4 month update

C is already 4 months and I can't believe how the time has passed!  She has such a personality and I love every second with her.  We have had some more family visits but were glad last weekend was just us.  She is such a happy baby she makes everything super easy.  Last night we finally got back to a good sleeping schedule and I hope it sticks.  She is very aware now of everything going on around her and is able to grab at things and hold them.  She is chatting and smiling up a storm and is in love with Clover, pretty sure the feelings are mutual! I swear I'll post the pictures soon, I just keep forgetting from the home computer and not on my phone.  We can't wait to meet daddy!!

Corey is doing as well as he can be over there.  We are hoping just about 6ish weeks left but we'll see what this sequester does to his deployment.  I can't wait to see the look on Corey's face when he meets his baby love for the first time!! :)

C has her "4 month" check up next Monday so we'll update some stats then.  She'll be closer to 5 months but that's the earliest she can do her shots.

We are going to start some food this weekend since it's right in between the suggested 4-6 months and my mom/Wissy will be here to video tape it for Corey.  I'm going to start with Avacadoes in the baby bullet and instead of water mix it with breast milk (thank goodness for a slight over supply).  I'll be doing just one "meal" a day at dinner time to introduce the concept of eating.  We'll try bannans, sweet potatoes, and a few other vegetables between now and her actually turning 7 months and then each mont we'll add a few more things and eventually allow her to eat what we are eating!! :) As much as I want to stop her from growing older I'm excited to share food with her since she is already reaching for it!!

We started sign language this weekend.  For now we are just doing milk and bath time.  Soon we will add eat, more, and all done.  Eventually we will add mom and dad. 

Hope everyone is doing well!! Thanks for catching up with us! :)

Update

I know I keep saying I really want to keep this updated, but I do becaue Cadence's family is all out of town.  I'm going to try to go back to the weekly updates like I did when I was pregnant but I can't make any promises.  Maybe just updates when she does something worth updating..we'll see.  When I get home I'm going to post a link to some pictures we have.  We have a site where I save them all and I think I can link albums with just her. 

Right now Cadence is 3.5 months old and growing like crazy!! She can't wait to meet her daddy in a few short months! Right now C is holding her head up and rocking some tummy time.  She is trying when on her stomach and back to flip over.  No rush though or she'll pass the older kids in daycare! She is chatting up a storm and has the sweetest voice ever.  She is the sweetest baby ever and loves on me all the time.  I love picking her up at the end of the day and her smiling a big smile when she sees me.  I love when she cuddles her head on my shoulder too.  Lets me know she knows who I am and she missed me.  Thankfully she loves daycare and chats the day away with her little friends.  They wear her out because when we get home its short play time and she is out for the night.  She has been sleeping through the night and only sometimes wakes up for a middle of the night feeding.

The dogs love her and I catch Clover licking her head and feet all the time!! Time has flown by and we are excited we are getting closer to Corey's return!! My family has been keeping me busy and I have barely had a weekend to myself to dwell in it.  This weekend Amanda is coming for a visit and next weeken my Aunt is coming.  The weekend after that I will take to finish organizing the house and C's room so I can transition her to her own room.  Selfishly I have her sleeping in our room and I dread moving her out, but I would like her in her own room before Corey returns so come April I'm kicking her out.  I have been using a bedtime and making sure after I put her to bed I leave the room for a little so she can sleep alone in a room.  We will probably leave the doors open and put a gate up in the hallway so Clover can sleep with her.  Every little one in our house is spoiled, to include the pups!! The weekend after that my mom and sister come again and then March is about over!!   March is the last full month for Corey, his replacement will hopefully come in April!

Hopefully the weather gets nice here soon and we can spend some much needed time outside :) I've been doing really well considering and I think having C home with me is helping time fly.  She is the happiest little thing!!

We love and miss you all, please let us know how you all are doing too!!

It's December!!

I know I promised to update every Wednesday but it might be every other, well see. Baby girl is soon awesome!! I can't believe she will be 5 weeks tomorrow!! Where does the time go?!? She sleeps and eats like a champ so no complaints!!

After a week if just me and baby my mom
came back to drive all of us to nj for Christmas!! What a drive that was. Clover got sick jn the first five minutes and Ellie peed for no reason where clover got sick. Cadence did great and we stopped twice to feed and change her. The last hour she was fussy, but heck wouldn't you be after sitting in a carseat for almost 10 hours?!? Well we Are finally here safe and sound!! Cadence has been spoiled rotten by her family up here. I feel so blessed to spend this time up here since we don't get to eg up to nj as often as I'd like!! We are just soaking up the time here!!

Corey is doing well but ready to come home. His schedule is going to switch which means our routine will change so hopefully we can get a new one started here soon or his schedule flips again. We miss him very much!

Baby is here

I swore I'd keep up with tho once baby was here but with not having work I haven't made time. This update will be long and be a combination of the last three weeks and then I swear ill keep up with it for all you wanting baby/Corey/family updates!!

A quick labor story. My mom came earlier then planned and I quit working two days earlier then planned. I had been great all pregnancy but by this time I was miserably uncomfortable. Turns out I was having back contractions. Mom got here on Tuesday and Wednesday I had my last dr appt. I had barely made any progress which was frustrating since I was so uncomfortable. We walked around all day but I kept having to sit bc my back hurt so bad. We read eggplant and raspberries helped with inducing labor. I ate a whole lot of both. My back was killing me but I slept great that night. Thurs morning I stood up and mom said my water broke, but I didn't believe her. I finally called the hospital and went in. They told me it hasn't broke, then the dr checked it and it ha broke. They admitted me. They told me to walk for an hour, still no progress. They started me on pitocin and I had to stay on the monitors. Back labor on pitocin is no joke. Then a new dr came on and wanted to speed it up and she increased pitocin by a lot really fast. I was miserable! So I asked for Iv pain medicine since I was not progressing. I took about an hour nap nf woke up at 10 cm. I woke up with the need to push. Got a nurse to check me and it was go time. Pushed for about 30 minutes and baby was here!!! Her umbilical cord was around her stomach so she didnt cry right away but after all that she was and is perfect!!! The hospital stay was log and boring!! But we got to talk to Corey multiple times!

Being home has been great she has been the best baby and Corey has gotten to Skype her almost every day!

My mom was here until Sunday and will be back in a week to take me to nj for Christmas! I can't wait to be home for more than a weekend!!

The dogs have been great with her too!! Corey is doing well over there too. Almost 6 weeks down and about 17 to go. It's December so another month gone! Just have to get through the holidays and it should fly.

Hope all of you are doing well!!

No baby yet

Not much progress at the dr. This dr said its common for first time moms to go past their due dates. I'm eating eggplant and raspberries to try and help things along. Next appt tues and I hope I don't need it. We walked all day so hopefully that helps!! Exhausted so I'm glad I'm finished working. We bought a crock pot with a timer and I'm super excited to get some recipes perfected before Corey gets home.

Corey is doing well but of course ready to come home. He got to Skype with the dogs the other night and they were super excited! He has lost 10 lbs and getting a good routine at te gym. He is super anxious for baby to make her appearance too.

1 week left?

Had my 39 week dr appointment today.  Everything looks great and baby is dropping.  She doesn't see me going much longer then a week more.  At my next appointment (the 7th) they will do an internal and see if I'm progressing.  At that point I will have the option to schedule an induction for 41 weeks.  I never thought I would want to do this however then my mom can come the 10th and not sit here and stare at me for two weeks waiting for me to go into labor.  They won't let me go past 42 weeks however that's Thanksgiving week and baby is measuring big so their is no health reasons to wait that long.  I feel like my situation is unique and it is forcing me to think outside of the box.  I may or may not go before my next appointment on the 7th (no contractions yet) but the Dr told me to get my bag packed and ready (I'm a procrastinator).  So if I'm still pregnant on the 7th I'll schedule my induction and walk ten miles a day once mom gets here to get her going on her own.  Since today I was measuring 39 weeks I'm hoping on Wednesday I'll be measuring 40 or 40 + and I can make my induction early the next week.

Corey update:  He is doing great and really loves his job and the missions he is doing.  It is great to hear him in great spirits.  Thanks to the wifi I have been able to talk to him daily, sometimes only a few sentences letting me know he is ok and sometimes we can chat for a while.  He is going to try to call once a week and it is amazing for us (Ellie's favorite) to hear his voice.  Daddy doll came in and we have his voice recorded so baby girl can hear his voice everyday.  We will hopefully get skype set up this week so it's ready for whenever baby is!

2.5 weeks to go

Waited until today to update because my dr appointment was in the afternoon this time.  My BP was a little high when I got there but I had rushed to get to my appointment on time, they took it again 5 min later and it dropped drastically.  Baby is still measuring fine and the Dr. seems to think she is already 7lbs, our little chunker.  Her heartbeat was a little higher then normal but she was a lot more active at the afternoon appointment then she is at the morning ones.  I'm not having any contractions or anything so she seems to think I'll go around my due date, we'll see.  My next appointment is Thursday morning and then I made the following one for the 7th.  Hopefully I make it to my due date and my mom will already be down here, they keep looking at me like I"m crazy when I say she isn't already down here.  I can't believe this journey is almost over and I'm going to meet our little princess soon.

Everything else is good, the dogs and I are just settling into a routine without Corey.  Seems silly since we'll have to re settle when baby comes.  I worry about them with things constantly changing but I'll keep giving them love and they should be fine.  I have been nesting like crazy and have a huge list I want to tackle this weekend and lots of napping! I heard from Corey Wednesday early morning which was amazing.  I haven't heard from him since they arrived however I know they arrived safely and are busy in processing and getting gear issued.  I will keep everyone updated on how he is doing as well.