Pinterest inspired

The things I've made thanks to my new addiction.

(I forgot to take a photo of the buffalo chicken ring so this is the one from pinterest)

Sibling love.

Some serious sibling love is going on in our house.

One Month

Blue Eyed Bride does this for H1 & H2 and I love it! I loved the thought of writing Emma Jane a letter for monthly updates!

Emma Jane,

You are one month old. It feels like just yesterday I was freaking out about going into the hospital to have you. You already have a little personality starting to shine through. You love play time. You reach for things when you lay on your back and love to watch the lights on your mirror during tummy time. You are super sassy. If you're not happy, you definitely let us (and the neighbors) know.

You have some really wild hair and your hate hair bows. Sorry but I am totally still making you wear them. This is your first life lesson from your mom. Beauty over comfort. Kidding....kinda.

You've had some trouble with eating. You've gone through four (yes, four) different formulas. Your little belly makes a grumble noise whenever food hits it. Acid reflux is not your best friend. The doc says you need to gain weight.

You've already started learning about God. I think him multiple times a day for allowing me to be your mom. I've already scheduled your baptism and I cannot wait for March 11th, 2012.

You stay in your pj's pretty much all day long. But, that's ok because I do too :)

You haven't quite gotten down the whole pacifier thing but you try really hard. I can tell it soothes you so we keep at it.

You absolutely hate bath time. You always pee in the bath water which totally grosses momma out. I love you anyway.

One Month Stats:

9.03 pounds

21.5 inches long

14.25" head

God truly does exist.

I know most of you have read about my journey with infertility. I've talked in length about my struggles to conceive and how once I finally did, it always ended up as an unexplained miscarriage. Life was rough. I wanted to be a mom. YEARNED to be a Mom. I had begun telling people I wasn't going to be able to carry a baby to full term and I was ok with it (because adoption was always an option). I was lying. I wasn't ok with it. That's like telling someone who has always wanted to be a doctor that they couldn't go to college x's 1,000,000. All the while, God had a plan. I should have known better :)

This is Emma Jane's birth story.

Dec. 13th
7:00 pm- Have Chick-fil-a as my last pre-baby meal. I knew I wouldn't be eating for a bit so this was very imperative
10:00 pm- Arrive at the Hospital (so nervous I start crying as soon as I go to check in)
10:30 pm- hooked up to my IV and Willy is allowed to come back to the room
10:35 pm- Cytotec was given to help induce labor
11:00 pm- SLEEP thanks to Ambien (remind me later to write the company a love letter)

Dec 14th
1:00 am- dilated to 3 cm
1:05 am- sleep
ALL FRIGGIN NIGHT LONG: blood pressure checks. My BP was really really high.
8:00 am- Dr. broke my water. Y'all this was seriously the most painful part of labor (other than pushing out the baby)
8:05 am- Pitocin drip started

9:00 am- sleep

12:00 pm- 4 cm dilated
12:05 pm- sleep
3:00 pm- epidural #1 administered (it didn't take)
3:30 pm- epidural #2 (still didn't take)
4:00 pm- epidural #3. It was like the gates of Heaven opened up and started singing. Obviously, it took.
4:30 pm- sleep
6:00 pm- dilated to 9 cm
6:10 pm- started pushing
8:22 pm- Emma Jane Thompson made her debut into the world


I'll spare you the details of the complications but I will say this: I will 100% be having a c-section if God allows me to have another baby. Also please note that I basically slept until it was time to push which is apparently unheard of. Whatever...I was stocking up.




Right before I left to go to the hospital:

*I love that little nugget more than I ever thought possible*

Christmas!

By this point Emma Jane was born, home from the hospital and 11 days old. I'll do a separate post on her birth later.


Highlights/lowlights of Christmas:
High: Willy reading Emma Jane 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Low: Getting in a fight with my Dad because he let complete strangers into my home
High: Emma Jane's grandparents being here for her first Christmas
Low: Willy's Dad was sick so he didn't get to hold her
High: Starting new family Christmas traditions (like staying in our PJ's all day)
Low: I couldn't go to mass
High: My Dad took down our Christmas decorations so Willy and I wouldn't have to
Low: We found Maggots in the acorns from Thanksgiving and I had to wash 50% of my closet and I promptly threw up and stated that I wanted to move (dramatic much?)


I could go on but I won't.... here are the picture highlights from our first Christmas as a family of 5 (my furbabies totally count)

Old News

It's been a while but I was busy having a baby (and being too lazy to blog)! The thought of recapping Christmas and Thanksgiving is so overwhelming that I'm punking out and doing a picture recap!

Thanksgiving (this was a HOUSE FULL OF PEOPLE!)

This was also the first year I haven't gone out for Black Friday for as long as I can remember. I MISSED it. I love watching the crazies push and yell and scream for a towel that cost $1. It's awesome. Seriously the best people watching you will ever experience in your life (SO much better than airport people watching which is a very close #2).

Willy's 28th:

Christmas is tomorrow! Well not really, but my post is :)

Emma Jane's Nursery

It's not completely finished but here is my favorite room in the house :)

And just for good measure...35 week belly shot (and yes I am sweating like a pig glistening)