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!

Breech Babies and Bedrooms

Ok so I had my 32 week appointment today and.....still breech! I knew she was. I can feel her head digging into the top of my belly. My doctor said we give it until 35 weeks and then we talk about either turning her or doing the big C! If he tries to turn her, it will be at 36 or 37 weeks. It's done in the hospital and I would be prepped for surgery just in case something goes wrong and they have to get her out. There's a 75% success rate and if she turns I would be induced that week. If I choose not to do the procedure, we schedule a C-Section for 39 weeks...or maybe she'll just turn on her own! That would be nice but she hasn't moved the whole time...stubborn baby! So it's starting to look like we're not having and April baby. Stay tuned!
The nursery is in progress! We have 1 pink wall and the furniture is assembled and very cute. Now we just need to decide to paint the rest of the nursery pink or spice up the other walls a bit.

30 weeks

I just realized it's been a month since I wrote anything...where does the time go? I'm sure all of you have given up on the Baby Carney blog by now. Nothing really new to report. She is still breech :( For some reason, she likes where she is. The doctor gives her 5 more weeks to turn. I have doubled my weight, not real happy about that. I was doing very well until Christmas came along. Oh well, what's a pregnant girl to do? My sugar was also high this month. Dr wasn't real thrilled about that. OOPS! Other than that, not much to report. She has dropped and is sitting on my tail bone I believe. It's killing me. My belly vibrates now. She moves and the whole thing shakes! Ha!