Birth to 2 weeks Pictures

First picture! She's perfect!

Going home outfit. 7/2/13

4th of July. The outfit I bought was too big. She's in preemie clothes. Carver spent the day at my sister-in-law's so Chris and I (and McKay) ran to Carters and bought some preemie clothes.

 

Sneak peek of the newborn shoot we did. 7/7/13

 

7/11/13

 They both fell asleep on me and were out for two hours! 7/12/13

 First trip to the zoo! 7/13/13

 She doesn't like the pack n play so we picked this up and its at the foot of  our bed. She's ok in it if she's already asleep. 7/14/13

 She wanted to hear Carver's heartbeat 7/16/13

Induction Day Part 2

I figured I should finish my story... almost three weeks later :)

I left you while we were waiting for the Pitocin to come and get hooked up to my IV. So here's what happened...

I got the Pitocin going at 10:30am and started having more contractions. I still wasn't feeling most of them but moved from 3cm to 4cm relatively quick so we were moved into a labor/delivery room from triage. Things progressed smoothly and I started feeling contractions more intensely.

We got the epidural ordered around 2:30pm and was trying to get McKay to roll to the correct position (her back was in my side so she was still in my back). I got the epidural and felt so much better! I was sitting pretty sweet. My cousin, Allix, came by to check on me and brought yummy cupcakes with her. :) Both of our moms and Carver were in the waiting room.

They had my on my side to try to get her to roll and things were going great while I was on my right side. Then they had my roll to my left side and I started feeling my contractions again. It got to the point where the pain was back to where it was before my epidural and we discussed having the anesthesiologist come back in for another push of meds. Then I had the great idea to see if just pushing the button hooked up to my IV would be enough. You can push it every 6min so I was doing about every 10min. I still wanted to feel the pressure to push but not wanting the pain.

My doctor had my labor at a 9-10cm for longer than normal to try to get her to move. No such luck. So we decided to use the vacuum and I did one push with that and she was out! I had a 'skid mark' that warranted one stitch so I was happy about that. :)

They put her on my belly and all was right with the world. She was born at 6:30pm and she weighed 6lb 12.2oz and was 18in long. Such a tiny little thing. We were all surprised at how small she was!!! She got two 9's for her apgar and her head was 14cm. She may be small but her head was normal size. haha

Chris went out and brought Carver in to meet his sister. We wanted him to be the first one to meet McKay. He was in awe of her! He just kept staring at  her and smiling. He was a little apprehensive of all the stuff hooked up to me. Then our moms came in and the pictures started. :)

I was supposed to get up and go to  the  bathroom so that they could move us down to recovery but because I'd pushed my happy button (read: epidural button) so many times, my legs were jelly. I just sank back down onto the bed. haha So that was off the table. They emptied my bladder and moved us downstairs. That's when everyone headed home and we got settled in.

McKay decided she didn't like the crib and wanted to be held all night. I'd hold her until I'd start to doze and then she'd go back into the crib for however long she'd sleep. Then it was back snuggling with me. She still sleeps the best when she's right next to me so we've kind of been co-sleeping.

Chris told the nurses that he had to work at 3pm the next day and asked if we could be discharged early. He  gets a little antsy. So they got us out of there around noon and we came home. I was feeling pretty good except for  the worst hemorrhoids I've ever had.

Oh, the  lactation consultant said that she  might be a little tongue tied and that could be why it was hurting a little to nurse. She offered to help but I wanted t figure it out on my own.

We got home and Carver held her for the next 30min. He loves her so much!!

I'll get some pictures up and update on the first three weeks later. Gotta nurse! :)

Induction day!

So I did this whole post about everything but accidentally posted it to my crafting blog. Haha so head over and get caught up. :) 

http://acaffeinatedcrafter.blogspot.com/2013/07/induction-day.html

Thirty-One: June Special

Here's the monthly special for Thirty-One.

It's a double whammy this month!

*Get a Large Utility Tote for only $10 (regulary $35, so 70% off!!) with every $35 you spend. 

*The Large Utility Tote will be available in the Fun Flops fabric 

(the one in the front in the picture) for June only! 

June 30th is the last day they will be offered.

The Large Utility Tote is one of the most popular items in the catalog and this deal is too good to pass up. 

Check them out online at: www.mythirtyone.com/tanagarland

You can order online or through me (email me at: chris.tana08 @ hotmail . com)

Thanks and happy shopping. :)

38 weeks and our challenge

I turned 38wks yesterday and am officially done being pregnant... hence the 'challenge' which I'll get to in a second. Here's the stats for this week.  Sorry there's no picture. I'll try to take one tonight or tomorrow.

Due Date: June 30, 2013

Weight Gain: I lost a pound between the two previous appts but gained it back last week. So I'm still at 30lbs

Symptoms:Uncomfortable, tired

What's different this time: Everything!

Cravings: fro-yo still and fruit

Aversions: meat and cooked peppers

Sleep: Pretty good for being this big.

I am loving: Chris and Carver putting lotion on my belly. They both love to do it and it keeps my belly from itching... a little

I miss: being able to bend down

I am looking forward to: getting this girl out!

I'm spazzing about: being almost done! 

Best thing about this week: Getting a pedicure last night :)

Milestones:Being full term

Movement:  It's starting to slow down a little bit. She's running out of room.

It's a...: Girl!!!

Exercise: lots this last weekend!!

Diet: fruit when i can get them. 

Other goals: get this girl out!



The Challenge:
So after my last appointment on Friday we decided that this baby needed to come out this weekend. So here's what we did:

Friday: After Chris got off work, we went to Fro-Yo and then walked through every aisle of Target. Then we went to El Pueblito for dinner (yum!) and walked the harbor. That walk was cut short when we were on the new dock by the Tides and Chris lifted Carver up to look in the water and Carver's flip flop fell into the water. His favorite flip flop. So Chris climbed down to the beach and waded waist deep into the water to get it back. That cut the walk short since Chris was soaked.

Saturday: We met a friend at the park because she had a present for McKay and wanted to get it to us before McKay came. We got there early so while we waited the boys played on the football field and I did the bleachers. Then we headed to the zoo for more walking. It was a perfect mid-70's weekend so it was great being outside. I had a couple isolated contractions while we were there but nothing concrete. After we left there we ran to Michaels and Safeway and then home.

Sunday: After church we went to the park again. My legs were too tired to do the bleachers so I walked around the outside of the football field until the boys lost the football we brought. So then we went to the mall to do some air-conditioned walking. :) I had a pedicure appointment so we walked until that. I also got some new red Toms. :) After my appointment, where Michelle worked on my pressure points a lot, we went to Olive Garden for dinner. I'd heard that Eggplant Parmesan can put you into labor so I had that.

Monday: Today I kept it pretty low-key considering all we did over the weekend. Carver and I went to Michaels and Kohls and I had the leftovers of last night's dinner. Oh, and whenever we've been home, I've been bouncing on my exercise ball.

Who knows if any of this is having any effect but it's worth a try. I've actually had more braxton hicks today than I have over the whole pregnancy. Chris really thought I'd go into labor on Friday so he's a little disappointed.  When it does come time to go to the hospital, I'll try to do a quick post from my phone.

37.5wks

I'm 37weeks 3 days today. This is the day that I delivered Noah. It's hard to believe that I'm going to be pregnant longer this time than last. But it makes sense given the circumstances. I'm definitely ready to be done and am pretty confident that she'll come early. I've got a pedicure schedule for Sunday (yes, I know I scheduled it on Father's Day. She only works on weekends). So hopefully that helps get things moving.

Speaking of Fathers Day... I have no motivation to get Chris anything this year. Sad,  I know. I'm kind of hoping McKay will come right around then so I can get out of buying a present. He is the hardest person for me to shop for. I actually know what I want to get him but it's coming up with the money this time. Carver was born two days before Fathers Day so I lucked out that year. :)

Ok, that's enough ramblings. Oh! I actually lost a pound between my last two appointments. I have my next appointment Friday morning and I'm going to get checked to see if there's been any progress.

Ellensburg Baby Shower

Here's the pictures from my shower in Ellensburg... finally! They're all out of order but here they are. :)

Favors - brown sugar vanilla sugar scrub. Yum!!

 Everyone wrote a note to me on the diapers for those late night diaper changes :)

 

 Guess when McKay is coming! I love that no one put after my due date. :)

 Yummy strawberry lemonade

 Carver even got a couple gifts!

 I love both of our faces in this one. Priceless!