Bath Time and More

These are just some bath time and more random pics. Lanie loves her baths and loves having her hair washed even more. She cries when we are finished. Her cord just fell off yesterday so that is why we have been doing sponge baths up until this point. Now after 6 weeks Lanie will get to take a big girl bath (kinda). I am so happy that darn cord finally fell off. Lanie is 6 weeks old today and I just can't believe she has been here that long. I am truly amazed on how the time has flown. We took our first road trip this past weekend. She did great in the car sleeping the whole time. She did have some tough days while we were visiting however. She didn't want to sleep very much, but I think she has a tummy ache. Poor baby. Over all the trip was great. We had my 10 year high school reunion, a Bratten family get together, and a baby shower. The weekend was packed to say the least, but it went great. I will try to put the few pictures I actually took of the weekend up at some point. I failed miserably this weekend with taking pictures. I have got to get better at capturing the moments.

Random Update Take 2

Me and Tink. Jazzy was in the pic too but she left before the pic could be taken. Maybe next time.

I am such a big girl in Daddy's recliner.

I think this picture speaks for itself.

Look at all my blond hair.

Tink and me again.

My first nap in my crib (however I never really went to sleep)

Here are more random pics. She has grown sooo much. She is taking all her naps now in her crib so eventually she (mommy) will be ready to sleep there at night. She does a great job sleeping once we actually get her to go to sleep. She just really likes to be awake. Here lately it has been taking us hours to get her to get to sleep for the night, but once we do get her to sleep she sleeps 4 hours between feedings. That means mommy gets somewhat decent sleep considering which is a very good thing. More to come soon.

Random Update Take 1

Satisfied with a full tummy.

I wonder what my silly daddy is up to??

My uncle Levi thinks I'm cute. He told me so!!

Lanie's first date. I am going to have to keep my eyes on that Jarrett.

My mommy thinks I have the sweetest face.

Tink and I are already pals.

Just me!!!

My Daddy and me.

Our family after Lanie's first bath at home. We had to take this pic since we forgot to take one of the actual bath.

Here are some random pics from our life in the past month. Yes Lanie is already a month old. I can't believe how much she has already grown and how time flies. I need it to slow down a bit already. Hope you enjoy the pics.

1 week photos

These pictures were taken by Cody Johnson. I thought he did a great job. Lanie was only 1 week old in these pics. She has already grown soooo much. I am way behind on updating the blog so I apologize for that. My goal is to get it caught up soon. Enjoy the pics!!

LANIE GRACE IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lanie Grace was born 5/19/09 at 2:24 pm weighing 6 lbs. 9 oz. 19 1/4 inches long. I am sorry it has taken me so long to get the blog updated, but I have been a little preoccupied with my new little bundle of joy. I will did end up having to have a c-section so I have also been recovering myself from the surgery. I am doing quite well though. The day Lanie was born was perfect. I checked into the hospital on the 18th. I started Cervadil at about 7:00 pm, but by 11:00 pm I was starting to have hard contractions putting me into labor earlier then the doctors wanted so they took it out. I had dilated to a 1 but my cervix was only 50% effaced. I then started on Pitocin at around 5:00 am. The Pitocin did make me have contractions but they were not strong at all. At one point I didn't feel like I was having contractions at all even though they kept turning it up. After 8 hours of the Pitocin my doctor checked me and I was still dilated to a 1 with absolutely no progression. At that point we had to make a decision whether to continue the medicine by trying Cervadil again that night with more Pitocin the next day. The second option was to do a c-section. My doctor couldn't really even feel Lanie's head so she was thinking she was not very engaged if at all. By this time I had already been off my blood thinner for 2 days so I was nervous about waiting another day or more before Lanie was born. My doctor also thought that even if I did progress with the medicine that there might be a size issue because my pelvic is small and didn't have a lot of room for Lanie. She said there was a 50/50 chance that I would end up having a c-section at the end of labor anyways. So Bart, the doctor, and I came to the conclusion that the c-section would be the safest bet. After the decision was made it was a whirlwind. My doctor, the surgery room, and all the nurses were available so the c-section happened very quickly. My doctor said that Lanie was still floating around and not engaged at all. She was very content with the decision to have the c-section because it would have taken quite a bit of time to get Lanie out vaginally. Bart and I totally do not regret the decision. I can still remember the moment that I first heard her cry. My heart melted and tears started rolling. Bart being a proud daddy got to carry Lanie to meet all the family and to the nursery. I was so jealous that I had to stay in surgery for about another 30 minutes before I could go hold my baby girl. Not much excitement happened after that except for a lot of loving on Lanie. It was just perfect. I stayed in the hospital until Friday. The first night was what all first nights home are like. We didn't get a lot of sleep at all cause Lanie had a stomach ache. My parents were here that night and really helped out. We have had some good and some bad nights, but overall things have been great since we have been home. We had our first peditrician appointment this past Tuesday and she is gaining weight back great. She does like to eat I will say that much. Bart's mom (Grammy Karen) is here this week to love on Lanie and help me out around the house. I can't lift anything heavier than Lanie so it has been great to have extra hands around. I am so thankful for all our parents to help us out this past 2 weeks. I can't imagine how we would have made it through without them. Well that is all for now, but I am going to get better about posting I promise.

Going to the Hospital

Well the day has come to go to the hospital for Lanie's birth. We have appointments with my doctor this afternoon and then we are checking into the hospital after that. Our bags are packed except for Bart's whose always is a last minute task. It will be ready though by the time we leave. I am starting some medication this evening and then my doctor will decide in the morning if we will start Pitocin or do a c-section. C-section will only be necessary if I haven't progressed at all after the medication tonight. So far I have not dialated at all and Lanie has not moved down. We shall see what the morning brings. One way or another Lanie will be here tomorrow. The next post should have baby pictures, but I am not sure if that will be tomorrow or the next day. I will try to get it updated fairly quick though so we can all celebrate Lanie's birth.

37 weeks pregnant

Here is the 37 weeks belly. Apparently I forgot how to smile in the first picture. Not sure what face I am making. We went to the doctor yesterday which went well. Lanie is doing great. I however have a bit of high blood pressure. My doctor has asked me not to work anymore. I was only planning to work through Thursday, but as of now I am resting all day. This is a foreign concept for me to be off of work and my only responsibility is just to rest. Hopefully I will get the hang of it. I need to rest this week to make sure Lanie stays safe and the blood pressure stays down. I am going to enjoy this last week before parenthood. Although I can't wait to become a mommy next week. The current plan is to check into the hospital next Monday at 5:00 to start the induction process. I am hoping Lanie will be here by Tuesday afternoon, but she has not dropped at all yet so her head is not engaged. I am hoping that she decides she is about ready to be born so she can start moving her way down before next week to make the process go a bit smoother. I will try to post updated information before we go to the hospital next week.