Ok, so I have sorta out of it. I’m sure none of you have noticed…….. *cough, cough*
Here’s the truth.
Motherhood is difficult on the soul. Even if you have one of the world’s most adorable babies, because let’s face it. I have one of those. LOL Granted, she is amazing. She is a great baby. But I’m human and this ginormous change can be really taxing on my soul some days.
But that’s only one of the reasons why I feel uninspired to write here.
Ever since I thought that my mother has found this site, I have felt suppressed and nervous. Other family members and some real life friends stumbled upon here, which ultimately was fine. But it took some getting used to.
Frankly, this blog began turning into something I wasn’t expecting. CENSORED.
I thought about shutting down this blog, but then I thought it would make me a quitter. Then I thought about making it private. But I don’t really have enough readers to do that. It just seems silly.
So here I sit in limbo about my formerly secret blog.
I really don’t know what to do.
So today I’ll give you what you probably want to see right now anyway. My little girl on video in pictures!
———Ok so apparently I can only upload my video’s to facebook. Bummer. So I lied and you will get only still shots. Anybody have any advice?———-
My sleeping angel
Her two month pictures. Every month I am posing her in the same way with the same outfit…. er, diaper only, to see the remarkable change she will be making this year!
Tell me that is not one of the most precious things you’ve ever seen. ADORABLE. You know, if I do say so myself.
While we were hanging out in the pool with some friends, this is what my Peanut did. Nap. With her awesome froggy legs.
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Don’t put as your facebook status….
“I warn you I’ve been listening to the Cure a lot lately, ‘Put a bullet in my head, pretty pretty please!!!”
Even if you think its funny and put quotes around it to ensure that people reading knows that its from a funny movie, The Wedding Singer.
Because not everybody knows all of Adam Sandler films and might believe that you have Postpartum Depression and get a sincere and sweet intervention via the telephone.
Just so we are all on the same page…..
And on that note…. have a happy day.
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Hi! It’s me. The author of this near abandoned blog.
I won’t bother with apologies or excuses. I have a newborn. That’s all you need to know.
So I’ll just leave you with a few pics to keep you happy then I plan to post regularly again. Well that’s the plan anyway.
I also want to come by to all of your blogs to try and catch up. I feel like I’ve been on vacation and need to catch up with all of my old pals.
This is at her very first doctor’s appointment. She immediately peed on the table. Nice!
Her first bath! And surprise surprise…. she loved it! She didn’t so much care for the getting out part. Then again, who likes getting out into the cold world? I sure don’t.
Getting changed after her bath. Gosh she is just so dang cute I can’t stand it!
Don’t stare directly into the chee chee’s! It’s dangerous!
Check out the difference! These bath pictures are about 5 weeks difference. It’s amazing how quickly they change. I’ll try not to get depressed….
No I didn’t cut my hair. It’s pulled back into a Mommy Ponytail. I refuse to cut it. Then again, I might change my mind once my little peanut starts pulling my hair. But I doubt it. I also refuse to EVER get a minivan. No way.
She loves her swing!
You know what else she loves? Her daddy! Look at one of her first recorded smiles. Aaaahhhh…. melts the heart.
Here she is today (the day before 8 weeks. My how times FLIES!) sitting in her bumbo for the first time. She did so well! She is already holding her head up pretty well. You know …. cause she’s so advanced. LOL (don’t you just hate how everybody thinks that their kid is so special and advanced?! Uh, sorry but they’re average, which is normal and fine! Sorry, getting off the soapbox…)
So there is a quick summary of what has been going on here. Mostly nursing, napping, pooping, and the occasional smile. Life is pretty good.
Introducing………………(drum roll please)
My brand new baby GIRL!
BRADYN MICHELLE!!!!!
Birthdate: 7/8/09 and she picked her own birthday. I didn’t even have to be induced. Story to come later.
Weight: 6.0 lbs
Length: 19 inches but at the first doctor’s appointment they measured her twice at 18.25. She had to be suctioned out so she came out a bit cone headed. I’ll trust the smaller number to be more accurate.
Holding my brand new baby girl!
Seriously…. isn’t she just a doll?!?!
Couldn’t you just squeeze those cheeks for days??? Yah, I know, hard to resist.
She’s got her momma’s lungs that’s for sure!
First bath!
Daddy’s first diaper change. Good job Dad!
And now the happy family is coming home!
Apologies that I haven’t updated sooner. I had a rough go of it in labor and am having a painful recovery. I’m just now coming out of the most painful days and am getting stronger every day. And every day I fall more in love with Bradyn and my husband.
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So apparently Tiger thinks that my womb is waaaaaaay to comfy to leave my womb. I thought for sure that the fireworks would help jump kick a baby out! But alas no such luck.
I made a plan.
I called the doctor’s office and decided to schedule an induction. So as of today 7/7/09 I will be going into a scary world of IV’s, contractions, then an epidural and possibly ending the ordeal with a baby. Although this process might take a long while, so I could end up with a baby on 7/8/09.
If you think that there is a possibility that I might be freaking out….. your right!
Of course I’m super excited and wanting to meet our son or daughter. But to be honest, I was really hoping for the natural progression of things. I wanted my water to break or the contractions to start and head to the hospital. Granted, this weekend, I had been feeling contractions, although they were few and far between. What a tease!
We will begin our day bright and early at 7am to get drugged up and ready to go! LOL
Please keep me and Tiger in your thoughts and prayers. Our main focus is a healthy baby and healthy momma.
HAHA! This is a goofy pic that Mr. Cat took of me I think at 38 weeks. I’m ridiculously huge…. so huge in fact that my head is chopped out of the picture! LOL
As an unfortunate side note, we are having to deal with another insurance disaster.
While Mr. Cat and I innocently were picking up a prescription at Target Pharmacy when we found out some horrible news. Our insurance, without warning or notice, terminated us as of July 1st.
This is like a slap in our faces. There should be absolutely NO reason why this should have happened.
So tomorrow when we are supposed to be working as a team and gearing up to bring new life into this world, my poor husband will be fighting our insurance company because they’re bastards. Seriously unbelievable.
Again, please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
Today is my due date.
Tiger has yet to make an appearance. UGH.
I’ve had a few contractions. They are mild and totally random.
As soon as I have news….. you’ll have news.
But until then, let’s celebrate another birth. The birth of this great nation. I pray that it will continue to be great!
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!
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We are seriously getting down to the wire.
People I’m due THIS Saturday!!! HOLY SMOKES!
I had another doctor’s appointment this afternoon and I am 1cm dialated and the baby is sitting really really low. Who knows? Could be tonight…. could be in two weeks. Although as of today I told my doctor that we should induce me by the 13th if I haven’t already started on my own. Although I’m reconsidering that and only going until the 7th. 7/7/09 seems like a good date. Not a good reason to be induced, but really I’m hoping to go early anyway.
So the game is on!
If your my friend on facebook, then you have probably already played, but if your not, put your guesses in NOW.
In the comment section, please guess
GENDER
DATE
WEIGHT
LENGTH
TIME
And Bonus…
NAME
Winner will receive…… well nothing. But you can feel good that you won (if you do)! And really, its all about your pride right?
Guess away!
I’ll just sit here and wait. Literally. Oh and freak out.
Why?
Haven’t you heard??? This whole childbirth process will HURT. Yah, I should have thought about that ooooooooohhhh, about 10 9 months ago. I mean, seriously, what was I thinking?!?!
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Whew…. there is so much to say, and not too much time to say it. I’m one tired pregnant lady.
But let me start by saying I’m touched by the outpouring of support for my little friend Ella. To maintain their family’s privacy, I have chosen to not say the real names of the parents or share photos. But I do have some good news. Ella is a fighter, just like her momma and Cuban father, and is fighting the odds like a champ. She is off the oxygen and medications and everybody is hoping for a departure soon from the NICU and a proper introduction into her new home.
A special thank you must go out to my near and dear friend Jenn. She has the world’s perfect blood to donate and not only to donate, but to donate specifically to premies. Your the best and I thank you for being so generous with your time and blood. Ok that sounds weird. And I feel like some vampire joke should be here…. I just can’t come up with anything.
Now on to other baby (happy) news. I am 38 1/2 weeks! Can NOT believe it! Honestly I really could pop at any time. I went to the doc today and he said I was 1 cm dilated and “soft” (he didn’t give an exact percentage of effacement). I am also experiencing contractions at night that I am fortunately able to sleep thru, but when I wake up in the morning I would have bet money that I was somehow thrown into the ring of some WWE event. One morning this week I thought I couldn’t even breathe because my stomach was in such a knot. This pain also stops me from being able to turn to the other side when trying to sleep. That particular task is already difficult, so it’s really unnecessary to add this to the mix thankyouverymuch.
The hospital bag is packed and already in the car. The car seat is installed and already waiting in the car.
We are ready to go at a moments notice!
And you know what else is ready?
The nursery!
We had 2 showers, one family and one friends, and they couldn’t have been more fun or delightful. Unfortunately I was too busy opening all the generous gifts so I don’t have much in the way of pictures, but I hope to retrieve them from my friends and family that took them soon.
But I DO have pictures of the finished nursery! And honestly, I think it looks fabulous!!!
Isn’t that monkey just too darn adorable? I mean seriously. And I love the bedding. It’s beautiful and the bumper is microsuede which is so soft and comfy. It makes me want to jump right in! And those three long stuffed animals on top of the chest of drawers are actually mine from my teenage years childhood. Weird or cute? I went with cute.
TOYS!!!
Here is the top of the hutch. We went with neutral green containers for all of our storing issues. Like the extra pacifiers and diapers and shampoos. All ready and matching.
Diaper Genie II—Check. Extra diapers in different sizes all stored neatly in a cotton bin—Check.
(ok so imagine this right side up…. and then notice how completely adorable even the inside of baby Tiger’s closet is!)
Here is a picture that was painted by my mother’s cousin. I love her dearly and this picture of the painting doesn’t do it justice. This baby is already so loved by the many people in our lives.
This is from one of my showers. Isn’t it just precious?
And just to throw in one more thing… because this post isn’t random enough….
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MR. CAT!
This is our 2nd wedding anniversary and I’m completely excited about the start of our new chapter in our lives. We make a great team and I can’t wait to meet the newest, and tiniest member of our family very soon.
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Its been a while and lots has happened!
Showers! Gifts! Flowers! Friends!
Cleaning! Out of town visitors! Finished projects!
And I’d love to post about all of it.
But something has stopped me in my tracks.
A friend of mine, *Casie, just had her baby days ago. She was a mere 2 weeks ahead of me (and if your keeping track, I am 37 weeks since Saturday!) and was induced at 37 weeks. She thought nothing of going to her doctor’s appointment, but they quickly sent her to the hospital and wanted to get the baby out as quickly as possible.
Turns out that Casie’s placent stopped working at 35 weeks, which of course can cause a ton of complications. They induced her, but things weren’t going as quickly as they had hoped, so they eventually went with plan B, a c-section.
Poor Casie passed out after the proceedure and wasn’t able to even see little Ella until the next day.
Furthermore, baby Ella has fluid in her lungs and has heart troubles. Her parents have been sending emails to their friends, including me, for requests for certain blood types to be donated, as Ella will need a blood transfusion shortly.
Now I’m scrambling to find someone that I know that is healthy and has the correct blood type that this poor little angel might need.
As of writing this, Ella is in such dire straights that Casie and her husband have yet to be able to even hold their beautiful daughter.
It really puts things into perspective.
Its not all fun and showers and gifts and blue or pink balloons (or in my case green since I still don’t know the gender).
At the end of this journey called pregnancy, the only thing I’m praying for is a HEALTHY baby.
Please send out prayers and good vibes for my friend and her baby. These parents are looking for a miracle.
**************The name has been changed to protect my friend’s privacy*************
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Ok Ok…. I’ll admit it. I’ve been a bad blogger. *slaps hand* But in my defense, I’ve been busy. And tired. And busier. And then more tired. And now my ankles have retreated beneath a thick layer of swollen-ness.
And frankly there isn’t much to say. Unless you want to hear about my swollen feet and tiredness and all the pretty things that go along with creating a tiny human in your stomach. And I’m sincerely missing all of your blogs too, but I just find myself unable to get on the computer as much as I used to. Hope you guys understand.
Anyhooooooo……
But I was thinking that I haven’t really been that great at documenting some fun stuff that I have been experiencing in this pregnancy. So I’d like to jot down a few things I’d rather not forget.
Cravings:
- 1st Trimester: Love/Avocados and Sour Cream (I love avocados anyway, but the sour cream thing was definitely new). Hate/Chocolate and Coffee. Total bummer.
- 2nd Trimester: Sugar
- 3rd Trimester: M&M McFlurries.
- Throughout the entire pregnancy: Fruit
Firsts:
- Flutter: 16 or 17 weeks
- Kicks: 18 weeks (could have happened sooner, but I was for sure in the 18th week)
- Time I wore maternity pants: During my stint in the Christmas show, while I was dancing. Anything on my tummy felt like “too much”. So about 9 weeks. Yes I know it was early, but you wouldn’t want to wear them too if you were dancing and singing and feeling nauseous.
- Childbirth classes: 32 weeks to 34 weeks.
- Things I bought for Tiger: A lion rattle/stuffed toy and newborn pj’s with feet that have lions, tigers, and giraffes on them. Too dang adorable.
- Time I had to take off my wedding ring for the rest of the pregnancy: 35 weeks
- Time I felt “the chicken bone”: 23 weeks (at least when I first documented it. But I felt it roughly in my 14 week)
Other tidbits:
- Finished the nursery in my 6th month. Started in my 5th month.
- I know 8 people who are pregnant at the same time as me (granted we all have different due dates) and 2 friends from the blogosphere. Hi April and Bekah!
Well that’s all I can think of at the moment. Off to bed, my favorite place to be these days…….
