Saturday, May 14, 2011
Easter Sunday
So Sydnee took her second trip to church on Easter Sunday. She did wonderful! We went to lunch at Bebe and Poppy's house. It was so fun! The day before, she went over and decorated Easter eggs. She really didn't do much but she did sit there with us and "try" to have fun. I had to leave to run an errand and she apparently went to sleep right after I left. But that's ok. Sydnee was very spoiled for Easter. She got a special package from her Grammy and Grampa and an Easter basket from her Bebe and Poppy. We had a great Easter celebrating the greatest gift given to us.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Praise the Lord!
Well my prayers were answered. It was a little scary for me for a day but I am learning to trust that the Lord is in control. I haven't wanted to go back to work because it was going to be difficult to get sitters for Sydnee and it just stressed me out completely. She also wasn't on a super normal schedule and I kept feeling bad leaving her with someone with her and her act up. I just didn't want that to happen. Well Michael got a part time job working on a ranch that some of our friends own. We have been super blessed by this and are able to compensate for my loss of pay during the month of May. I get to stay home! I am so relaxed and happy and actually looking forward to this extended break. I am sad a little, only because I miss my students but I knew I wouldn't be focusing on my job at that time anyway. I mean, seriously, how can I think about work when I have this cute kid? Ha!
We are now working on Sydnee's schedule. She sleeps really well at night. Mostly a 6-7 hour stretch. I am hoping to get that a little more consistent on the time she goes to bed but we shall see. To do that, I am waking up with her between 7 and 7:30. Some days are better than others but it is helping to regulate a long morning nap and sometimes a long afternoon nap as well. I am hoping this will also extend into a regular bedtime in the future. I am also working on how to keep our house clean, sew (for my mom's business and to make a little extra money), cook and just get into the habit of life.
Upcoming events and blogs that will happen soon. Aunt Andi will be here on Saturday. Mother's Day is Sunday as well as Sydnee's 2 month birthday! And our 2 month doctor's appointment is on the 17th. So much to do and see. Pictures will be posted after this week!
We are now working on Sydnee's schedule. She sleeps really well at night. Mostly a 6-7 hour stretch. I am hoping to get that a little more consistent on the time she goes to bed but we shall see. To do that, I am waking up with her between 7 and 7:30. Some days are better than others but it is helping to regulate a long morning nap and sometimes a long afternoon nap as well. I am hoping this will also extend into a regular bedtime in the future. I am also working on how to keep our house clean, sew (for my mom's business and to make a little extra money), cook and just get into the habit of life.
Upcoming events and blogs that will happen soon. Aunt Andi will be here on Saturday. Mother's Day is Sunday as well as Sydnee's 2 month birthday! And our 2 month doctor's appointment is on the 17th. So much to do and see. Pictures will be posted after this week!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Less than 2 weeks
So I thought I would be OK going back to work. We had planned for it all along. I knew it was coming. But in the last week I have blocked the entire idea out of my mind until today. I don't want to go back. I didn't think I would have a problem going back but I don't know if I can do it. I know it's been done and for all you moms out there who have left that little bundle at home after 6-8 weeks, I don't know how you did it because I think the whole idea sucks right now. Let me just say that normally I am not an emotional person but I can't sleep right now. Sydnee is sleeping beautifully and I am up crying and I literally just stood by her crib trying to memorize what she looked like so I could go back to bed. I am not sure if I can make the last 4 weeks of school and do my job well. My whole mind-set now revolves around Sydnee. Not in the crazy "Sydnee is the center of my universe" but more of "Sydnee is my baby girl and I don't want to leave her!" I know I will have to. In fact I have left her for hours with my mom but there is something about working and knowing that you will be gone all day that really makes me sad. She is really adorable when she sleeps by the way. Anyway, I have less than 2 weeks left with my girl before I have to go back. I am dreading that day and I imagine I will cry throughout the day but I am trying to make myself happy by thinking how wonderful it will be to pick her up and hold her when I get home.
Well in the last 2 weeks Sydnee has had a growth spurt. She is now 9lbs 14oz. She measured 23" long. She is sleeping well and starting to develop a little personality. She naps and sleeps in her crib. Her neck is getting so strong and so are her legs. I think her legs are strong because she likes to kick us when we hold her to try and help get her gas out. Funny and painful at the same time. Sydnee went to her first golf tournament. She lasted 1 1/2 holes before we left. My cousin Hannah was here for Regionals and we just had to cheer her on.
On Sunday, Sydnee was dedicated to God at church. She was a perfect angel while we were there. She even went to Sunday school with us and slept through almost the whole lesson. So proud of our little girl. She is growing and developing and I am not as scared of her acting super crazy when we go places. Mom keeps saying it's because she has finally started to feel comfortable and she is old enough to handle situations. I am not sure what that means. Each day it seems like a new experience for me...which is another reason to NOT go back to work. :/
Sydnee made her big debut at school today. She did really well with all the noise and the students and being passed around...only a few got to hold her because I knew it would upset her. However, all the excitement of being at school made her a little over-stimulated and she spit up all her lunch while we were there. She felt better after but we had to go home so she could relax. Our next visit will have to be limited to a short visit so she can get some rest.
Here are few 6 week pictures my friend Emily took.
Well in the last 2 weeks Sydnee has had a growth spurt. She is now 9lbs 14oz. She measured 23" long. She is sleeping well and starting to develop a little personality. She naps and sleeps in her crib. Her neck is getting so strong and so are her legs. I think her legs are strong because she likes to kick us when we hold her to try and help get her gas out. Funny and painful at the same time. Sydnee went to her first golf tournament. She lasted 1 1/2 holes before we left. My cousin Hannah was here for Regionals and we just had to cheer her on.
On Sunday, Sydnee was dedicated to God at church. She was a perfect angel while we were there. She even went to Sunday school with us and slept through almost the whole lesson. So proud of our little girl. She is growing and developing and I am not as scared of her acting super crazy when we go places. Mom keeps saying it's because she has finally started to feel comfortable and she is old enough to handle situations. I am not sure what that means. Each day it seems like a new experience for me...which is another reason to NOT go back to work. :/
Sydnee made her big debut at school today. She did really well with all the noise and the students and being passed around...only a few got to hold her because I knew it would upset her. However, all the excitement of being at school made her a little over-stimulated and she spit up all her lunch while we were there. She felt better after but we had to go home so she could relax. Our next visit will have to be limited to a short visit so she can get some rest.
Here are few 6 week pictures my friend Emily took.
This is the "I'm trying to breath through the blanket pose"
Ruffly butt!!
I'm awake and making faces!!
This is how Sydnee looks almost every evening...otherwise she is a happy baby!
Friday, April 8, 2011
1 Month
Well as stated in my last blog, I can't believe how time flies. Today Sydnee turns 1 month old. I am still in awe of it all. We are starting to get some sleep. This week has definitely been the turn around week and starting to give me hope that I can make it! She started sleeping longer at night. By longer, 5 hour feeding sessions, except for last night, she went back to 4. She has taken her naps in her crib. We are very excited about this new development. Last night Sydnee slept in her crib all night but 1 sleep cycle. She didn't burp and she can't lay on her back when she doesn't burp. I figured that out the hard way. But this was her first night to try the crib. I am hoping her longer sleep cycle will kick back in once she gets used to the crib. We are still working on her going to sleep on her own, but that is a process, I think. It has slowly improved from the beginning. I can now put her down when she is just at the beginning of falling asleep and too tired to fight staying awake. We can handle that!
Michael and I did some "home" measurements of our 1 month old. We think she weighs 9.2lbs. Which is almost 2 full pounds since she was born! YEAH!!! She measured 22 1/2 inches which means she grew 2 1/2 inches. Now I know the doctor may have different ways of measuring but this is for us. She is growing up so fast! She is starting to smile. We aren't sure what she is smiling at but it is really cute.
Here is her 1 month picture!
Michael and I did some "home" measurements of our 1 month old. We think she weighs 9.2lbs. Which is almost 2 full pounds since she was born! YEAH!!! She measured 22 1/2 inches which means she grew 2 1/2 inches. Now I know the doctor may have different ways of measuring but this is for us. She is growing up so fast! She is starting to smile. We aren't sure what she is smiling at but it is really cute.
Here is her 1 month picture!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Weeks 3-4
Well, we have made it 4 weeks with a baby. At this time, only 4 weeks ago, I was laying in a hospital bed ready to go into surgery because I thought I couldn't take it anymore. However, Sydnee was just ready to get here because I was about to start the "fun" part of labor. She was here not long after that. We are so happy to have here. In the last 2 weeks we have learned a lot and yet feel very helpless at the same time. So I'll share some of the crazy moments we have encountered.
Sydnee can cry. She has a great set of lungs and she is stretching them on a regular basis. She likes to be fussy in the evening. I know everyone says that babies have their "fussy time" but she has a major "fussy time" unless she is being held. Now I love holding my little girl but 2 straight hours of it and when you move she starts crying again is a little much. My mom got to experience some of that tonight. I'm not sure if she didn't believe me when I said she likes to be held or she will cry or what but Sydnee let her have it this evening. It even made my mom laugh because Syd was mad by the time Bebe picked her up! But on the bright side, the crying wore her out and when I got home, I fed her and she fell asleep! Before 8!! Hopefully she will sleep for a bit.
Now another thing we are learning is that Sydnee doesn't like afternoon naps. She will nap in the morning and then only nap for about 20 minutes between each feeding. It's hard to do other things in the afternoon because she has a short attention span and can't entertain herself quite yet, so she likes to be entertained by us. This has caused our house to not be clean and me getting to watch lots of Netflix!
One thing she has inherited from me, her wonderful mother, is the ability to talk in her sleep! That's right, she will chat away with herself and we think she is waking up and we look and she is happily smiling and making wonderful baby noises. We love it! We also have fun when she cuddles with us. She likes to projectile herself to one side and we pick her back up and place her in the center and she does it again. It's really funny!
Our last little experience, well many as of late, are in the areas of diapers. I thought main projectile pee problems would be from a son. Not with our Sydnee. Two Sundays ago, I was changing a very dirty diaper and it was full, let me tell you, and I took it away and was cleaning her up. In the middle of the clean up, she projectile pees across the changing table! And as I am cleaning up the table I look over just in enough time to put the dirty diaper underneath as another "load" comes out! It was crazy! That same afternoon, her Aunt Susie was changing her and she pulled her legs back and peed all over herself, blanket and whatever else was around her! Mommy wasn't a good mommy and didn't put an extra set of clothes in her diaper bag so she came home naked from Poppy and Bebe's house with a dish towel as a blanket. I learned my lesson, for the most part. I forgot to refill the diapers in the bag and left with 1 today and that wasn't enough. Glad we don't live far from anywhere in Lubbock!
Well that's about all in Sydnee's life. She will be 1 month on Friday and we are so blessed she is keeping us around.
Sydnee can cry. She has a great set of lungs and she is stretching them on a regular basis. She likes to be fussy in the evening. I know everyone says that babies have their "fussy time" but she has a major "fussy time" unless she is being held. Now I love holding my little girl but 2 straight hours of it and when you move she starts crying again is a little much. My mom got to experience some of that tonight. I'm not sure if she didn't believe me when I said she likes to be held or she will cry or what but Sydnee let her have it this evening. It even made my mom laugh because Syd was mad by the time Bebe picked her up! But on the bright side, the crying wore her out and when I got home, I fed her and she fell asleep! Before 8!! Hopefully she will sleep for a bit.
Now another thing we are learning is that Sydnee doesn't like afternoon naps. She will nap in the morning and then only nap for about 20 minutes between each feeding. It's hard to do other things in the afternoon because she has a short attention span and can't entertain herself quite yet, so she likes to be entertained by us. This has caused our house to not be clean and me getting to watch lots of Netflix!
One thing she has inherited from me, her wonderful mother, is the ability to talk in her sleep! That's right, she will chat away with herself and we think she is waking up and we look and she is happily smiling and making wonderful baby noises. We love it! We also have fun when she cuddles with us. She likes to projectile herself to one side and we pick her back up and place her in the center and she does it again. It's really funny!
Our last little experience, well many as of late, are in the areas of diapers. I thought main projectile pee problems would be from a son. Not with our Sydnee. Two Sundays ago, I was changing a very dirty diaper and it was full, let me tell you, and I took it away and was cleaning her up. In the middle of the clean up, she projectile pees across the changing table! And as I am cleaning up the table I look over just in enough time to put the dirty diaper underneath as another "load" comes out! It was crazy! That same afternoon, her Aunt Susie was changing her and she pulled her legs back and peed all over herself, blanket and whatever else was around her! Mommy wasn't a good mommy and didn't put an extra set of clothes in her diaper bag so she came home naked from Poppy and Bebe's house with a dish towel as a blanket. I learned my lesson, for the most part. I forgot to refill the diapers in the bag and left with 1 today and that wasn't enough. Glad we don't live far from anywhere in Lubbock!
Well that's about all in Sydnee's life. She will be 1 month on Friday and we are so blessed she is keeping us around.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
2 Weeks
Yesterday we had Sydnee's 2 week wellness check-up. Dr. G said she is perfect and looks great! This is something her Mommy and Daddy loved to hear. She did have to have a heel prick for a test. When it first happened, she didn't know if she was supposed to cry, and then they squeezed the heel and her little face scrunched up and let me tell you, she can cry! I am not sure how I will do when it comes to shots next time. Other moms have survived, I'm sure I will too! Results of her check-up and measurements: Height - 20" - 75% of babies, Weight - 7lbs 11oz - 50%, Head Circumference - 14" - 70%. Needless to say, the facts make it sounds like our baby is lop-sided but she really does look normal! Right now she is laying on her tummy and playing. She is starting to lift her head, even though she does that mostly when we hold her and it causes her to head-butt us in the chest because she doesn't have the neck strength just yet!
Milestones of the last week! Sydnee has figured out her days and nights. Sadly mommy and daddy are super tired and didn't want to force her awake, we are grateful now because she has a consistent feed, wake, sleep cycle and she sleeps in 2 four hour shifts at night. It's glorious! She had some major gas, apparently common in breast-fed babies and Dr. G said to get Mylicon drops. They are wonderful! She doesn't like to burp but has gotten better at it. The most interesting thing is that she doesn't like to have diapers put on. She likes to bring her legs up frog style when we try to get the diaper on. It's kind of funny and we have some fun little names for out little girl. She's our little frog, a goose (she honks when she nurses), and our little squeak toy because she squeaks when she is just laying around.
Mommy is very grateful Daddy doesn't have a job yet. After her morning feeding, he takes her and Mommy gets to go back to sleep for an hour or so. It's been wonderful having him home. We are praying the job he is applying for works out because it would be great for us but I have enjoyed the last 2 weeks home with him.
In other news, I had hives again this week. Dr. Suzie gave me some steroids to take care of it. It has helped a lot. I think they are now hormone related and not something I am allergic to. It makes sense because I had them at the beginning of pregnancy and now that the hormones are changing/leaving I am getting them again. I am just glad they can give me something to help take them away. When I was pregnant I could only take benadryl and I can't take that now. I like the new medicine better! We have been super blessed with gifts and food over the last few weeks, God is providing for us! Well here are a few pictures from last week.
Our first bath in the tub. Daddy is warming me up after!
First St. Patty's Day! Today is the day I was supposed to be born! Glad I'm already here!
I was having wardrobe issues!
Great Grandpa and JoAnne! He thinks I'm tiny!
Milestones of the last week! Sydnee has figured out her days and nights. Sadly mommy and daddy are super tired and didn't want to force her awake, we are grateful now because she has a consistent feed, wake, sleep cycle and she sleeps in 2 four hour shifts at night. It's glorious! She had some major gas, apparently common in breast-fed babies and Dr. G said to get Mylicon drops. They are wonderful! She doesn't like to burp but has gotten better at it. The most interesting thing is that she doesn't like to have diapers put on. She likes to bring her legs up frog style when we try to get the diaper on. It's kind of funny and we have some fun little names for out little girl. She's our little frog, a goose (she honks when she nurses), and our little squeak toy because she squeaks when she is just laying around.
Mommy is very grateful Daddy doesn't have a job yet. After her morning feeding, he takes her and Mommy gets to go back to sleep for an hour or so. It's been wonderful having him home. We are praying the job he is applying for works out because it would be great for us but I have enjoyed the last 2 weeks home with him.
In other news, I had hives again this week. Dr. Suzie gave me some steroids to take care of it. It has helped a lot. I think they are now hormone related and not something I am allergic to. It makes sense because I had them at the beginning of pregnancy and now that the hormones are changing/leaving I am getting them again. I am just glad they can give me something to help take them away. When I was pregnant I could only take benadryl and I can't take that now. I like the new medicine better! We have been super blessed with gifts and food over the last few weeks, God is providing for us! Well here are a few pictures from last week.
First St. Patty's Day! Today is the day I was supposed to be born! Glad I'm already here!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Sydnee Madison
One week ago today, we welcomed our little Sydnee Madison into the world. We have been so blessed by her. I know every mother says this, but I think she is just perfect! We had a small setback getting her here, but it was all worth it in the end.
We started the induction on Monday night, and the doctor thought we would have a little girl by the afternoon. However, my body didn't respond to the medicine and we started to discuss the idea of a c-section. Neither the doctor nor I wanted to do this so she let me continue. The baby wasn't in any distress so we decided to wait a few hours to see if I could progress any further. Well we discovered later that Sydnee wasn't in the right position the entire time until the end. After a new bag of pitocin (sp), and a mean nurse came in to "check me", I had progressed. In under 5 hours I had Sydnee! She and I both had a small temperature (nothing too serious), so I didn't get to hold her right away but we finally got to see her and have her with us!
Our first nights at home have been trying, to say the least. She has her days and nights mixed up and doesn't like us changing her schedule. It has been both good and bad with the whole getting to know our little girl. I am so tired, which they tell you, but at the same time, so excited to see our little girl. She was a bit jaundiced when we left the hospital but it has gone away on its own. Sydnee has a set of lungs on her and she can cry! Michael is the most patient with her when she gets cranky. When I hold her when she cries like that, all she wants to do is eat. Well, sometimes that just doesn't work out, if you know what I mean :) I can't feed her all day long! We are working on her sleep schedule today. We are following the book Babywise and hopefully we can get her straightened out. Right now she is crying in the other room instead of taking her nap. I will be very happy if she naps after the next feeding.
Here are some pictures of baby Sydnee!
Dr. Owen! Love her and she was so great with all the craziness of the delivery.
Sydnee and her Daddy!
Sydnee about to head home. Look there is a bow in her hair and it's pink!
Sydnee with her Poppy. She is so tiny!!
We started the induction on Monday night, and the doctor thought we would have a little girl by the afternoon. However, my body didn't respond to the medicine and we started to discuss the idea of a c-section. Neither the doctor nor I wanted to do this so she let me continue. The baby wasn't in any distress so we decided to wait a few hours to see if I could progress any further. Well we discovered later that Sydnee wasn't in the right position the entire time until the end. After a new bag of pitocin (sp), and a mean nurse came in to "check me", I had progressed. In under 5 hours I had Sydnee! She and I both had a small temperature (nothing too serious), so I didn't get to hold her right away but we finally got to see her and have her with us!
Our first nights at home have been trying, to say the least. She has her days and nights mixed up and doesn't like us changing her schedule. It has been both good and bad with the whole getting to know our little girl. I am so tired, which they tell you, but at the same time, so excited to see our little girl. She was a bit jaundiced when we left the hospital but it has gone away on its own. Sydnee has a set of lungs on her and she can cry! Michael is the most patient with her when she gets cranky. When I hold her when she cries like that, all she wants to do is eat. Well, sometimes that just doesn't work out, if you know what I mean :) I can't feed her all day long! We are working on her sleep schedule today. We are following the book Babywise and hopefully we can get her straightened out. Right now she is crying in the other room instead of taking her nap. I will be very happy if she naps after the next feeding.
Here are some pictures of baby Sydnee!
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