but it was so adorable! Rob had been playing with her on the floor and after he got up, I was playing with her and she smiled.

We had to take her to the doctor yesterday. She was acting like having a wet diaper was hurting her so we got her checked by the doctor. They did a catheter to get a urine specimen--not fun. The test came back normal. They're going to do a culture to make sure nothing's going on. Apparently Emily just gets really mad that her diaper is wet. She has a temper!! They weighed her and she now weighs 9 pounds 6 ounces!

We've been working on Tummy Time and she's doing pretty good. I can't believe how much she's changed! She's already outgrown her newborn onsies! I'm not ready for her to get big yet!

One Month Dr's Visit

Emily had her one month doctor's visit today. Actually, she didn't see the doctor; she just got her second Hep B shot. I wasn't prepared for this. I thought she got her next shots at her two month visit. Everything turned out okay, though. She cried a little bit and I didn't cry at all! I totally expected to cry. I had to be strong for Emily.

They could have at least given her a cute band-aid! Daffy Duck?!?

Emily is now 8 pounds, 13 ounces and 21 inches long.

Crash!

Emily hasn't slept well the past couple of nights and she hasn't napped well during the day. I finally got her to nap about thirty minutes ago after her fighting me all morning. She cried and cried. I cried a little bit, too. I could tell she was tired, but she just kept fighting. She is so cute when she's sleeping--and when she's awake, too!

One Month Old

I can't believe Emily is already one month old. So far it's been great being a mom. I don't sleep much at night, but I never slept well before she got here. Emily is getting bigger every day. She is starting to coo and she has such a cute little voice. I can't wait until she smiles!

Little Angel

Isn't she adorable?!? This is the dress that Emily is going to wear for her blessing. It's her great-great grandfather's dress made by her great-great-great grandmother. Neat, huh?

Emily is Here!

Well, we ended up going back up to the hospital on Thursday evening because my blood pressure was high again. They admitted me for observation and monitored my blood pressure. Early Friday morning the doctor came in and told me that my blood work didn't look good and that they were going to induce me. Yikes!

They hooked me up to the Pitocin and then an hour later came in and broke my water. The contractions started getting stronger, but I was able to handle them. Then they hooked me up to Magnesium for my blood pressure. They gave me a bunch of medicine in a short amount of time which caused me to feel sick, tired and very hot. I remember seeing Rob walking around wrapped in a blanket while I laid there sweating. They had me lay on my left side because of my blood pressure, so when my contractions got stronger, I couldn't move around or switch positions. I ended up asking for an epidural, which only worked on half of my body. The anesthesiologist came back in and gave me something else that worked for a little while.

I got to have three coaches with me to help me throughout labor--Rob, Kelly, and Mom. I feel so lucky to have been able to have them there helping me and encouraging me. I'm so proud of Rob--he cut the cord!! He did so great during the whole thing. He didn't gross out or anything! What a trooper.

Emily arrived at 6:01 pm weighing in at 6 pounds, 13 ounces and head full of brown hair. She is beautiful.

Exciting Day

I had my 39 week checkup yesterday and the nurse noticed that my blood pressure was elevated. My doctor said that if my blood pressure was still elevated when I see him on Tuesday that he would induce labor. He said to have my bags packed and in the car just in case!

Then around 9:30 last night I started to feel bad. I was afraid that my blood pressure was high so we had a doctor friend come over and take my blood pressure. It was even higher than this morning. I called the on-call doctor and told him what my blood pressure was and he said to go to the hospital to have it checked out. Rob and I scrambled around and packed our bags (which should have been packed already in the first place!) and drove to the hospital. I went through the ER and my blood pressure was even higher still. I was wheeled to the OB floor and admitted for observation. The nurse assigned to us was extremely nice and made us feel comfortable right away. I was hooked up to monitors to measure my contractions, my blood pressure, and Emily’s heart rate. I had very regular contractions—5-6 minutes apart—for about an hour or two and then they stopped when I got up to use the restroom. The contractions didn’t hurt but I am now dilated to a 1. When I had seen the doctor earlier, I wasn’t dilated at all, so progress…yeah!! Emily’s heart rate was great. The nurse even commented on how great she was doing. The baby moved around the entire time I had the monitors strapped on (she really hates those straps!)

We stayed at the hospital for a couple of hours and my blood pressure came down to a normal level. They sent us home with instructions to go in to the doctor’s office on Friday for a blood pressure check and a re-check of my labs. I feel good this morning—just tired. Not many contractions…at least none to write home about. So, there you have it, my exciting day.

Still Preggars...

I just realized that I hadn't updated my blog in a few weeks. Everything is going well. I'm going in once a week to see the doctor. He's still saying I'm going to have a small baby--like 6 1/2 pounds. I'm thinking more like 7 1/2. Actually, she feels like she weighs 10 pounds right now! My back is tired and I feel like I have to carry my belly around.

I went to see the doctor this week and I told him I had a sharp pain in my abdomen. I knew I wasn't in labor, but they hooked me up to some monitors just to be sure. They put a monitor on my stomach that showed the baby's heart rate and another monitor on my stomach that measured my contractions. (I actually had a couple!) Then the nurse handed me a button and told me to push the button each time the baby moved. I pushed that button A LOT! Apparently Emily doesn't like to be constricted (which makes me wonder why she's still in there!!). She moved and moved. The doctor says the baby is doing just fine and that the pain in my abdomen is probably the baby irritating the muscle and ligament. I guess it's just something I'll have to learn to deal with, just like her being on my sciatic nerve. Already Emily is on my nerve and irritating me and she's not even here yet!

Bottoms Up...Again!

I had a sonogram today and found out that Emily is no longer breech. What a relief! The sonogram showed she's in the right position. I posted some pictures. We also got to see her hair in the sonogram. I think Rob was a little disappointed that she's got hair--he wants her to be bald so he can rub her bald head.

I Miss My Stomach!

Actually, what I really miss is being able to see my feet without looking around my stomach. I also miss being able to sit up without looking like an overturned turtle. I miss sleeping on my stomach and on my back.

I love being pregnant, don't get me wrong. I love feeling Emily's kicking and rolling. I love knowing she is getting bigger and stronger every day. I love knowing that in a month she will actually be here. I love looking in the mirror and seeing my big belly.

Fat Feet!

I took some pictures of my fat feet. I had been working on some Scout stuff and I guess I had been sitting too long and my feet poofed up. Fun stuff!

Breech Again...

I went to see my doctor today and he says Emily is breech again. She's lying in there sideways. I go back to see the doctor in two weeks for a sonogram and we'll decide what to do from there.

I've been having problems with retaining water. The doctor said I have about five pounds of water weight. That would account for my rapid weight gain these past two weeks. I just need to continue to drink my water and elevate my feet while lying on my side to relieve the pressure on my kidneys. Sigh.