2 months and a 2 yr old

Wow, these last 2 months have flown by. I can't believe our little princess is now 2 months old, it's crazy to think that I will probably blink too long and she will be hitting milestones like eating foods, crawling and all kinds of other things. I like to think she will stay small forever but we all know that is not the case. She is starting to become more her own little person and her personality comes through more every day. She loves to be cuddled, smiles, coos (especially at 4am when I want her to go back to sleep) and just brightens up even my worst days. I never knew how amazing it would be to have a little girl and she is the sweetest little thing I never knew I wanted :o)

Jack has continued to be amazing with his little sister, he is very attentive to her, he will come over and kiss her head for absolutely no reason and without any one saying anything to him. As sweet as he is though, he is very much a boy's boy! He wants to play ball all the time now, he has always loved to play baseball and hit but now he plays catch with daddy & grandpa too and it's great! He also seems to be showing more of a lack of patience, I must admit he gets this from me, I'm not proud of it but what can you do. I am trying to work on this more and more with him. I am trying to show him that we won't ignore the things he wants us to do or the things that he wants but he also can't have everything that he wants as soon as he says it. It's so hard because before Payton I feel like I jumped at every thing he said and am now paying for it, but so far so good and he's getting better about it every day.

So here is where we are at with everyone:
Payton - 2 months
-you now eat anywhere from 4-5oz at a time
-sleep has gotten a little better and the fight for it hasn't been as bad as it was for a week or so
-smiles are more & more often and light up her whole face
-she is becoming more vocal now and loves to coo & squeal
-she will imitate me sticking out my tongue now & it is so cute!

We went to the dr. yesterday (1/27/11) for her 2mth appointment and she is now 10.6lbs and 21.75 inches long.

Baby/Toddler Room 'Renovations'

So, we're a little late on this seeing that Payton is almost 2 months old already but hey, at least it's getting started now. We have decided that for now, while she's too young to really know anything, we will just paint the wall behind her crib so I can put up a few 'girly' decorations and leave the rest of the room to Jack. When she is a little older and actually sleeping in her room and spending more time in there then we will once again do some renovations. For now, here is the 'progress' we have made, pretty much only painted, hopefully this week we will put the decorations up and finish it up for now.

Before:



After:

'I love you to a 5!'

I think I have said it time and time again int he past but this is really my favorite stage/age with Jack. He has become more than my son, he is like my new best friend. Never in my life, even though I have always loved kids, did I imagine that I would love to be around a 2.5 yr old as much as I do. I am in no way a morning person at all (my mom can tell you about that one from the years of waking me up) but seeing his face at the side of my bed every morning makes waking up a little easier :o)

He now has full on conversations with me and while they may not be the most intellectual conversations, they are real conversations and he does not hesitate to tell you what he is thinking or how he feels. I love the innocence of everything that comes out of his mouth and the excitement that comes along with certain things like when he is talking about his new favorite movie 'Cars' or when he's telling me about the new train he wants. He also comes up with some pretty interesting things which make me smile, giggle, and some times shake my head.

The other night I was getting Jack ready for bed. We have a routine that usually Joe bathes him and gets him in his bed where he lays and watches TV for a little while. When it's time to go to bed I go in, turn the TV off, get him to go potty and then back in bed for our kiss, hug and then night nights, love yous and see you in the mornings. Well this one particular night here is the conversation we had:

me: I love you so much buddy, you are my favorite little man ever!
Jack: I lu you too mommy
me: how much do you love me?
Jack: :after a little thought: mommy, I lu you 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!!!!!!
me: you love me to a 5?
Jack: ::with so much excitement and the biggest smile:: Mommy, I love you to a 5!
me: ::holding back tears of sheer joy:: I love you to a 5 too!

He obviously thought enough to know that when he counts to 5 it is the most and therefore that is how much he loves me. Now every time I ask him how much he loves me he says 'I lu you to a 5 mommy' and I have never heard anything better :o)

1 month already?!?!

Ok, again this too is late but I am trying to catch up. So here is the post I started when Payton actually did turn 1 month:


Seriously, how did this happen? Wasn't I just pregnant with her like yesterday? I can't take how fast time flies now. I remember time going by really fast when Jack was a newborn but this time around it's ridiculous! I feel like every time she wakes up she looks a little different. It's so fun to see everyone look at her and try to figure out who she looks like. I am thinking she may look a little more like me than Jack does and I love it! She does also look a lot like daddy and her big brother though too.

So far she is such a sweet little baby. She sleeps & eats and the very small times that she is awake she loves to look around and take it all in. She is very alert and seems like she is concentrating very hard and trying to figure everything out all at once. We have only had a few smiles here & there so far but I must say, they are the cutest smiles and her whole face lights up when it happens. I can't wait for them to be more often so I can get them on camera to share with the world.

Here is what our Sweet P (like the nickname? It's so fitting :o) ) is up to:
- She eats every 3-4 hours and is up to 4oz at each feeding (most of the time, if not than it is 3.5oz)
- She is wearing 0-3mth clothing. I can't believe I already have to put away all those cute newborn outfits!
- She has rolled from belly to back a few times. I didn't know this could happen so early and thought it was a fluke the first time but seeing as she's done it a few times I'm guessing it's not.
- Her eyes are getting bluer by the day and of course that makes me so happy :o)

Here are a few new pictures of our little princess:
The Best present ever!!!


waddup!


My pretty Christmas baby


look at those baby blues


xoxo,
Jaime

Finally...

Ok, so I am a little late (maybe very late at this point) on this post but Baby Itty Bitty is here and she's a GIRL!!!!

Here is a run down of how our Thanksgiving day went:
I woke up at 3am having some cramping and wasn't sure if it was contractions or what so I tried to lay down and relax and see what happened. They continued to come for the next few hours but were far apart enough that I didn't think I was in 'real' labor. When Joe woke up I told him that I wasn't sure I was going to make it through Thanksgiving because I was pretty sure at that point that I was in labor. He got up to bring Jack to the bathroom and asked me to go in Jack's room to get him some underwear and sweats, well as soon as I stood up from the bed and took a step I felt something 'plop' out (for lack of a better description) and when I went to the bathroom I realized it was my mucus plug, something I never lost with Jack so I was a little nervous about it.
The morning went on and contractions continued, sometimes bad, sometimes not and they were anywhere from 2-25 minutes apart and lasted anywhere from 18seconds to 45 seconds. I told Joe that if I could, I wanted to make it through Thanksgiving dinner and enjoy myself with everyone...looking back, this wasn't a great idea at all :o( We went ahead to dinner in the city and contractions got bad during the car ride there but during our stay in the city they seemed to subside a little and weren't nearly as bad. Fast forward to our drive home around 7pm and they got very bad (I now see why 'they' say take a bumpy car ride to induce labor), we got home and I decided I would lay down with Joe & Jack and see what happened, again, not a good idea! I layed down and he contractions got worse, they were coming right on top of each other and were lasted a lot longer. Poor Jack was trying to lay down and hug me and play with my hair and I had to ask Joe to please keep him away, this is the point where I decided enough was enough and it was time to call the after hours dr.'s and the hospital and get over there.
Again, fast forward to when we got to the hospital around 9:15 pm and the dr.'s said I couldn't have a c-section until at least 1am because I had eaten all day, I waned to cry because I was already in such pain and knew there was no way I would be able to make it to 1am. The nurse got me set up in the recovery room and put on the monitors and the dr. came in to check me and almost laughed when she did, I thought maybe I wasn't dilated at all and that this was some cruel joke and false labor. When I asked what happened she said I was already 5cm and definitely should not have waited as long as I did (too late for that!) and proceeded to try and talk me in to having a VBAC which I refused, I never wanted to have a baby vaginally and definitely wasn't going to change my mind now. After about an hour & 1/2 the contractions got so bad that I told Joe that he had to get the nurse and doctor because my body was trying to push this baby out and I couldn't control it which scared the bejesis out of me! The dr. came back and checked me again and in that hour & 1/2 I went from 5cm to 8cm. They then called anesthesia and instead of having to wait til 1am they said I would be able to have a c-section at 11pm (it was not 10:50pm) and I remember just feeling a huge relief and knew I only had to make it a little longer. Joe was given his scrubs to wear and they started to get me ready to go to the operating room.

11pm came and in to the operating room we went. I got the spinal and felt better instantly, even the anesthesiologist said I looked like a whole new person :o) Everything was set to go and they brought Joe in the room. I will never forget looking at him and waiting to hear out baby's cry and all of a sudden there it was along with the dr. saying 'It's a little...girl!' and tears immediately came to not only me but Joe too. Payton Alyssa Farley was born at 11:35pm on Thanksgiving night (November 25) and weighed 6lbs 10oz and 18.5 inches long. She is the sweetest thing ever and watching her in her daddy's arms and being kissed by her big brother is the best thing in the world.

Here are a few pictures of our sweet baby girl in her first few days:
Daddy all ready to go






getting to hold her for the first time




meeting her big brother for the first time, he loves her already!

2 WEEKS LEFT!!!!

WHAT? Did I really just say that? I feel like the more I say things about time these days, the faster it goes! Itty Bitty is going to be here before we know it and I am getting more and more excited about it by the day and also more and more nervous about it at the same time.

The excitement is obvious, I've been carrying this baby around inside of me for the past 9 months and have no idea if it is a she or a he and I have no feelings one way or the other either. It has been so much fun to not know, so different than last time when we knew everything except the day he (Jack) was making his appearance. I know it's driving every one else a little crazy but for Joe & I it has been so much fun to just enjoy the pregnancy for what it is. Don't get me wrong, it hasn't been the easiest thing not knowing who this little one is but it has definitely saved us a lot of money right now (haha).

As for big brother Jack, he is super excited. He tells everyone that asks if it's a brother or a sister that he is having a sister, in the past 3 months (at least) he has never wavered and said otherwise. I am wondering if he knows something that we don't, time will tell I guess. I just hope that if it's a brother that he will be ok with that too. I'm sure he will be but I guess that's another thing that time will tell with.

In the meantime, we are finishing up the things we need to do in the house. My amazing husband is still painting the upstairs hallway between our bedroom & the kids room and he's also doing the stairway and main entrance downstairs. My last day of work is next Wednesday and then the week after we are getting our beautiful new bedroom set delivered, I can't wait...here is a sneak pic at it from the website:

Oh, and it's a king size bed which means that we will have enough room for both kiddos, the hubby & me in the bed because you know there will be plenty of those days in the future!

So there you have it folks, now we wait til 12/3, enjoy some turkey, get last minute things done and before we know it we will be a family of 4!

xoxo,
Jaime

Good 35wk appointment :o)

I went to the Dr. today (as I said I would in yesterday's post) and had a very good 35wk appointment. Doctor thinks baby is head down, which really doesn't make a difference since my scheduled date is already set and this baby will be coming out no other way than a nice little incision :o) The heart rate was good and was actually on the lower side today which I'm told is because the baby isn't as active because the space in there is increasingly getting smaller & smaller. This is something I just can't understand since I feel like I am just getting bigger & bigger, haha.

Any who, we were given some good news today...although we already had our Itty Bitty's arrival date scheduled, we now also have a time of 8am that day...YAY!! The thing that stinks though is that we have to be there at 6:30am which is before Jack wakes up for the day. So the question now is do we wake him before we leave so I can say goodbye or do I let him sleep since it will be a big day for him too? Decisions, decisions! I also now have a pre-op testing date and time too. This is all so real now, I mean it was real all along but now that we are so close I am starting to freak out on the inside a little more but am also crazy excited all at the same time!

Here is a new comparison picture for everyone too to make you think a little more :o)

35wks 4d pregnant w/Jack:


and now, 35wks 1d pregnant w/#2:


xoxo,
Jaime