First Time Eating Celery

My mom took us to Chili's and Alana munched on celery. She loved it!

                              

Lunch Date

My uncle Carlos came into town from San Antonio so we met for lunch. My mom picked me up and we went to Pappa's Seafood. 

We had raw oysters, calamari, Greek salad, and shrimp Alfredo. It was so delicious. Alana chewed on a few pieces of bell pepper from the salad and a few crackers. Afterwards my mom and I went to Burlington and then she got a haircut.

First Children's Birthday Party As A Mom

We went to jumping jungle for arries birthday.

It was fun but a little weird. 

I say "yeah" and "like" way too much. 

Alana and Lilly Bear

Watching her play with the bear my late aunt Lilly gave me makes my heart so happy! I wish she was here to love and kiss all over my baby girl. 

First Kiss

Alana leaned in and gave me a wet one for the first time yesterday. 

Movie Night at Discovery Green

They were showing GMO OMG. The more I hear/learn about GMO's the more pissed off and sad I am for the future of my baby. But other than that we had a great time as a family. 

Alana sat up all by herself!!!

September 5, 2014 at midnight. I put her down on the floor and she did it! She sat up for three minutes straight! I'm so proud of my baby :) 4 months and 1 week and already sitting up!!

#flashbackfriday - August 2, 2014

Alana and Eli's first official play date. Also, the first time Alana took a pacifier. 

I chopped off my hair and I hate it!!

I went to a friend if mine for a haircut and she convinced me to get bangs and I hate them. I texted Rex the picture on the right and he texted back, "why do you have bangs?" Then he called and yelled at me for cutting my hair and said I look like Dora the Explorer. I hope it grows out soon...

This is a big one!

I might need your help... For mental support. 

Friday Night Fun

Tonight we took Alana to the bowling alley for the first time. It was fun but I don't think she was a huge fan of the loud music and crazy lights. I wore her in my sling while bowling but didn't get a picture of it. I really wish I had. The only picture I took was this one of Alana and her daddy who loves her so much!

Chillin' With Daddy

Uh-oh!

I was taking a shower bath with Alana today and a little bug crawled on her and I totally freaked out. When I grabbed her and lifted her up I accidentally bonked her head on the faucet. 

I feel so bad! :( That was the first time I've hit her head on anything. My poor baby. 

In Memory of Leighton Sanders

One of the mothers in my pregnancy/baby group lost her precious angel on June 23rd. Today we had a day of silence (no posting) and a virtual candle light vigil at 7. 

She Rolled Over!

Sunday morning. I'm laying with Alana on my bed and she rolled over from her tummy to her back for the first time!! Rex wasn't here but I got it on video so he got to see it when he got home. We're so proud of our baby girl. She's growing up so fast.

 

Her First Time Falling Asleep in the Swimg

First Unassisted Shower

So far I've only bathed Alana while Rex was home. But today, after she peed all down her back, I just had to bathe her asap. I brought the rock-n-play into the bathroom and layed the towels down in it so I could throw her in it and keep her warm until I could finish showering and dry off. It worked out well. Now I know I can shower her by myself! Go me! 

One Month

My baby girl is growing so much! She now weighs 9 lbs 13 oz - the exact weight Rex and I were when we were born. She has the sweetest litte hairs on her ears and sucks on her fists to calm herself down. She is smiling all the time now and breastfeeding like a champ. The only way she will sleep at night is on my chest. She hates having her diaper changed and riding in the car, although she is getting better. We spend all day, every day together and I couldn't be happier. 

Baby Girl Has Arrived!

I woke up at 2am with contractions 20 minutes apart. Around 4am I texted my midwife and she said to take a warm bath and call her when they were 10 minutes apart. I took this picture, my last belly picture, right before I got into the shower. 

I layed in the bathtub with the shower running and tried to relax and sleep. Two hours later I got out and let Rex know it was time to go. Rex finally went and installed the car seat (I had been asking him to do it for weeks but of course he waited until the last minute and did it wrong, he put it behind the drivers seat, it should go in the middle) while I got dressed and grabbed everything I would need. My contractions were now 6 minutes apart and getting extremely painful. Rex walked the dogs then we were off to the birthing center.

We got to the birthing center around 10am. They took me to a room and checked my cervix. I was 7 cm and in the most pain I've ever felt. Hence, the ugly face. 

Giving the thumbs up between contractions. 

And back to being in extreme pain. 

We got into the blue room around 10:30. My mom, sister, dad, and paternal grandmother were all there in the room with me while I labored. They kept me talking between contractions which I think really helped me. The nurse I had was awesome. She would put pressure on my back during contractions and helped me breathe through the pain. She kept saying, "don't fight it! Your body's doing it's job. Just relax and breathe!"

Around 1pm my midwife came and checked me. I was almost at 10cm. While she was checking my water broke. She said it happened on its own but I think she broke it. Once I got to 10cm it was time to start pushing.  

At 1:45pm my 7 lbs, 2 oz, 19.75 in. beautiful baby girl made her earth side appearance. It was amazing!! She was so beautiful!

Our first night as a family: 

40 Weeks

39 Weeks

How far along? 39 weeks

Total weight gain? 34 last time I checked

Best moment this week: finally putting the crib together and getting everything ready

Miss anything? shaving with ease 

Movement: she's runnin out of room and not moving as much as before 

Food Cravings: none

Anything making you queasy or sick: bacon

Gender Prediction: GIRL! It's a girl :)

Symptoms: heartburn, some light cramping, Braxton hicks occasionally

Belly Button in or out? poking out

Wedding rings on or off? off my finger but on my necklace

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy all the time :) 

Looking forward to: meeting my baby girl!!

Baby Names? still nothing final

Thoughts: I only have one week left! OMG, that's so crazy to me. Ready or not, here she comes! 

37 Weeks

How far along? 37 weeks

Total weight gain? 31 lbs as of Wednesday

Best moment this week: walking on the beach on Friday 

Miss anything? not really, I'm really enjoying these last few weeks

Movement: all the time :)  

Food Cravings: none 

Anything making you queasy or sick: not really

Gender Prediction: GIRL! It's a girl :)

Symptoms: some light cramping and possible Braxton Hicks

Belly Button in or out? poking out

Wedding rings on or off? off my finger but on my necklace

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy all the time :) 

Looking forward to: meeting my baby girl!!

Baby Names? still nothing

Thoughts: I really need to finish washing all the baby clothes. I've procrastinated long enough. Time to get everything done so I can stop worrying about it. 

Midwife Appointment: 36 Weeks

I will now have weekly appointments until baby comes. I gained two pounds in the past week so I have officially gained 31 lbs. I was really hoping to not gain any more than 30 but oh well. For the first time ever baby girl measured two weeks ahead. The midwife said that it wasn't a big deal so I guess it's okay. As long as she's healthy I'm not going to worry about it.

Good news is I got my results for the group b strep swab and passed that so yay, I don't need antibiotics during labor. The bad news is my blood was a little low in iron which means I may be anemic so I have to start taking an iron pill everyday. That puts me at three different pills a day. Luckily I only have 3-4 weeks left so it's not a big deal. OMG! I only have 3-4 weeks left!! Wow...

36 Weeks

How far along? 36 weeks

Total weight gain? almost 30 lbs I'm sure

Best moment this week: moving furniture and getting baby stuff ready

Miss anything? Sleeping on my stomach

Movement: all the time :) . 

Food Cravings: candy and ice cream

Anything making you queasy or sick: being sick with a cold is making me nauseous 

Gender Prediction: GIRL! It's a girl :)

Symptoms: my hands falling asleep when I'm sleeping on my sides

Belly Button in or out? it has officially poked out and looks so weird

Wedding rings on or off? off my finger but on my necklace

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy all the time :) 

Looking forward to: 

Baby Names? not yet

Thoughts: