3/31/2010

So I'm a week late in posting, but better late than never right! I got the picture taken at the right point at least.

Last Wednesday Blythe turned one month old. The time is already flying by! She had lots of FIRSTS. Here's a little update on what's she's been up to this month:

• She attended her first staff meeting. She was loved on by all. I think she enjoyed herself.
• She also attended her first small group. Again she was loved on and cuddled.
• Blythe attended her first church service and slept right through it.
• She also made her first youth group appearance. The kids are SO incredibly excited about Blythe and have welcomed her with open arms.
• Blythe has also developed a great relationship with her doctor. Her first week of life we visited for her one week check up. Her second week of life we visited for a clogged tear duct and her third week for an eye infection for the other eye. Last week we had her one month check up.
• At her month check up we found out that she has grown 3/4 of an inch so she is now 22 1/4 inches and weighs 9 lbs 13 oz. She is in the 98th percentile for height!
  
• She is a great eater! As her weight gain shows. :)
• She is wearing size 1 diapers already and can wear lots of her 3 month clothes.
  
• Blythe is also doing a great job sleeping. She only gets up once a night and sleeps in 3 to 4 hour chunks. Getting sleep makes all the difference!

3/24/2010

My parents left on Monday of this week. My mom had been able to be here for 9 days and my dad was able to be here of 4 of those days. They confirmed our fears on their arrival! Blythe is GROWING!!!! Although we knew this was true it's so hard to believe how much she has changed from their last visit. Having them here is always a treat and this one was no exception. Right after Blythe was born, their visit was a blur. We were trying to figure out how to be parents and we were very sleep deprived. This time we were able to really enjoy our time together! We got to eat meals out, Currey and I got to enjoy time out together, go on walks and enjoy lots of time with Blythe. I was able to get my hair done, they had our house cleaned and did countless loads of laundry and dishes. Another great perk was the Starbucks and breakfast that they brought over each morning. We'll just say that Blythe is not the only one who was spoiled!!!!

Our Precious Peanut


Reading with Lulu
(My mom has a picture from when I'm a baby of my Gram reading this book to me)


Walking with Pops


She has them wrapped around her finger!

Thanks Mom and Dad for a great trip! Can't wait to see you soon! We love you lots!

3/14/2010

Just a quick update! Amy updated her blog with more pictures from our family photo session. We LOVE the one with Moose! Amy is amazing and super talented. Enjoy the pictures!

3/10/2010

Two weeks ago today, our lives were forever changed when this precious child entered the world.


I want to remember the details of that day forever so I'm devoting a post to it. It will be lengthy, so if you don't want to read all the details I will completely understand. But to us, it's the sweetest story and there is not one moment that we want to forget.

It all began Tuesday February 23. Our small group had been canceled so we had the evening free. Blythe's room was a WRECK as all the sweet gifts we had been blessed with had not found a place. We decided to take the evening to clean our house and I am SO glad that we did. We cleaned our room and set up the pack'n'play so Blythe would have somewhere to sleep. We got her room organized, folded laundry and put it away and worked on cleaning the rest of the house. When we finished we felt such a sense of accomplishment! And for the first time, we actually felt "ready". We knew that being ready for a baby is not possible but we finally reached a point where we knew there was nothing else we could do to prepare.

Well...maybe one more thing. Going into this I knew that Labor and Delivery would be an interesting process. As strange as it sounds, from the beginning of my pregnancy I had said I wanted painted toes and shaved legs when my child entered the world. These were the things that I could control in the process and things that would make me feel good as well. So after our cleaning marathon my sweet husband painted my toenails. Have I mentioned I adore him? Well just in case I haven't, I adore him. Currey is amazing!

We didn't know those would be some of our last moments "just us" and it's a time I will always treasure. We laughed and talked about our baby. We continued to wonder when she would come. We went to bed about 11 and I woke up at 1:30 to a very strange sensation. My water had broken! I woke Currey to verify that my water had broken which he quickly confirmed. What else could have happened! We called the hospital to let them know we were on our way. The drive there was surreal. Although we knew on our drive home we would be returning with a baby, it was hard to fathom on the way there.

The week before Margie Schroeder had called and asked where I would be delivering. When I told her she stated that the woman who had Margie's job previously was now living in Illinois and worked at the hospital where I would be delivering. This nurse happened to be at Margie's school visiting so I was able to talk to her. We talked about how fun it would be if she was working when I delivered but thought it would be highly unlikely. Imagine our surprise when she greeted us at the hospital. God is SO incredibly good and I was really put at ease swapping stories about Amarillo with Tracy. She was so easy to talk to and convinced me at 4 am that my mother would be ok to be woken up so she could get on the first plane out of Amarillo. She was super attentive and handpicked my nurse when her shift ended. Our next nurse was Margaret who was equally amazing. I honestly can't say enough positive things about the labor and delivery nurses! About this time I got my epidural and we began to wait.


I loved my anesthesiologist! Once I wasn't feeling any more pain I was able to get some much needed sleep. Unfortunately Margaret had to leave us to go and be the charge nurse but she was replaced by Lisa. This change took place about the time I started pushing. Although I was initially unsettled by this, we quickly feel in love with our new nurse Lisa. She was exactly who I need during all 3 HOURS of PUSHING! No need to recount those details...but the end result was our precious baby girl.


There are not words to describe all the emotions that we felt when we saw Blythe for the very first time. Seeing that she was healthy and perfect was a great blessing! Getting to watch Currey with her in those first few moments was priceless. Once she was all cleaned up and in my arms my mom finally got to come in. She had arrived at the hospital just when I began pushing so she had been in the waiting room for 3 hours! The joy on her face! We stayed at the hospital until Friday and I could not wait to get home. We are so greatful for a safe labor and delivery. We were really blessed by emails and phone calls from so many sweet family members and friends. We are all adjusting well to being at home. I'll do another post soon about life after the hospital.

3/7/10

So we are home. We have tons of pictures from the hospital and since we've gotten home but we are having issues with our card reader. To tide you all over until then check out our friend Amy's Blog. She has posted 3 pics from our recent photo session. The pictures are amazing! We can't wait to see the rest!