So Kendall did really well last night! So much better than her mommy did. I stayed up till after 3 watching her monitor, thinking "is she asleep? What if she's crying and I can't hear her? Is she breathing?" Oh my...so it was kind of a relief when she started crying at 5:30, even though I had only been able to sleep for two hours. Matthew let me take a nap later.
Tonight is night number two. She was a little fussy when we put her down, but hopefully she'll go to sleep soon. We read 3 stories and put on her little mobile. We left her staring up at the spinning ladybugs! I don't hear her, so hopefully she is snoozing!! Time for me to get to bed as well. We have more pictures to take tomorrow at church. Goodnight! :)
Lilypie Second Birthday tickers
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
First night upstairs
Oh my gosh...we just put Kendall in her crib and left her upstairs for the first time. I am so nervous about leaving her up there. We have the monitors set up and everything, but I know I will stay awake and listen for her all night. She looked so tiny when we laid her up there!!!
I guess this will be her nighttime routine: bath, lotion, nightgown, swaddle, feed, read/sing bedtime stories then kiss her goodnight and leave with the mobile on.
I need to get a TV and a computer upstairs so we can spend more time up there anyways. We spent sometime up there today doing tummy time and reading. I feel bad when I don't read to her sometimes. So we read two books today: Peter Rabbit and Alice in Wonderland.
Alright, goodnight blogging world...we shall see if I go to sleep!!!
I guess this will be her nighttime routine: bath, lotion, nightgown, swaddle, feed, read/sing bedtime stories then kiss her goodnight and leave with the mobile on.
I need to get a TV and a computer upstairs so we can spend more time up there anyways. We spent sometime up there today doing tummy time and reading. I feel bad when I don't read to her sometimes. So we read two books today: Peter Rabbit and Alice in Wonderland.
Alright, goodnight blogging world...we shall see if I go to sleep!!!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Picture Day
Kendall did so well for her pictures today. Fernando and Judy from our church came and snapped a few shots. They said we'll get the pictures once he has time to fix his picture printer.
We are going to get some more shots taken on Sunday with Matthew at church! Can't wait. I hope he caught a good one of her smiling!! :)
We are going to get some more shots taken on Sunday with Matthew at church! Can't wait. I hope he caught a good one of her smiling!! :)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
2 months have flown by
I can't believe Kendall is already over 2 months old!! We are going to try to move her into her room this weekend. She has been sleeping in her bassinet next to us since she came home, but she has been sleeping through the night for quite awhile now, so we think it's time. But, we're going to do it on the weekend in case I can't handle it, and have to walk up there every 5 minutes or so! Her room has been set up for a loooooong time now. If I were her, I would definitely want to hang out up there instead of being next to me and her snoring daddy!
So in 2 months she has learned to smile (BEST BEST BEST feeling in the world to see her smile at me), she is scooting when we put her on her tummy. We are still working on holding her head up. She can do it for a little bit, but then it goes all wobbly and rolling around.
She is absolutely adorable when she eats. It's like she makes appreciative sounds while she is eating, and if she is really excited, her eyes get all big and cross eyed when she sees she is about to be fed. It's wonderful being a mommy.
I feel badly that our house has been looking so bad this summer. I'm just relishing my time with Kendall. I don't want to take her for granted in any way. Yes, I wish the house would stay cleaner, but it'll be there and it'll get done sooner or later!!!
Tomorrow she is getting her pictures made. I've contemplated her outfit...I have a bazillion picked out for her to wear. We'll see which looks the best though....and of course to see which bow works with it!!
Alright, I guess I better get to bed!!! Goodnight blog world :)
So in 2 months she has learned to smile (BEST BEST BEST feeling in the world to see her smile at me), she is scooting when we put her on her tummy. We are still working on holding her head up. She can do it for a little bit, but then it goes all wobbly and rolling around.
She is absolutely adorable when she eats. It's like she makes appreciative sounds while she is eating, and if she is really excited, her eyes get all big and cross eyed when she sees she is about to be fed. It's wonderful being a mommy.
I feel badly that our house has been looking so bad this summer. I'm just relishing my time with Kendall. I don't want to take her for granted in any way. Yes, I wish the house would stay cleaner, but it'll be there and it'll get done sooner or later!!!
Tomorrow she is getting her pictures made. I've contemplated her outfit...I have a bazillion picked out for her to wear. We'll see which looks the best though....and of course to see which bow works with it!!
Alright, I guess I better get to bed!!! Goodnight blog world :)
From the beginning
September 2009 I was sent to the doctor's office because I had a horrible asthma attack. I was given high doses of steroids to help get it under control...it didn't take many days to get back to breathing right!! A few weeks later, I noticed I had not had a visit from Aunt Flo...*ahem...sorry guys*. Right away I called my mom to ask her if she thought the medicine would cause that, she said she didn't think so, so I ran and took a test. All I remember saying was, "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!!!." Matthew came in and just kept staring at the test then back at me with a huge grin on his face. I squealed and immediately called my mom. She knew I was...she has that way about her!! I finally called a few of my close friends and my sister while Matthew called his parents and grandparents. Everyone was so excited!!
I immediately began getting 'ready' for pregnancy. No more cleaning!! No more kitty boxes!! No more stress (at least, I tried).
Never once did I have morning sickness..it's like she knew I couldn't have handled it. It was amazing hearing her heartbeat, seeing her on the ultrasound machine or feeling her kick. I was in love!!!
Towards the end of April, beginning of May, my feet started swelling...I didn't have ankles within a few days! It was bad...they looked like elephant legs. I was always standing at my job as a teacher, and it was frowned upon to be sitting in your classroom. Every chance I got, I put my feet up. The doctors told me to rest as frequently as I could, drink plenty of water and to prop my feet. I did all this, but I continued to be miserable.
Finally I went to the doctor in the middle of May and said I am so ready to have my feet back to normal and we scheduled an induction for May 20th.
May 20th rolled around and I was due to be at the hospital at 6:00 A.M. My mom and Matthew were there, and Nikki came around 11. I had packed for a few days and brought games and books to read (I had never done this before and I didn't know what to expect). My doctor came in after 8 and broke my water. Which was by far, the WEIRDEST sensation I have ever gone through. Soon I was under way!...or at least I thought so. I was given Petocin to start contractions, which occasionally happened. They were a little painful, but Stadol was my friend...it knocked me out!!! Finally, at 4:00 P.M. I decided that the contractions were better if I didn't feel them anymore. I wasn't allowed out of my bed anyways...so why not have an epidural (later...I found out how EXPENSIVE they are!!). I was so scared about having a needle in my back that I was shaking. Thankfully, my mom held and helped me get through it. After the initial prick, I didn't feel much. Soon, my legs were asleep! Back to playing Phase 10!! See...I DID need those games. My mom, Nikki and I played Phase 10 and watched a bunch of movies. I stared, drooling at them while they would sneak in some snacks. I wasn't allowed to eat anything in case I had to have a C-section. (But Nikki gave me a spoonful of her chocolate delight...yum!).
Around 7 P.M. I still hadn't progressed as quickly as the doctor was hoping for. We started talking about doing a C-Section. Again, the shaking started. I didn't know what to expect. I was so SCARED!!! They checked me again at 10 P.M. and then went to call the doctor to say that we were going to go ahead with the c-section. I don't remember if I cried or not, but I think I should have because of the way I was feeling.
Someone 'upstairs' must have seen how scared I was to have to have a c-section because the nurses checked me once more at 11 P.M and found that I dilated more and they were going to call off the c-section. I started trembling again because I had JUST gotten used to having to have to go to surgery.
The waiting game began again. I think I tried to sleep on and off to make the time go by faster.
Around 3 in the morning I began to feel the need to push, and I found that I was burning up!! Mom had to fan me, but eventually I got so hot that I thought I was going to throw up. The pushing had begun! Unfortunately, I found out later my epidural needle had come out some, so I was beginning to feel some of my contractions, which I guess was in a way, good because I knew when to push. After I started pushing, I started throwing up and coughing. The doctor, all good intentions I'm sure, said that whatever I was doing, was helping because the baby would come out further each time I threw up. What stories I will tell her when she's older!
At 4:05 A.M my baby girl was born. They wiped her off and handed her to me after she was weighed. She was 7 lbs and 7 oz. 21 1/2" long and perfect! A head full of hair (which people still comment on today).
She had jaundice and we stayed in the hospital until it went down to a lower level. Although it went down, we had to have it continually checked until it went below a certain level. She was amazing through all her tests, always sleeping.
She has slept through the night since we brought her home. If she does wake up, its around 5 A.M. but she hasn't done that in awhile. We had some problems getting her to nurse, but now she's a healthy chunk at 10 lbs 7 oz.
Tomorrow we are going to take her 2 month pictures, a few days late...but better late than never!!
I immediately began getting 'ready' for pregnancy. No more cleaning!! No more kitty boxes!! No more stress (at least, I tried).
Never once did I have morning sickness..it's like she knew I couldn't have handled it. It was amazing hearing her heartbeat, seeing her on the ultrasound machine or feeling her kick. I was in love!!!
Towards the end of April, beginning of May, my feet started swelling...I didn't have ankles within a few days! It was bad...they looked like elephant legs. I was always standing at my job as a teacher, and it was frowned upon to be sitting in your classroom. Every chance I got, I put my feet up. The doctors told me to rest as frequently as I could, drink plenty of water and to prop my feet. I did all this, but I continued to be miserable.
Finally I went to the doctor in the middle of May and said I am so ready to have my feet back to normal and we scheduled an induction for May 20th.
May 20th rolled around and I was due to be at the hospital at 6:00 A.M. My mom and Matthew were there, and Nikki came around 11. I had packed for a few days and brought games and books to read (I had never done this before and I didn't know what to expect). My doctor came in after 8 and broke my water. Which was by far, the WEIRDEST sensation I have ever gone through. Soon I was under way!...or at least I thought so. I was given Petocin to start contractions, which occasionally happened. They were a little painful, but Stadol was my friend...it knocked me out!!! Finally, at 4:00 P.M. I decided that the contractions were better if I didn't feel them anymore. I wasn't allowed out of my bed anyways...so why not have an epidural (later...I found out how EXPENSIVE they are!!). I was so scared about having a needle in my back that I was shaking. Thankfully, my mom held and helped me get through it. After the initial prick, I didn't feel much. Soon, my legs were asleep! Back to playing Phase 10!! See...I DID need those games. My mom, Nikki and I played Phase 10 and watched a bunch of movies. I stared, drooling at them while they would sneak in some snacks. I wasn't allowed to eat anything in case I had to have a C-section. (But Nikki gave me a spoonful of her chocolate delight...yum!).
Around 7 P.M. I still hadn't progressed as quickly as the doctor was hoping for. We started talking about doing a C-Section. Again, the shaking started. I didn't know what to expect. I was so SCARED!!! They checked me again at 10 P.M. and then went to call the doctor to say that we were going to go ahead with the c-section. I don't remember if I cried or not, but I think I should have because of the way I was feeling.
Someone 'upstairs' must have seen how scared I was to have to have a c-section because the nurses checked me once more at 11 P.M and found that I dilated more and they were going to call off the c-section. I started trembling again because I had JUST gotten used to having to have to go to surgery.
The waiting game began again. I think I tried to sleep on and off to make the time go by faster.
Around 3 in the morning I began to feel the need to push, and I found that I was burning up!! Mom had to fan me, but eventually I got so hot that I thought I was going to throw up. The pushing had begun! Unfortunately, I found out later my epidural needle had come out some, so I was beginning to feel some of my contractions, which I guess was in a way, good because I knew when to push. After I started pushing, I started throwing up and coughing. The doctor, all good intentions I'm sure, said that whatever I was doing, was helping because the baby would come out further each time I threw up. What stories I will tell her when she's older!
At 4:05 A.M my baby girl was born. They wiped her off and handed her to me after she was weighed. She was 7 lbs and 7 oz. 21 1/2" long and perfect! A head full of hair (which people still comment on today).
She had jaundice and we stayed in the hospital until it went down to a lower level. Although it went down, we had to have it continually checked until it went below a certain level. She was amazing through all her tests, always sleeping.
She has slept through the night since we brought her home. If she does wake up, its around 5 A.M. but she hasn't done that in awhile. We had some problems getting her to nurse, but now she's a healthy chunk at 10 lbs 7 oz.
Tomorrow we are going to take her 2 month pictures, a few days late...but better late than never!!
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