2 Months!

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Ohhhhhh, do I know how to disappear or WHAT!

My desktop computer was out of service for AGES (ok, only a year... that is a LOOONNNG time!) so I had been using my husbands work, laptop. Pretty awful to use so I always found excuses not to get on this.

Well, my friends.... operation "restore-desktop" was a success this weekend! WOOT WOOT!

I'm thinking about re-doing the whole blog... but that can wait right this second because....

THIS precious girl turned 2 months last Friday. It's flyiiinnnggg by!

Weight: 11lbs 14oz! Chunky Monkey :)

Health: Couldn't be healthier!

Sleep: She actually hit a new record the night before last... 7 hours! WHAT! My boobs were so engorged that they were about to EXPLODE, but I will *take it!!* :) She also sleeps A LOT during the day, still. She's up maybe 4 hours total during the day. I want her to stay awake more, but I know I will regret saying that very soon. So I'm trying to take advantage.

Social: She is such a ham! She loooves to smile and coo. She has this owl toy that was given to me at my baby shower. I hook it on her bouncer or swing and she will just laaaugh and smile and kick and hit. Cutest thing ever.

Diet: Breast milk! She eats about every 2 and a half to 4 hours during the day. At night it goes from 2 and a half to 7 hours. I try to just let her tell me when she's hungry, but if I wake up and she's still sleeping, I will change her and feed her and usually she stays asleep the whole time! :)

Clothes: She's officially in 3 month clothing. I'm sure she could even fit into 6 month bottoms. Home girl is not small... at all. I couldn't love her rolls more! She's in size 1 diapers, and they're getting a little small. She could probably wear size 2, but we still have 1's to go through. Also, I bought some Target brand diapers to try. I've heard such great things and with 50 diapers for only $7, I HAD to try. *Love Them*. Please try them. Especially with young ones who poop and pee every 10 minutes. Life. Changed.

Baby Gear: Still looooving the Rock 'N Play. I fear she may be out-growing this one soon, though. She likes the bouncer and swing for short periods of time. Sometimes I lay the changing pad on the floor in the living room and she will look around or sometimes even fall asleep on it. She's been holding her head up for about a month now. It may be time to clean off the exersaucer and invest in a walker! It'll be here before I know it. :)   :(

Crying: The crying is getting less and less. Most of the time it's a pitiful whine. I can usually tell the difference between hungry and gassy now. PLEASE invest in gas drops, if you're expecting. You will need them. Especially if you're breastfeeding.

Likes: She likes LOVES her big sister, Ava, talking to her. Ava has no idea that her voice is already high-pitch. She hears us talking to Scarlett in a high-pitch voice (yes, I'm one of those. Can you really help but do it? I've tried. Dont judge me...) so she's just mocking us, but it is the funniest thing to hear a nearly 4 year old baby-talking a baby... Scarlett also loves her owl, as mentioned before. I take it everywhere. Carseat, bouncer, swing, play mat. Best gift ever!



8 weeks PP



Postpartum: I'm still at the same I was a month ago. I finally got the ok from the doctor at 6 weeks and still havent done any exersices. Today was my first time back in the game and I did 100 squats + 20 minutes power-walking on the treadmill.... my legs are jello.

Milestones: sleeping through the night, smiling, cooing, reaching, increased tummy-time.

Seriously, though.... I am going to try my best to show my blog some love. :)

Scarlett Macie is One Month Old!

Scarlett Macie Baney

 

 

 

Weight: about 10lbs now

 

Health: very healthy boo. she had a bit of jaundice in the beginning, but lots of breast milk and sunlight helped.

 

Sleep: *SHE* sleeps all the time! At night, I get anywhere from 2, 3, or 4 hour stretches. I'll take it! She does sleep with us. We have a co-sleeper beside our bed. Sometimes she makes it back in there after feedings...

 

 

 

Social: She's starting to stay awake more and more. I try to make that time during the day, but sometimes she just wants to be a night owl! We'll get on track soon enough. She turns her head to sound or movement. Which is usually her big sister smothering her with kisses.

 

Diet: Strictly breast milk. Every couple of hours. She does get into cluster feedings in the afternoons and will eat small amounts every hour. I'm hoping that's just a growth spurt phase! It's very exhausting.

 

 

 

Clothes: The newborn clothes are starting to struggle. The onesies are usually ok, but the sleepers are pretty much dunzo. She's juuuuust about in size 1 diapers.

 

Baby Gear: Absolutely-positively IN*LOVE with the Fisher-Price SnugaBunny Newborn Rock 'n Play Soother. She LOVESSS it. It's very snuggly and super safe. If I have something to do, she's in there. Also, the Baby K'tan. We go on family walks and this is so comfortable. Highly Recommend.

 

Crying: Obviously when she's hungry. In the afternoons she gets super gassy (colic maybe) and she's very restless and fussy. We try and work her legs around and get the gas out. Usually that by itself works, but if not, we pull in the big guns. Mylicon got me through my first child and it's not letting me down now. I've also heard great things about gripe water, but haven't tried it just yet. It's on the list!

 

Likes: BREAST MILK! :) And lots of snuggling.

 

 

 

Postpartum: (left is one weeks pp, right is 4 weeks pp.) I'm down to my pre-baby weight. Still some areas that needed help even before then. My thighs and arms are always the first to show weight gain, so that's where I hope to start. As soon as the doc okays me in a couple weeks. :)  I ended up having Mastitis about two weeks after I had Scarlett. I started having flu-like symptoms like chills, dizziness, my whole body was sore and I had mild fevers. I called the doctor and luckily we caught it early. They gave me some antibiotics and now I'm muuuuch better. Know your body! If something feels weird, call the doctor. Better to be safe than sorry!

 

 

Milestones: We have some smiling! Could just be gas, but I'll take what I can get! Her biggest milestone is holding her head on her own. She's had great control since day one, but it's getting better and better! Strong girl!

We're Alive!

I have been SUPER busy around here (as all of you new mommies know). Balancing two is slowly coming together for me. I'm so lucky to have two great girls. They really are spoiling me. They must want a brother sometime down the road ;).

So I wanted to share Scarlett's birth story. To start out, I had an emergency C-section with my first daughter. After 16 long hours of labor, they told me to stop pushing (yes, it even got to that stage) and that she was trying to come out sideways. That my best option for a healthy mom and baby was to have a C-section. After 15 minutes of crying (part exhaustion, part nerves, and part FRUSTRATION!), they rolled me in and *pop* there she was.

After talking to my doctor over the last nine months, we both felt comfortable with me trying a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). I trust my doctor whole-heartily and if he would have had any doubts about the VBAC, I totally would have listened.

On March 1st, I started having contractions. I had an app on my iPhone that allowed me to track them. They would start out consistent and then fade out. They were NOT Braxton Hicks. I had BH my entire pregnancy, and while they're super annoying... they weren't painful. THESE contractions had me bent over. After two days of contractions coming and going, I was ready to evict this little girl. If they weren't going to stop, she was going to come. So, we did everything. My SIL recommended trying Olive Gardens Eggplant Parmesan. I googled it and apparently it's legit, people go into labor shortly after eating it, due to the spices (so it says).

Off to Olive Garden we went, March 2nd. We sat down to eat around 7 and I ate as much as I could. I had never even eaten eggplant before... and not to sound cliché, but it tasted like chicken! Pretty tasty.

So, we get home and I'm still having contractions every couple hours. Nothing to take note of. We get Ava to bed and do our usual bedtime routine.

I shit you not, my water broke at 11:45 that night. I think Andy and I sat there and laughed for a good 5 minutes because of how ridiculous it was that it was happening just hours after the eggplant parm. We called my MIL and she came right over, and laughed just as much (the in laws went to dinner with us and knew my intentions). She stayed over with Ava while we went to the hospital.

The hospital is a good 20-25 minute ride (there are closer ones, but I wasn't a fan). The contractions were getting super close and super strong. I remember saying "I better be AT LEAST 4-5cm when we get there", because my doctor said it would be about then that he'd feel safe giving me the epidural. Because of my C-section scar, he didn't want to give me pictosin unless need be because it my rupture my scar. That would be a problem.

So we get in there and everything is so calm and amazing, the staff was great, and even more wonderful? MY doctor was on call that night! That almost never happens.

They checked me and I was already at about 4 1/2- 5 cm!! Praise the Lord! But because I was so mellow and tolerant of the contractions, he asked that I go as long as I could without the epidural so that it wouldn't slow down the process. Because I'm such a good patient (or because I didn't want to slow down the process either), I went another couple of hours with no epidural... no drugs at all, for that matter.



I got my epidural eventually at 4am. I was at 7cm and they decided I was progressing well enough. They tell you to nap, but of course, I couldn't. I was feeling tremendous pressure around 7am and was at 9cm. By 8am, it was time to push. Now this is were you may get scared if you haven't yet had your baby, but I assure you, I'm here to tell the tale, so everything turned out fine.

They said usually it takes about an hour to push, if you've never given birth vaginally. So I wanted to cry at that. It was HARD!!! You have to have a very strong will power to get that baby out, and man, did I! I was ready to meet this little girl SO. BAD.

Right when they said "one more good push and she's here", I pushed with everything I had. And then shit hit the fan. I hear "I need another nurse in here STAT!", people are running around, my husband gets pushed out of the way, a nurse brings in a stool and stands over my stomach. Then she's JUMPING on my stomach, the doctor is saying "keep pushing as hard as you can, her shoulders are stuck". I'm pushing as hard as I can, I assure you. Side note: my epidural has worn off greatly and I can feel pretty much everything.

One more giant push with everything I had in me and then BAM, she's on my chest. I cannot explain the relief you get when your baby comes out. It's pretty amazing.

 

Scarlett Macie was born on 3/3/13 at 9am. 7lbs, 10oz. 21" long. We were all pretty surprised at her size! She must have been hanging out in my back because I did NOT feel like I was carrying that much baby out front.

 

Since then...

 

 

 

 

 

Really going to try my best to get back on track. Baby girl is a month old tomorrow and I'm starting to feel like a human again. Although you wouldn't be able to tell with how dark my under-eyes are.



 



Guess Who's Here?!

Scarlett Macie Baney

born 3.3.13

7lb 10oz

21inches

PERFECTION!

Birth Story coming soon!

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Happy Hump Day! Link Up!

Princess Scarlett

This morning I started my weekly checkups, which means I had an ultrasound to see how S is looking and also, was checked for dilation.

Scarlett Macy is head down, approximately 6lbs 10oz, and has "tons of hair". It is really insane how much they can tell from rubbing a wand on your belly, isnt it?!



profile shot



sucking her thumb.



eyes, nose, part of her mouth.



Doc says she's got the perfect amount of baby fat on. I'm so ready to kiss those squishy cheeks! :)

I can already picture exactly what she's going to look like...



Ava: the day she was born                                                     Scarlett: 37 weeks
twins, right?!



We'll find out soon enough. I'm going to start taking a pool on when people think she will come. Winner will get some cupcakes or SOMETHING. :)    Which brings me to the question... are you taking in gifts/treats to your nurses and doctors when you go in to deliver? I would love to do this, but how in the world do you plan this on time, unless you have a scheduled C-section? Thoughts greatly appreciated. :)

Hope your day is/was great.

*weekend rundown* & [37 weeks]

Feels good to be back after a week of being MIA! I'm going to try a new link up today... Weekend Shenanigans over at Sami's Shenanigan's. Here goes...

Friday we kind of relaxed. It had been a nasty week for weather. This is where I found my daughter after I got out of the shower that evening. This is a co-sleeper I'll be using for Scarlett. Big sister was just making sure it was cozy enough... suuuureeeeeeee.

Saturday was pretty eventful. I started out with a pedi. Being full-term made me anxious to get out there and pamper myself. Who knows when the next time I'll even look at my toes will be after S gets here! My bestie, Kath, and I enjoyed every second of our pedicures! (The color is Cajun Shrimp by OPI, *love*).

After the pedis we shopped around Target until lunchtime. Scored some sweet slide-ons for me and Ava. And just a few more things for S, like gas drops, sun blockers for the car windows, & some tiny hats that were on clearance for $1.

Then we ate our hearts out at Olive Garden. Full four course meal. Salad, appy (stuffed shrooms), entree (I got Chicken Scampi), and dessert (chocolate mousse cake). Needless to say... we did not leave hungry.

Had to walk off that mess at Kirklands and got a couple cute things for S's room...

The owl and the picture. Both on sale. Couldnt pass THAT up! :)

This was taken before I got these, but this is what the room looks like so far...

I got my glider in on Friday. LOVE IT! Need a couple more things to hang on the walls, but that can always come later. I really do have everything S could possibly need.

Later that night we went to Wasabi's Japanese Steakhouse... heaven.

I sat between my in-laws, so my MIL was on my right, FIL is on the left, hubby, Ava, my nephews Corgan & Grey, SIL Candace, and BIL Marc. It was Marc's birthday celebration. The kids were soooo tired, but were still really well behaved and had a blast.

Sunday was pretty uneventful. I was super tired after that long day. I was extremely surprised that I didnt end up with elephant sized ankles after all that walking Saturday. The husband went fishing and Ava and I just lounged around. Enjoying my last few weeks with her as an only child. She's going to be such a helpful sister. :)


That sums up the weekend (link up!!)... time to catch up on my weekly update.

How far along? 37 weeks, 3 days

Total weight gain/loss: about 25+

Maternity clothes? yes.

Stretch marks? Yep, and they hurt.
Sleep: Lots of potty trips now. LOTS!
Best moment this week: Girl time and relaxing.
Miss Anything? Just not being so big.
Movement: all the time.

Food cravings: Fruits
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Labor Signs: Two short contractions last night. One at 12:30am, one at 3am. The only time I ever had contrations with Ava is when it was the real deal, but I hear of women having them for weeks before actual labor, so I think there is still some time before she gets here.
Belly Button in or out? Completely flat.
Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Getting to see Scarlett tomorrow! Havent seen her since 22 weeks! The doctor will also start checking my progress every week until she's here!