And a couple of cute pictures just for fun.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Allie
Only family will find this video even remotely interesting. Just a fair warning :) Can you believe how well she's already holding her head up?!
And a couple of cute pictures just for fun.
And a couple of cute pictures just for fun.
Birth Story
Now that I've had a chance to get some distance from my delivery I feel like I can share our story a little better. At first I think I was just completely shell shocked, and then I was lost in a love cloud with my little girl and now I'm finally getting back to earth!
At about three in the morning on the 25th my water finally broke. I woke Jared up to let him know and put him back to bed. I needed him to be well rested! At this point my contractions started too, thankfully! I was so worried I would end up being induced after all my plans to the contrary. I did a bunch of mom things that I wanted done before I was down and out for a while. Laundry, dishes, making a lunch for everyone, shaving lol, ect. Then I tried to get a little more sleep in also. Needless to say it didn't happen.
When the girls got up around six I told them their sister was coming today so they had to hurry and get ready to go. They were SO funny! I've never seen them so cooperative! After dropping Mellie off at school and Katie off at our friends house we headed into Denton. What was normally a 25 minute drive ended up being closer to 40. Yay! At that point my contractions were only about 5 minutes apart so I knew things were moving along nicely.
Once we got to the birthing center I was only a five so we kicked back and tried to relax. We munched on some food, walked around the park right across the street. Jared nerded on the computer while I walked and squatted trying to get things moving. I really didn't want to be there all night so whatever I could do to move things along I was all for! I felt like I was handling the contractions really well. Between Jared, Betty (the midwife), and Patty (the birth assistant) I was breezing through them! I think I got a little cocky, because later when they started picking up and I wasn't getting the break in between I started panicking a little. Jared was right beside me the entire time holding my hand and talking me down every time I started to lose it. He was quite simply amazing!
Once she started to come it only lasted about 10 minutes or so. I was freaking out so much that I pretty much wanted to be done. It took all of about four pushes to get her here. I have to say it was pretty much the most painful thing I've ever experienced, but at this point I barely remember it. I was hoping I could be like my mom who had three out four of her children naturally and breezed through it, but no such luck. I would have to say though that comparing my first two deliveries to this one, this one was a MUCH better experience and I'm NEVER delivering in a hospital again!
Once she was here Betty handed her to me and we snuggled for a few minutes, then Jared cut the cord and they wrapped her up and we snuggled some more. She was ready to eat right away! So after we spent nearly 40 minutes nursing Betty finally got to weigh her and check her over. By about 6 we were ready to go home. I couldn't have planned the day better! Got the kids ready and off for the day, had a baby, went home and put the kids to bed! lol! I'm really glad I didn't have to stay at the hospital mostly because I was more comfortable at home, but also because I would've spent the whole time missing my older girls and wondering if they were ok. It was just better for us all around to be home together.
So far everyone is adjusting pretty well. Allie's had some issues with gas so I've had to cut back on my dairy. If you know me at all you know how committed I am to nursing to cut out my daily bowl of cereal! Melody asked if she could take pictures to show all her friends. She said when she was done sharing everyone clapped for her which she thought was pretty much amazing! And Katie tells everyone she meets that she has a baby sister named Allie now and she doesn't live in mommy's tummy any more. Needless to say we're all pretty smitten and feeling very blessed for our newest addition!
At about three in the morning on the 25th my water finally broke. I woke Jared up to let him know and put him back to bed. I needed him to be well rested! At this point my contractions started too, thankfully! I was so worried I would end up being induced after all my plans to the contrary. I did a bunch of mom things that I wanted done before I was down and out for a while. Laundry, dishes, making a lunch for everyone, shaving lol, ect. Then I tried to get a little more sleep in also. Needless to say it didn't happen.
When the girls got up around six I told them their sister was coming today so they had to hurry and get ready to go. They were SO funny! I've never seen them so cooperative! After dropping Mellie off at school and Katie off at our friends house we headed into Denton. What was normally a 25 minute drive ended up being closer to 40. Yay! At that point my contractions were only about 5 minutes apart so I knew things were moving along nicely.
Once we got to the birthing center I was only a five so we kicked back and tried to relax. We munched on some food, walked around the park right across the street. Jared nerded on the computer while I walked and squatted trying to get things moving. I really didn't want to be there all night so whatever I could do to move things along I was all for! I felt like I was handling the contractions really well. Between Jared, Betty (the midwife), and Patty (the birth assistant) I was breezing through them! I think I got a little cocky, because later when they started picking up and I wasn't getting the break in between I started panicking a little. Jared was right beside me the entire time holding my hand and talking me down every time I started to lose it. He was quite simply amazing!
Once she started to come it only lasted about 10 minutes or so. I was freaking out so much that I pretty much wanted to be done. It took all of about four pushes to get her here. I have to say it was pretty much the most painful thing I've ever experienced, but at this point I barely remember it. I was hoping I could be like my mom who had three out four of her children naturally and breezed through it, but no such luck. I would have to say though that comparing my first two deliveries to this one, this one was a MUCH better experience and I'm NEVER delivering in a hospital again!
Once she was here Betty handed her to me and we snuggled for a few minutes, then Jared cut the cord and they wrapped her up and we snuggled some more. She was ready to eat right away! So after we spent nearly 40 minutes nursing Betty finally got to weigh her and check her over. By about 6 we were ready to go home. I couldn't have planned the day better! Got the kids ready and off for the day, had a baby, went home and put the kids to bed! lol! I'm really glad I didn't have to stay at the hospital mostly because I was more comfortable at home, but also because I would've spent the whole time missing my older girls and wondering if they were ok. It was just better for us all around to be home together.
So far everyone is adjusting pretty well. Allie's had some issues with gas so I've had to cut back on my dairy. If you know me at all you know how committed I am to nursing to cut out my daily bowl of cereal! Melody asked if she could take pictures to show all her friends. She said when she was done sharing everyone clapped for her which she thought was pretty much amazing! And Katie tells everyone she meets that she has a baby sister named Allie now and she doesn't live in mommy's tummy any more. Needless to say we're all pretty smitten and feeling very blessed for our newest addition!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
life with three
*I wrote this several weeks ago and for whatever reason never got it posted.*
I thought I would update everyone on how our little family is getting along down here in North Texas since we don't get to talk to very many of you too often.
Allie is officially three weeks old and weighing in at 9 pounds. She's been having problems with gas so we're cutting back my dairy intake to see if that helps her. I'm really hoping we don't have to stop nursing like we did with Katie. As much as it hurts I was really looking forward to nursing this time around! She's starting to be awake a lot more and the girls are loving it! They'll sit and talk to her and make silly faces and noises. She looks right at them and even smiles from time to time. I knew they would be good sisters, but I'm really impressed with how well they're doing.
Yesterday Melody had a proud big sister moment. We usually leave the house around 7:15 to take Jared to the train, after we drop him off we head to Mellie's school. By the time we get in the long, slow line at the school Allie is done being in her car seat. Every morning Melody tries something different to help calm her down and it never seems to work. Needless to say it's really been frustrating for her that she can't help Allie. Then yesterday I suggested she put her hands on the sides of her face and stroke her cheeks. Instantly Allie stopped crying! Melody just beamed she was so excited. She started whisper-yelling 'Mom I did it! I helped Allie stop crying!!' Then she proceeded to teach Katie exactly how to do it so she could help her after Melody was dropped off. Then later when we took Allie in for her three week check they had to do the second pku. Katie held her hand and talked to her. Then she sang her songs and patted her head. She was very concerned that Allie was so upset. It's very sweet watching Katie grow now that she has someone to take care of. Everywhere we go she tells at least one person that she's a big sister now lol!
I'm slowly getting back into a routine. Jared's done a lot to help the adjustment go smoothly. I love comparing where we are now to where we were when we brought Melody home. Just seeing how far we've come as parents and a couple is wonderful! I ventured out for the first time on my own on Thursday to do some grocery shopping. I had three stores I needed to go to. I got to one. And half way through that one I wanted to lay down! I can't believe how tired I am. The things you manage to forget :) Unfortunately I actually needed to go to those other two stores, so when Jared got home he put the kids to bed and ventured out to finish it up. I'm a lucky girl to have such a wonderful little family!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
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