Update

My cousin was able to come visit baby G with her husband. He brought all his camera gear and was so kind to take these wonderful pictures of our sweet little girl.  Thanks Kevin they turned out great!  What a precious little girl she is. We are so amazed at her strength.  She is doing wonderfully.  She is growing a little more everyday.  She got back up to her birth weight today, which is 3lbs 9oz.  Now it is just kind of a waiting game as she continues to grow and develop.  She is still eating out of a feeding tube, that is the little orange tube you see in her nose in the pictures.  We started physical therapy for her feeding yesterday.  Which helps her learn how to suck, swallow and breathe in a natural rhythm. Which will get her off the feeding tube and eating like a normal baby.  She is still in an incubator to help keep her warm.  But each day they are turning down the temp and just bundling her up more.  She makes little steps each day.  She is a perfect baby girl that just came a too early.  We are happy she is here though.  We are just trying to balance between spending time with her at the hospital and taking care of T at home.  Luckily we have lots of help from Grandmas!  T has no idea what is going on.  He is still lifting up my shirt everyday and giving baby (my tummy) kisses.  So he will be for a shock when she comes home one day.  We praying for that day to come soon.  Everyday is one day closer.  For now we are happy she is healthy and strong and has good people taking care of her. 

Here she is...

Plus One

ur day started with the first blog post. About two minutes after posting our Dr. and Nurse came in and said that we needed to deliver today. M had been having contractions all night and was uncomfortable. She was 2 cm dilated and everyone felt that is was a good idea to get the show on the road. This first picture is of M getting prepped for the cesarean.

This was my view for the event. I might have gotten nauseous, almost fainted, and broke out in a cold sweat. I mean not everyday do you see your wife's guts. Let me tell you M has got a lot of guts.

As soon as the baby was out (G M K was born at 9:57 am) they immediately moved her to the NICU. I got to see her briefly in the OR, but M didn't. She was being fussy and the doctors felt that she needed to be moved asap. M was very disappointed. She heard her cry but didn't get to see her. After a few minutes I was able to take some pictures of her and show them to mom.


Eventually after a couple of hours of recovery mom got to hold sweet baby G. She is breathing on her own and has a great color to her. She is such a cute little girl and everyone said she has such an angelic face. M and I can't figure out who she looks like probably because she is still developing. I do think she has the D-lo's nose.



As you can see above mom got sick right after the cesarean. You can never have too many kidney trays around when you feel the urge. M might have blown through about 10. I hope that doesn't take away from the touching moment that is happening in the background.

This is G's home for now. She will be in here for up to 8 more weeks. We are so excited for the new addition and look forward to the day we can take her home. I thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. I am sure we will keep you posted with all of her baby steps.

Suprise!! Here I come, ready or not....

We have had an interesting and surprising turn of events in our family. On Sunday night just after 10 o'clock at night my water broke. I was talking on the phone with my mom and as I stood up off the chair it happened. I was paralyzed as I stood there not quite sure knowing what just happened and not sure what I was supposed to do about it. We quickly called the doctor, who sent us to the hospital. Upon arriving we found out that my water broke but that I wasn't in labor. This is a good thing.

D is going to continue the story as typing makes M nauseous.

At 32 weeks the baby's lungs are still developing and that has been the doctors' main concern. M was given a shot of steroids to help speed up development and has been receiving antibiotics to help fight infection and liquids to keep her hydrated. Monday was a long day as M has been visited at all hours by doctors, nurses, friends, and family.

On Monday morning we had an ultrasound to check the size and position of baby girl. G is breech and there is not enough amniotic fluid for her to turn. M will deliver this baby cesarean. She is about 1800 grams or "3 pounds 16 oz" as stated by the computer. This is pretty good for G's age and M's size.

Nights have proved to be the worst. G is very active which creates contractions. M is trying to get as much sleep as possible but with all of the contractions, peeing, and medicines it has been hard. M has mastered the art of peeing in bed not to be confused with wetting the bed as she has conquered that as long as I have known her.

Sounds like we are here in the hospital for the long haul. M will be on bed rest until she delivers. The doctors are hoping that she makes it till 34 weeks which means she will be in the hospital for the next two weeks. Despite all the sleepiness and visits M and the baby are doing good. I am sure we will keep everyone posted. Thank you so much for all of your love and support. We have felt everyone's warmth and love a lot. We will keep you posted on any events that come up. But you know where to find us until baby girl is born.

T's New Room

I finally finished T's room. It was really fun putting everything together. I think it turned out great. We are still debating weather to put his toy shelf in there.

His name was done on my Cricut with vinyl lettering. The numbers I painted on.

The fun is all done, now comes the tough part. Getting him to sleep in there. I am going to try it out today for his first nap in his new room. I am trying to get him prepared but I am still nervous. I guess we'll see how it goes.

Everyday something new

I had something amazing happen to me last night. We were sitting down for dinner. T had his plate, I had mine. Just as I went in for my first bite of my delicious burrito, T folds his arms (which is actually putting his hands together) bows his head and starts to mumble. It was amazing. My son quickly put me in my place and we blessed our dinner. It is hard to believe how much T is taking in these days. Each day it seems to be a new thing. He has also started to say "I love you". My heart melts when he says that and gives me a big hug. He is at such an exciting age. Learning new things everyday. We love seeing him learn and grow and be the cute adorable boy he is.

Christmas and new beginnings...

We had a great Christmas this year. It was jammed packed with activities. D had almost 2 weeks off from work, extra vacation time he had to use or lose. But those 2 weeks went by to fast. T had no idea what was going on. But loved spending lots of time with cousins and grandmas and grandpas.

T got new jammies on Christmas Eve. A tradition that I had growing up that I will pass on to my kids.

T got to meet Santa 3 times this year. But he only seemed to like the first one (who probably was the real Santa). The one time he did smile for the camera was the picture that went on our Christmas card. The other 2 times he did not enjoy it so much (I think the smelt like beef and cheese).

We sadly said good-bye to Christmas (although we will keep it in our heart for the rest of the year) over the weekend and hello to the New Year. As we ring in the new year we have many new beginnings to look forward to in our family. Our little baby boy is now officially a toddler. In preparations for our baby girl in a couple of months we are starting the transition of putting T in a new bed. He is very excited. He loves to jump on the bed and get up and down. This may pose a problem when it actually comes time for him to sleep in it. I am currently busy getting his new room set up. It needs some color and organization. I am really nervous about this new bed. I don't know how we are going to get him to stay in it. But I want to try to get it figured out before baby girl comes. I am very excited to get started on her room next. So I can feel like she is already a part of our family.