Checking her out for the first time
Being a little mommy!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
My Little Mommy!
We thought it would be nice to get Avery her first baby doll around the time Caden was born. I bought her a sweet little doll that you can feed that came with a carseat, pack n play, high chair and carrier. We brought her home the same day we brought Caden home from the hospital. She hasn't shown much interest in her yet, but she does like to feed her every once in awhile! :)
Checking her out for the first time
Being a little mommy!
Checking her out for the first time
Being a little mommy!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Caden Robert Alexander's Birth Story!
I'll try and make the story of my really loooong labor as short as possible. :)
We checked in to the hospital at 8pm, Monday night. Here is my last belly pic:
See, we were all smiles thinking we would have a baby the following morning. I figured the induction would go fast like Avery's did. No such luck, lol.
They started cervidil at 10pm. I started having contractions about 30 min later. They gave me an ambien, so I slept a little but was mostly awake dealing with the pain.
At 6am Tuesday, they took out the cervidil and immediately started the pitocin. The contractions started coming every 2-3 min and it HURT.
8:30am- My doctor came in to break my water. She checked me first and realized I was still 1cm thick. Would have been nice if they had checked me BEFORE they started the pitocin. They turned it off and said I needed another round of cervidil, this time for 12 hours.
10am- Started the second round of cervidil. I am still having contractions. They give me Staydol (sp?) which doesn't take the pain away at all but makes you sleepy and able to rest in between contractions.
So I am pretty much out of it and in pain the entire day. It was horrible.
6pm- My doctor comes in to check, I am finally dilated to a 1 so they take the cervidil out and start the pitocin. Again. They give me another sleeping pill but the contractions manage to keep me awake the entire night. I remember telling Billy that I couldn't do this anymore. :(
8:30am WEDNESDAY- Doctor comes in, checks and I am at 3. She okays the epidural.
9am- Anesthesiologist comes in and gives me the epi. They made Billy leave the room which sucked, and it freakin hurt. I don't remember it feeling like that or taking so long. I kept having shooting pains down my left leg so he had to readjust it a couple times. It really creeped me out.
The nurse then puts the catheter in, puts it in the wrong place at first and has to do another one. It was awful and really burned.
I finally start feeling no pain and get really sleepy. I am looking forward to finally getting some rest before I have to push. No such luck!
9:50isham- Nurse checks me, says I am at a 9 and while she is still checking says, "nope, you're ready to go!" I'm not going to lie, I was so tired I didn't know how I was going to push this baby out.
They tell me that my doctor is in a meeting so a male doctor from the same practice will be delivering me. He comes in right away, we get ready.
10:17am- I push through about 3 contractions and Caden is here!
Luckily, I didn't have any tears this time and didn't need any stitches. About, 30 min later my epidural kicks in and I can't feel my legs. Haha.
My parents and Ave were waiting for us in my recovery room when they wheeled me in. It was SO good to see her! She cuddled with me for awhile. :)
She was so cute, every time a nurse would come in the room Ave would yell, "my mama!" and come hold my hand. Like she was comforting me, my heart melted.
I'll leave you with our first family photo. <3
We checked in to the hospital at 8pm, Monday night. Here is my last belly pic:
See, we were all smiles thinking we would have a baby the following morning. I figured the induction would go fast like Avery's did. No such luck, lol.
They started cervidil at 10pm. I started having contractions about 30 min later. They gave me an ambien, so I slept a little but was mostly awake dealing with the pain.
At 6am Tuesday, they took out the cervidil and immediately started the pitocin. The contractions started coming every 2-3 min and it HURT.
8:30am- My doctor came in to break my water. She checked me first and realized I was still 1cm thick. Would have been nice if they had checked me BEFORE they started the pitocin. They turned it off and said I needed another round of cervidil, this time for 12 hours.
10am- Started the second round of cervidil. I am still having contractions. They give me Staydol (sp?) which doesn't take the pain away at all but makes you sleepy and able to rest in between contractions.
So I am pretty much out of it and in pain the entire day. It was horrible.
6pm- My doctor comes in to check, I am finally dilated to a 1 so they take the cervidil out and start the pitocin. Again. They give me another sleeping pill but the contractions manage to keep me awake the entire night. I remember telling Billy that I couldn't do this anymore. :(
8:30am WEDNESDAY- Doctor comes in, checks and I am at 3. She okays the epidural.
9am- Anesthesiologist comes in and gives me the epi. They made Billy leave the room which sucked, and it freakin hurt. I don't remember it feeling like that or taking so long. I kept having shooting pains down my left leg so he had to readjust it a couple times. It really creeped me out.
The nurse then puts the catheter in, puts it in the wrong place at first and has to do another one. It was awful and really burned.
I finally start feeling no pain and get really sleepy. I am looking forward to finally getting some rest before I have to push. No such luck!
9:50isham- Nurse checks me, says I am at a 9 and while she is still checking says, "nope, you're ready to go!" I'm not going to lie, I was so tired I didn't know how I was going to push this baby out.
They tell me that my doctor is in a meeting so a male doctor from the same practice will be delivering me. He comes in right away, we get ready.
10:17am- I push through about 3 contractions and Caden is here!
Luckily, I didn't have any tears this time and didn't need any stitches. About, 30 min later my epidural kicks in and I can't feel my legs. Haha.
My parents and Ave were waiting for us in my recovery room when they wheeled me in. It was SO good to see her! She cuddled with me for awhile. :)
She was so cute, every time a nurse would come in the room Ave would yell, "my mama!" and come hold my hand. Like she was comforting me, my heart melted.
I'll leave you with our first family photo. <3
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
She can WALK!
MARCH 1, 2010
Billy was running Avery's bath water and she was playing in our bedroom. He turned around and she was walking across the room! I was so excited that Billy was the first to see it, he is usually at work when she does her "firsts". :) Here is the first video we got of her walking, this was like the second time she did it. Already a pro!
She has been walking for a little over a month now and it's so awesome. She's so independent, and only lets me hold her hand when she needs help getting up a step or something. She is already climbing on everything too. I just hope she doesn't try to climb out of her crib just yet. I can't believe my baby is growing up so fast!
Billy was running Avery's bath water and she was playing in our bedroom. He turned around and she was walking across the room! I was so excited that Billy was the first to see it, he is usually at work when she does her "firsts". :) Here is the first video we got of her walking, this was like the second time she did it. Already a pro!
She has been walking for a little over a month now and it's so awesome. She's so independent, and only lets me hold her hand when she needs help getting up a step or something. She is already climbing on everything too. I just hope she doesn't try to climb out of her crib just yet. I can't believe my baby is growing up so fast!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Pregnancy So Far...
Here are all the belly pics I have taken so far. I feel HUGE this time. :)
7 Weeks
11 Weeks
14 Weeks
18 Weeks
18 weeks, and I can't see my feet!
7 Weeks
11 Weeks
14 Weeks
18 Weeks
18 weeks, and I can't see my feet!
I've Been a Bad Blogger- Catching Up!
I'm going to go ahead and blame it on my pregnancy, I have been so exhausted. My last post was in November so I need to catch you up on a TON. Let's see we'll start with Avery's birthday party! We did a Winter ONE-derland theme and it was so much fun! We had such a great time celebrating with our closest friends and family. I want to say thanks again to everyone who came!
Next came Christmas! We had a wonderful Christmas Eve at my Dad's house and Christmas morning was just me, Billy, Avery and my mom. It was so much fun. We had planned on leaving for OKC Christmas afternoon but had to leave at night because of a huge snow storm that came in. So, we had a steak dinner and left around 9pm. We stayed overnight in Dallas and then made our way to OKC the following morning. It was a short trip but we had so much fun seeing Popsie, Aunt Shelly, Uncle Don and Natalie! Avery got to see real snow for the first time too, you can tell from the picture how much she hated it, lol.
We had a pretty uneventful New Year's. I was so tired I didn't even make it until midnight!
On February 3 we found out that Avery is going to have a LITTLE BROTHER!!! We are so thrilled and feel very blessed to have one of each. He kicks and moves all the time, and I just can't wait to meet him. We are working on names. I will announce them once we have settled on something!
I think that's about it for now! I promise to try and keep up better with this. :)
Next came Christmas! We had a wonderful Christmas Eve at my Dad's house and Christmas morning was just me, Billy, Avery and my mom. It was so much fun. We had planned on leaving for OKC Christmas afternoon but had to leave at night because of a huge snow storm that came in. So, we had a steak dinner and left around 9pm. We stayed overnight in Dallas and then made our way to OKC the following morning. It was a short trip but we had so much fun seeing Popsie, Aunt Shelly, Uncle Don and Natalie! Avery got to see real snow for the first time too, you can tell from the picture how much she hated it, lol.
We had a pretty uneventful New Year's. I was so tired I didn't even make it until midnight!
On February 3 we found out that Avery is going to have a LITTLE BROTHER!!! We are so thrilled and feel very blessed to have one of each. He kicks and moves all the time, and I just can't wait to meet him. We are working on names. I will announce them once we have settled on something!
I think that's about it for now! I promise to try and keep up better with this. :)
Friday, November 27, 2009
She's been good all year, Santa!
Avery went to see Santa the other day. As you can tell by the pictures, our little reindeer was a little scared!
Avery's First Thanksgiving!
We had a great day with family yesterday. Lots of good food and laughter!
Helping Mimi cook!
Showing off her Thanksgiving bib!
Eating some wonderful food!
Daddy helping.
You know it's good when it gets all over her face!
All done! :)
Helping Mimi cook!
Showing off her Thanksgiving bib!
Eating some wonderful food!
Daddy helping.
You know it's good when it gets all over her face!
All done! :)
11 Months!
Wow, I'm really late on this! Sorry! Here is her 11 month picture.
I am still in shock that we are about to have a toddler! This year has flown by. Her newest tricks:
-Waving hi and bye
-Pulling up on everything and cruising, she'll be walking soon!
-She knows where her foot and nose is
-Understands lots of words we say to her
-She is a dancing queen!
I am still in shock that we are about to have a toddler! This year has flown by. Her newest tricks:
-Waving hi and bye
-Pulling up on everything and cruising, she'll be walking soon!
-She knows where her foot and nose is
-Understands lots of words we say to her
-She is a dancing queen!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
10 Months Old!
Our tiny dancer is 10 months old! She is growing so fast and has such a big personality. Some new things she does:
-Crawls really fast all over the place
-Makes monster noises and blows raspberries back at us
-Pulls herself to standing!
-Waves hi and bye (when she feels like it, lol!)
She will be walking before we know it! I am looking forward to upcoming months. Avery is going to have her first Halloween and Thanksgiving! Her birthday and Christmas will follow that! What a busy and fun time.
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