16 posts tagged “picture”
Here's what i remember about my dream last night... Allison's first tooth popped through, her bottom one, and it looked SO cute. Then i was desperately trying to make a dip in someone's kitchen but i couldn't find the marmalade (i don't even know what marmalade is). And all the sudden i could feel and see a big baby wiggling in my uterus but i didn't know i was pregnant, so i ran into the bathroom and took a pregnancy test. i was happy but all i could think about was what Dr. Decastro would say. Pretty funny.
It's been raining non-stop for a few days now. Yesterday we did some window shopping at the mall when Andrew got off work. Just drooled over our usual things (Macbook Pros, Coach purses, Baby Gap outfits...) and checked out the Santa to make sure he didn't look creepy (he looked great). Didn't buy a thing!
i can't believe it's December and Christmas is in 22 days. My baby will be 3 months old in 10 days! She's just starting to swat at toys. It takes a LOT for her to be in the right mood to play though... she would be perfectly content in my arms 24/7.
We put Allison in the Bumbo last night to see how she'd do. i scooped her out of there after a few minutes but she did good. She's 7 weeks and wearing size 3 months in that picture. Still a little baggy but wow, hard to believe...
Today was fun. After wasting most of yesterday, we got up early and headed to breakfast, our first time doing that since having the baby, and then did some shopping/browsing at the mall. i finally got Andrew into Pottery Barn for Kids so he can see what i've been going on and on about. (Here's the rug we want to get for her room.) And who knew i'd ever be drooling over a $700 rocking chair? =)
Zozo seems to be enjoying the crib more than Allison so far...
Daddy took a cute picture of Allison before we headed over to Mom's for pizza and cider last night. Seeing all the little trick or trickers made me so excited to take Alli next year.
She's been sleeping okay at night now. We've been heading to bed at around midnight, after one more feeding for her, she'll wake up at 4 or 5am, 2 hours later we're back asleep until Daddy's off to work at 10am... it's manageable. i wish the days weren't going by so quickly though! We just get dressed and fed and then it's dark again. PLUS, she's 7 weeks already; time to get a jay oh bee, Kelli.
One more thing. November is NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) so the goal is at least one post a day. =)
i think we really lucked out with Allison, who is now one month old. She's such a calm baby, alert for short bursts and a great sleeper during the day. She's not too difficult at night, for the most part. i love that i can just swaddle her (although she doesn't need her arms swaddled like most babies), put her in her papasan and she will happily sleep or hang out for a while.
The newborn outfits now fit her. Seems like it happened suddenly, they went from ridiculously too big to just about right in a matter of days. Amazing how that happens. Look how big and cute she is!
We slept in yesterday (i think it was after 1pm when we got out of bed) then did a bunch of errands. Winco, Costco, Babies r Us, Petco... Alli was perfect the whole time. At Babies r Us we exchanged a few items we'd received and used a gift card (aren't gift cards the greatest!?!) to buy more baby essentials like a bottle drying rack, burp cloths, breast soothies, etc. And a couple adorable outfits.
Tomorrow is our one year anniversary. We'll be going to dinner at The Melting Pot downtown (yay!) and leaving Allison with my family (Mom, brother, his g/f and her daughter). i'm sure they'll be able to keep her happy and safe for a few hours but i know i'll miss her.
i wish we were able to go to my uncle's funeral next week. They made it for Tuesday but because it's such a LONG drive to K Falls we'd need to take 2 days and Andrew can't really take more time off from work. i'm bummed. We will be going to his Grandma's funeral next weekend though.
Yes.com is a cool site. Just type in some music you want to hear and they'll show you what stations it's been playing on, along with its ranking, then you can watch the video. i like it.
Being a Mommy is amazing.
i had my 2 week OB check-up. He looked at my c-section scar, said it's healing beautifully, asked about breastfeeding (mentioning the real #1 reason that most moms give up: frustration... no kidding!) and made sure i wasn't suffering from postpartum depression (i'm not). My blood pressure is still high, 128/98 i think, but he said stay on the Labatelol until my next check-up in a month, sometimes it just takes a while to get normal again. i'm down over 20 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight, which makes me excited. Of course he said our daughter was gorgeous. Now we're (mainly Andrew heh) putting together Allison's dresser/changing table that our friends delivered to us from IKEA. We had a little mishap with it last night and had to take a trip to the IKEA store by the airport (what an unusual place), but it's looking great at this point.
On the breastfeeding front, we've been very successful so far today. She nursed on both sides during several sessions, something she hasn't been able to do yet. i was so proud of us. Now i'm suffering from a little nipple pain but that's okay (i'm trying out these Soothies that a friend gave me). She's already 2 weeks old!
Just had to post this picture. i can't get over the fact that she's MINE =)
Wednesday the 12th i was admitted into St. Vincents hospital at 12am to be induced because of preeclampsia. i was 36 and a half weeks pregnant and optimistic that i would be able to have a vaginal birth. My nurse checked my cervix and said i was 1cm dilated. The Cervadil was inserted after two nurses tried (honestly was the most painful thing to happen to me), got my IV, Ambien and waited. After about 2 hours of trying to sleep i noticed something happening; little cramps began. After a few more hours the pain increased, my back became very achy, i realized there was no way i was going to get any sleep. My dear husband somehow got plenty of sleep... around 5am, after several hours of contractions, i asked the nurse if there was something i could have for the pain (i knew it wasn't time for an epidural but i was ready for something). She finally came with a half dose of some narcotic that worked for a while. Unfortunately it made me nauseous, causing me to throw up several times that day.
Fast forward a few more hours, doctor arrives to check my progress (they removed the Cervadil 5 hours early because the baby was starting to show signs of distress during my contractions, which were coming every 1-2 minutes). i was still 1cm. He said we'd start Pitocin and he'd be back in the evening to see how that went. It was a terribly long day, lots of pain, no sleep, etc. My doctor came back at 6pm, checked me, still 1cm, less than 50% effaced, and we started talking c-section. My back pain at that point was beyond anything i had ever experienced. We decided to figure out a plan at 9pm that night. He came back, no progress, so we made the decision to do a c-section. Just about an hour later my daughter was born. i really don't regret that decision at all. We had no idea she'd end up in the NICU but as it turns out, it's given us a chance to prepare some more and for me to regain my strength before bringing her home.
Here's what i wrote while in the hospital:
Three
days ago, at 10:09pm, my doctor pulled our baby from my uterus and our
lives will never be the same. Allison Marie was born 3 and a half weeks
early, at 6lbs 5oz, a head full of gorgeous brown hair and lungs that
weren't ready for the world. Tomorrow i am going home to see my kitties
but Allison will still be here in the NICU, getting help to breathe,
eat and survive. It's been a roller coaster so far. i LOVE being a
parent, i adore being Alli's Mommy. (Fell asleep at this point heh)
It's scary seeing our daughter hooked up to the IV's and wires and
tubes (i bawled the first time they wheeled me in there to see her) but
i know she's going to be ok. It's what God has planned for her. i've
been pumping several times a day, nights too, to get my milk to come
in, which it did today. What a unique experience that is!
They're starting to get sore but i will not stop making food for this
little angel. They also took my staples out today. i haven't really
looked yet (trying not to fall asleep again...)
Allison is such a little fighter. We finally saw her beautiful eyes a couple of days ago and they are just amazing. Things are improving and we're very optimistic.
This is her today, at 6 days old. She's doing awesome. Off the CPAP completely, breathing like a pro, we tried breastfeeding several times today and all she needs to do now is gain a little bit of weight and then she's all ours. i'm so thrilled!
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