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Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Days Two, Three and Four
Eliza and I spent the rest of the weekend in the hospital together... including St Patty's Day!!!
Proud brother
Ellie complete with her additional green bow. We're festive already. :)
Happy Saint Patrick's Day. Wish I had green to wear... but as you know. Options of clothes that FIT and were comfortable were extremely limited at this point...
On Sunday, we were ready to come home. Here's Eliza all ready to go.
I just love those tiny fingers and toes!
Ellie wasn't so sure about this whole car seat business at first...
But she quickly decided she loved it.
...and promptly fell asleep.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Day One... and the Day Before
March 14. 37 1/2 week doctor's appointment in the afternoon. I arrived with hospital bag in tow because I had a feeling this baby would be born that day or the next. Why? Well because as I suspected and found out at the appointment, I was dilated to a 6 but not contracting. And friends - that's considered active labor with or without contractions. So, my doctor kindly let me wait until the next morning (instead of rushing me over to the OR) to have this baby via c-section. I hurried home, arranged babysitting and whatever else I could, and tried to get a good night's rest before...
March 15. Arrived at the hospital at 5:45am. They pumped me full of fluids via my IV (hence the puffy face in the following pics. Alas...), and a few hours later Eliza was born. Let me tell you. Having gone down the emergency c-section route twice now, this scheduled business is the way to go. Surgery was much calmer. Recovery was much easier. Huzzah.
Bring on the pics.
First time with little Eliza. I couldn't wait to hold her. (Drat those c-sections for that reason!)
Finally holding my baby girl. (See comment above about puffy face.)
Matt with her after he administered her first bath.
Meeting her brothers. Zack LOVES Eliza... sometimes a little too much.
And meeting Sam.
Grandma came by of course.
And Grandpa
These boys are such good big brothers.
And so sweet with her.
Welcome little Eliza!
More tomorrow. I figure if I pace myself with one post per day for a little while, maybe I'll actually do this blogging thang. Maybe. :)
Monday, April 02, 2012
Ellie
Well... turns out a lot has happened since I last posted. Does anyone still read this thing???
This little lady has joined our family. Eliza Mary, born 3/15/12, 7lb 9oz and 20.5 inches long. We already love little Ellie!! I'll post more soon. I finally uploaded pics so I'm READY. :)
More details to come. The little lady calls...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
There IS a reason
Why I ate instant potatoes for lunch every day 2 weeks in a row
Why I HAD to have cole slaw in Austin on Friday
Why I forgot completely to pick up one child in my kindergarten carpool last week
Why toasted whole wheat bagels with veggie cream cheese spread is perfect
Why I sobbed at the end of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
and at my sister-in-law's wedding last month
and at the end of the last book I read (the side character's mom dies - tragic, I know)
and during a car commercial
Why Top Ramen is the most delicious delicacy at 11pm
Why I accidentally gave a piano student an extra 30 minutes on his lesson
Why I have lost my raging sweet tooth in favor of savory salty food
Why the only show I want to watch when I'm feeling sick is Chopped
(makes no sense, but it makes me feel better!)
Why I fall asleep randomly during the day and way too early at night
Any guesses? Yep. Little babe #3 is joining our family in March.
Last night Zack patted my tummy and said, "Baby, I just want to know what your name is! Is it Mario or Luigi?"
Sam yelled from across the room, "Or Bowser?!?!"
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