Sorry no pictures right now - our computer is currently being fixed so I can't download any. BUMMER! Hopefully it is a quick fix and we will get it back soon!
Well, things are going pretty good! I can't believe our little girl is 2 weeks old tomorrow!
She had her 1 week check-up last Monday, when she was 5 days old. Everything went well. Here are her stats:
Height - 20 inches (59%tile)
Weight - 7 lbs, 3 oz (35%tile) - our little peanut! She hasn't gotten back up to birth weight, but our doctor wasn't concerned, since that is very common and she's eating great!
Head - 35.7 cm (63%tile)
She's still has a fussy time, although it has started to vary and seems to be getting earlier in the evening, which is good. Last night when she finally fell asleep, I had to get up with her at 1:30 for a feeding, and she went back to bed within the hour, then woke up again at 6:30 this morning...so it wasn't too bad!
Aaron and I have sorta worked out a schedule for us during the week. I go to bed early so I can get some rest and he stays up with Addy until about 11. If she's awake, I get up with her, if she's sleeping, we all get to go to bed! Then I get up with her during the night since he has to function at work the next day!! It seems to be working okay for right now.
She's such a doll, I love her so much!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Baby Parts
Who doesn't love their little hands and feet??? So tiny and kissable!
Daddy & Mommy think I'm pretty funny when I sleep like this! I LOOOVE to stretch out my legs while I sleep.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Sleepy Baby
Things are going pretty well here at home. Addy is like every other newborn who loves to sleep! But, she does have a fussy time, and it just happens to be late at night. The last few nights she's been fussy for about 3 hours starting around 10-11 p.m. It makes for a rough few hours, but then after that, she actually has fallen asleep until about 5 in the morning, depending on when the fussiness starts, so at least we are getting a few good hours of sleep in the middle of the night!
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I can't take enough sleeping baby pics...they are just so peaceful!
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I can't take enough sleeping baby pics...they are just so peaceful!
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
June 3, 2009
I figured I'd recap the day of Addalyn's birth since I haven't said much on here yet!
We got to the hospital at 7:30 to be induced. I was only dilated to 2 1/2 cm & they had to get me to 4 cm before they would start the Pitocin to induce me. We started the Pitocin around noon.
We got to the hospital at 7:30 to be induced. I was only dilated to 2 1/2 cm & they had to get me to 4 cm before they would start the Pitocin to induce me. We started the Pitocin around noon.
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I got an epidural around 2, and at about 3:30 they manually broke my water. Addalyn's heart rate was not reacting well to the contractions, so they wanted to monitor her internally rather than through my tummy. They stopped Pitocin at that time because they wanted her to "recover a bit".
A little while later, they started the Pitocin again. Then, our little Addy decided to cause a little bit of drama, and scare her mother VERY much! At about 7:30 p.m. our nurse and doctor came into the room, and were frantically having me go from my left side & right side because Addalyn's heart rate was so low. It was not increasing, so they had me get on my hands and knees (and due to the epidural, they were holding me on my hands/knees since I could not do it myself). More people were coming in my room as this was occurring - there were probably about 8 doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, etc.
I was so scared, that I was crying and almost hyper-ventilating 'cause we did not know exactly what was going on - everything was happening so fast. Aaron was a saint, trying to keep me calm, especially when you could see in his eyes that he was scared also.
Long story short, we were about 1 minute away from an emergency c-section because of her heart rate being so low & the length of time it was taking for it to increase. But - being on my hands and knees helped, thank goodness.
At that time, I was dilated to 9 - they stopped the Pitocin again for us to relax & recoop - and said I'd probably be able to start pushing in an hour. My epidural was starting to ware off by then, so I was pretty uncomfortable. But, when I was finally able to start pushing, I only had to for about 20 minutes, then Aaron told me before anyone had the chance "It's a girl" and little Addalyn Jane was born.
Sooo, it was a little more dramatic than we hoped for, but that's okay. In the end, we have a healthy little girl who already has her daddy wrapped around her finger and melts her mommy's heart every time I look at her!
I got an epidural around 2, and at about 3:30 they manually broke my water. Addalyn's heart rate was not reacting well to the contractions, so they wanted to monitor her internally rather than through my tummy. They stopped Pitocin at that time because they wanted her to "recover a bit".
A little while later, they started the Pitocin again. Then, our little Addy decided to cause a little bit of drama, and scare her mother VERY much! At about 7:30 p.m. our nurse and doctor came into the room, and were frantically having me go from my left side & right side because Addalyn's heart rate was so low. It was not increasing, so they had me get on my hands and knees (and due to the epidural, they were holding me on my hands/knees since I could not do it myself). More people were coming in my room as this was occurring - there were probably about 8 doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, etc.
I was so scared, that I was crying and almost hyper-ventilating 'cause we did not know exactly what was going on - everything was happening so fast. Aaron was a saint, trying to keep me calm, especially when you could see in his eyes that he was scared also.
Long story short, we were about 1 minute away from an emergency c-section because of her heart rate being so low & the length of time it was taking for it to increase. But - being on my hands and knees helped, thank goodness.
At that time, I was dilated to 9 - they stopped the Pitocin again for us to relax & recoop - and said I'd probably be able to start pushing in an hour. My epidural was starting to ware off by then, so I was pretty uncomfortable. But, when I was finally able to start pushing, I only had to for about 20 minutes, then Aaron told me before anyone had the chance "It's a girl" and little Addalyn Jane was born.
Sooo, it was a little more dramatic than we hoped for, but that's okay. In the end, we have a healthy little girl who already has her daddy wrapped around her finger and melts her mommy's heart every time I look at her!
Cuddling up after a little sponge bath at home
Friday, June 5, 2009
Our Beautiful Babe!
Sorry for the delay in posts! We are home from the hospital as of about 2 today, and just settling in. I'm going to post some pics of Addalyn - I'll update this weekend with some more details :)
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It's tiring being born :)
The very proud daddy!
My first bath
The three of us :)
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It's tiring being born :) The very proud daddy!My first bath
The three of us :)Thursday, June 4, 2009
It's a Girl!!
Addalyn Jane Anderson was born at 10:19 p.m. on June 3rd!! 7 pounds 10 ounces. It was a very very long day for everyone, but well worth it. She's beautiful!!!!
I will post more details later (and of course pictures when we are home!)
I will post more details later (and of course pictures when we are home!)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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