One Year Ago

One year ago today I took this picture......

And now I can post a picture that looks like this, because after all she is almost 4 months old! Yes, my precious 5 lb 14 oz. baby is now topping the charts at around 11 pounds. She has some how managed to outgrow size 1 diapers already (her thighs are a little thick.....)



Her "twigy" arms as Dan calls them are doing a wonderful job supporting her during tummy time which she has grown to not mind as much just as long as it's not for an extended amount of time.

It has been a wonderful blessing being able to watch her grow and develop this little personality!! See here.......








Bye for now,
Beth

Part 2 of Scariest Moment of My Life....

I apologise for the delay in this post. Now I don't even remember where Dan left off. Oh yes, complications. After they discharged Natalia from the hospital on Mother's Day, we came home in hopes she would start to drink her bottle again and things would be back to normal. But, that was not the cast at all. She had bruised the inside of her mouth pretty bad,and in turn she wanted nothing to do with a bottle. So, at 8 PM that same day, we went back to the hospital and after monitoring her and drawing blood and getting an IV put into her tiny little vein, she was readmitted to the hospital. She was getting fluid via the IV but was still having a hard time drinking from the bottle. Monday she was making a little bit of progress and by Tuesday she was back to her drinking self. So, Tuesday afternoon we were released to head home!!!!! Yippie. She was still having trouble sucking, but nothing like before. She had a doctor appointment just for a follow up with one of her paediatricians. He checked her over and she got a clean bill of health. He weighed her and she had gained a bit back but not much. He asked how much she was taking in the bottle and then he said something that stung my heart, "You are starving her." She was taking a 4 oz bottle and drinking it dry. I thought this was great, but he said we need to offer more in her bottle and she needs to leave about 1/2 an oz. to an oz. to know that she is fully satisfied. So, now our twiggy baby takes about 5.5 oz at each feeding. I am looking forward to her 4 month check up! Oh my word, did I just say 4 month check up!?! 4 months!!! How did that happen?? My baby is getting so big. I will post pictures soon. Bye for now.








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Scariest Experience of My Life!!

Yesterday was Beth's first Mother's Day. I'm pretty sure it is a Mother's Day she will NEVER forget. Oh her hubby was responsible for the unforgettable memories, alright. They just weren't the unforgettable kind she was probably looking for.

The ideal wakeup:
"Honey, breakfast is ready. Natalia and I made you a delicious assortment."

The actual wakeup:
Natalia: blood curdling scream
Dan: "CALL 911!!"

Sunday morning I got up at 4:30 to feed Natalia (she took her whole bottle, which was good because she hasn't been doing that lately since she had a minor viral infection) and then put her back down. I got up again around 7:30 to feed her before making breakfast for Beth. This time Natalia only took 2.5 ounces. That was fine. I figured I'd put her in the bouncy seat and get breakfast started and then try giving her the rest of the bottle. So I put her in the seat, strapped her in and set it on the kitchen counter as we had done many times before. However this time the counter was crowded so it was overhanging the edge a little, but I THOUGHT it was stable enough for a few seconds while I cleared off more room so that I could get it on the rest of the way. This was the biggest mistake of my life.

No sooner did I turn to move a bag than the seat tipped off the counter with Natalia in it. Did I see it falling out of the corner of my eye? Did I hear it crash to the floor? Did I hear Natalia scream? I still don't know...It was such a blur. All I know is that a million things went through my mind at once. I screamed for Beth to call 911. The "Falls from more than twice their height can be fatal" from our Baby Safety class last fall kept running through my mind. I kept thinking about her soft little skull and her delicate brain within it. "Is my baby going to die because I was stupid?" "Is she going to have brain damage?" "WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HER??"

Well, God was watching over her and protecting her. The ambulance arrived so quickly. The E.R. staff was so good with her. After X-Rays and a CT Scan everything checked out fine. All she ended up with was a minor abrasion on her upper gum, and a small scrape on her chin.

This meant she was going to be OK. PRAISE THE LORD, HALLELUJAH!!!

Unfortunately it did have complications, but I will let Beth continue.


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Smiles, Coos, and so much more....

Well it has been quite sometime since I was last here. Sorry about that! Natalia, Natalia, Natalia. Where do I begin with this precious babe..... She is just about 11 weeks old. I can't believe that at all! My baby, sweet, 5 lb 14 oz Natalia is now over 9 lbs and out growing her new born clothes. Sure this makes me sad, but it makes me so happy to know that her dad and I are doing something right to help her grown into this little person. She is all about smiles and cooing especially when she is clothed naked of all things!!!!! Haha. She is reverting back to her time in the womb. I could literally be having the worst day ever and then she will look at me and coo or smile and then my day gets so much better. Gosh, I love her!! "The talk" about having another one came up already. We both agree that once she is potty trained we will entertain the idea of having another. I think she might be very easy to potty train. As of right now, she does not HATES being wet, so if she wets her undies, she will soon catch on. Oh, I really hope it is that easy.

She is still not doing well with tummy time. Sure I make her lay on her tummy for odd number of minutes, but she screams and I just have learned that it is OK for her to be unhappy for a bit if it means she is going to benefit from it. She has got to work on head control.

Ok. I am going to end this for now......Toodles!




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A New Kind of Love

A week old to four weeks old, what a difference

Natalia at one month old....7 lbs 14 oz (two whole pounds more than at birth!!)

Dan, Natalia, and I at a local park. We are a family!

Natalia hanging out with mommy on the couch on her boppy!

This is a new kind of love and wow is it ever amazing. I love you Dan and Natalia. <3

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5 Weeks....

Can you believe that Natalia is 5 weeks old! WOW! The days go by so stinkin fast now that I am constantly doing something. I am still changing a few many diapers, but now they are not just wet, she is not as constipated as she was, so there are more poopy diapers!!!! Only a mother can appreciate this, especially having to watch her in pain for so long. Thank heaven for soy formula.

She is only taking about 3 oz at a time, and I hope soon she will move up to 4. Her tummy is still so tiny, so it can only hold so much. She was 5 lbs 14 oz when she was born and at her month check up she was 7 lbs 14 oz! Almost 8 pounds, but really she is still so tiny.

I had my PP appt the day after my birthday (my first as a mommy) and I got a clean bill of health. My "wound" was undetectable and I got the OK to exercise among other things. :)

Natalia is starting to smile a lot more, and sleeping a tad bit less during the day. At night it really varies on how long she will sleep. She can go either 3, 4, 5, or 7 hours without a bottle, diaper change (imagine that) or waking up in the middle of the night. Dan and I are looking forward to more of the 7 hour nights, but for now we are just thankful she doesn't get up every 2 hours.

We were talking the other night and we had to laugh at the fact that when we first brought Natalia home we were setting an alarm to get up and wake her up to feed her! What in the world were we thinking? New parents. Enough said.

Dan and I are finding more time together at night and it has been great. I miss just the two of us, but I am so thankful to have Natalia in our lives.

Well, I have some laundry that needs attending to, and a kitchen table that is covered with stuff that doesn't belong on it.

Til next time,



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Diapers, bottles, spit-up, OH MY

Is it really only 12:45 PM? I feel like it should be much later. This could be from the lack of sleep I received. However, that should of been the exact opposite since Dan's mom and step-dad are here for the weekend. She had Natalia in the room with her and I thought to myself, WOW, we will get to sleep for longer than 4 hours at a time! Yay! However, that was not the case. I was up at 4 AM since I had not heard Natalia cry from the other room wanting a bottle, and this made me wonder if she had a bottle since 10. I was driving myself insane from just lying there waiting to hear her make a noise of some sort. So, right now I am beyond tired!!! BUT, I might have to take a nap later. Dan and I are going on a date!! We are keeping it simple and just going to a coffee shop to talk. I am looking forward to this, and I am sure he is as well. I am getting butterflies in my stomach thinking about it, like it's a first date or something.

My days now consist of changing a few diapers here and there MANY diapers. The majority are wet, and Natalia hates being wet. Hates is an understatement. It will get better as she gets older, or at least I keep telling myself that.

She is also spitting up a lot. Sometimes it is whole bottles that we just spent so much time giving to her. She will out grow that as well. Right now as much as I hate the spit up and changing her wet diapers every 5 minutes, I will miss her being little. I love the cuddle time she gives me now, and soon when she is bigger and moving around more she won't want cuddle time, or maybe she will. I can only hope.

On the side of my blog I have a list of people I stalk follow, and I want you to check out Five Fridays if you are married. Dan and I went to a marriage "conference" type of thing and the couple that was talking made up questions to talk about, for five Fridays. I get an email every other Friday and right now we are on week 3. They are questions pertaining to your marriage. Example: Where was your first date?? Kudos to you if you can remember, Dan and I can't!!!

Well, I am going to start on Natalia's scrap book while her Granma and Papu are here to watch her!

Blessings,

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