17 days old.. Halloween

It's SUPER hard to find a 17 day old a Halloween costume! So, Mrs. Madison is going to be a diva and help us pass out candy. Next year she will have lots more fun!!!!

Happy Halloween baby girl..

2 weeks old!!!

Maddie is growing so fast! She gained 1 pound in a week!!!!! Here are her stats at 15 days old:

Weight: 7 pounds 14.6 ounces (34%)

Height: 20 1/2 inches (56%)

Head: 14 (37%)

and I'm so in love... even at 10, 12, 2, 4 and 6 am!!!! She is still getting up every 2 hours and eating 3 ounces.

10 days old

I'm in love....again

Maddie 1 day old pictures

My Princess is 1 week old!

I still cant believe I'm a mommy or that I have a 1 week old! This has been the best week of my life! Here she is Mrs. Madison!Madison is eating 2 oz every 3 hours. She is a great sleeper. She sleeps through movies, visitors and Bella barking. When she is hungry she moves her head back and forth looking for her bottle. I love spending time with her and daddy!!!

She's here!!

Hello ladies! Wow, its been an amazing few days. I want to share Madison’s birth story with you. Sorry its long. Wednesday night 10/13/10 I went to bed feeling weird. I kept thinking, "omg I feel like I’m going to pee in my pants!' Not thinking much else I went to bed. At 3:00am I woke up to me thinking I peed on my self again. I got frustrated and got up. I waddled to the potty and I went pee. I got of the toilet and I felt a dribble. I thought, Hum ok weird?" I texted my friend Megan and asked her how I would know if my water broke. I stood in the bathroom in a dazed and there was no more water.. it must of been pee I thought. I laid back down and I felt another gush. The bed was now wet. Hum. O maybe not pee. I looked at it, it was clear and had no smell. Ok pee or not pee. I called my mom to ask her what she thought. She said she thought I broke my water. As I was and talking to her I gushed again. I told my mom, “Ok my water broke it had to of broke. I’m gushing!!” I shoved a towel in between my legs and went to wake my hubby up. (He fell asleep on the couch). I told him my water broke and he just looked at me like I was lying. Finally he saw my towel and he said oh my ok. He got up slowly took a shower. At this time I was freaking out. OMG what do I do? I wasn’t ready for this. My house was a mess!!!! Thank goodness my bags had been packed for weeks! I wasn’t supposed to be induced for another week. DH and I got in the car with my towel still in between my legs and another towel around me and went to the hospital. When we got there and I had just started having small contractions. We got to L&D and I stood up and ladies let me just tell you the waters really broke!!! I gushed everywhere all over me all over the floor it was kinda gross!!! I got into a room the asked me 900 questions and I got checked I was 1 cm and 80%. Then I started having worse contractions. They were not to bad at this point. Well I know I wanted an epi as soon as I possibly could. So , I told the nurses I took my blood thinner at 4:00pm the day before. They said ok took my blood. They were going to check to see if it was to thin. Well the tests came back and it was fine not to thin. The nurses said I would be able to have an epi! I was thrilled. Not even 10 minutes later the antistesaglotigst came in to talk to me and said there is no way I can get an epi. He said I HAVE to wait 24 hours. So, I have to wait till 4:00PM!!!! ( it was like 3:30 am at this time) Then I LOST it. I started crying and could not stop. Finally after realizing there is nothing I could do I started having harder contractions. They felt like all m other contractions, but like my doctor said you can not talk through them . Most of mine were in my back I had bad back labor. I had my mom and DH rub my back it really helped a lot.At about 10:00 I was 2 cm. The nurse said I was really still 1 ½ she was being nice saying I was a 2. I kept thinking to myself. I really have to wait til 4:00! The pain was really bad. My nurse said I am one of those girls whose contractions are very strong and I just don’t dilate.. THANKS! Ha . Well at this point I did not have any pain medication at all. Finally about 11:00 I gave in and told them to give me something but I didn’t want a lot because it makes me sick and I’m only 2 cm so I have a while. Well they gave me some and it didn’t even help at all. I was in pain but I was in a CRAZY pain I told my mom. I just felt weird and in pain. My contractions at this time were BAD. I was crying and kept telling my mom and DH that I couldn’t do this. I wanted to give up, and if I could I am sure I would of. It was THAT bad. Around 1:00 I kept telling my mom that I felt pressure and I really wanted to push. My mom kept reassuring me it was Madison just getting farther down the birth canal and that I cant push or I’ll tear everything. I kept telling my self this after every contraction. ( My contractions were 1 minute apart!!!). I told my mom to get the nurse to check me just in case. She did and I was only 3 cm! Finally by 2:00 I couldn’t take it anymore. I had BAD pressure and I really wanted to push. I kept telling my mom I feel weird and that something was different. My body was pushing and it wasn’t me. My mom told me settle down you are just feeling pressure. Finally after the 3rd contraction of me telling her my body is pushing she went and got the nurse. The nurse checked me and I was 9 ½ cm!!!!!!!!!! Thee nurse said ok were going to have a baby. WHAT?? I knew it was time but I was thinking OMG im not ready. Each contraction my body was pushing and the nurse kept telling me not to push. It took everything I had not to push. It was very hard not to. Finally about 10 minutes later my doctor came in and got ready. Then my contractions slowed down? Yes,my mom DH, and 5 nurses had to wait for my contractions to come. I pushed maybe 9 times and Madison was born. She was 6 pounds 14 ounces and 20 inches long and just perfect!!!! The pushing was the easiest part. The contractions with NO pain meds was HARD!!! I did tear a little bit and I am VERY sore. I am trying to breast feed but my milk is not in yet.So, now were home. Trying to get settled into our new life. Thanks for everyone’s sweet comments. I will ret to update as often as I can.

Pictures to come soon.

Another yummy one..

I made this tonight and let me tell you its going on my "'I have to make this again list.."

It was SOOOO easy and healthy!

Crock Pot Herb Chicken with Spinach
INGREDIENTS:
4 frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 can fire roasted tomatoes
1 can stewed tomatoes
2 bay leaves
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. crushed oregano
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. celery seed
8 handfuls fresh spinach
DINNER DIRECTIONS:
Place all ingredients (except spinach) in crock pot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve each chicken breast with two handfuls of fresh spinach. ((I also made some brown rice to go with this)

Yummo!

If you like quick and easy make these!

Taco Soup and Cheesy Biscuits

****I halved this recipe and it made tons!!!!*****

Taco Soup:
Ingredients:
2 lbs ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 14.5 oz can whole kernel corn
2 16 oz cans of ranch style beans
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 pkg Hidden Valley dressing mix ( I didnt have this so I didnt put it in and it was still good)

Brown and drain meat. Saute onions for a few minutes. Combine all ingredients in a large pot. Add chili powder, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 1-2 hours ( I cooked it for liek 20 minutes). I topped it with shredded cheese!

Garlic Cheese Biscuits
2 1/4 cups Bisquick
2/3 cup milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 tsp garlic salt
Combine ingredients and make drop biscuits by just dropping spoonfuls on a sprayed pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Such a great side!

The date is set!

Well ladies Madison's birthday will be October 21st!!!


I go in on Wednesday (the20th) at 5pm so they can put the gel in my cervix. Thursday morning at 5am they will start Pitocin. Madison should be born that day. As far at my appointment went: I am not dilated (BOO), Strep B was negative(YAY). Everything else looks good. I go back next Tuesday to get checked and get all my paper work. Tuesday night is my last blood thinner shot. I'm excited! I'm going to be a mommy next week!

Tomorrow is a big day!

Tomorrow I am going in for a doctors appointment. Hopefully I am dilated and we can get this ball rolling. If I am not (or even if I am ) we are going to set up my induction date. I have so many feelings right now. I am scared, nervous, anxious, and happy! Well see what tomorrow brings, hopefully good things.

9 months!!

I MADE IT!!!!! A few days ago I didn't think I would be able to type these words , but I am 9 months pregnant today! I think I can safely say if I had Madison today she would be ok. Hopefully she will hang on another week or two until my induction date.

Yesterday I did have a very uneventful doctors appointment. My doctor checked me and I am still not dilated. I had all of those contractions and they did nothing. It scares me because some of them really hurt. If those were not "real" contractions I'm doomed!!!!

So right now were waiting until next week. My next appointment is Tuesday. Tuesday we will decide when I am going to be induced!!!!!!!!! I cant believe its getting this close. I'm ready but I'm scared.

Here I am at 9 months pregnant!

.........and there are more contractions

This morning I was woken up by nice very painful contractions (at 2 am, I must add). I stayed up till 6:00 having them but not consistently. I slept till 8:00 and Ive had them all day. They are painful and not very fun (but still not consistent). I called my doctor to see if they wanted me to taking my blood thinner and she told me not to. She said I can go to L&D if I want to but if I'm not dilated they will send me home. I am still playing it by ear. iI I get worse I may go just to be checked. What if I am dilated? I dont know. I feel like I dont know anything. This is all very new to me.

I was told I'm a bad blogger

A dear friend of mine told me I was a bad blogger. So, I'm going to try a lot harder to update. :)

Let see what has happened since I stopped blogging. WELL... Tuesday I went to the doctor for a checkup. I had been having menstrual like cramps but didnt really think anything of it. The doctor checked me and I was not dilated. She decided to hook me up to the monitor just to see if I was having contractions or not. Well, I sat down and smiled and thought WOW this is a waste of time but its kinda fun. Well after being monitored for 30 minutes the doctor came into the room and said, "Your having contractions, go to Labor and Delivery" SAY WHAT??? I totally didn't know I was having them. So, come to find out the cramping feeling I was having was contractions. She also told me before I left that I was now on bed rest. She handed me a note that said I can not work.. GREAT! I had nothing done for my long term sub at school.

James and I went next door to L&D and they hook me up to the monitors. I'm still feeling kinda silly at this point because I do not feel the contractions. I ask the nurse if I'm having contractions and she said yes. The nurse calls the doctor and the doctor decides to give me a shot of Terbutaline. The nurse told me this shot was going to make me feel VERY weird. Let me just tell you I felt sooooooooooooo strange. My legs and hands were shaking I was sweating and my heart was racing. The nurse said she was going to see if my contractions stopped or if I needed another shot. 20 minutes later (I'm still feeling weird) she comes back and my contractions had not stopped ,so they gave me another shot of this fun medication. This time the symptoms were 2 times as bad. I was monitored for about 45 minutes longer. They said my contractions had stopped but I was still cramping?? So, they let me go home. I was told if I had more cramping to go back ASAP!

I went home and went to bed. The next day as soon as I woke up I started cramping again. I layed in bed for 3 hours deciding if I should go back. Finally I decided I better go back. I just wanted to make sure Maddie was ok. My grandmother met me at the hospital and it was packed!!!! Finally I got into what I call the holding room and I got nurse mega &%#%^!!!!!! Yes, I dont often say that word but it was true for her sake!!! Well they hooked me up to the monitors and as soon as they did I saw it. I was still having contractions. They rude nurse asked me 900 questions. She told me I was having contractions and that she was going to call my doctor. Not even 5 minutes later she comes back and says ok you can go home. WHAT???? I'm having contractions and you are sending me home???? She was so rude she didnt give me 5 seconds to ask questions. She didnt even unhook the monitors from me, I had to do it!!!!!!!! At this point I was sooooo confused. So I get on the phone and call my doctor. Finally I got some answers. I was 35 weeks that day. She said they were not going to give me any more medication to stop my contractions. They are afraid it would interfere with my blood thinners. I am far enough along that if I have her she will be ok. But, I am not far enough along to induce just yet. So pretty much sit back and try to relax. I may have contractions until she is here. Hopefully I will make it to my induction week (like 20 more day) but I may not they just dont know.

So, now I am on bed rest. I have so many things that need to be done. I am the type of person that wants everything done early! Madison's room isnt done. It looks ike a tornado went off in there. My sub lesson plans do not start until Oct 18th. My house is a reck. I still need to go to BRU and finish shopping. But, I cant worry about all of that I'm just going to relax. I'm going to have to depend on others to help me.