Professional Pics

We had Alyssa's baby pics done this past weekend at Olan Mills. I got a special package price so I couldn't resist. These are the 3 that we chose. The one of her up close is the one we got all the family members. And I absolutly love the one of todd kissing her.

Crabby Patty

So far this week I have been to the doctor twice and spent a total of $76.

Visit #1....On Monday I saw something white on Alyssa's lip, I thought it was left over formula but it wouldn't wipe off, then I saw it on her upper gums. Thrush, damnit. So I took her to the doc and got meds.

Visit #2....After a total of 4 hrs of screaming in pain i took her back the next day and we were told she could possibly have reflux. Something I'm very familar w/ because Morgan had reflux, but Morgan spit up all the time and alyssa doesn't. The doc warned me that it would take a week or two to see if her symptoms improve but it seemed to help her almost instantly. Thank God. I felt so terrible for this baby. She would be so hungry but when she was trying to eat she would let out cries of pain, I honestly thought it was just bad gas, but then i did some research about reflux and she has all the symptoms except for spitting up. So my 4 week old baby has now switched formula because of gas (prob didn't have to do that...switched because of gas or so i thought), and is on 2 different medications right now. Poor baby. I know reflux tends to go away once a baby can sit up on its own, but these meds are pricy. $31 for one month. that's just crazy to me, but if it makes her feel better i will spend as much as i need to.

Oh yeah my piggy weighed in at 8lbs 15ozs. She's a load!

hmm

My baby girl is almost 1 month old! I wanted to post just to say that she slept 5 1/2 hrs straight last night. I feel so refreshed today. Hopefully it wasn't some sort of one night only thing. She also cooed at me this morning, it was so cute. She smiles a little now, not sure if it's gas or not...but i don't care why she's smiling. Its the most beautiful thing to see that smile and her cute little dimples!

best invention ever!!!!

My dad took Morgan, Alyssa and I to Toys R Us today to get morgan a new bike...i was checking out the baby section and I came across this...The Dipstik! For those of you who have kids you know what its like when they eat ice cream on a cone or a popsicle. This thing is so neat...one end has a spot for the cone and if you flip it over it has a spot for a popsicle stick and they hold it in the middle. Therefore the dipstik catches all the mess from dripping and it doesn't get all over their hands!!!! I guess i am officially a loser when i am so excited about something like this, but i am so excited. I am going to make sure morgan has some sort of ice cream today just to see how it works.

Oh yeah, my pills came today and i took one around 1:30....i honestly feel like i could run circles around anyone right now. I wouldn't say i'm jittery, just incredibly wound up and really don't want to sit still. So i am going outside on a beautiful day to attempt to put a bike together. Hopefully the wheels don't fall off when i'm done.

Ahh! Sleep

Alyssa is now a little over 3 weeks old. And she is the most wonderful baby. She doesn't cry much unless it's for her bottle, or she has some gas. And now she kind of has a sleeping pattern and knows the difference between day and night. The past 2 nights she has slept 4 1/2 hrs straight. She'll go down between 11:30 and 12 and wake up between 4 and 4:30. The only thing that sucks about her going down at 11:30 is that she's up for like 3 hrs before that so i can't get to bed early, but i really can't complain.

I got my scale the other day...i will eventually post what the number was when i stepped on it, but not until i lose some weight, but anyway i stepped on it then stepped off and picked up the baby then stepped back on..u get the point...anyway she weighs like 9 lbs. Wow! She is getting chubby:)

So here are a couple of updated pics, i don't have a lot of Alyssa awake cuz she really doesn't take good pics yet....the camera makes her look really chubby and bigger than she is, i'm hoping to take some today of her first walk because they want it so beautiful.

My beautiful Family

The infamous chair...the only way she will take long naps

My Fat Ass

I gained alot of weight being pregnant, and I was not happy w/ my weight before I got pregnant. Before I had Morgan I weighed 125, I topped out at 200 w/ her. I got down to about 155 after 2 1/2 yrs, then got pregnant w/ Alyssa. The last time I got weighed at the doctor i was 210!! YUK :( I don't have a scale in my house so I have no idea what I weigh now, I know i've lost a decent amount cuz I can almost get my wedding rings on, but i know it's nowhere near what I was at before I got pregnant. So my mom decided she would buy me a scale which she is supposed to be delivering to me tonight. Hopefully I don't have a heart attack when I step on it, LOL. I also have purchased a workout DVD...it's called " Jillian Michaels (from the biggest loser) 30 day shred" It says you can lose up to 20lbs in 30 days. I plan on starting this prob next week cuz i don't want to hurt myself since technically I shouldn't be doing strenuous stuff until my 6 week checkup, but oh well. I have also ordered a diet pill that I did a lot of research about. It's called nuphedragen....it's supposed to be really good, i've read reviews about people losing 10 lbs in a the first week. I have tried many weight loss pills in the past w/ no results. I know pills aren't the best way to lose weight, and i know they aren't good for you, but working out on my own has never given me results. So i am really keeping my fingers crossed that working out w/ the video and taking these pills will help me lose the weight and get in good shape. My ultimate goal is to get back down to like 130. I know that's pushing it, but goals aren't supposed to be easy to accomplish, right? I would really like the baby pouch to go away, and i would love to one day be able to put a bikini on again.....i know i am dreaming, but one can dream can't they! Once i get down to 130 (hopefully), i hope to get out of debt and buy me some boobs!!! That is my goal, so keep your fingers crossed that I can reach my goals. I will make sure to post on my progress and hopefully everytime I post it will be a good post:)

She's Here!

Welcome Alyssa Louise....Born April 1st at 2:02am. 7lbs 2oz 20 inches

I guess since my baby girl is almost 2 weeks old already I should post my birth story. It's nothing impressive but here it goes.....I went in for my 38 week appointment with all my bags in tow planning on getting induced because of my bp, but wouldn't you know it my bp was normal. So the doc came in and checked my progress and I was 3 cm and 70-80% effaced. While he was down there i asked if he could strip my membranes....he looked at me weird but did it. He said it's 50/50 if it would work or not. I went home hopeful but not expecting too much because I've heard that stripping the membranes is supposed to be painful and make you bleed, but that didn't happen w/ me so i figured it didn't work. I was crampy most of the day then i started getting some contractions. Nothing crazy painful more like annoying they came and went not getting stronger or closer so i figured nothing was going to happen. But then i got my 1st one...i think it was at 6:43 (i wrote it down) they started at 15 mins apart. I still didn't think it was anything since i could tolerate the pain and they weren't intensifying. But as i was sitting watching american idol they started.....they were so painful they stopped me in my tracks and brought tears to my eyes. They then went from 8 mins to 5 to 2 mins apart all w/in 20 mins....then i started to panick....i didn't even know if we were gonna make it to the hospital i already was having a lot of pressure. Thank goodness my mom was on call and morgan was sleeping when we left. I had to call the doc twice before i got a call back and here it was a doc covering for my office that i had never met so that made me panick even more. And as i talked to this doc he proceeded in asking me "what makes you think ur in labor" are ya kidding me!! but anyways we got to the hospital and they put me in an observation room to make sure i was in labor....i feel bad for the lady that was next to me cuz i was in crazy pain and made everyone aware of it. They came in and checked me...i was at 5cm and 80% effaced. So they admitted me, I screamed for the epidural, i was in so much pain at this point that i was shaking and throwing up....got my epi and ahhhhhh what a major relief...they came in and broke my water-which ended up breaking like 3 different times..i thought i was peeing on myself. I felt really bad when the nurse(who was amazing) was checking me...it shot all over her arm! Yuk! So anyways I was 10cm and 90% effaced. W/in 10 mins I had the urge to push...yay. So in came the whole hospital (that's what it felt like). My doc, the resident, my awesome nurse and the nurse from the nursery. I pushed for like 30 mins if that and out she came. Perfect in every way!

When i had morgan i had an epi and all i felt was pressure the whole time i was pushing. I didn't feel a thing, but w/ Alyssa I felt everything. At one point when I was pushing I screamed "i can't do this" but i guess i kinda had to. I seriously felt her whole body come out. It's a feeling I could never describe. I'll tell ya what....i thought being induced was bad, going into labor naturally sucks LOL. But i am happy that i experienced timing the contractions, rushing to the hospital, and most of all I am happy i got to yell at todd like they do in the movies..well not that bad, but i do remember saying "don't touch me" alot! I am happy she's here, I am happy it's all over. Now to get rid of all this damn weight that i put on!