Aubrey Pics!

Welcome Aubrey Jane!

Last week I had my weekly check up with Dr. Atkins. As he is examining me I hear him say "hhhmmmm". "What?" I ask. He tells me he doesn't think she is head down and sends me to get a sonogram to be sure. Well he is a good Dr. and he was right... she was breech! So he gives me a few options...1. C-section 2. He could try to turn her 3. Wait and see if she turns herself. It was a pretty easy decision for me...I didn't even call Brad to discuss it. We scheduled the surgery for the next morning. I called Brad and my family to tell them the news and they all headed my way. The next morning went by really fast, but I remember walking into the operating room and getting really nervous. This was my first c-section. The anaesthesiologist was super nice and of course I didn't feel a thing. Brad held my hand and got a great video of Aubrey's birth. Her feet were born a few minutes before her head. When she came out she was having trouble breathing so they had to call the NICU nurses. She eventually got better and I was able to hold her as I was wheeled to recovery. She weighed 6lbs 14oz. I began to breastfeed immediately and got to introduce her to my family and her big sister. I spent 2 days in the hospital and they let me go home Friday. I have recovered very quickly...I barely needed any pain meds. Claire is an amazing big sister and loves Aubrey. She asks to hold her everyday. She wants to look at her bellybutton, give her hugs and kisses, and tells me '/ouch" when I burp her because I pat her back hard. Aubrey is adorable. She looks just like me. I am feeding her every 2 hours because she is jaundice and lost a lot of weight the first few days. We are still adjusting to our new family, but my Mom is here to help and that saves me. I love Aubrey as much as I love Claire. I can't wait to show her off once everything settles down...lots of Dr. appts for the both of us. brad loves his girls and we are so happy to be a family of four!!!

Goodbye Tina

When Brad and I were in college I bought him a chocolate lab puppy that we named Sadie. Two years later she had 14 puppies and we decided to keep one. We picked the best puppy in the litter. She had a ton of personality and was super cute. We named her Athena and called her Tina for short. She has been a part of our family for 10 years. She could be annoying and had a lot of energy, but she was the friendliest, most loving dog I've ever met. I trusted her with Claire and knew she would never hurt anyone. We've had some close calls in the past with her running away and such. Unfortunately, the day we came home from the hospital with Aubrey, she ran out of the gate and was hit by a car on Bowen. Brad took her to a vet and was told she needed to be out down. She was paralyzed. Brad was with her at the end and assured me that she didn't seem to be in any pain. Claire asks where she is almost every day and I just tell her she went to be with the animals. She was a good dog and we miss her very much.

Pics from this Week

Snow Day!

We woke up this morning to a couple of inches of snow! Of course now I will probably go into labor ;) Daddy went to work and I'm really hoping Claire has school today! They are having a Valentines Day party. Notice the necklaces she has on...she must have gotten up in the middle of the night to put them on because she didn't have them on when I tucked her in but Brad got her out of bed she had them on!

Claire's 2 Year Stats

Claire had her 2 year old check up with Dr. Raine this morning. She weighs 23lbs 15oz (14%) her head is in the 85% and her height puts her in the 98%! Nothing new...she is a tall, skinny girl...lucky. I also reminded the Dr. that he has a new patient coming in the next two weeks! I had another check-up with my Dr. after that...not much change here. I've dialated another 1/2 cm so I'm at 1 1/2 now. Looks like it won't be today...slow and steady I guess. I'm also waiting for the whole nesting thing to happen, I really have zero desire to clean anything at the moment. I was up for 2 hours last night just sitting in bed because I was so uncomfortable. I will keep everyone posted when something changes! ;)

Happy 2nd Birthday Claire!

We celebrated Claire's second birthday at her favorite place...The Little Gym! We had family and friends there to help party the afternoon away! She had a great time...we are so lucky to have such wonderful people in our lives. Now that I've made it through the party I am ready for Aubrey to come. Happy Birthday Claire, I love you so much!!!