Introducing our new Baby Girl!!!!

She has arrived, all on her own and 2 weeks early! We were also able to avoid a C-section! Ada Morgan made her debut on September 22, 2013 at 10:26 am, 7 hours after being admitted into the hospital! Baby Ada was very ready to meet us! She was 6 lbs. 13 oz and 19 3/4 long. She is my little peanut for sure and has daddy wrapped around her finger already!

So far we are loving parenthood and couldn't be happier with our new little family member, she is sleeping and eating very well. Its a lot of work and breastfeeding is probably the hardest thing about all this. But everyone is doing fabulous. I will post her birth story another time, but for now here are some pictures we had done at the hospital and some even cuter ones we had done at 6 days old! (yes she is already a week old - I'm gonna be hard pressed finding time to blog now, as if I already wasn't bad enough posting updates on time!)

37 Weeks

True that I'll be 38 weeks tomorrow but I'll back track a little for 37 weeks. Super uncomfortable, and so ready to be done.  Had a doctors appointment on Monday and it was the shortest and fastest one yet. In and Out, nothing new to report, hanging in there, everything is good with both me and baby. She still couldn't tell if she was breech or not, said the head and the butt often feel the same, no sono and she didn't give any indication of having another. She asked if we got to the hospital on the 30th and found out she flipped if I still wanted to go ahead with the c-section and my only response was that there was no way they were going to send me home to wait for labor, so yes!! I have the 30th as the end goal and I can't imagine changing that now!

How far along? 37 weeks
Total weight gain/loss:  up 39 lbs, I officially weigh more then my husband! Terrible!
Maternity clothes?  Had a breakdown this week when my MATERNITY pants did not fit! Wouldn't go over my ass or my belly! That's when you know you're so done!
Stretch marks?  Nothing yet, I'm terrified that I made it this far and then they will creep up on me at the final hour. Still good though!
Sleep: Sleeping good once I'm asleep, its the getting comfortable enough to fall asleep part that's the hardest.

Best moment this week: 100% finalized her name! We've had the same first name in mind all along, and we're sticking with it, but I've been back and forth on a middle name, we finally made our decision and couldn't be happier with it! 

Miss Anything? Just being comfortable in general.
Movement: Still quite a bit, I thought they were supposed to slow down at the end? Dan and I have nicknamed her "littlefoot" because I swear we can feel little feet running up and down my belly!

Food cravings:  I really wanted a Blue Moon beer last weekend, not sure why that one specifically.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really, haven't really had that feeling at all during pregnancy.
Have you started to show yet: Um, people just love to remind a really pregnant women that she looks like she is "going to pop", Just a word to the wise, we know, and we feel like it too, you don't need to remind us!

Labor Signs: Still getting the braxton hicks, have a lot of other really uncomfortable feelings in my back and belly. Last night I was almost sure I was going to go into labor over night, but as soon as I got home, drank some water and put my feet up I relaxed, I guess it was just a long week and come Friday I'm done!
Belly Button in or out? Out everyone says my Turkey timer says "I'm done!"
Wedding rings on or off?  Off, but I have some replacements on that still fit which is good!
Happy or Moody most of the time: I'm happy knowing my little lady will be here in just over a week but pretty moody being this uncomfortable. I swear they make you get this uncomfortable at the end just so you will endure labor, because at this point you will do anything to get it out!!

Looking forward to: Either next Monday or going into labor a little sooner would be great!

Photo coming soon, I actually took one, but I don't have my Photoshop working right now to Jazz it up!

36 Weeks!

Ahh only 3 more weeks!! I feel like I am going to explode, I don't know if I can make it that much longer, I cannot wait to meet our little girl!
Had my 36 week appointment today and everything is great! I really have nothing to report! I think she might have flipped last week, but over the weekend I think she flipped back again. The doctor today really couldn't tell what position she was in, she was moving around so much while she was poking and prodding. She said it sometimes can be very difficult to tell whether its a head or a butt. A sono right at the very end will confirm whether she is head down or not. I don't know what that means if she does flip, if they would cancel my c-section or not? I'm still hoping for September 30th at this point though. October seems too far away!!
On another note, the nursery is DONE! I'll share the finished product at the end of this post! I'm so happy with how it turned out and I'm pretty close to being completely ready for baby!

How far along? 36 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain/loss:  Ugh up 36 lbs. I don't even want to look at the scale anymore!
Maternity clothes?  Yes and bulging out of some of those now!
Stretch marks?  Nope still looking good!
Sleep: Still sleeping through the night, which is why so many people tell me she is not head down, if she was I'd be getting up to pee every two hours!

Best moment this week: Finally completing the nursery! (And really feeling like I don't have anything to do in there!)

Miss Anything? Feeling like my old self. I literally feel like something else has completely taken over my body and I cannot wait until I feel like me again.
Movement:  So much, I sometimes think she is going to bust right out of me. The pressure in my stomach when she moves is crazy, and my entire stomach rolls around.
Food cravings:  I really wanted a Blue Moon beer last weekend, not sure why that one specifically.
Anything making you queasy or sick: No food, I was asked about taking my vitamins at my doctors appt. today and I said I was, but the truth is that I'm really bad about taking them because its the one thing that kinda does make me feel queasy!
Have you started to show yet: I think I've got that "she's gonna blow" look about me about now!

Labor Signs: Still getting the braxton hicks, they are getting more intense and have a tendency to stop me in my tracks. I was given an instruction sheet at my appointment today about when to call them if they start getting to be much!
Belly Button in or out? Out and ridiculously huge looking. I can't wait to put my little belly ring back in!
Wedding rings on or off?  Off  :-( Sad day, I really wanted to be one of those girls that can leave them on, but I was too afraid they would get stuck and then I'd go in to the hospital and they would ahave to cut them off or something!!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but tired. I kinda whine at night a lot to Dan that I just want her out, and that I don't want to do this anymore. Trying to focus on big picture, 3 weeks isn't that long when you've come 36!

Looking forward to: September 30th!!! (As long as that doesn't change!!)

 

Photo was taken on the Bills 2013 season debut!!

Looking into the room from the doorway!

Our beautiful new glider

Crib

Book Shelf under the window

Baby Girls Closet