Well we went 4 months dodging colds and viruses but we caught one I think. Ava starting feeling bad Tuesday. She has a runny nose, sneezing, and coughing some. I have been using the nose sucker thing and saline drops. She hates that sucker thing and I feel bad for using it but I know I have to. I think she is starting to feel better. This morning she was happy.
She is still sleeping in her crib. I am so proud of her. I can tell a major difference in how I feel too.
Last night for dinner I made grilled cube steaks, grilled potatoes and for dessert grilled peaches with ice cream. I am not big on meat, especially steak so I didn' t care for the steaks. Adam loved it all. Anything meat and potatoes is right down his alley.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Ava slept in her CRIB !!!!!
OK, so a major milestone has occurred in our household. Ava slept in her crib Sunday and Monday night. You just don't understand my excitement! I have been sleeping with her in our guest bedroom (trying not to disrupt Adam from sleep since he has to get up so much earlier). Yes I know I am a wonderful wife :)
Anyways, sleeping with her is not good sleep. I am constantly being kicked in the back or chest with her little but strong legs. If I would get too close I might get a finger up my nose too. So anyways I told Adam Sunday night it was operation "Ava sleep in her own bed". She went right to sleep Sunday night and slept quietly in her crib all night. I had to feed her twice but she went right back to sleep. She did the same thing Monday night with no fuss.
As we speak I am holding my breath hoping that this is going to be this easy. Deep down I have a feeling its not and maybe I have just got lucky the last couple nights. I was seriously prepared for major meltdown and maybe tears on my part too. LOL!
She is not feeling good today. I am not sure if its a cold or her cutting teeth.
I sure hope she sleeps good and is in a better mood tomorrow. I can hope.
Anyways, sleeping with her is not good sleep. I am constantly being kicked in the back or chest with her little but strong legs. If I would get too close I might get a finger up my nose too. So anyways I told Adam Sunday night it was operation "Ava sleep in her own bed". She went right to sleep Sunday night and slept quietly in her crib all night. I had to feed her twice but she went right back to sleep. She did the same thing Monday night with no fuss.
As we speak I am holding my breath hoping that this is going to be this easy. Deep down I have a feeling its not and maybe I have just got lucky the last couple nights. I was seriously prepared for major meltdown and maybe tears on my part too. LOL!
She is not feeling good today. I am not sure if its a cold or her cutting teeth.
I sure hope she sleeps good and is in a better mood tomorrow. I can hope.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Catching up
Ok, since 4 months have went by since Ava was born I should update.
She is growing like a weed. She changes so much. At her 4 month Dr. appt this week she weighed 12 lbs and 10 oz. She was 25 inches long. The Dr. said she was tall and skinny :)
She started cereal this week. Well I am ROYALLY disappointed. So many moms have advised me to start cereal. All would say it helps them sleep through the night. Well WRONG, miss Ava doesn't sleep through the night. She was up every 3-4 hours last night eating. I am exhausted. Many nights when I am soooo tired and almost to the point of aggravation I make my mind go back to those nights where I wasn't sure if we could have kids at all. I thank God for her. I really do.
She is so funny. She has found her voice the last couple weeks. She will wake up making noises and playing. Its so sweet. She rolled over fully for the first time today(at home with her dad). She has been trying for days but just couldn't get that hand out from under her.
As far as me and Adam.....we are both working. Adam is still in training. He starts his shift work in September, which I dread. I am working Thursdays and Fridays now. So that gives Nana one day with her and Adam keeps her on Fridays.
She is growing like a weed. She changes so much. At her 4 month Dr. appt this week she weighed 12 lbs and 10 oz. She was 25 inches long. The Dr. said she was tall and skinny :)
She started cereal this week. Well I am ROYALLY disappointed. So many moms have advised me to start cereal. All would say it helps them sleep through the night. Well WRONG, miss Ava doesn't sleep through the night. She was up every 3-4 hours last night eating. I am exhausted. Many nights when I am soooo tired and almost to the point of aggravation I make my mind go back to those nights where I wasn't sure if we could have kids at all. I thank God for her. I really do.
She is so funny. She has found her voice the last couple weeks. She will wake up making noises and playing. Its so sweet. She rolled over fully for the first time today(at home with her dad). She has been trying for days but just couldn't get that hand out from under her.
As far as me and Adam.....we are both working. Adam is still in training. He starts his shift work in September, which I dread. I am working Thursdays and Fridays now. So that gives Nana one day with her and Adam keeps her on Fridays.
Ava's Story
We went some months not knowing if we could even have kids. It took my mom 12 years to get pregnant with my brother. So I just thought maybe that would be a problem I would face too. Although when I thought of 12 years I didn't think I could stand that so I guess you could say my faith diminished. I was coming to terms that we might not have children.
When we least expected it I got a positive test. We were SO excited.
I had a good pregnancy and it was getting close to the 20 week mark. We found out it was a girl on October 31st 2008. I love Halloween so I was excited to have the appointment on that day. During the appointment we found out it was a girl. We were so excited. At that appointment they said something about the Kidneys being large but we really didn't think nothing of it. They said it would correct itself probably. Then on January 2, 2009 we had our 4-D ultrasound. We were in there a while and I wasn't aware of a problem. After we left the ultrasound room they directed me and Adam to a separate room to wait on the doctor. I knew then something wasn't right. I got very nervous. The doctor came in the room in what was a whirlwind to me. She said the baby's kidneys were showing large and we needed to go to Birmingham. That is about all we understood. In what should have been such an exciting day I left there with a heavy load. Of course I didn't want everyone knowing because we didn't even know what we were dealing with. I didn't even know how to explain it to people. At church one Sunday night Adam had a feeling to ask prayer for her. Of course I break down and start squalling. That was the first time I let myself cry over it. Our church prayed for us and her and the elders anointed me. It seemed after that everyone else was just so positive. I couldn't' get a grip on that optimism. I guess the mom in me started preparing for the worse. I started doing research and finding out exactly what we were dealing with in the months ahead. Your thought process goes through so much. I overanalyzed everything. We went to the appointment at UAB on January 7, 2009 and they did some extensive tests. She did have enlarged Kidneys. They explained it all very well and we left knowing alot more. Basically she had urine backing up in the kidney and not flowing out correctly. Plus she had an extra ureter tube coming from her Kidney to the bladder. At this point they talked about surgery. I was disappointed and angry all at once because everyone thought she was fine and I guess I thought when we got there they wouldn't see anything wrong. Well the Lord knows better!! We went to UAB for another appointment on February, 5, 2009. This time the doctors were more hopeful and the talk of surgery went away. They thought it would be something to treat with antibiotics and close monitoring. So my hopes were higher that day. Of course the fear never left. I went into labor March 13, 2009 at 10:57 pm (why that time sticks with me I don't know). I labored for 32 hours before my epidural. Then after about 10 more hours of labor Ava was born on March 16, 2009 at 5:30pm. She weighed 7lbs 2 oz and was 20 inches long. She was perfect in every way!!!! The hospital did an ultrasound and they showed her kidneys were ok. The pediatrician came and told us the good news the next day. When she left the room I broke down and cried. Everyone that knows me knows when I cry my face turns red and blotchy so it was hard to cover up. When the nurses came in they immediantly looked in horror at me. I am sure they were thinking ok, this mom might not be emotionally stable to care for her child. I made sure to tell them they were tears of joy!!!!
We followed up with an appointment to UAB. The doctors did a few tests and confirmed her kidneys were working properly. God is good and knows what he is doing!!!!! I am ashamed to say that many times I questioned his ways. I guess thats just the human in me. He proved to me that even when my faith is low and heart is heavy He is in control.
When we least expected it I got a positive test. We were SO excited.
I had a good pregnancy and it was getting close to the 20 week mark. We found out it was a girl on October 31st 2008. I love Halloween so I was excited to have the appointment on that day. During the appointment we found out it was a girl. We were so excited. At that appointment they said something about the Kidneys being large but we really didn't think nothing of it. They said it would correct itself probably. Then on January 2, 2009 we had our 4-D ultrasound. We were in there a while and I wasn't aware of a problem. After we left the ultrasound room they directed me and Adam to a separate room to wait on the doctor. I knew then something wasn't right. I got very nervous. The doctor came in the room in what was a whirlwind to me. She said the baby's kidneys were showing large and we needed to go to Birmingham. That is about all we understood. In what should have been such an exciting day I left there with a heavy load. Of course I didn't want everyone knowing because we didn't even know what we were dealing with. I didn't even know how to explain it to people. At church one Sunday night Adam had a feeling to ask prayer for her. Of course I break down and start squalling. That was the first time I let myself cry over it. Our church prayed for us and her and the elders anointed me. It seemed after that everyone else was just so positive. I couldn't' get a grip on that optimism. I guess the mom in me started preparing for the worse. I started doing research and finding out exactly what we were dealing with in the months ahead. Your thought process goes through so much. I overanalyzed everything. We went to the appointment at UAB on January 7, 2009 and they did some extensive tests. She did have enlarged Kidneys. They explained it all very well and we left knowing alot more. Basically she had urine backing up in the kidney and not flowing out correctly. Plus she had an extra ureter tube coming from her Kidney to the bladder. At this point they talked about surgery. I was disappointed and angry all at once because everyone thought she was fine and I guess I thought when we got there they wouldn't see anything wrong. Well the Lord knows better!! We went to UAB for another appointment on February, 5, 2009. This time the doctors were more hopeful and the talk of surgery went away. They thought it would be something to treat with antibiotics and close monitoring. So my hopes were higher that day. Of course the fear never left. I went into labor March 13, 2009 at 10:57 pm (why that time sticks with me I don't know). I labored for 32 hours before my epidural. Then after about 10 more hours of labor Ava was born on March 16, 2009 at 5:30pm. She weighed 7lbs 2 oz and was 20 inches long. She was perfect in every way!!!! The hospital did an ultrasound and they showed her kidneys were ok. The pediatrician came and told us the good news the next day. When she left the room I broke down and cried. Everyone that knows me knows when I cry my face turns red and blotchy so it was hard to cover up. When the nurses came in they immediantly looked in horror at me. I am sure they were thinking ok, this mom might not be emotionally stable to care for her child. I made sure to tell them they were tears of joy!!!!
We followed up with an appointment to UAB. The doctors did a few tests and confirmed her kidneys were working properly. God is good and knows what he is doing!!!!! I am ashamed to say that many times I questioned his ways. I guess thats just the human in me. He proved to me that even when my faith is low and heart is heavy He is in control.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Better later than never
I have been meaning to start a blog for months. Time is of the essence these days. I want to go back in time to when I was pregnant and tell our story. Also what a blessing she really is and how God gave her to us. Alot of people don't really know the things we faced with the pregnancy.
Also I think a blog will be a great way to vent, keep people posted and just have somewhere to capture memories.
Also I think a blog will be a great way to vent, keep people posted and just have somewhere to capture memories.
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