2 weeks!

First stroller ride

Oh how she loved her first bath.

Easter Baby

enough already! Why must you disturb me?

The Easter Bunny came early!

Smile!

I think I'll stay awake today...and make you hold me...all day long!

Well, the princess is two weeks old! She reached her birth weight about a week ago and is eating like crazy! We are now exclusively on formula because of the mastitis and antibiotics. I'm very disappointed that I could not continue but she is eating and gaining weight so... life goes on. She is eating 2 1/2 oz now. She eats extremely fast and gags herself sometimes. I have to make her slow down. What can I say? The love of food starts early in this family!

Cookies from the K Team

Going to the Doctor

loves her glider

Snugglebug

Here are some pictures of the princess. She went to the doctor today. She was 7lbs 4oz when she was born. She was 6lbs 10oz when we left the hospital, and now she is 6lbs 14oz. She is gaining weight back. That's a relief. She loves to eat. She is constantly sucking on her fingers.

My three loves

Introducing.....Grace Kathryn Carney...Gracie of course!

Getting dressed to come home

My 5 minute ride home

Love my car seat

So very lovely

This girl was soooo worth the wait! We are so in love! She is worth every minute! I am so proud that God decided to let me be her mommy! Every good and perfect gift is from above.
Ok, here's the story. We went to the Dr. on Thursday March 26 and I was still only 1 cm dilated. I went to work on Friday and "nested" like crazy. I think I knew I wasn't coming back on Monday. I started having really bad back pain and a lot of pressure. I went home and started feeling really queasy and having flu symptoms. I was seriously ill until about 11 p.m. when I finally fell asleep. At around 3:30 my water broke. I also noticed that there was meconium in the fluid...kind of scary. Got to the hospital and was still only dilated to 2. They also noticed that the variability in her heart rate was not great. The Dr. put me on pitocin to test whether or not she could handle labor. At 10:00 the Dr. came in and decided to do a c-section. I was a little scared but I was in so much pain already from the pitocin, I really didn't care. I would've spent hours more in labor and may not have progressed any more, which was another problem we were having. So they wheeled us back to the OR at 10:30 and at 11:05 she was here! Her first cry was like no feeling I have ever felt. It was the best sound I've EVER heard. There is no explaining it unless you have experienced it before. She is mine. She is so lovely!
She is doing wonderfully. She loves to eat and is a very good eater. Mommy is still having a hard time figuring out the whole breast feeding thing but we've had much help and we are thankful for it. Real friends don't mind touching your boobs! Remember that people. That is my quote of the week.

I've heard this song before and never thought anything of it. I heard it one day recently and decided this would be a special song for Grace and I.

Isn't She Lovely
By: Stevie Wonder

Isn't she lovely,
Isn't she wonderful
Isn't she precious,
Less than 1 minute old.
I never thought,
Through love we'd be,
making one as lovely as she,
But isn't she lovely made from love.

Isn't she pretty,
Truly the angel's best.
For, I'm so happy,
We have been Heaven blessed.
I can't believe what God has done,
through us he's given life to one.
But isn't she lovely made from love.

It's official! We have an upside down baby!

She's a procrastinator just like her mother but...she has officially made the flip! We had an ultrasound today and she is head down!! Woo Hoo! Although, that is so not what I'm going to be saying when I'm in labor, I'm sure. I'm not dilated at all yet. The Doctor said his cervix is more dilated than mine and he doesn't have one. So now we wait...and wait! With procrastination her first inherited trait, it's not looking good that we will have a March baby. She is measuring at 6 lbs even, give or take a lb and she is in the 50th percentile.

37 week belly pic! I'm getting braver...bare belly.

Nursery Is Almost Complete!

Here are some updated pictures of Casa de Baby Carney!

And the Head is....

down? So the doctor seems to think he may have felt a head...where it's supposed to be...hmmm! Is that a butt in my ribs instead of a head? Maybe so! We'll find out next week if she has indeed made the flip. He's gotten my hopes up now...sort of. I've come to terms with the idea of a C-Section. My new word of the month might soon be epidural!

Nursery is almost finished. We have a few odds and ends to hang and put away but it's very cute. We don't have a mattress for the crib yet. Babies R Us does not have any mattresses at the moment. That's the thing about this store. They seem to have everything except things you would need for a baby! My registry is in shambles because they discontinue things like it's their job! Vent over!

Anyway, speaking of baby girls, one of my favorites just turned 8 on Sunday! I can't believe it! Abbey is 8. Happy Birthday Abbey Lou!

Holy Huge Head in my Ribs!

34 weeks today and not much to write home about. My Dr. appointment was absolutely forgettable. He did seem very unhappy with the breech princess. He said he'll give it 2 more weeks and then we get to pick her birthday!

Nursery is finally painted pretty and pink! It's very cute. We made a good choice.

I'm still not sleeping well and no sleep + 16 five year olds = terrifying at 7:30 in the morning.

I have to share that I made my craziest pregnancy purchase thus far...I have been craving ice and peppermint for some odd reason. So I'm in BJ's buying in bulk and I run across a bag of 500...yes 500 peppermint candies. The only logical thing to do at the time is to indulge the craving and buy the 500 peppermints so I could eat....2. That's all. So if anyone is on the lookout for peppermint candies, Casa de Carney has a lifetime supply.

So, other than that, nothing much to report. I'll be spending most of my time standing on my head...and waiting. The word of the week is...TURN!