Welcome Lucy Kay

It's been 9 days since I've given birth to my sweet baby girl. I feel like she's always been part of our life, I can't even remember what it was like before her. I wanted to share my labor story as well as the first week experience.

Lets start with Sunday! I was supposed to be induced at 10 pm on Sunday night, it was about 9 when I got a call from Mountain-View saying they have to push my induction back because they didn't have a room. Normally that wouldn't be such a big deal but I am on blood thinners so my injections are timed around when I was going to be induced so I could get an epidural. We waited ALL night. I finally called and was told I could come in at 9 AM on Monday. So by the time I got all hooked up and labs done, plus monitoring the baby I was able to start pitocin at 11.

The nurse was able to increase the pit every half hour. She didn't check me again until around 2 pm. My cervix dilated from a 2 to a 3 and I was effaced about 70%. With the way this was going it looked like I wasn't going to have this baby until WAY late that night. Around 4 pm she came in again to check and they decided to break my water. The doctor came in around 5 PM and gave me my epidural first. Lucy did not tolerate it well so I had to stay on my left side (meaning I could feel everything on my right side but nothing on my left). Then the other doctor came in and broke my water, I was dilated to about a 4 only but I was 100% effaced!

About 30 minutes later I got this insane NEED to push. I felt like she was right there. We called the nurse in and she checked. Sure enough Lucy was right there and I had to hold off on pushing until the doctor got there. The nurse had me do 2 practice pushes to get her head a little lower.

Like 20 minutes later the doctor showed up. It was time to push. 2 sets of pushes later and Lucy was OUT.

She was born at 6:28 PM on Monday, December 28th. She was 8 pounds & 20 inches exactly.

I have never seen such a beautiful baby, and she was mine! Tyler & I couldn't be more proud.

The first couple of days were rough. She was constantly hungry!! I wasn't making enough milk to satisfy her, but the nurses said it was ok to keep feeding her that way. Well it wasn't enough because she got a little jaundiced and we had to stay one more night in the hospital. We started supplementing with formula so help get her to poop out the bill until my milk came in.

Well Lucy is a REALLY good eater, I mean REALLY good. She has a strong suck. It made breast feeding horrible. I realized I might not be able to do this because I didn't want to be in so much pain. I know this is really horrible to say, but I hated being in so much pain when it should really be enjoyable. A few days later my milk started to come in, breast feeding still hurt but I could pump. So I pumped a lot, A LOT. It started to get really exhausting to pump all the time. So finally I tried going back to breast. She is doing much better and isn't hurting me as much. 

I felt like a failure for not wanting to breastfeed. It was a terrible feeling. I shouldn't have felt this way because as long as I am providing nutrition for my baby and taking good care of her there is nothing to be ashamed about. So here's hoping that in 2016 people will be less judgmental and more supportive of each others choices.

We also got Lucy's newborn photos done! They turned out AMAZING. My friend Amanda took them and was able to get them back to us that same day!! I highly recommend her if you ever need any kind of photos done.

Happy Holidays!! :)

This year we decided to take our Christmas pictures & maternity pictures as one! The week of Thanksgiving always seems like the perfect time of year to take holiday pictures because the weather is finally starting to look like fall/winter here!

Tyler's sister Shanna took them for us again. She took our Christmas pictures 2 years ago that we loved so much! So it only made sense to ask her to do them again. She did such a great job & I highly recommend asking her to take them because she is just awesome! :)

The nursery!

I've been waiting to write this blog post for MONTHS now! The nursery is pretty much all done (just waiting on getting the cushions for the rocking chair a custom cover).

It took Tyler & I quite a few months to get everything in and hang stuff up, but after a lot of hard work and both of us being OCD it is FINALLY done.

But first I thought I would post an update on my pregnancy!

How far along? Almost 34 weeks!

Sleep: What is this sleep you speak of?

Best moment this week: Watching her practice breathing on the ultrasound

Movement: She is rolling all around. Her little feet like to hang out in my rib cage.

Symptoms: Heart burn, feeling full all the time, dizziness, constant fatigue

Food cravings: Smashburger buffalo fries. YUM

Food aversions: None at this point.

Labor Signs: I have braxton hicks (more while I'm at work)

Belly Button in or out? I've slowly watched my belly button go from innie to outie... every now & then it is still in but if I eat a big meal its poking out.

What I miss: SUSHI & laying on my belly

What I am looking forward to: Holding my baby girl

Weekly Wisdom: Don't google anything, ever. 

Milestones: Only 5.5 weeks to go....!!!

And now for my favorite part! The Nursery!!!

Her sweet crib space.

I love this so much.

Her closet isn't quite finished yet but I figured I should hang up less clothes because she has so many!

This is the rocking chair corner. 

I love this spot too. The signs are so fantastic.

The letters in this sign are rose gold and the person who made them used foil. It is such a sweet sign.

One of the cute quotes from Where the Wild Things Are.

This is my FAVORITE thing in the nursery. I am obsessed with unicorns for her nursery so this was the most exciting purchase for me.


If you have any questions about where we got anything just shoot me a message! I would be happy to share :)

A letter to my daughter

My sweet dear Lucy,

Hi baby girl. You're officially 29 weeks old today (ignore the ultra sound gestation, they don't have my right dates). It seems like it was just yesterday I took a pregnancy test because I had a suspicion I was pregnant. You have grown quite a bit! When I first saw you on the ultrasound you were the size of a blueberry, now you are the size of a squash. In just a few short weeks (10) you will be here. I can't believe how fast time has gone. I have so many emotions that I am feeling right now.

This week brought out even further emotions because we got to see your beautiful face on the 3D ultrasound. It was quite a miracle. You are so beautiful and so perfect. Your 10 beautiful fingers and 10 small toes are right where they should be. Your heart is beating nice and strong (it is quite possibly my favorite sound).

You also opened your eyes! That was amazing to see (and makes me feel good they aren't still fused). Which means you are developing just like you should!

I loved seeing you snuggle up with your arms and play with your fingers. You are so active and so sweet. You are also quite sassy (just like your mom). Today the ultrasound tech tried to get you to show us your full face and you made the cutest angry face. I absolutely loved it, and also wanted to give you a hug and say it's ok you can have whatever you want (I'll eat more chocolate for you).

But after some sweet talk from your mom and dad you decided to give in and show us that beautiful face of yours! 

You have such beautiful full lips that are just so kissable (stay away boys!!)

You also must have the same taste in movies as your parents because you made the most adorable blue steel!

I have so many hopes and dreams for you and as it gets closer to delivery date it seems more real! I pray for you to have your fathers faith in God. He never doubts and has a testimony that never waivers. His kind of faith is the kind of faith I am working on achieving. 

I hope you never doubt yourself. You are going to be a strong and powerful woman. I can already tell with your personality you will do exactly what you want (but hopefully listen to your parents because I promise we know what's best). You can achieve so much in your life! Your dad and I will support you through everything in your life because your happiness is very important.

I hope you find laughter in everything you do. I've never wanted anybody to be as happy as I hope you will be.

I hope one day you find a man who will treat you like your dad treats me. 

I hope you know I will be your best friend your entire life. I love you so much Lucy. I want you to know that you can always come to me and I will never judge you or stop loving you. It isn't easy to grow up but I promise to be here for all the good times and bad. 

Lucy Kay you are my first child, and daughter. I am already so incredibly proud of you. I will see you in 10 weeks baby girl. Until then stay comfortable inside my tummy and keep growing and staying healthy. Your mommy & daddy love you so much.