New Blog Look

I had fun giving my blog a facelift.  I love Amanda's Fall Collection 2009 digi-kit.  It was a freebie on her website www.kevinandamanda.com.  I used the Gimp to create it using her kit.  It's a great free alternative to Photoshop.  I could play around with designing blogs using kits ALL DAY if I could.  :)  I'm still hoping to learn how to create my own digi-kits someday.  I REALLY would like to know how to make all those cute scrapbook elements. 

One Proud Mommy

Our little girl is now 1 month old! How fast time has passed by. We had her 1 month check up and her doctor says she's doing just fine. She weighs about 12 lbs and is 22.5 inches. My little girl is about out of her 3 month clothing already! I'm not ready for her to be on 6 month clothing! At night she's slept to 5 hours a couple of times which was wonderful! She still has nights where she wakes up every 2 hours to nurse. She does pretty well during the day. She stays up for some periods where Carson will read to her or sing her songs. It's really cute to watch. Carson has been doing pretty well. He has his moments but he's still only 3. He LOVES his sister. He constantly wants to kiss her and see her. Carson still enjoys his letters and numbers. I brought out my decodable books from school and started having him read them to see how he does. He does such a good job and I'm so proud of him.

She has arrived!

Our little girl arrived on August 25, 2012 via c-section. She was born at 8:59am. She weighed 9lbs 8oz! I'm doing pretty good with recovery. I'm still pretty sore when getting in and out of bed. I can't wait to feel normal again! It's amazing having my new baby girl and my now older boy. I love them both so much! Here are some pics.

 

 

 

It's scheduled

After thinking and praying about it I have decided to go with a c-section. I'm really nervous about it. I just want my little girl to come into the world safely without the risk of getting stuck because of her shoulders. I was really hoping that with this one everything would happen on its own. I wanted to experience the whole going into labor. I also was hoping after my c-section that she would be able to stay in the room with me and Travis while I get stitched up. The doctor said that she would go into the recovery room with Travis and they would wait for me there. So I don't get to do skin to skin with her after delivery. Boo! So our little girl is scheduled to arrive this Saturday, August 25th. I go to the hospital at 6am and surgery is suppose to begin at 8am. Praying all goes well!

Decisions decisions

At our growth ultrasound on Friday we found out our little girl is not so little. She is measuring 9 lbs!!! Her shoulders are wide we found out as well that could cause complications. So we need to make the decision to be induced or have a c-section. I'm really nervous about both. Having a c-section is a major surgery and I'm just not sure how I will handle it. Plus I hear about the healing process taking a long time and painful. I keep thinking of going with being induced but scared she'll get stuck because of her wide shoulders. The doctor said worse case scenario they would have to break her collar bone to come out (if the other techniques don't work within the 5 minute window)! I just don't know what to decide and I'm scared to death! Prayers are needed as I make the decision on what to do. Thanks!

17 more days

We had car trouble this past Sunday. With it being our only car we were stranded. We called my parents and they came to get us. Well, while my parents were here my mom took some pics of me. It was nice to get a few pics before having the baby. Nothing much going on with the baby. I've had a few Braxton hicks but no true contractions I guess. This Friday I'll be 38 weeks and I get a growth ultrasound. It will be interesting to see how big she is. Travis has been working at home which is nice in case I go into labor. Im just ready to have this baby girl!

It's August!

This month has finally arrived! I thought it would never get here.  Still have to wait the whole month though (thats if she doesn't come before then).  My last appointment I had high blood pressure.  I had to get some bloodwork done to make sure I'm not getting preeclampsia.  I haven't had any of the other signs of it though.  So on Friday they will go over my results and see if there is anything to be concerned about.  I'm feeling ok though, just tired.  I'm going to start preparing some meals I can put in the freezer.  That will be a big help when the baby is here.  I had Carson 2 weeks before his due date so we'll see what happens with this one.