2 Weeks

Update

Just wanted to give everyone an update on Isabelle and I, we both went to the doctor on Friday. My doctor gave me the ok to pick up kaitlen, funny how excited that made me. Two weeks of not being able to take care of my 2 year old has been really hard for me. I don't like to be dependant on other people to take care of me and my family. So besides the lack of sleep that I get I am feeling really good. Isabelle is also doing good she now weights 7 lbs 1 oz she's still a little peanut but is gaining. The doctor wants her on O2 at night for two more weeks just to be safe which also gives me peace of mind. Anyway I'm starting to feel like each day my life is getting to be a little more back to normal.

Here she is Isabelle Ann

Here she is the day after her birth

This is the day we got to take her home, Good Day.

Kaitlen loves "baby belle" she always says,"I see belle"

After five long days Isabelle's brother and sisters finally got to hold her they could hardly wait to get her home from the "stinky" hospital. (Samuel hated the smell of that place)

Thank you for everyones love, prayers and well wishes we appreciate it.

We've had a hard time

I'm not sure where to begin,  this has been the hardest and longest week of my life.  Last Friday, April 10th I went to my 37 week appointment and found out that my baby was breech I had a few options first try to turn her, wait and see if she turned on her own, or just schedule a c-section.  The only problem was that I had already been in labor for four days and was dilated all of this made things a little more tricky.  My contractions were coming to fast to just send me home and wait so we decided to try and turn her.  If any of you have had this done you feel my pain rather then call it a "version" they should just tell you that it is worst possible pain and  feels like your in some sort of torture chamber.   Well the turning didn't work and they were hoping that the drug they gave me would slow my contractions down so we could wait to take the baby later.  Unfortunately they didn't stop and got even closer so the next thing I knew we were on our way to the operating room.  

Isabelle Ann was delivered at 8:30 on Friday night she weighted 6 lbs 8 oz and is 19 inches long.  She was still to early and her lungs weren't quite developed so she spent 5 days in the NICU and since I had a c-section I was able to stay with her for 4 of those days.  As you can imagine this week has been an emotional roller coaster I went from a 37 week mom going to have a drug free delivery to a baby in NICU.  I've shed a lot of tears and said a lot prayers.  Funny how an experience like this makes you really appreciate the small things that I'd taken for granted before  like breathing, eating, and just being able to be in the same room as your baby.  After a week little Isabelle is doing really good she is eating and gaining weight.  We are hoping that she will only be on oxygen for one more week.  I am so grateful to have her here and can't even begin to express my thanks to our family who have helped us through this trial.  I know that the Lord does hear our prayers and gives us strength when we think we have none left.  We are going to make the long trip home tomorrow and I will post pictures then.    

April 15th!!

Can April 15th really be just around the corner??? Each tax season begins with mixed emotions on my part. I hate to admit it but I do actually like to work I get a certain sense of accomplishment to see a few paychecks with my name on them, however I typically let it consume me, if there is a tax return waiting to be done on my computer I drop everything to get it done. This year with a six year old, four year old, two year old, and being 8 months pregnant I knew that I could not go about tax season the way I used to. So work waited until 1:00 everyday; kaitlen took a nap and Savannah I went to work I set her up a little desk next to mine and she "worked" ie: art time. Work ended at 3:00 when Kaitlen woke up and I wouldn't work again until 8:00 when the kiddos were in bed. Despite the basketball that I have in my stomach it really has been my best tax season in 10 years! I loved having Savannah sitting next to me working on her projects and I must say she has gotten very good at drawing pictures. While I will much miss my tax season money and sense of accomplishment I am very very very happy that I won't be sitting at my computer for hours each day this babe gets more uncomfortable by the minute...... So until next year no more taxes.... except for any extensions that were filed..... :)