Joshua, Mira, Evelyn, Aunt Jill and I ventured out to the dr.'s office again for well baby checkups today. We had the first appointment of the day and we made it to the office on time (a miracle!). Joshua did so well today. We have had lots of problems in the past with him even being weighed and when the dr. would go to look at him he would literally flip out. But today he was weighed (38 lbs) and measured (43.25 inches). He was in the 75% on weight and 95% on height. Tall and skinny! The nurse backed off after attempting to get his blood pressure and sensing the tension rising. Mira weighed in at 22 lb 3 oz and 31.25" tall. She is in the 25th percentile for height and weight.
We had the dr. examine Mira first and talk about what is going on with the kids. Mira loves to be examined and didn't want to give up the stethoscope after it was all done. Aunt Jill took her and Evelyn out to wait for Joshua's exam. He did ok with the dr. looking at his body but the exam of his ears, eyes and mouth sent him over the edge. We did his shots (3 of them and a nose spray) and he was done. The poor little guy was very upset but honestly he did so much better than last year. It was just hard to hold him because he is bigger and much stronger than last year. We sent him out and brought Mira back in for her shots. She was a trooper (4 shots!!) and then we were done.
After all that, we took the kids to Baskin Robbins for ice cream to help them forget their shots and to help mommy bring her blood pressure back to human levels. It was only 10 am but we all needed it! Then we played outside, had lunch and took naps. Joshua didn't even argue. I think we wore him out. They all took good naps and I wish I could have had one, too but the plumber came today to checkout our broken toilets. Oh well. Joshua was achy after nap so we just relaxed and watched a movie then played more outside when Daddy came home.
It was a good but tiring day. Tomorrow is a field trip to the orchard with tractor ride and pumpkin picking, apple cider and other fun stuff. Should be a great day especially if we have weather like today! Happy fall!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
2 mos. check up
Evelyn had her two month check up today and was off the chart for height and weight at 14.4 lb and 24.5 inches. I'll have to go back and see how she compares to Joshua. She may still be bigger. Everything else looks great and E will see the dr. again in two months. The kids go next week for 4 yr check up and 18 mos check up (a little off) and to get their flu shots.
Today is a nice rainy fall day. We are enjoying top your own waffles for lunch. Josh had pb and j, Mira had strawberries. There are lots of things I love to do on rainy fall days, most of them involve snuggling up under a blanket: reading a book, watching a movie, listening to the rain, sleeping in, cuddling with Jason. Unfortunately, it will still be several years before the kids can sit still long enough for these activities. But, we did have fun playing in the play room this morning and maybe this afternoon we will break out the tent and read books inside for a while after we pick up our veggies.
Tomorrow is a school day and then the clan is descending upon the house at night. We are going to have a great weekend with Stephanie, Noella and Dylan while the adults are up in CT. I can't wait! It will be our first sleep over with the girls and the first time I have gotten them all to myself. Yippee!
Today is a nice rainy fall day. We are enjoying top your own waffles for lunch. Josh had pb and j, Mira had strawberries. There are lots of things I love to do on rainy fall days, most of them involve snuggling up under a blanket: reading a book, watching a movie, listening to the rain, sleeping in, cuddling with Jason. Unfortunately, it will still be several years before the kids can sit still long enough for these activities. But, we did have fun playing in the play room this morning and maybe this afternoon we will break out the tent and read books inside for a while after we pick up our veggies.
Tomorrow is a school day and then the clan is descending upon the house at night. We are going to have a great weekend with Stephanie, Noella and Dylan while the adults are up in CT. I can't wait! It will be our first sleep over with the girls and the first time I have gotten them all to myself. Yippee!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Happy 4th Birthday Joshua!
Joshie turned 4 yesterday. He had cupcakes with his classmates on Wednesday at preschool and then yesterday the fire department came. The kids talked to the firemen and got to climb on the truck. Everyone came home with a hat.
Memaw and Grandad took Joshua to the resturaunt of his choice (Subway) and then it was home for naps. We had a family dinner together (chicken nuggets, noodles, fries, whole raw carrots, corn on the cob) and then the Andreens and Carpenters came by for cake and presents. It was a fun filled, Joshua centered day. The kids went to bed late and were very excited.
Saturday we played with all the new toys in the morning and then went to Memaw and Grandad's in the evening to play and see Aunt Amy's Gang and Nanny. Another great day!
Evelyn is really holding her head up now, looking around, batting at things, smiling and talking. I LOVE this age!
Mira, when she is tired, really knows how to throw a tantrum. She falls to the ground, kicks and flails her arms. It is fun to watch :-D Now, we get to enjoy this until she is 4. Joy, joy!
Memaw and Grandad took Joshua to the resturaunt of his choice (Subway) and then it was home for naps. We had a family dinner together (chicken nuggets, noodles, fries, whole raw carrots, corn on the cob) and then the Andreens and Carpenters came by for cake and presents. It was a fun filled, Joshua centered day. The kids went to bed late and were very excited.
Saturday we played with all the new toys in the morning and then went to Memaw and Grandad's in the evening to play and see Aunt Amy's Gang and Nanny. Another great day!
Evelyn is really holding her head up now, looking around, batting at things, smiling and talking. I LOVE this age!
Mira, when she is tired, really knows how to throw a tantrum. She falls to the ground, kicks and flails her arms. It is fun to watch :-D Now, we get to enjoy this until she is 4. Joy, joy!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
daily life
The days are moving right along. Sometimes they feel 'doable' sometimes they are ridiculous but we make it through either way. Joshua is very excited about his upcoming birthday and has asked for a number of toys and a pinata. I wasn't planning on a big party for him this year since he has had one every year prior. We are just going to get together with the family. That is big enough! Preschool continues to go well and on Monday he danced in class! This is a miracle since he didn't dance even once last year.
Mira has added a few more words to her repertoire. She now says 'more, up, ice, cheese, juice, mine' and probably a few I am forgetting. She is also putting two words together into sentences. She is getting a little tiring with the climbing though. We can't eat a meal without her in the middle of the table through most of it and we haven't found any good way to get her to stop. We removed the chairs from the table for a while but we still need them at meal time. She is very loud about her desires and can be quite pushy when it comes to things she wants.
Evelyn is laying here beside me fussing away. It is her evening habit to sleep for 2 hours in the early evening. Be awake until about midnight and then sleep for a longer stretch before waking up a few times to nurse in the night. Mira gets us all up early so that provides for little sleep for mommy! Evie Joy is cooing and smiling a lot. Her favorite subject seems to be Joshua who is happy to be by her side. He calls her Joy Joy now. He is full of nicknames and antics! I believe she weighs at leat 15 lbs but that is not official. She is WELL into the 3-6 mos. clothes and growing like a weed.
Mira has added a few more words to her repertoire. She now says 'more, up, ice, cheese, juice, mine' and probably a few I am forgetting. She is also putting two words together into sentences. She is getting a little tiring with the climbing though. We can't eat a meal without her in the middle of the table through most of it and we haven't found any good way to get her to stop. We removed the chairs from the table for a while but we still need them at meal time. She is very loud about her desires and can be quite pushy when it comes to things she wants.
Evelyn is laying here beside me fussing away. It is her evening habit to sleep for 2 hours in the early evening. Be awake until about midnight and then sleep for a longer stretch before waking up a few times to nurse in the night. Mira gets us all up early so that provides for little sleep for mommy! Evie Joy is cooing and smiling a lot. Her favorite subject seems to be Joshua who is happy to be by her side. He calls her Joy Joy now. He is full of nicknames and antics! I believe she weighs at leat 15 lbs but that is not official. She is WELL into the 3-6 mos. clothes and growing like a weed.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
oops
Joshua received and oops-a-gram at school today. Seems as though he is listening there about as well as he listens at home. We are working on it though. After we got home from school today we made a chart, like on the tv show he likes 'Sid the Science Kid' and put a check in one box every time he listened and followed directions and in another box when he didn't listen and follow directions the first time I asked. He ended up ahead tonight and earned a treat for it. He did some great listening, such as when his ball rolled into the street, but there were several 'lessons', too. For instance, he learned that his not listening can also hurt other people. He was walking holding Mira's hand, I asked him to slow down when he started running, he did not and Mira fell and scraped up her knees. He felt pretty bad about that.
There are moments when Joshua is such an awesome big brother and really helps out. He comes up with awesome, creative stories and songs. But he is so strong willed and has so much energy! It is hard to remember those awesome moments when he is being a big booger. He tells me every day that he doesn't like walks but we go for one almost every day and he has a great time. He observes the clouds and bugs and other cool things we see, he runs and jumps and we have time to practice all sorts of skills: listening, reading letters/words, playing 'i spy', etc. As long as we make it out the door, walks are usually pretty fun (and they spend a little bit of that energy)
Evelyn is really changing now and looking more and more like her own little person instead of just a newborn. She has started cooing, smiling, reaching toward her light up mirror and focusing on people. She usually has three long awake periods every day and likes to go to sleep around 9 in the evening if I can keep her awake enough in the daytime.
Mira has entered the 'terribles'. She is torn between her role as big sister and still wanting to be a baby and sometimes she just screams. It is hard emotionally to be in such a place and as much as we can we are trying to help give her skills to calm down. She is getting over yet another cold (this is after a high fever a week ago) and fortunately not too out of sorts because of it. I love how she says, 'I DO!' with so much excitement when you ask a question such as, 'Who wants ice cream?' or anything else. She is adding all sorts of words to her vocabulary but most noticeably is 'UP' which she uses when she wants me to hold her or carry her around. Her potty training is going really well and we have moved away from her saying, 'pee-pee' just to get out of doing something she doesn't want to do. She is catching most poos and pees in the potty. We are working now on how to pull the panties down since the weather is turning cooler and running around naked all day is not as comfortable.
The playroom is mostly finished and the kids are enjoying time down there. On non-school days we usually spend at least an hour or two in that room. They ask to play there. There are enough toys that each time we go down they can play with something new.
Everyone is asleep, except me, so I guess it is my turn to 'turn in'. Good night!
There are moments when Joshua is such an awesome big brother and really helps out. He comes up with awesome, creative stories and songs. But he is so strong willed and has so much energy! It is hard to remember those awesome moments when he is being a big booger. He tells me every day that he doesn't like walks but we go for one almost every day and he has a great time. He observes the clouds and bugs and other cool things we see, he runs and jumps and we have time to practice all sorts of skills: listening, reading letters/words, playing 'i spy', etc. As long as we make it out the door, walks are usually pretty fun (and they spend a little bit of that energy)
Evelyn is really changing now and looking more and more like her own little person instead of just a newborn. She has started cooing, smiling, reaching toward her light up mirror and focusing on people. She usually has three long awake periods every day and likes to go to sleep around 9 in the evening if I can keep her awake enough in the daytime.
Mira has entered the 'terribles'. She is torn between her role as big sister and still wanting to be a baby and sometimes she just screams. It is hard emotionally to be in such a place and as much as we can we are trying to help give her skills to calm down. She is getting over yet another cold (this is after a high fever a week ago) and fortunately not too out of sorts because of it. I love how she says, 'I DO!' with so much excitement when you ask a question such as, 'Who wants ice cream?' or anything else. She is adding all sorts of words to her vocabulary but most noticeably is 'UP' which she uses when she wants me to hold her or carry her around. Her potty training is going really well and we have moved away from her saying, 'pee-pee' just to get out of doing something she doesn't want to do. She is catching most poos and pees in the potty. We are working now on how to pull the panties down since the weather is turning cooler and running around naked all day is not as comfortable.
The playroom is mostly finished and the kids are enjoying time down there. On non-school days we usually spend at least an hour or two in that room. They ask to play there. There are enough toys that each time we go down they can play with something new.
Everyone is asleep, except me, so I guess it is my turn to 'turn in'. Good night!
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
The Morning
The alarm goes off at 7am...and by alarm I mean Josh and Mira come running into the room. This is not a bad thing. They both have slept in. As I roll over, still groggy from the night before of E awake sleepy only 2 hours, I hear M say 'pee-pee' and the sound of one diaper side being removed. I sit bolt upright in bed but can't see without my glasses.
"Josh, did she poop? Is it poopy? Say yes or no!"
"Yes," he answers. I carefully place E in her crib and run to where M, her poopy diaper, and poop (on the floor) are. I get M cleaned up and start cleaning the floor. But in the meantime, Mira has gotten into an open medicine cabinet and pulled out cough syrup to play with. I put Josh on the job of closing and locking the cabinet. He does it.
"I got this from her," Joshua says as he hands me the tylonal that had been sitting on my bedside table but that M had found and was playing with. E is, by this point, screaming her head off in her crib. I put the tylonal away and get back to the poop.
The poop is cleaned up, I go to retrieve E to calm her. M is sitting on the bed with my thyroid medicine bottle... it is empty. I put the older kids back in their room and try to determine if M has eaten any or if they just fell. I find one of the two leftover pills. I go to retrieve the older children and enlist their help. Joshua finds the 2nd pill while I change E's diaper. Mira helps me wipe E and J whines that he didn't get to help wipe.
We start going downstairs and find that the cat has knocked over the flowers on the counter and soaked the pack and play we normally put E in in the kitchen. I find another receptacle for E, get J & M milk and go to the task of cleaning up the pack and play. E starts crying, again, I make breakfast, pick her up, nurse her and all is quiet... for now.
"Josh, did she poop? Is it poopy? Say yes or no!"
"Yes," he answers. I carefully place E in her crib and run to where M, her poopy diaper, and poop (on the floor) are. I get M cleaned up and start cleaning the floor. But in the meantime, Mira has gotten into an open medicine cabinet and pulled out cough syrup to play with. I put Josh on the job of closing and locking the cabinet. He does it.
"I got this from her," Joshua says as he hands me the tylonal that had been sitting on my bedside table but that M had found and was playing with. E is, by this point, screaming her head off in her crib. I put the tylonal away and get back to the poop.
The poop is cleaned up, I go to retrieve E to calm her. M is sitting on the bed with my thyroid medicine bottle... it is empty. I put the older kids back in their room and try to determine if M has eaten any or if they just fell. I find one of the two leftover pills. I go to retrieve the older children and enlist their help. Joshua finds the 2nd pill while I change E's diaper. Mira helps me wipe E and J whines that he didn't get to help wipe.
We start going downstairs and find that the cat has knocked over the flowers on the counter and soaked the pack and play we normally put E in in the kitchen. I find another receptacle for E, get J & M milk and go to the task of cleaning up the pack and play. E starts crying, again, I make breakfast, pick her up, nurse her and all is quiet... for now.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Back to School
Joshua started school on Wednesday (yesterday) and is going 3 days a week this year. He had a breakthrough moment and actually spoke up in class answering one of his teacher's questions. Aside from that he played in a corner while circle time was going on and when I threatened to leave because he was not participating he said, 'I want you to go Mommy.' Guess he is very comfortable at school this year!
Evelyn had her days and nights mixed up a bit earlier this week but Memaw and Grandad were here from Tuesday to today and they helped to straighten her out. We've had two good nights so I hope tonight will be a third! She is becoming much more alert when she is awake and can move her head side to side to follow a sound. She can even do it while on her tummy. She really doesn't look newborn any more.
Mira has come down with a fever and is not feeling well at all. She is mostly just drinking milk and clinging to me. This is quite a challenge with two babies to hold. I guess mommies with twins do it but I never wanted twins! I hope her fever breaks tonight or we may need to have her looked at. It is hard to tell if she is hurting anywhere. You can ask her 'Does your mouth hurt?' "Yesh" she'll say. "Do your ears hurt?" "Yesh" she'll say. "Do your toes hurt" "Yesh" she'll say. She'd probably answer "Yesh" if you asked her if her dinglehopper hurt. We knew she was REALLY sick when she turned down ice cream tonight. That is always the truest sign of illness.
Evelyn had her days and nights mixed up a bit earlier this week but Memaw and Grandad were here from Tuesday to today and they helped to straighten her out. We've had two good nights so I hope tonight will be a third! She is becoming much more alert when she is awake and can move her head side to side to follow a sound. She can even do it while on her tummy. She really doesn't look newborn any more.
Mira has come down with a fever and is not feeling well at all. She is mostly just drinking milk and clinging to me. This is quite a challenge with two babies to hold. I guess mommies with twins do it but I never wanted twins! I hope her fever breaks tonight or we may need to have her looked at. It is hard to tell if she is hurting anywhere. You can ask her 'Does your mouth hurt?' "Yesh" she'll say. "Do your ears hurt?" "Yesh" she'll say. "Do your toes hurt" "Yesh" she'll say. She'd probably answer "Yesh" if you asked her if her dinglehopper hurt. We knew she was REALLY sick when she turned down ice cream tonight. That is always the truest sign of illness.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
2 week check up
Evelyn had a good 2 week checkup today. She weighed 10 lb 10 oz and was 22" long. That is two pounds in two weeks! She is trying to keep up with Joshua and is so far being successful :-) She had a pku test and a general 'looking over' and everything looks good.
Joshua and Mira enjoyed Memaw and Grandad's company these past three days. They were out to help and they did a great job of it! Memaw even took Joshua ice skating today and I think both of them had a great time. The kids got lots of outside play time and went to the park a couple of times, too. Jason and I went to Joshua's back to school night on Tuesday and he will start back at pre-school on Wednesday of next week. He is very excited.
Mira has decided she can get out of bed whenever she wants to on her own now. So, last night at 4am she came into our room, that was a bit of a surprise. The kids were all terrible sleepers last night and it seemed like we had a full moon or something! But, we are hoping for a better night tonight.
Joshua and Mira enjoyed Memaw and Grandad's company these past three days. They were out to help and they did a great job of it! Memaw even took Joshua ice skating today and I think both of them had a great time. The kids got lots of outside play time and went to the park a couple of times, too. Jason and I went to Joshua's back to school night on Tuesday and he will start back at pre-school on Wednesday of next week. He is very excited.
Mira has decided she can get out of bed whenever she wants to on her own now. So, last night at 4am she came into our room, that was a bit of a surprise. The kids were all terrible sleepers last night and it seemed like we had a full moon or something! But, we are hoping for a better night tonight.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Teeth and Bath
Evelyn enjoyed her first bath at home yesterday. She lost her umbilical cord the night before. She was calm through most of it but started getting fussy towards the end. Afterwards, she took a nice long nap :-)
Mira has two new molars on top and two more on the bottom. She has been working on cutting these teeth for a while so I am glad they are finally mostly in and the hard part that has made her uncomfortable for weeks is passed. She again pooped in the potty today so that is going great. We just have her run around naked on the bottom at home. We'll try panties again soon.
Joshua continues to be lovey, dovey with EJ. He has his moments with Mira. Sometimes they get along, other times they take their frustrations out on each other. He is looking forward to a hair cut (soon) and school starting on Sept 2. He'll be going three days a week this year with the same teacher as last year.
Mira has two new molars on top and two more on the bottom. She has been working on cutting these teeth for a while so I am glad they are finally mostly in and the hard part that has made her uncomfortable for weeks is passed. She again pooped in the potty today so that is going great. We just have her run around naked on the bottom at home. We'll try panties again soon.
Joshua continues to be lovey, dovey with EJ. He has his moments with Mira. Sometimes they get along, other times they take their frustrations out on each other. He is looking forward to a hair cut (soon) and school starting on Sept 2. He'll be going three days a week this year with the same teacher as last year.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Good Thing!
Evelyn's official due date is still 2 days away. I can't imagine if she had stayed in that long. I still believe that her due date was incorrect.
She is doing great. No more choking incidents and she is sleeping well. I have been waking her in the middle of the night to nurse. Maybe tonight I will just see when she wakes on her own. The kids played in their room until 7 am this morning giving Jason and I a little time to 'sleep in' It was nice. I am just not ready to wake at 5:15 most days.
The house has not fallen down around us yet but Jason is still home helping out. One more week and then I am 'on my own.' I think my parents are planning to come out for a week to help then so that will be good. We'll postpone the inevitable one more week :-)
Mira is getting back on track with potty. She took herself to the potty to poop yesterday and today. Huge milestones for her! Good job, baby girl!
Visitors are welcome whenever you would like to come meet Eva.
She is doing great. No more choking incidents and she is sleeping well. I have been waking her in the middle of the night to nurse. Maybe tonight I will just see when she wakes on her own. The kids played in their room until 7 am this morning giving Jason and I a little time to 'sleep in' It was nice. I am just not ready to wake at 5:15 most days.
The house has not fallen down around us yet but Jason is still home helping out. One more week and then I am 'on my own.' I think my parents are planning to come out for a week to help then so that will be good. We'll postpone the inevitable one more week :-)
Mira is getting back on track with potty. She took herself to the potty to poop yesterday and today. Huge milestones for her! Good job, baby girl!
Visitors are welcome whenever you would like to come meet Eva.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Sleep
Miss Evelyn is a pretty good sleeper and a very good eater. She was VERY happy that the milk has arrived! Last night was our first attempt at not watching her constantly. She had been about 24 hours without incident and the spit ups that did happen did not choke her. I set an alarm and checked her every hour, I even had to wake her up to eat!! But it went well and Jason and I were both able to sleep about 6 hours at the same time in the same bed. Ah the little things.
Joshua has taken to calling our littlest bundle 'Baby Joy'. It is a cute nickname. She has lots already! He said we can't call her Baby Girl since that is Mira's nickname so we'll have to avoid that one (according to Josh anyway!)
Time to get things going!
Joshua has taken to calling our littlest bundle 'Baby Joy'. It is a cute nickname. She has lots already! He said we can't call her Baby Girl since that is Mira's nickname so we'll have to avoid that one (according to Josh anyway!)
Time to get things going!
Friday, August 14, 2009
How things are going
We are getting settled in at home. Evelyn came home on Wednesday around lunch time. Joshua and Mira were excited to have Mommy and Daddy home and to see their new little sister again. Mira has been responding better than I expected. She has not ignored me and she is starting to be helpful with Eva already. She throws diapers in the trash, gives baby wipes and I even saw her put a blanket from her new baby doll on Eva. Joshua can't get enough of 'his baby sister, she is so cute.' He likes to touch her and give her kisses. He has been asking lots of questions and letting us know her needs. My favorite so far was, 'Mommy I think she needs to be breast fed.'
The past two days have been mostly taking care of the most basic needs: eating, sleeping, dressing, play and exercise. The kids are managing well even with the disruption in routines and visitors. We are trying to keep on top of hugs and snuggles. Eva has been keeping us on our toes. She has been having a bit of a difficult time clearing the fluid and mucus from birth and we have discussed this with her pediatrician and it should resolve itself. Unfortunately, until she does clear this we do not feel comfortable taking our eyes off of her. So, Jason and I are taking turns sleeping and watching Eva. I will breath a sigh of relief (and yawn a bit less) as soon as this part is behind us.
Evelyn's first pediatric visit went well and she is scheduled to go back in two weeks. She is a happy camper now that the milk is in. She sleeps for about two hours at a time, this evening was longer. She has long periods of alertness where she looks around and takes in all the sounds of the house. Her weight is down to 8 lb 10 oz but now that she has more to eat, I am sure that is going to go up quickly.
Mira's weight is up to 22 lbs as of this morning. I think her dr. is pleased with her recent gain so we should not have to followup in any other ways. We have felt that her growth and development is on track but she is just small. She keeps us smiling and jumping up with all her antics.
The past two days have been mostly taking care of the most basic needs: eating, sleeping, dressing, play and exercise. The kids are managing well even with the disruption in routines and visitors. We are trying to keep on top of hugs and snuggles. Eva has been keeping us on our toes. She has been having a bit of a difficult time clearing the fluid and mucus from birth and we have discussed this with her pediatrician and it should resolve itself. Unfortunately, until she does clear this we do not feel comfortable taking our eyes off of her. So, Jason and I are taking turns sleeping and watching Eva. I will breath a sigh of relief (and yawn a bit less) as soon as this part is behind us.
Evelyn's first pediatric visit went well and she is scheduled to go back in two weeks. She is a happy camper now that the milk is in. She sleeps for about two hours at a time, this evening was longer. She has long periods of alertness where she looks around and takes in all the sounds of the house. Her weight is down to 8 lb 10 oz but now that she has more to eat, I am sure that is going to go up quickly.
Mira's weight is up to 22 lbs as of this morning. I think her dr. is pleased with her recent gain so we should not have to followup in any other ways. We have felt that her growth and development is on track but she is just small. She keeps us smiling and jumping up with all her antics.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
It's A Girl!
Evelyn Joy arrived on Monday night at 10:43pm. She weighed 9 lbs 2 oz at delivery and was 21.25" long, surprising EVERYONE! My last belly measurement put her at 36 weeks, they estimated she was 38 weeks 5 days based on my 'due date' so she was hiding in there very well! Eva is doing well now but a little mucousy from the quick delivery.
My water broke at 7:15 pm Sunday evening while putting Mira to bed after a big storm. Since Josh & Mira both came quickly after my water broke we rushed off to the hospital. But, since nothing started happening (no contractions) we didn't actually go in the hospital but opted to stay nearby at a hotel, just in case. The hospital is 40 min from our home. Monday morning we saw our OB and he determined since the amniotic fluid levels were low it was time to deliver, he met us at the hospital at noon. At 1ish he applied a cream to help start labor, it worked only it was slow at by 8pm I was still only 3 cm and 75% effaced. At 9:30 he broke my water, AGAIN, and things really picked up. I labored for another hour with contractions that intensified with each subsequent one. By 10:30 I thought I couldn't do it anymore the pain was out of this world but only 3 more contractions and I was able to push. It took about 3 pushes to get her out and then at 10:43pm she was here!
We are so thrilled that she has arrived to complete our family. Joshua and Mira met her yesterday and are doing great so far. Memaw and Grandad and Aunt Jill were at our home watching over them.
My water broke at 7:15 pm Sunday evening while putting Mira to bed after a big storm. Since Josh & Mira both came quickly after my water broke we rushed off to the hospital. But, since nothing started happening (no contractions) we didn't actually go in the hospital but opted to stay nearby at a hotel, just in case. The hospital is 40 min from our home. Monday morning we saw our OB and he determined since the amniotic fluid levels were low it was time to deliver, he met us at the hospital at noon. At 1ish he applied a cream to help start labor, it worked only it was slow at by 8pm I was still only 3 cm and 75% effaced. At 9:30 he broke my water, AGAIN, and things really picked up. I labored for another hour with contractions that intensified with each subsequent one. By 10:30 I thought I couldn't do it anymore the pain was out of this world but only 3 more contractions and I was able to push. It took about 3 pushes to get her out and then at 10:43pm she was here!
We are so thrilled that she has arrived to complete our family. Joshua and Mira met her yesterday and are doing great so far. Memaw and Grandad and Aunt Jill were at our home watching over them.
Sunday, August 09, 2009
The Sickness
Mira has picked up the fever, sore throat and cough that is going around our area and at one point had a fever of 103.5 last night. That was fun. I learned that the cut off for going to the ER for fever at her age is 105. It came down to 101.5 by the time I put her to bed and then was in the 99's again this morning. We are keeping her full of tylonal and watching her symptoms carefully but she is acting a bit better today and her fever is definitely down today.
Unfortunately, Jason and I missed our date night last night. Guess we'll have to reschedule? Not sure when that will happen. We ordered carryout and started a movie with our dinner at 9 last night. Guess that's the way the cookie crumbles.
I hope that the little bit of sick I am feeling goes away quickly so that it won't be a problem if the baby comes soon. Looks like we'll be making it to the next appt on Tuesday. Maybe Dr. Thompson will actually deliver this baby.
Unfortunately, Jason and I missed our date night last night. Guess we'll have to reschedule? Not sure when that will happen. We ordered carryout and started a movie with our dinner at 9 last night. Guess that's the way the cookie crumbles.
I hope that the little bit of sick I am feeling goes away quickly so that it won't be a problem if the baby comes soon. Looks like we'll be making it to the next appt on Tuesday. Maybe Dr. Thompson will actually deliver this baby.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
OB Appt
So, pretty much nothing has changed since the last appointment. I am not effaced and still only 1 cm and posterior. Looks like it won't be anytime soon. My next appt is Tues. I also lost 2 pounds but I did the same with Joshua so I am not worried.
Next: walks and naps with the kids.
Next: walks and naps with the kids.
13 days and counting
I actually didn't think I would make it this far. I have an ob appointment this morning and we'll see how things are progressing along there. Tuesday was very uncomfortable with lots of contractions but then since then everything has been VERY quiet. Baby Tres still seems to be a mover and shaker and likes to do gymnastics in the evening. Makes it look like I have Alien in my belly and not a human baby.
Josh, Mira and I are getting lots of time to play and read since I am not really getting out much, the weather has been hot and I've been told not to do the work in the basement that I would like to. The to do lists are mostly done and now I am looking for fun ways for us to occupy ourselves. We've been trying to make it to the pool every day. They both love to swim. In fact, Jason and I were pushing Mira between us the other day and she was kind of going under water a bit on the way and she just kept asking for more. Joshua loves to jump in off the side now and swims either on his own or with the tube floaty.
I think a walk may be out for us this morning since it is rainy but maybe we'll replace it with a walk around the mall near the OB.
Josh, Mira and I are getting lots of time to play and read since I am not really getting out much, the weather has been hot and I've been told not to do the work in the basement that I would like to. The to do lists are mostly done and now I am looking for fun ways for us to occupy ourselves. We've been trying to make it to the pool every day. They both love to swim. In fact, Jason and I were pushing Mira between us the other day and she was kind of going under water a bit on the way and she just kept asking for more. Joshua loves to jump in off the side now and swims either on his own or with the tube floaty.
I think a walk may be out for us this morning since it is rainy but maybe we'll replace it with a walk around the mall near the OB.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Copy Cat
In preparation for Baby Tres' arrival we got out our large exercise ball and it was in the living room this morning when the kids came downstairs. Before I could stop him Joshua jumped on, bounced a couple of times and bounced off into a pokey toy hurting himself. Upon falling off he cried out and cried in pain. He was snuggling with me on the couch when Mira walked up to the ball, started bouncing her hands and body on it and the dramatically fell over with 'Owie, Owie, Ow.' What a drama queen.
Monday, August 03, 2009
Stuff and Nonsense
Joshua, Mira and I ran errands this morning and lo and behold I am sure my blood pressure is normal! They both did great and we are finishing up with lunch now. Then on to stories and naps. They are both probably loving mommy pregnant time right now since they are enjoying ice cream with lunch :-)
Joshua is recovering from a bout of asthma induced coughing. He was really bad last week to the point where I was amazed he had time to eat food between coughs. We started him on the nebulizer, took him to the dr and then treated him twice a day with his albuterol. He is doing a lot better and the coughing is only sporadic at this point. Joshua's behavior has improved with our parenting regroup from a couple of weeks ago now. We spend time playing one on one with him for 15 min intervals throughout the day (we try for 4) and also get him outside to exercise at least 2 30 min at a time. It seems to be working. The play time seems to be like an investment and the outside time is just necessary so that we don't pull our hair out when he starts getting hyper.
Mira is a bit of a terror right now with climbing EVERYWHERE and hanging off of things. It is hard to make even our safe places safe for her. She has added 'snack' to her list of words. It is African sounding: A nasally 'na' followed by her clicking her tongue.
I have only 16 more days left. I would be surprised to make it two more weeks but weirder things have happened. The baby is moving like crazy and has dropped pretty low. A lot of people are guessing boy so I guess we need to think about a boy name again. I got a couple of books from the library. Before Joshua & Mira I had contractions that built up and tapered off in the days before delivery. So, I guess I will look for that sign again. Everything for the baby is pretty much done. The basement playroom is starting to finally take shape and I am feeling a lot more comfortable with the prospect of bringing baby home. Labor, of course, still is not a pleasant thought.
Joshua is recovering from a bout of asthma induced coughing. He was really bad last week to the point where I was amazed he had time to eat food between coughs. We started him on the nebulizer, took him to the dr and then treated him twice a day with his albuterol. He is doing a lot better and the coughing is only sporadic at this point. Joshua's behavior has improved with our parenting regroup from a couple of weeks ago now. We spend time playing one on one with him for 15 min intervals throughout the day (we try for 4) and also get him outside to exercise at least 2 30 min at a time. It seems to be working. The play time seems to be like an investment and the outside time is just necessary so that we don't pull our hair out when he starts getting hyper.
Mira is a bit of a terror right now with climbing EVERYWHERE and hanging off of things. It is hard to make even our safe places safe for her. She has added 'snack' to her list of words. It is African sounding: A nasally 'na' followed by her clicking her tongue.
I have only 16 more days left. I would be surprised to make it two more weeks but weirder things have happened. The baby is moving like crazy and has dropped pretty low. A lot of people are guessing boy so I guess we need to think about a boy name again. I got a couple of books from the library. Before Joshua & Mira I had contractions that built up and tapered off in the days before delivery. So, I guess I will look for that sign again. Everything for the baby is pretty much done. The basement playroom is starting to finally take shape and I am feeling a lot more comfortable with the prospect of bringing baby home. Labor, of course, still is not a pleasant thought.
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
37 weeks
The countdown is really on now. With 3 weeks or so until my due date it feels like the baby could come anytime. I have an appointment on Friday and then they are weekly from that point forward. The summer weather has kicked in, finally, and the temps have been in the high 80's with 80% or more humidity. I can't complain it has been a mild summer up to this point. I guess it could be worse, too, it could be 90-100 but it is still hot. We have the air on and I keep inside as much as possible. The pool the other day was so warm that the kids were able to stay in an hour without needing to get out and warm up.
Joshua is jumping in from the side of the pool with no assistance into water deeper than his head and swimming to the edge. It is awesome to see him so comfortable in the water. He has really come a long way this summer.
Guess I'll have to continue this post later!
Joshua is jumping in from the side of the pool with no assistance into water deeper than his head and swimming to the edge. It is awesome to see him so comfortable in the water. He has really come a long way this summer.
Guess I'll have to continue this post later!
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