Pop goes the what?!

Aryana's first tooth popped thru last week! Is that supposed to be exciting? I have mixed emotions about this. On one hand, its like, your baby hit that next "milestone" how exciting, but, on the other hand, they are in pain, and it's not fun. It's hard to get excited when your kid is in pain, plus, that just means she is growing up so fast!! The last week or so has been rough with sleeping, and I know it's just the beginning! Whats weird is that the first tooth didn't really seem to bother her, but I think the second one is coming in and is really bothering her.

What did you ladies use to help with teething? We bought Oraj.el, but I decided not to use it because I read somewhere it could numb the back of their throat. I bought Hy.lands Teething tablets, been using those the last two nights, plus some Tylenol, and not sure if it helps or not. Any other ideas!?

Silpada Jewelry

Alright ladies, I am throwing a Silpada party, if anybody is interested in buying some jewelry let me know! With Christmas right around the corner thought it would be great timing to do some shopping!

Here is the website to look at the catalog.

www.mysilpada.com/lacresha.maynor

Paranoid Much?

I'm sure that people won't be happy with what I'm about to say, but it is what it is...Aryana is a tummy sleeper! When she was about 6-8 weeks old she started waking up about every 30 mins or so crying. Finally one night we flipped her over to her tummy and she slept for hours! She has always had good head control and she was able to lift her head and turn her head so I figured we would give it a shot. We always get the same line at the pediatricians office about how she should be sleeping on her back, and at her 4 month she said that the biggest risk of SIDS is between 4-6 months. That made me a little nervous, but it is kind of too late now to make her sleep on her back, plus she can roll over both ways.
Last night Aryana slept from 7pm to 4:45am without.a.peep then went back to bed till we woke her up around 6:30! That has been the longest stretch of sleeping she has ever done! I woke up around 4:15am and realized she hadn't woken up yet, we have a video monitor so I just glanced over like I usually do throughout the night and check to see if I see her back moving up and down. Last night, I could not tell! I was looking and looking and just couldn't tell if she was breathing. I went into her room and just touched her face and she didn't move, but she was warm. So I went back to bed, still looking at the monitor. Got up to use the bathroom thinking maybe she will move a little when I come back. But I still couldn't tell. My husband turned over and so I told him what time it was and told him I couldn't tell if Aryana was breathing so he told me to go in there and flick her. So I went in there again and rubbed her head, and she finally moved.
Do all parents do that the first time their baby sleeps pretty much all night? Or am I just very paranoid?

Wordless Wednesday

I am an Idiot...sometimes!

Two funny stories I have to tell you that happened within the last month that were embarrassing!!

It was recently my husbands birthday, I had bought him a gift and set up a night for us to go out and set up a babysitter. The only thing I was missing was a card, so the day of his birthday I left work a little early ran to the store and got a card from myself and Aryana. I signed it in the car quick and got home at my normal time as if I never stopped at the store. Let me point out, I was in the store for like two minutes! My husband proceeds to open his card from me...

Him: Did you read this card?
Me: Of course I read the card!
Him: Then why did you sign it right here, why didn't you sign it on the last page?
Me: (face red, laughing) Well I liked what I saw so I didn't read the rest.

OMG, I was so embarrassed, the card had 3 pages!!! What are the chances of me picking a card that has that many pages!! What is funny also is when I signed the card I thought to myself, that is stupid it doesn't even say Happy Birthday! IDIOT!!

Second story...
My friend came over the other day for brunch and was showing me pictures of her twin nieces and another lady commented about their outfits and how colorful they were, she said "wow, they have a lot of color on!" I responded with no kidding that is a little much! Didn't think anything of it, UNTIL...I opened up the gift my friend brought Aryana and it was THE SAME OUTFIT!!! #openmouthinsertfoot
Luckily I didn't open it while she was there, but when I told her Thank you later she said "the outfit looks better in person than in the picture" OMG I was so embarrassed, and didn't even know what to respond with.

I guess I should not pick up cards at the last minute, and never say anything negative about baby clothes!

I Want my Mommy!

Lately, Aryana will not let my husband put her to bed. She will scream until I come in and take her, and then she will quiet down and go to sleep. I don't understand it because we share responsibility with her. I take her to daycare, he picks her up, we take turns feeding her, bathing her. We both play with her, I guess my point is, I don't do anymore than he does. But, for some reason, she wants nothing to do with him at bedtime. Of course secretly I don't mind, its nice to be wanted, but I feel horrible for him! When I put her to sleep and come walking out, he always asks, "what is her deal?" I always tell him, that one day, she will only want him, that her preference will change eventually, but I guess until then, I'll take it. I know that if it was me she didn't want, my feelings would be hurt.
I'm sure me breastfeeding has something to do with it, but I stopped almost two months ago now, so I guess I thought she would get used to him feeding her and comforting her. Am I wrong for going in and taking over? I just hate to hear her scream!
I'm a little nervous because my husband and I are going on a trip soon and my MIL and SIL will be watching Aryana, and I would hate to hear that she screams at bedtime, I would be heartbroken! A friend suggested I sleep with some of her blankets and if she gets upset, they can use those, so I will give it a shot! I may also tell them to not tell me until I get back that she screamed at bedtime! We will only be gone for 3 nights, but I'm so nervous and know that I am going to miss her like crazy!

Cereal

On Saturday we fed Aryana some cereal for the first time. Last week we gave her some banana mushed up with some formula and she did pretty good the first time with the spoon. This week, she did great as well. The cereal didn't really agree with her though, I think she has a sensitive tummy. She was fussy the rest of the day and shes had some pretty bad gas as well. Here are a couple pictures. I laugh every time I see the second picture, the way she has her mouth open so wide! She was acting like she wanted more, she kept looking up and holding her hands up while my husband was feeding her, it was really cute. I think next time I might mix the banana with the cereal and see if that helps! I also want to try squash and avocado soon too, but one at a time! I love the thoughts of making her baby food! We'll see if it lasts!

Love

Last night while I was giving Aryana her bottle before bed, I was sitting there thinking about all the things I love about her. Of course I love everything, but wanted to be more specific.

I love your smile
I love when your nose scrunches up when you smile
I love your big dark eyes
I love your dark hair
I love the way you smile when you see me
I love how you scream in excitement when I pick you up
I love how you hold my finger when I'm giving you a bottle
I love that you open your mouth when I go to give you a kiss
I love when you are on the verge of crying, you will quit when I start singing the ABCs
I love everything about you, I can stare at you all day
I love you Aryana

4 Months

Baby girl is 4 months tomorrow! Time is just flying! I swear she is getting cuter by the day! Last Sunday she rolled from her tummy to her back, and this Sunday she started rolling from her back to her tummy. EVERYTIME we put her down she rolls right over. She gets a little frustrated because she rolls onto one of her arms and can't seem to get it out from under her. It's funny how you want them to say start rolling over, but now that she is, its like ok thats enough, Mommy is trying to change your diaper! I think I said this in my last post, but I really can't get enough of her! When I get home I just want to kiss her and talk to her and cuddle with her. I do drop off to daycare in the mornings, and when I get her up she gets so excited, it is so cute, I will pick her up and she will kind of kick her legs like she is jumping up and down and squeal. I wish I could get it on camera. When I came home the other day and she saw me, my husband was holding her, she did the same thing, it melted my heart! It is so hard to leave her everyday, I can't wait until the weekends to spend more time with her. I want to provide for her, but it is hard to drop her off every morning! If I get home after 5pm I just have a couple hours before she goes to bed! Anyways, here is a picture I took of her last night right after she rolled over, it looks like she is saying "look at me Mommy, I rolled over!"

3 Month Picture

Over 3 Months?!

I can't believe my baby is over 3 months old already!! I just went back to work on Aug 18th, and she is doing great at daycare! We have only had one bad day. She doesn't nap well at daycare, so they need to work on that, but otherwise she does good! Obviously a lot has happened since I last posted and she was 17 days old! We had a little bit of a rough start, she was very colicky and I never could get her on a schedule. At about 6 or 7 weeks we moved her into her crib, and she did so good, I think we all slept better after that. She is a very loud sleeper, every little noise she made we would jump up and check on her. Also, around that time she preferred sleeping on her tummy, I think she has a little reflux, so she just slept better like that. I was so nervous the first night in her crib on her tummy, but she always had good neck control, and she has done just fine! Currently she goes to sleep around 7:30 and sometimes wakes up at 1am and then around 4 or 5am, other times she will not wake up until 3 or 4am. So I really can't complain, she just takes a bottle and goes right back to sleep. Just as I was going back to work, I lost my milk supply, so we had to switch to formula. I think that worked out the best for her because she had such bad gas on breastmilk, she would have a couple fits a day because of gas. We switched her over to Similac Sensitive, and she does SO much better! I felt very guilty and still kind of do, not being able to breastfeed longer, but I made it 3 months! I didn't think I would miss it, but I do, the other day I was holding her and I wanted to nurse her, but of course I couldn't. I keep telling myself that this formula makes her feel so much better!
So at 3 months, she is sooo smiley and her hands are ALWAYS in her mouth! We put her in her exersaucer(sp?) and she tries to put the toys in her mouth, she is really gaining her hand eye coordination, I swear everyday I'm amazed at what she can do. Today, I had her laying on the floor and she ALMOST rolled over, she was on her side, but couldn't quite figure out how to make it all the way, I could see she was getting a little frustrated. She will be rolling pretty quick!
Its amazing how much I love her! Everyday I come home and probably kiss her like 50 times before she goes to bed, I just want to squeeze her! I remember when she was born my husband said, isn't it crazy how you can love somebody so much that you have never met? I don't even remember what life is like without her, and don't want to even think about it. I can't believe how big she is already! We have her 4 month appt in only 3 more weeks!
So, at her newborn visit she was 7lbs 8oz (40th percentile), 20 inches(55 percentile) At her 2 month visit she was 13lbs 5 oz(93 percentile) 23.5 inches (83 percentile) haha what a difference!!! I'm curious to see if she evens out a little at her 4 month visit! I love her little rolls and love that I gave her those!
I'm on my husbands work computer, and can't find the picture of her he has, so I'll have to update later.

Its Going

We are at day 17 now, Aryana is eating every 2 to 3 hours. When we were at the hospital I swear she slept for like 4 hours at a time, and I told my husband, she is going to be angel here and turn into a monster when we get home. Well, she isn't a monster, but she isn't sleeping as great, which I should have suspected. At night she sleeps in her pack n play bassinet and during the day she sleeps in her bouncer. I am stressing about trying to get her on some type of schedule, but I don't think its the right time yet. I think it might still be a little early. BTW, how the heck do you get a newborn on a schedule, aren't they on their own schedule? At what point can you start getting them into a schedule?

Finally I was able to save down some pictures that I took the last couple days. So here she is! I swear to you I can see her changing everyday!

Birth Story

First, I can't believe its been 10 days already since baby girl was born!

Here goes, Friday night the 20th we went to bed, and before that day I had never experienced a contraction or a braxton hick. I was 38 weeks and 5 days. During the night I was having annoying period like cramps, and it was a little uncomfortable. I got up to use the bathroom and wiped some blood. I woke my husband up and he thought we should call the doctor, it was about 2:30am. The doctor said to just stay put and if contractions start and get closer together to call back. I'd say around 3am I had my first contraction, it wasn't too bad, pretty light and they started out about 9mins apart. This went on for a couple hours, and I finally went back to sleep for about 45 mins. At around 8am my husband made breakfast, and the contractions were getting a little stronger, but I decided to eat, and I did end up having some hot sauce on my eggs. I'd say after breakfast is when the contractions really started getting intense. I took a shower and by that time my contractions were about 4 mins apart or a little less. We called the doctor again, and they told us to come in. I was dilated to about a 3 when we got there, my last doctors appt I was barely a 1. I think we got to the hospital about 10-10:30am. It was so weird how my contractions got so much more intense when we got the hospital, to the point where I as getting sick. They didn't have a room open yet, so we were in the triage area. Going into this, I wanted to see how far I could get before getting an epidural, so I waited till it was unbearable. We were still in the triage area an hour or two later, when I asked for the epidural, but they had to wait till we got a room. We finally got a room at about 12:30 and I was literally begging for the epidural at that point, right before 1pm, the doctor came in to check me and I was already an 8 or 9! I literally said "Oh my God" I could not believe that I had made it that far so quickly. He did let me get the epidural, which I got at 1pm. The baby was still pretty far up, so they had me lay there for a couple hours for her to labor down. I did still have a little pain on one side, but nothing unbearable. I was still getting sick as well, I had major acid reflux from my breakfast that morning. Finally at about 3:45pm, I started pushing, and by 4:37pm she was born! I have to say, I never would have imagined that everything would have went that fast! But glad it did. My husband was so great the whole time, I was a little worried beforehand because he gets pretty grossed out easily, but he did GREAT!

Of course I don't have any pictures on this computer, so I will try to post some soon!

Baby Girl is here

She was born May 21st weighing in at 7lbs 7oz 20 inches long. The whole birth from start to finish was 14 hours. We named her Aryana Marie and are so in love. More to come.

Randomness

WOW, I only have 14 days left, or 21 days if baby girl is late!!! I am so anxious to meet our baby girl, I'm not even at the point where I am uncomfortable, it is more that I just want to meet her! My husband is getting excited, he keeps asking me when she is going to drop and different things that should happen if I'm going into labor. I have to say that pregnancy has been nothing like I expected, I barely was sick in the beginning, I haven't had any cravings, I haven't been emotional, I can't really complain about anything. The worst that has happened is my feet swell up and if I sit too long my back hurts, but other than that I sleep great, I just get up to use the bathroom and fall right back to sleep. I've just heard so many stories about other women, and I really feel fortunate!

Our anniversary was a couple weeks ago, and we went up north to a little cabin for the weekend, it was so nice and relaxing! The weather wasn't great, but we just hung out and enjoyed spending time together. Everybody keeps saying we aren't going to get that once baby girl is born.

The other day at dinner my husband looked at me and said "I hope our daughter has your smile" it was the cutest thing ever! I told him he has a great smile too, but he said he wanted her to look like me.

So, I have 2 appts left and then if she isn't here we are scheduling an induction within a week of my due date! I am just so excited!! Everything is ready just waiting for her arrival!

We haven't picked a name yet, we have narrowed it down to 5 and going to make a decision once we see her!! I hope it doesn't take too long!

Well, that's all I can think of right now, I know it was all over the place, but just wanted to write it down!

33 weeks

I am a couple days early, but wanted to get this out here. We have been so busy since the beginning of March with showers and finding daycare, which by the way, we found one!!! So excited about that! I had two great showers, one was thrown by my good friend and another by my Mom. We got just about everything we needed, only had to buy a few more things!

How far along? 33 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +20 lbs

Sleep: Pretty good, I get up about twice a night, but it is getting harder to roll over from side to side when my hips start hurting

Food cravings: Nothing in particular.

Best moment this week: Buying some last minute things for the baby. It didn't happen this week, but we have all of her furniture and everything set up in her room!

Movement: YES!! I just love it. I am finally starting to see a pattern, but I swear this kid is going to be bony! I'm not sure if I feel a knee or a heel, but once in a while something is sticking out and it is so hard!!

Labor Signs: No

Gender: Sticking with girl!

Stretchies: Nothing yet.

Belly Button in or out? Pretty much out, I never thought that would happen with my major innie!

What I miss: Nothing at all.

What I am looking forward to: The baby coming, I just can't wait to meet her!

Symptoms: swelling and just slowing down, we have 3 flights of stairs in our house and it is getting harder and harder to climb up!

Milestones: Making it to the 3rd trimester, and getting into the every two week appts!

Weekly wisdom: Ask for help, and sit down and put your feet up once in a while!

Emotions: Still very excited, can't wait to meet our baby girl and see what she looks like!

I'll leave you with a 32 week picture!

25 Weeks

How far along? 25 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +11 lbs

Sleep: Pretty good, I only get up about once a night.

Food cravings: Nothing in particular.

Best moment this week: Going to the doctor today and hearing the heartbeat : ) And going furniture shopping for the baby!

Movement: YES!! Something I have been looking forward to, and I LOVE to feel her, I always have my hands on my belly when she is kicking.

Labor Signs: No

Gender: They think girl, but we have another ultrasound in 3 weeks.

Stretchies: Nothing yet.

Belly Button in or out? The top is out, the bottom is in still...except when I push my belly out, then it all comes out.

What I miss: Nothing at all.

What I am looking forward to: The ultrasound in a couple weeks and getting the nursery ready!!

Symptoms: heartburn and acid reflux

Milestones: My baby book says that if the baby was born today, she could survive of course with medical help.

Weekly wisdom: The baby isn't going to move ALL day, so don't get nervous when you haven't felt her for an hour!

Emotions: Just excited, my family sent me some clothes, and once in a while I will just go up and look at them!

My Boo

The last two weekends my husband has been hard at work trying to get the room ready for the baby. We have so much furniture in our house its crazy. We have 2 guest bedrooms, one has a full set of furniture, plus an additional dresser in the closet, then the other has a bed and nightstand and a then a dresser in the closet. We thought this would be great, because all we would need is a crib, since we already have dressers. So he proceeded to take the bed down, pull the dressers out of the closet and arrange the room to make room for the crib. This was last weekend. Sunday, the in-laws called and said that they weren't just buying the crib, they were buying a whole new set for the baby!! So, this weekend, my husband had to put the dressers back in the closets. I have to say, he hasn't complained once! I'm sure everybody says this, but I couldn't ask for a better husband, he cooks and cleans and does laundry, we pretty much do 50/50 around the house. He is always trying to make me laugh I feel like we are joking around all the time. Yesterday, he was talking to my belly and asked "should I speak into your belly button, do you think she would hear me better?" lol I told him, I don't think my belly button is a microphone! I'm laughing out loud just typing this.
Its so crazy, I was telling my friend today at work that I feel like I am so much more paranoid now that something is going to happen to him, but it sounds like that is pretty normal while pregnant.

I have a doctors appt next week, otherwise not much going on, pretty uneventful here!

You Couldn't Have Planned It Better

I wish....

At work, our year end is May 31st. Well, my estimated due date is May 30th. When people at work ask when I'm due and I tell them, they ALWAYS say, "you couldn't have planned that better!" since I will be missing our year end. I am in accounting so its kind of a big deal. BUT, I get so mad when I hear that, I just want to say, I didn't plan on waiting a year to get pregnant and I didn't plan on having a miscarriage, or else I would have been gone about right now and been back for year end. Instead I just smile and nod. The other day when I heard it, I actually said, "I didn't really plan it like that" but then I felt like I was telling them this baby wasn't planned. I know people don't mean to sound like that, but it really bugs me. My husband said I should say something, but I haven't thought of anything clever enough to say. Maybe I'm being sensitive about it, but its very annoying.

ANYWAYS, about this baby, can I just say, that I LOVE to feel her move! I have been waiting this whole pregnancy to feel some movement, and I can't get enough!! At work all day, every time I feel a little something I just put my hand on my belly for like the next 20 mins just waiting to feel it again. My husband finally felt her the other day, he said he was getting jealous that I could feel her and he couldn't.
Well I'll leave you with a picture, I just took it today at 22 weeks. I'm still wearing my regular pants, with a belly band, and some maternity shirts, or I have been buying just Large regular shirts, since they are a little cheaper! Excuse my face, I probably could have smiled!!

20 Weeks - Halfway Point!!!!

I am at the halfway point!!!!!!

How far along? 20 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +8lbs

Sleep: Not too bad, I wake up a little throughout the night because my hips hurt, and have to switch sides.

Food cravings: Nothing in particular.

Best moment this week: Reaching the halfway point!!!!

Movement: Not sure, I don't feel "flutters" and its not really consistent, but I feel something.

Labor Signs: No

Gender: Well, we had two different ultrasounds, both said girl, but they weren't sure, the baby was not cooperating!! Her legs were closed!

Stretchies: Nothing yet.

Belly Button in or out? It is starting to pop a little, its kind of funny, part of it is even with my belly.

What I miss: Nothing at all.

What I am looking forward to: My next appt on Friday, and starting our registry!

Symptoms: nothing really, just my hips hurting at night, and a little back pain.

Milestones: Halfway point!

Weekly wisdom: Try not to compare yourself to others, everybody has a different pregnancy.

Emotions: I have not been emotional at all, I think I have ALMOST cried once, I'm sure towards the end I'll be a mess.