2 Weeks

Yesterday I was 2 weeks old! Mom and dad keep saying how they can not believe it has already been that long! Today mom, dad and I went to my 2 week checkup and the doctor said everything is looking good. I weighed in at 7 pounds 3 oz. and was about 20 1/2 inches long. I am not a huge fan of the doctors, as soon as I get in there I have to strip down to my diaper and they do not keep the office very warm! Afterwards we had to go to the hospital for my follow up newborn screening and mom said I did pretty well, I think she took it harder than I did. Here are a few pictures of my trips to the doctors...

I am here!!!!

Well I finally decided to come into the world, and let me say, it was quite a trip! I was born on Friday July 2, 2010 at 3:22 pm weighing 7 pounds and 2 oz , and measuring 19 3/4 inches long. Here is a little timeline describing my journey.....

Mom and Dad went to the doctor on Tuesday and since I was 3 days past due, they did a sonogram to get some pictures to make sure I was growing well and that I had enough fluid. They decided to "estimate" on my weight and told mom and dad that I was measuring 8 lbs 2 oz, and that they could be off a pound either way. After talking to mom's doctor they set a date for Friday to induce labor if nothing happened before then, and mom was going to be admitted Thursday night to start some other treatments to help her dilate! Mom was a little upset by this because she was not wanting to be induced, but knew that if she waited longer she might have trouble with labor if I was a bigger baby.

Things started happening Wednesday night. Mom starting having contractions about every 15 minutes and was up all night long until about 6 o'clock when things stopped. Throughout the day on Thursday she had about 2 contractions every hour, but still held off until 8:00 that night to go in to the hospital. Mom and dad got their things together and headed to the hospital for their admit time.

It took a while to get things set up at the hospital, but when mom got there she was already dilated to a 1, and only needed on dose of the medicine to get her to a 3. This all happened pretty quickly and before her and dad knew it she was having contractions every 5 minutes. Mom decided that this was a good time to get the epidural. At about 3 o'clock the anesthesiologist came in to get things set up. They asked dad to sit in a chair on the other side of the room ( but he could still see). As they were getting things all hooked up, I guess dad got a little too excited about everything because he decided he had enough of that and passed out! The nurses ran over to start taking care of him, while they finished things up with mom.

The next few hours, consisted of mom trying to sleep, dad trying to recoup from the "incident" and waiting for me to decide what I wanted to do. At about 9:00 am, the doctor came into break mom's water and see if that would spur things along before starting pitocin. When they broke the water, the doctor saw that there was some meconium in the water and wanted the NICU team to be on-call just in case I needed it. The nurses gave mom one dose of pitocin and I quickly let them know, that I was not a fan. They decided to stop the pitocin and let things just take a little longer. Finally at about noon, things were complete and mom was ready to push, but I still had not dropped and did not want to turn my head the way they wanted me too... So they let mom and me sit there for about an hour and a half until I decided to cooperate. Mom started to push at about 1:30 pm and I was born at 3:22 pm, the NICU team checked me out, and said that I was good to go, and that everything looked great. Mom and dad were so happy, and we were especially happy that dad was able to handle the delivery and was able to experience it.

The few days in the hospital were a little rough, because mom spiked a temperature after her water broke, they gave her and I antibiotics throughout the weekend, so that meant that I got to have a lovely IV and get treatments all weekend long. Our pediatrician was a little concerned and possibly wanted to keep me for a few more days in the hospital, which mom was not excited about, but wanted to make sure that I got the medicine that I needed. Thankfully the doctor said I was doing much better on Sunday and we were all three able to go home later on Sunday night at about 7:00.

Our first few nights have been pretty good, I am a little confused on my days and nights but I know that I will figure that all out soon... Here are a few pictures of my first few days in the world... I hope that you enjoy them, and look forward to hearing more from me soon. I have heard that mom is not the best at blogging so I have already decided that I will be taking over this blog from here on out!

Waiting Patiently... (or trying to)

Well we are now 2 days over the due date and still waiting! Miss Emersyn seems to be pretty comfortable where she is. We go to the doctor today at 2:30 for a sonogram and appointment, so we will update as we know! Until then I realized that I never uploaded pictures of our 4D, here are a few shots that we got of our precious ones face!

" In Christ Alone..."

When Jeff and I were putting the nursery together we were trying to find a verse or statement that would be our prayer for Emersyn's life. We talked through a lot and really had a hard time finding one saying that encompassed all that we are praying for her. Finally Jeff came up with maybe using a few lines from a hymn and we have always loved " In Christ Alone". It is such a powerful song and states exactly what we pray for our daughters life. It is also a song that we had sung at our wedding. It was our prayer for our marriage that our hope would be in Christ alone, and not in one another, and the same we pray for Emersyn. We pray that she would quickly come to know Christ as her savior and find her hope and strength, not in things of this world, but in Him. We pray that through hard times and good times that she would cling to Him and know that He is ALL that she needs.

In Christ alone my hope is found,

He is my light, my strength, my song;

this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,

firm through the fiercest drought and storm.

What heights of love, what depths of peace,

when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!

My Comforter, my All in All, here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! who took on flesh

Fulness of God in helpless babe!

This gift of love and righteousness

Scorned by the ones he came to save:

Till on that cross as Jesus died,

The wrath of God was satisfied -

For every sin on Him was laid;

Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay

Light of the world by darkness slain:

Then bursting forth in glorious Day

Up from the grave he rose again!

And as He stands in victory

Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,

For I am His and He is mine -

Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,

This is the power of Christ in me;

From life's first cry to final breath.

Jesus commands my destiny.

No power of hell, no scheme of man,

Can ever pluck me from His hand;

Till He returns or calls me home,

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

Emersyn's Room

Showers!

We have been so blessed with amazing and sweet people who have come to showers to help us prepare for Emersyn's arrival! Here are a few pictures of some of the showers that we have had over the past months, ( I am missing some pictures of my work shower so I will add those later!)

Mom and I at our church shower!

The beautiful table

All the wonderful hostesses

Some of the cheer girls at the shower

At the family and friend shower

Long Overdue!

Well it has been a while since I have updated with belly pictures, not because we have not taken them, just that I have been horrible about uploading photos to the computer. So I figure better late than never, here are a few pictures over the past few months!

23 Weeks

26 Weeks

30 Weeks

33 Weeks

35 weeks

37 Weeks

We only have a few more weeks to go and we can not wait! I am going to the doctor every week now so we will see how things are going on Wednesday! I will update any news!