Monday, June 29, 2009

Just an update






I never realized how little time I would have after having my baby,
but ever since Abbi came into my life I find my self running around like a chicken with its head cut off!
But anyways I just wanted to check in and give an update on my beauty.
She a week over 2 months old & she just got her immunizations done on Friday
Loudest I ever heard her cry!
So So Sooo Sad!
Loudest she ever cried.
& still we are reaping the effects of it.
she wakes up crying and just miserable.
hopefully it will pass soon
I hate to see my little muffin like this :(
she is the best little baby though-minus the shots
she rarely ever cries
and is the sweetest little pea i know
she loves to cuddle and is such a little smiley
so content all of the time
she is the light of my life.
I Love her forever & always.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Abbiès Room!



These pictures aren't the entire room
and were taken before it was complete
but I think you get the just of it.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Birth Story

This is the story about how Abbigail Rae actually made it from inside my belly to outside & into the real world.
Ok on Friday, April 17, I went to the doctor for a check up I was exactly 39 weeks. Every check up that I had gone to up until then had been great, the doctor told me I was doing amazing & that I made his job to easy for him and I assumed this check up would be the same. Every time he told me he thought I would be past due and have to get induced. This time started out the same he checked the heart beat and measured my belly and everything was good. Then he felt to see where the baby was positioned. He thought that something was weird so he gave me an exam. After the exam he told me he was concerned & Thats when I was freaking out, I didnèt know what to think. Turns out I wasn't close to where I was supposed to be in terms of progression. My cervix was soft but that was about it. I was 39 weeks along & hadn't dropped one bit, I guess that explains the bad acid reflux though, LOL. He told me that my pelvis was not shaped properlly and that the baby would most likely be unable to ever come out naturally. So he gave me two options- either wait another couple of weeks to see if anything changes and then go from there or book a c-section because there is a high chance that that is what would have to happen anyway. So obviously I chose not to wait, I could barely take it anymore. So anxiously I waited and waited and they finally booked a c-section for the following Wednesday, April 22 at 11 am. I couldn't believe that in just 5 days I would finally have my baby! So Les & I called everyone as soon as possible and shared the good news, then we went out that night and bought everything we thought we possible may need & more. Those 5 days were the hardest, just waiting around until the time came. My mom came to stay with us the night before so she would be there for the birth. So on the morning of April 22 we got up & ready and got to the hospital around 9:30. I thought there would be alot of waiting around but almost immediately I got prepped and in the surgery room. I had to go in without les at first so they could give me my spinal. I hate needles and I think that was the part I was dreading the most, I was scared I would move and get paralyzed. He cleaned my back up and just as it was not even an inch away from going in an emergency c-section came and everyone had to leave! A total disappointment to say the least. So Les came in and got to wait with me until they were finally ready. Then they kicked him out again and finally gave me the spinal. I have to say it was the weirdest thing I ever experienced. It freaked me out at first cuz I wasnèt numb on half of my body so In was terrified that I would feel my surgery. But they fixed that & let Les in. I was getting so sick though, the morphine had a really bad effect on me. I got three shots of gravol in my IV but I still couldnt take it they just started the surgery when I started to throw up. Not something I wanted to happen when my insides were out. I didnèt even realize it had started though, they said they were going to do a test to see if i felt anything, but didnt tell me when so I was talking to les and started to laugh, he told me that I shouldnt do that right then but I didnèt even clue in until they asked if I was ready and all of a sudden felt soooo much pressure on my chest I thought I was going to die! & out came Abbi. I couldnèt even wait until she was out before I started to bawl. It's just so surreal, you have this thing growning inside of you for 9 months and all of a sudden in a matter of seconds there out and its all over. I didnèt even hear them announce the sex I was just so taken by all of my emotions all at once. I was so ecstatic though when Les told me it was a girl. I know I always said I don't care as long as its healthy but honestly I was praying for a girl. She weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and was 19.3 inches long. She was born at exactly 12:17 pm on April 22, 2009, the happiest day of my life. After she was born though I could barely keep my eyes open. I was told that from all of the drugs & emotions & everything my body had just gone through had made me so exhausted. In the recovery room I was so sick & tired that I didnèt hold her probably until an hour after she was born. I had to force myself to try to feed her and stop myself from throwing up because they were set to give her formula if I didn't try within the first 2 hours she was born. My body was in shock though and I needed alot of warm blankets covering me for hours after her birth. I felt so guilty for being so tired and not actually being able to hold her and love her like I wanted. After I moved into my actual room though all of mine & Lesès Family came in and finally got to meet Miss Abbigail Rae. Everyone loved her from the beginning and say that she looks exactly like her father. She'll be 2 months old in not even a week and I donèt know where the time has gone. I love her so much, she is the light of my life and I chersih every moment of everyday that she is with me.


Long time, No see!

Well it has been quite awhile since the last time I posted anything up here!
I did not have a computer, but I just got a new laptop so I am back!
Itès brand new and I am still trying to figure things out
the keyboard is not set in english so instead of having a question mark É is there... so I apoligize for any confusion.
Anywho Alot has happened since I have been gone,
but I will try to keep this up to date starting now.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Almost Spring!

In just 2 hours it will be the first day of Spring!
Wonderful, if you ask me!
I'm sick of the snow nd ice and just not being able to walk outside without help from Lesley
And also Spring is meaning that the baby is growing closer to coming out
tomorrow will be 35 weeks that it has been growing in me
and I'm getting so anxious for it to come
since starting maternity leave I have begun watching all of the baby shows
a baby story, the mom show, bringig home baby
you name it
it's so hard watching them though
because I'm sick of waiting and those just make it even harder
I just can't wait to have my baby
seriously, It's so ridiculous!
Oh well soon enough
I'm getting so pumped to
get to buy my crib and stuff soon
and my etsy stuff is coming in
so the room should be done sometime next week
but Les keeps on saying how he thinks we should move back with his mom
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!
but he wants to move soon cuz
"we can'd afford our apartment"
Which wouldn't be so bad
but he still can't find a job
and with me on mat leave not bringing in enough money,
we might be screwed
but things may be looking up
he has an interview with a carpenter tomorrow
I'm praying he will get this job
I hate having to lie to my family about him working
but I just don't feel lke dealing with it all right now
So soon hopefully things will be getting better
just a hopin' & prayin!
and I' m going to Slave Lake tomorrow
for the weekend
it will be nice to go see all of my family and friends
me and Les should have a break too
plus its Carson's birthday party,
he turned 2 today!
It's crazy, where has the time gone!?!
imagine, in no time at all it will be my baby's second birthday!
That is if it ever decides to join us!
anyways I better get going home
off to bed for me!
good night and I will try to update at my nearest convience
:)

Monday, March 16, 2009

Week 34! (38 Days Left!)

So here I am 34 Weeks preggo
Haven't been able to update this
like at all
I have to go on at my bf's mom's house
but good news
my gramma is giving me her old computer
so hopefully everything will work out
and soon I will be able to update every day
since maternity leave is quite simple, easy, boring at times
I don't do much at all
clean, make food
hang with my babies
:)
I had a doctor's appointment last week
he said that the baby is doing really good
still head down
and it's heart beat is at 136 bpm
good good
still no signs at all that the baby is coming any time soon :(
I'm getting so excited and I'm so ready
I saw the cutest baby the other day and couldnt stop starring
but oh well its still growing and getting even bigger and better
and I can't wait!!!
And today I found out that my etsy order is ready and will be shipped
probably tomorrow!!!
So excited!!!!
I will have everything in no time at all
now all i need is my baby!
and my crib and change table I guess...
but tabi and my gramma are buying us brand new ones from Ikea when they come up next
so it is going to be done soon!!!
can't wait!
anyways here's what's happening during week 34!

At more than five pounds and between sixteen and twenty inches, your baby is becoming more ready for birth with every passing hour. She's the size of a small roasting chicken. Her nervous system and immune system are still maturing, and she's adding the fat that she'll need to regulate her body temperature. But, everything else, from her toenails to the hair on her head, is fully formed. If she were born now, she'd have more than a ninety-nine percent chance of surviving.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Week 33! (Only 48 Days Left!)



You have 6 Weeks, 6 Days to go!
Your due date is April 24, 2009.
Your baby weighs five pounds or more, about the size of a bag of sugar. She will continue to gain about two or more pounds in the next six weeks. Now that your baby's brain has formed billions of neurons, it must accomplish the even more complex feat of hooking the neurons and synapses together. Your baby's brain is forming trillions of connections, making it possible for her to learn in the womb. All of this brain development may be the reason that your baby sleeps frequently at this stage. She may even be dreaming—her eyes dart around rapidly just as an adult's might in REM sleep. Your child's development is in no way complete at birth. In the first year after birth, a baby's brain triples in size and becomes three-quarters of its adult size.

More stuff for the babs!

I thought I would show some more things that I had gotten for the baby
before I can't post pictures again for who knows how long..
This is the up close of the bed spread I had bought for the room from Ikea...

This is the border my mom got me for the room
it's just a decal
it doesnt really go though
she's very proud of it though
so I find some way to incoorporate it...

This is the outfit we bought for when the baby comes home from the hospital...
we now have some pink newborn onesies
so maybe I'll pack some of those just incase...
but this is cute and it comes with everything it will need...
and from what Milly tells me it will be a boy
and NOT to name it Liam
anything else other than Liam
but she doesn't know why
lol

This is the other outfit we bought
it's from Old Navy/H&M
we bought it and thought it could work for both
buts it's definitaley more for a little boy
it is so cute though
I love it!
I want a boy just so he could wear it!
It actually reminds me of my sister..
if that's not weird lol
And this is the safety 1 pack and play we bought yesterday
it's like the safety first dream play play yard or something
me & Lesley both loved it
the colors and such
it was our first pick
plus it is a play yard/change table/ bassinet all in one
so it will be good when we head back north
to visit and such
I love it
I want the carseat and stroller that match!
Hopefully someone will get it as a shower present...
since I've been dropping so many hints lol
I set it all up by myself last night
took alot out of me but I did it all by myself :)
I was so proud I told Les as soon as he came home lol
and I got it all set up for when baby comes
put the diapers and towels and everything in there
getting it ready,
I'm getting so excited!
Though I am going to have to move some stuff around since thats where this will be until the baby is moved to its crib
so our room may be a little of centered for a bit...
oh well
I think this was better than buying a bassinet and play yard
seperatley :)