Allyx 6-months

Where does the time go? It has been a fabulous 6 months. We have the greatest baby in the world. I have the best husband and Nahinu has the hottest wife...er...did I say that outloud? [Smile]

Allyx is now the owner of abdominal muscles. She rolled over for the first time (from her back to stomach) on her 4 month "birthday". Now she's on to bigger and better things: Eating baby food, sitting up and copying almost everything we do...uh oh!

Uncle Nick has taught her the act of spitting. Thank you. Thank you very much. I am often sprayed with food now at meal times. Or just showered with plain saliva at random times. It's great. (If you weren't picking up on the sarcasm, please go back and read it again) I can't help but to laugh sometimes. A great sign of encouragement as she continues rainstorm.

This morning, I said to Allyx, "Tell Daddy it's time to get up." She looked right at him and said, " UH!" I asked her to tell him again and she kept staring, "UH!" Third time was a charm. Daddy was awake and smiling.

We are having a great time being parents. Allyx still travels well, and we are taking full advantage of that. We are going to find out how well she travel internationally soon. Allyx desperately needs a stamp in her US Passport.

Allyx - 4 months

Okay, WOW!! This blogging this is harder to keep up with then I thought it would. I never think to blog. My mind frame is "Facebook". Ugh!!

Well, Allyx is 4 months old now. She rolled over for the first time on her 4 month "birthday". That was pretty exciting for us. It was exciting for her as well. She had been trying so hard to roll over the two days prior. When she finally figured out how to get her arm out from underneath her, she plopped over, propped herself up on her elbows, looked at me and grinned the BIGGEST grin ever. She was so proud of herself.

I can't believe how fast time has gone by. I know, I know...every parent says that. Add me to that list. Nahinu and I enjoy every minute of Allyx. I'm not sure if she would say the same. You'll have to ask her when she's older. Don't ask her when she's a teenager though. What teenager "enjoys" their parents?? LOL
This is Allyx at 2 months old.Allyx and her pale mommy!!!
Tina, Allyx (1 month) and Nahinu

Allyx is here!

Finally! We went to the hospital Wednesday night (Feb 24th) at 7pm and they gave me Cervidil to get labor started. I definitely started having contractions that night. I was given a sleeping pill around 1am and told to get some rest. Yeah right! That didn't work. I was in and out of sleep all night, but never got "rest". Not by my definition, anyway. The next morning, sometime between 6 and 8am they started me on Pitocin. I got my Epidural a long time after that and Allyx decided to make her grand entrance at 8:32pm. 25 hours later, I was pretty exhausted.

Unfortunately, I lost about half my blood supply and wasn't doing too well after the delivery. They had me on oxygen for a while and monitored me for the next 3 days trying to decide if I was the lucky winner of a blood transfusion. YIKES! By the fourth day in the hospital, I was told to eat food with lots of iron, no transfusion needed. Phew.

We are excited to be parents and will try and get better at this blogging thing!!!

What Do You Do When You Can't Sleep?

So, here goes nothing! My very first blog entry. And, I'm sure, a boring one. It's only 9:48pm, but I can feel it already...a sleepless night! I know I'm not the first pregnant lady that has a hard time sleeping. Especially with 4 weeks to go. Is it wrong to hope for her to come early?

Moving on.... Allyx's bedroom is almost done! All the furniture has been in there for a few weeks now. All of her clothes, diapers, shoes, etc. have been in their places since then too (after arranging and rearranging it about four times). I've dusted it every two days. (That's not an exaggeration.) My plan for tomorrow is to find a mattress for her crib and get her bedding bought, washed and applied. Also, figure out what to do with the walls. They're so boring right now. I need to pack a hospital bag! So many things to do. YIKES! At least the blog is up and running. I've been MEANING to start it for a long time.

I guess now, when I can't sleep, I'll blog. :) Maybe next time I'll try adding a photo or two.