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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Mother's Day
My first Mother's day was very special. I spend the morning teaching the newbies. James was dedicated at the start of the worship service which was great and then I went to my other babies to teach. We made painted hand prints for the other special mamas and enjoyed our Bible lesson for the day. After church we took Josh's mom out to lunch at River Burch Lodge. It was yummy and we even got to sit out on the patio and enjoy the nice weather. James must have been worn out because he slept from 10:30 until 2! He didn't even bother to wake up for mother's day pictures. After that we came home and lounged on the couch for awhile. I got myself ready to go back to work while Josh and baby J napped. Then we all climbed into bed, ordered a pizza and watched a movie. It was great and exactly what I wanted to do. Just spend the day with my boys and relax. I am so thankful for the motherly examples in my mother and mother-in-law. They offer such sage advice and love that I couldn't help but be a good mother to my own son. Thank you mom and Sandy for being wonderful examples!
Thank you to my wonderful husband for making motherhood a reality for me and thank you to my sweet baby J for making me a mommy. It is the best thing I have ever done.
Gigi looks like she is lecturing him (perhaps telling him he can't get any bigger)
My sweet boy
Lounging on the couch after church
Waiting to go eat
Finally a mommy and I love every bit of it!
Friday, April 29, 2011
1 month old!
Our boy is one month old (on 4/22) and I can't believe how fast it has gone by! People always tell you when you are pregnant to enjoy every moment because it goes so fast and it really does! My maternity leave has been really good and I am happy that I have one more week at home with him. I wish I could say that I have enjoyed every moment but I haven't. The first week you are in a whirlwind with tons of visitors and trying to adjust to life with a newborn. It is totally overwhelming. Plus add a slice of your hormones leveling back out and you go from happy to completely sobbing in two seconds. Truly it is insane how emotional you can be. Then for me add the frustrations with breast feeding and I was teetering on the edge of getting back to normal and postpartum depression I think. I took the quiz they send you home with and I scored in the possibly suffering from PPD range. I slept on it and took it the next day and scored better. Then I decided that breast feeding was stressing me out so much that I just simply couldn't ENJOY my new baby and that was enough for me. Josh and I talked it over and he was okay with whatever I decided. The amount of mommy guilt you can put on yourself is amazing! I struggled with the decision to quit for at least a week and often got a not so nice impression from some I spoke with about it. James is doing well on formula alone and I am SO MUCH HAPPIER and really do enjoy my time with him now. Getting my milk supply to dry up is another matter but we are working through it. He got 5 weeks of liquid gold from me and I believe that your children need you to be balanced and breast feeding was keeping me in a stressed state all the time.
Ah, enough of that.... On to the stats. He doesn't have a one month check up so these stats are home grown but we think they are pretty close.
Last weight check was 10 pounds 8 ounces and length was 21.75 inches. So he has put on just over 2 pounds and added an inch since birth. I think my boy is going to be tall and it is quite obvious that he can eat eat and eat! He is enjoying his naps (at least 2 to 3 a day) and sleeping anywhere from 4-6 hours at night. He eats about every 3 to 4 hours during the day and is taking 4 ounces per feeding. He is enjoying his play mat and slowly warming up to his swing. He enjoys getting in the stroller and taking a quick walk around the neighborhood. "We" got thrush so we had to both be treated for that. Not fun! Thankfully that is better. We are so in love with this little boy and couldn't be happier. Below are two pictures for your enjoyment!
Our first Sunday back to church which just happened to be Easter Sunday. It was sooooo good to get back!
One month old and still as handsome as ever!
Monday, April 4, 2011
First Bath
James got his first bath while Pop and Gigi were here to help and teach us what to do. Here are the pictures from his bath.
All clean!
Friday, April 1, 2011
He's Here!
James Nathaniel Sizemore made his debut to the world on March 22, 2011 at 1:52 pm. He was 7 pounds 13 ounces and was 20.75 inches long. Josh and I went to triage at labor and delivery on Monday the 21st after my blood pressure was staying borderline high. My OB decided that I should have labs and most likely be induced. After 7 ish hours in triage we were finally admitted for induction and I was moved to antepartum and put in a room. My official diagnosis was PIH (pregnancy induced hypertension). We decided to enroll in a double blind clinical trial that was testing a new induction drug. We were told that the whole process could take up to 36 hours. Twelve hours later he was here. We don't know for sure but we guess that I was given the test drug because of how fast my cervix ripened and dilated. I literally went from 2.5 cm to pushing in 90 minutes which left ZERO time for an epidural. It was not my intention to have this baby naturally but you know that saying that we make plans and God laughs. All in all he is here and healthy and we couldn't be more in love! Here are some pictures to enjoy!
New Dad
New Mom
7 pounds 13 ounces
Minutes old
James & Gigi
Josh, James and Nana
Papa Craig
Pop & James
James & Aunt Jenna
Monday, March 21, 2011
The Final Countdown
We are 3 days away from our due date and I have to schedule an appointment when the office opens. It is currently just shy of 4 am and I am wide awake with achy hips and a REALLY ITCHY belly. We made a trip to labor and delivery last week on Joshua's birthday because we thought labor had begun. We were wrong but the trip was not in vain because what they found was slight protein in my urine and an elevated blood pressure. My bp is typically really good but for the last week or so not so much. They discharged me with being borderline with promises that I would follow up with my OB on Friday at my normal check up time. Friday came and my bp was still borderline so I was written out of work with orders to relax. I relaxed (as much as a fully term pregnant woman can) and my bp is still elevated. So I called the on call nurse and she advised me to call her as soon as the office opens to get an upgraded appointment. My plan is go in screaming and crying, or I mean begging and pleading to be induced ASAP. I'll be 40 weeks on Thursday and I am just OVER IT! I commented to someone at church yesterday that for so long I just wanted to be pregnant and now I just NEED to not be pregnant anymore. So we will see how that goes. I am hoping and selfishly praying that they agree to induce me. The meltdown you keep hearing about will be small potatoes if I don't deliver this baby soon.....
Here are some more recent bump (giant basketball baby) pictures since the last I posted.
30 weeks
32 weeks
34 weeks
36 weeks
38 weeks
The last photo pretty well shows how tired I am. I take these photos on Thursdays when I get home from work which just happens to be a 13 hour day. The nursery is done, the car us full, the car seat base is in the car, the bags are packed, the soon to be grandparents are on high alert and all have instructions on what to do and Aunt Jenna is waiting (impatiently?) for my phone call that tells her to come screaming down the highway. Her dog will spend time with ours while we are in the hospital and my parents will spend a few days here to help get us adjusted. A full house but a very excited one. We did finally rehome Ajax last week through a coworker of Josh's that found a single guy with no other pets. It was one of the most difficulty things I have ever had to do but it was necessary and it kept us from having to put him down. We miss him terribly but we know that this baby will help ease that heartache. I guess that is it for now. Once we have a baby I will post again.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
My boy is in 3D
After try #2 we finally had cooperative baby today and got some good 3D shots. Here are some of them.
Foot and hand curved around his face.
More hands and feet
Had to roll on my side to get him to move his foot but he finally did. Hands up around his face.
We are going back next week for another 30 minute 3D ultrasound. I can't wait to meet my precious little boy!
Monday, January 10, 2011
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