tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57696837453455208472024-03-13T20:08:57.363-04:00Michelle's Goofy Life - Baby is Blooming!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-47731975224016229512011-03-01T16:39:00.004-05:002011-03-01T17:22:49.362-05:00I'll try to be a better blogger!My sweet angel, Samantha is 7 months old, and so much fun! She has one tooth and the second one is coming in. I can pretty much do things around the house now with her in tow, well in the mama roo while I'm on the computer, and in her swing in our bedroom when mom is jammin' while organizing my craft stuff! She dances to the music, it's so much fun! If only there was a wedding we could dance with her at??? My baby is finding her moves.<br /><br />She's not crawling yet or anything like that, but she lifts up her butt like she's trying to do a back bend from the floor position. Each day she grows up a little more, and something else that is mundane for us is exciting to her and that makes me excited too! <br /><br />I can't imagine life without her, she is my pride and joy! She was worth the wait! And I can honestly say I can't wait to get otter pop out of storage at IVF Michigan and try for him, no don't know it's a him, but my wonderful hubby said he thought it was a boy. We hope and pray that the process will go good and we get a second baby. I think might try it after Samantha turns one, though don't want to be pregnant again through the summer, that sucked! If only it would happen on it's own, but don't think we are that lucky! <br /><br />Well I should add a lovely picture of my beautiful daughter!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitB-PvFn7s4Hc3j-ZZGuJILmSPFLSLwA775-o8Xos2ec8WXG3aUCnblRtSpBwmjsd-b-SfNqtdIvtQKY6KrzyKJtARLHUytRW8M_S8NfRrBC5bljooWBciQD8e9vWGyPrtVRDVz7-uMA-8/s1600/DSC02531.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitB-PvFn7s4Hc3j-ZZGuJILmSPFLSLwA775-o8Xos2ec8WXG3aUCnblRtSpBwmjsd-b-SfNqtdIvtQKY6KrzyKJtARLHUytRW8M_S8NfRrBC5bljooWBciQD8e9vWGyPrtVRDVz7-uMA-8/s320/DSC02531.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579233257212222946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrW40bHs4sjNBBq7ETUbg88Xvn-y0LLmUNP0oKY6cgef47SwEP3W3SNS6PvtbSvMMIrTluEpXRvcj5DJHUSGPDVEwzVRT1vP9Zgb0Rh6iUSZa9Nla4Fbi1I3W_2XZerlc_icHnUAdcN_-/s1600/DSC02535.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrW40bHs4sjNBBq7ETUbg88Xvn-y0LLmUNP0oKY6cgef47SwEP3W3SNS6PvtbSvMMIrTluEpXRvcj5DJHUSGPDVEwzVRT1vP9Zgb0Rh6iUSZa9Nla4Fbi1I3W_2XZerlc_icHnUAdcN_-/s320/DSC02535.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579233252331205090" /></a><br /><br />Here Samantha is wearing my christening gown from almost 38 years ago! She had so much fun in it, and looks beautiful!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-57676162438396018002010-10-06T17:32:00.003-04:002010-10-06T17:39:58.645-04:00Recent pictures of Samantha and family members!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSPQD0oPMeBQev6mPJJFQQZTSs_7bnFfCUBw58ui29q521qaBjpJ3Qd2w1FECMDK0mzKL-T79K5adv372Hzfsj4-B80RV3_SsGrxDQ_F3ta21i_x59Ix34d5zvkr0uA7DUgboFfUGhQJe/s1600/samemmygram.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSPQD0oPMeBQev6mPJJFQQZTSs_7bnFfCUBw58ui29q521qaBjpJ3Qd2w1FECMDK0mzKL-T79K5adv372Hzfsj4-B80RV3_SsGrxDQ_F3ta21i_x59Ix34d5zvkr0uA7DUgboFfUGhQJe/s320/samemmygram.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525049619878032066" /></a><br />Samantha with Great Grandma Vogtmann and cousin Emily!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmXiiKWMVtnZltwn1nGAKVTlv1-wk4W2JU58cIGlIpWYkbkstCcDv4pSLK0Jr-iLYArRWwafqr8zIJfL65QL5MgtpllxFVV1EOka72INdHUxUmhAYavb6TEY06XN9Pl4pfN02L8B4CiW0/s1600/samandemmy4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmXiiKWMVtnZltwn1nGAKVTlv1-wk4W2JU58cIGlIpWYkbkstCcDv4pSLK0Jr-iLYArRWwafqr8zIJfL65QL5MgtpllxFVV1EOka72INdHUxUmhAYavb6TEY06XN9Pl4pfN02L8B4CiW0/s320/samandemmy4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525049617540246210" /></a><br />Samantha and Emily, first time together!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDVRFFd5ACTUg-6PNuP0L5dDDh0A0cHdY-EUG9Em1JXS4pY6i7OLVWYyJSVzh6e2EmJoLrz7l8Anu0IzE0emlyPuJrMY0aOW3YqYciONOP1ed1wVOACQlQYOcL_oDMjp2g2h3_wG18wUj/s1600/samandemmy1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDVRFFd5ACTUg-6PNuP0L5dDDh0A0cHdY-EUG9Em1JXS4pY6i7OLVWYyJSVzh6e2EmJoLrz7l8Anu0IzE0emlyPuJrMY0aOW3YqYciONOP1ed1wVOACQlQYOcL_oDMjp2g2h3_wG18wUj/s320/samandemmy1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525049613363319858" /></a><br />Of course there is multiple pictures of them together!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN13VKam8mziF4AiJdIKmNLDdFLd2D93wQ_t_Kjh_9jZjaCuh-C9uKZsn6DC1l249cxNMx8Cgg0jiSpetUptK2nPHX-24lP7fdHjYuqCdrQrihjmlAdTZX6lHGK5rgFxomjw5a4W0PtPJ1/s1600/specialshirt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN13VKam8mziF4AiJdIKmNLDdFLd2D93wQ_t_Kjh_9jZjaCuh-C9uKZsn6DC1l249cxNMx8Cgg0jiSpetUptK2nPHX-24lP7fdHjYuqCdrQrihjmlAdTZX6lHGK5rgFxomjw5a4W0PtPJ1/s320/specialshirt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525049610649741026" /></a><br />Samantha in her "Grandma and Grandpa's first grandchild" shirt that we made for them and gave them last Christmas!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqsabOUr1boTsbL0VxbzVTjo0TFLKPt76GOpcKGNwPUDq2mItSGQ2HQHc4APy49OUrSE7f-t8e3-o_2QkVHSI6LJlbCbh0zu3RfjbwG5sgUqYwSjwekdZDbzh1jsaiCiJpUBKt_zvOPzb/s1600/adorable.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqsabOUr1boTsbL0VxbzVTjo0TFLKPt76GOpcKGNwPUDq2mItSGQ2HQHc4APy49OUrSE7f-t8e3-o_2QkVHSI6LJlbCbh0zu3RfjbwG5sgUqYwSjwekdZDbzh1jsaiCiJpUBKt_zvOPzb/s320/adorable.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525049611127896562" /></a><br />My sweet baby girl!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-40509479227179081892010-09-23T10:45:00.002-04:002010-09-23T11:01:44.526-04:006 week, 7 week and other cute pics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPItc78AAR3wYT1h6LDr3yOhySZ0mM8YqSqJjsKgMTqFeYpDI9vIf1VAq37BWK-v9FlhJj8qabHQnwXUdIFzC5RhWDnTNHD3qD9KdfBdc7c-p7XFZEylrI_S7fm0OKeqp88u_OsEiuvWGx/s1600/cryingDaddy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPItc78AAR3wYT1h6LDr3yOhySZ0mM8YqSqJjsKgMTqFeYpDI9vIf1VAq37BWK-v9FlhJj8qabHQnwXUdIFzC5RhWDnTNHD3qD9KdfBdc7c-p7XFZEylrI_S7fm0OKeqp88u_OsEiuvWGx/s320/cryingDaddy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520120996392177266" /></a><br />Samantha and Daddy 6 weeks old<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEJs8ZLk-6dEzVIqydjQF_iw5JrvAOZUcajR68sg_aMOfJpsxOyRE0JvSEIeeS03sCiP6ltupwzToLlhFundwY29QyEM7xTDqfhxCMJBiX0YbkWedluUATLN_hU0qeNU8AnSl_3GjHd85/s1600/ducky.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEJs8ZLk-6dEzVIqydjQF_iw5JrvAOZUcajR68sg_aMOfJpsxOyRE0JvSEIeeS03sCiP6ltupwzToLlhFundwY29QyEM7xTDqfhxCMJBiX0YbkWedluUATLN_hU0qeNU8AnSl_3GjHd85/s320/ducky.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520120995206018002" /></a><br />With her Ducky bib!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_UkifcJuI9xmhUXaHlcOMg87dw8Zbd1jgnZAZz7R5xaMmJWVckEXxgzEEiRJuAnsX3whoP8z0VYRbVna9pUMhi86jXASGgJF0nnUGfXMIsLpaleAaL76HVBo7kqNGM1jR6k5WRL0PAW2/s1600/friends.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_UkifcJuI9xmhUXaHlcOMg87dw8Zbd1jgnZAZz7R5xaMmJWVckEXxgzEEiRJuAnsX3whoP8z0VYRbVna9pUMhi86jXASGgJF0nnUGfXMIsLpaleAaL76HVBo7kqNGM1jR6k5WRL0PAW2/s320/friends.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520120991355480658" /></a><br />Samantha with her Teddy Bear!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8iVGjP-xPMMgjIVqHaFL8giEL04lm_aX51jCkFHh0-lF78A060oFR9ZJgbDN7fxeGmKlMb8q5tktCg9xrSoFBpMLx4ozU9AqK96zT80Ne0nt6t2TiaYXpYKv7yXQkRNHVKq5TxzlSYyg/s1600/happy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8iVGjP-xPMMgjIVqHaFL8giEL04lm_aX51jCkFHh0-lF78A060oFR9ZJgbDN7fxeGmKlMb8q5tktCg9xrSoFBpMLx4ozU9AqK96zT80Ne0nt6t2TiaYXpYKv7yXQkRNHVKq5TxzlSYyg/s320/happy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520120986940534802" /></a><br />7 weeks old wearing the sweater and bonnet mommy made!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dCo5omd5kcFefxRB9spjTkJX-2T1M8jrkjRIqnMypbHy9CVm-maYXce1IaQJ_qpD1YoYan7Amvr2-32xmwKbQRJB-cfx4Kt6N81orjhEO69tl1LblRSJS7bBHTvzs2qBixFQXCWlNjsW/s1600/mesmerized.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dCo5omd5kcFefxRB9spjTkJX-2T1M8jrkjRIqnMypbHy9CVm-maYXce1IaQJ_qpD1YoYan7Amvr2-32xmwKbQRJB-cfx4Kt6N81orjhEO69tl1LblRSJS7bBHTvzs2qBixFQXCWlNjsW/s320/mesmerized.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520120722191474034" /></a><br />Had to lose the bonnet<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCQhb8kvLlRvHuGAp_LznVIZzdsjZH3UQmpuo1oBOIA9iWxR5AtlLOFODYrGzrVUWwDDGlHe4EfTFhZXfi0oIbEKgcJBsFP6ZOSbH5vdyYLwWg0C_Bm74KzNjITUG3OdEoxiXNdz4aLdK/s1600/niceHat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCQhb8kvLlRvHuGAp_LznVIZzdsjZH3UQmpuo1oBOIA9iWxR5AtlLOFODYrGzrVUWwDDGlHe4EfTFhZXfi0oIbEKgcJBsFP6ZOSbH5vdyYLwWg0C_Bm74KzNjITUG3OdEoxiXNdz4aLdK/s320/niceHat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520120719421293202" /></a><br />6 weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4Y2lgPvX0UcLqhs4q7s0kQt7ppG5G_wHpSN-xuVAfhq6fuuGWlxqsZqZWFtpaNv9tsgOh8H9SYe2TlHAY7_0Hs6V3x2ueo-E3djIHsv3xK_3SkRbT0gYNgis09fLSNM8jecUVUzoon2S/s1600/precious2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4Y2lgPvX0UcLqhs4q7s0kQt7ppG5G_wHpSN-xuVAfhq6fuuGWlxqsZqZWFtpaNv9tsgOh8H9SYe2TlHAY7_0Hs6V3x2ueo-E3djIHsv3xK_3SkRbT0gYNgis09fLSNM8jecUVUzoon2S/s320/precious2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520120715621860210" /></a><br />6 weeks<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-ygSi7Scvt-91bg7jwxwoeKS-IDWmBZkE8Iw-tym9zlpSlU54NztOWq5MTVDTAq_yJ1i2_kv67wh-qQhmn0dm01ZWqZpgz463b6OPkgxij39HarRHkEusKPUy6nBcxX406W3OcdhWlB0/s1600/preciouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-ygSi7Scvt-91bg7jwxwoeKS-IDWmBZkE8Iw-tym9zlpSlU54NztOWq5MTVDTAq_yJ1i2_kv67wh-qQhmn0dm01ZWqZpgz463b6OPkgxij39HarRHkEusKPUy6nBcxX406W3OcdhWlB0/s320/preciouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520120713937039170" /></a><br />6 weeks<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGD5TfTJoH2mEd_Zrf1B6Cd-vkSsRrF65mSfs-wsjm0zmlQOZYFFY8_2Cgkud-JEcF4yLKkDT_vNPUzfQUZvh-ZYu44waYhwNAux2i_mvQ4dFzItULB3lQa-XmlQ1zZCBVEfntRPfdwjw/s1600/smiling.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGD5TfTJoH2mEd_Zrf1B6Cd-vkSsRrF65mSfs-wsjm0zmlQOZYFFY8_2Cgkud-JEcF4yLKkDT_vNPUzfQUZvh-ZYu44waYhwNAux2i_mvQ4dFzItULB3lQa-XmlQ1zZCBVEfntRPfdwjw/s320/smiling.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520120712963363842" /></a><br />All full of smiles, about 7 1/2 weeks oldMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-23678774769921619232010-08-26T17:24:00.004-04:002010-08-26T17:28:36.289-04:00Loving the Little Red Dress!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CZZLgpExRglj01lvp_ukyMEVG_KawMOU0cykid1F93wUIG7ewolH_kKYK8XjxLH0WCo0bNQzbB7kyje8s7OZdPOrUjhyxeEMAagwjSWTTT0Bc7a6u7M9XKKhIJ9-RMr_JXxF0-Nt8DbU/s1600/reddress2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CZZLgpExRglj01lvp_ukyMEVG_KawMOU0cykid1F93wUIG7ewolH_kKYK8XjxLH0WCo0bNQzbB7kyje8s7OZdPOrUjhyxeEMAagwjSWTTT0Bc7a6u7M9XKKhIJ9-RMr_JXxF0-Nt8DbU/s320/reddress2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509833096004542930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEDkW6SwJNWLJn5XDA_tMOvwNCPCM6FiwG_5ywfjp01mpnWzyHJVeawnn6gUdsG6mJ1WzfzFvs3-9j3eY85jnm290SON98-H2rOafMiy7PP02r4anbV5D8I2xnC2bXn9cSAazhSOg_lOk/s1600/reddress1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEDkW6SwJNWLJn5XDA_tMOvwNCPCM6FiwG_5ywfjp01mpnWzyHJVeawnn6gUdsG6mJ1WzfzFvs3-9j3eY85jnm290SON98-H2rOafMiy7PP02r4anbV5D8I2xnC2bXn9cSAazhSOg_lOk/s320/reddress1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509832811002101970" /></a><br /><br />Samantha in her little red dress from Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Holly! We love the red dress and sweater with cherries on it!<br /><br />Samantha is being such a good baby! She is adjusting to the soy formula and having less gas troubles, it's easier for her to release the gas now. She's going to be 4 weeks old tomorrow, man how time flies!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-3866003689703976142010-08-23T20:19:00.005-04:002010-08-23T20:26:13.236-04:00Some new pics of Samantha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFPT2pM_f9q8JBSn3ehUz5vKVncm_Y89xpyz8-Mdk53Ul7dRzG6cBjeNuTiXsmVNK8l2bPGldJp7VtIB6ysgRBFN6EDBViMJrNqq0jrax5yuPRxJ575eKvgOz4Iglh9KD8iAaMoED87l0/s1600/DSC01707.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFPT2pM_f9q8JBSn3ehUz5vKVncm_Y89xpyz8-Mdk53Ul7dRzG6cBjeNuTiXsmVNK8l2bPGldJp7VtIB6ysgRBFN6EDBViMJrNqq0jrax5yuPRxJ575eKvgOz4Iglh9KD8iAaMoED87l0/s320/DSC01707.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508766005033455458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5HQhGfkf_FEyR-eWaC9Smz9_cupPfJktJA5WK4WI3zjLaWmRYHT-IFzmp6YhColh3vvvSn7gYGwbyjlzDVXZicAcewRoPKC8L_iIycP1cTqEg6c9lmhuvGrN_e98ExP5ZMtZYcZuyugH/s1600/DSC01683.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5HQhGfkf_FEyR-eWaC9Smz9_cupPfJktJA5WK4WI3zjLaWmRYHT-IFzmp6YhColh3vvvSn7gYGwbyjlzDVXZicAcewRoPKC8L_iIycP1cTqEg6c9lmhuvGrN_e98ExP5ZMtZYcZuyugH/s320/DSC01683.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508765549707300098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ98S9y_cHo3xMGbvKW6UHfp9m6Wr8yTrWaZHJscBvxXQLvNaHEI88_oWrwvIuYtshH3mK8BXkkRryOcy3NEOmCPKYtczCRdk1Vzlx6YP75vEjiz3lLz4ysZL7RFtOCGtYc6v3Irc17_qU/s1600/DSC01701.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ98S9y_cHo3xMGbvKW6UHfp9m6Wr8yTrWaZHJscBvxXQLvNaHEI88_oWrwvIuYtshH3mK8BXkkRryOcy3NEOmCPKYtczCRdk1Vzlx6YP75vEjiz3lLz4ysZL7RFtOCGtYc6v3Irc17_qU/s320/DSC01701.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508765384147940194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmtJlaYQoFOwsJ_8yenwHVvDsSWjXwcHzCnluVxVLhPnYUZYTngIHRmwIb3M_BRfTcuIWAWCncrD22IXZpmAXncnSG-rCVazLzUJq7FlJ3s2fwXXZNX7cbKTDyqf56ksmNQwHay6pAOUe/s1600/DSC01644.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmtJlaYQoFOwsJ_8yenwHVvDsSWjXwcHzCnluVxVLhPnYUZYTngIHRmwIb3M_BRfTcuIWAWCncrD22IXZpmAXncnSG-rCVazLzUJq7FlJ3s2fwXXZNX7cbKTDyqf56ksmNQwHay6pAOUe/s320/DSC01644.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508765251288303522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlNPYRJkehJycjKAbvyZ5p2wf6nfVz9jCSM0O1GRWnULRceiyJPTeaf7LyLpvwJgHrJNDE4NSiHSHQMMmABG2I2MNdPShZXXFA9sCghgwjQoi_X7koRmiwwXQFpPS5XS0tE0t6-UBR0bX/s1600/wake-up.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlNPYRJkehJycjKAbvyZ5p2wf6nfVz9jCSM0O1GRWnULRceiyJPTeaf7LyLpvwJgHrJNDE4NSiHSHQMMmABG2I2MNdPShZXXFA9sCghgwjQoi_X7koRmiwwXQFpPS5XS0tE0t6-UBR0bX/s320/wake-up.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508765071901096978" /></a>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-24627607415670968202010-08-05T16:44:00.000-04:002010-08-05T16:50:32.238-04:00Samantha's Home!Baby Samantha is home! Chad and I are both excited, yet exhausted! Samantha is sleeping and daddy was going to try to. I tried earlier, but couldn't, so will try again, at least lay down and get my feet up. I have been sitting with my feet up. Trying to behave myself!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-2694760684807244672010-08-02T18:31:00.000-04:002010-08-02T18:42:52.194-04:00Samantha Michelle Bennett<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn5qg9u2_cfMDHDSQ5GutQSPG9SzhMneiYxtjeqWt6XwO-XokzGrKWeDZbgwCrG8y2XLI3wzlOD6dw_J5tsCMhQ-ZPNNz5PYHlR7F5NvddZpADS2XICHqgqzcWNKmOgWSgQQSnoe2z43f/s1600/first-family-photo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn5qg9u2_cfMDHDSQ5GutQSPG9SzhMneiYxtjeqWt6XwO-XokzGrKWeDZbgwCrG8y2XLI3wzlOD6dw_J5tsCMhQ-ZPNNz5PYHlR7F5NvddZpADS2XICHqgqzcWNKmOgWSgQQSnoe2z43f/s320/first-family-photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500944626618961218" border="0" /></a>Our first family picture!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7Hc14XZbNObTEp7YlRmCU4OttzXZFjmVChSO0SkzQcpPgNeqsdCbc1hH-AKYL9FWQ6kKalq5fM9NZRopca5HOltQ9Ilu-bmb7499-hFeqT_V8iPHr9M5845xGpp_gonI3gA27F2PYcil/s1600/baby9sm.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7Hc14XZbNObTEp7YlRmCU4OttzXZFjmVChSO0SkzQcpPgNeqsdCbc1hH-AKYL9FWQ6kKalq5fM9NZRopca5HOltQ9Ilu-bmb7499-hFeqT_V8iPHr9M5845xGpp_gonI3gA27F2PYcil/s320/baby9sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500944622079077586" border="0" /></a>Daddy and Samantha!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQ86z1HSL8AO4jBRB_x-ZexAkWVOF9VJ1Y6psEEg2mKqApZyCmTsS4aTQAS_4DePgTAqeTtejCuBKFu8cdT_ORzH0CFlHGyOPUccGVB1-ViIKRMNfhTJy5j_MX-v8V4N2weTaMYEAe1Vy/s1600/baby10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQ86z1HSL8AO4jBRB_x-ZexAkWVOF9VJ1Y6psEEg2mKqApZyCmTsS4aTQAS_4DePgTAqeTtejCuBKFu8cdT_ORzH0CFlHGyOPUccGVB1-ViIKRMNfhTJy5j_MX-v8V4N2weTaMYEAe1Vy/s320/baby10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500944620109007602" border="0" /></a><br />Mommy and Samantha!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-aq1BK7X4VE5IStU0IScBK8_z0xoSNFElJTSotdVH7Bq61XQ8OUE7tfGzPDrFRjtXxK-T6pUb7yFPnZbzQM_JjIWAjJCFK63leCTDlUJNDsSQmGrv26WVig8FXPLXnAGMM_VAVI6ztdk/s1600/baby8sm.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-aq1BK7X4VE5IStU0IScBK8_z0xoSNFElJTSotdVH7Bq61XQ8OUE7tfGzPDrFRjtXxK-T6pUb7yFPnZbzQM_JjIWAjJCFK63leCTDlUJNDsSQmGrv26WVig8FXPLXnAGMM_VAVI6ztdk/s320/baby8sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500944612989124514" border="0" /></a><br />Samantha Michelle Bennett!<br />Isn't she precious!<br /><br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-54912068136818522862010-07-31T20:27:00.001-04:002010-07-31T20:48:36.680-04:00Baby Girl Bennett<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOYzMUMmH7q5sJJj45ga2vcK5zqwDe9GeLVxjOcOwEwWUZfYa8XUODHeP7KSpC1sltKjXVPyBIIXA-B8FWOx7zn50en1U9_1f48RPk3a7r75vZjjPo8RKnscPO8cZ07c-NRMOwz7T9vaq/s1600/baby3.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEptU9lRXPDvWDAHW8r1FZxBaUB7_4Eyi1ISiIZ6-Poi1QdyaQNuanXaGpkkW-YgjdRq3KYLDSz56HFvA9xKTG-rLuCa-m3M1JFpK_OrXd9OKkdUwYRKEgL8JZ6hfcXUihFHW-n7qo9lEl/s1600/baby2.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQrLZe7A_fYAt0flSWSIhhwRek568lZYOIo95lmtW7AIurgtLWpI5QXQLJ67oNAhDarjrXx3GtrQuqwZ0mtfsARPnN3omhtM4Ofui72RdXlELqJOS6mGgXwXfevicTP-WZqH6y8Bwkf4v/s1600/baby1.jpg"><br /></a><br />Baby Girl Bennett<br />DOB 07/30/2010<br />Time 4:56pm<br />Weight 5 pounds 15 ounces<br />Length ~19 inches<br /><br />First two pictures are from 7/30/2010, the rest are from 7/31/2010<br />We will decide on her name very soon!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQrLZe7A_fYAt0flSWSIhhwRek568lZYOIo95lmtW7AIurgtLWpI5QXQLJ67oNAhDarjrXx3GtrQuqwZ0mtfsARPnN3omhtM4Ofui72RdXlELqJOS6mGgXwXfevicTP-WZqH6y8Bwkf4v/s1600/baby1.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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She decided to cause mommy lots of pain with back labor and constant contractions once my water broke on Friday. We had a scheduled c-section for Tuesday, August 3rd. I didn't like labor, I cried, screamed, yelled, during it while waiting for the spinal, the nurse kept calling the anesthesiologist. We were all waiting on him to begin. Our little girl may be an only child, since I don't think I want to do this pregnancy or labor thing again. <br /><br />However, I am bouncing back rather quickly, and our daughter seems to be progressing well, she's off from oxygen and this crazy thing that they had in her nose,which she constantly tried to pull it out, they wrapped her arms down with a blanket, looked like a mini straight jacket. She is slightly anemic, and they aren't sure why, and are searching for the cause. We haven't been able to hold her yet. She has lines in her belly button, since she fought them so hard when they tried to put in an iv. I hate leaving her up there in RNICU, but going to go up soon to see my little pumpkin. She is amazing, and nameless still, Chad and I have it narrowed down to two names, and hopefully by tomorrow we'll decide. We worry about shortening of names, one has an option, but the other we would rather not. <br /><br />So I finished my dinner and now waiting for my next dose of motrin for pain and then I'll go back and spend sometime with my little girl one on one. <br /><br />I wish my brother could have been able to see her, but only parents, me and Chad and grandparents, so our parents. They won't even let great grandparents in. Oh well, hopefully we'll go home together on Monday or Tuesday at the latest.<br /><br />I'll post some pictures too!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-7026261994274557742010-07-25T09:05:00.001-04:002010-07-25T09:17:27.872-04:00I'm So Ready To Meet Baby BennettI am so ready to meet this baby I am carrying. Thought it was going to happen yesterday, thought my water might have broken sometime between 2:30am and 3:30am, so I got up checked the pregnancy books, I don't know what is going on, this is a first for me. I woke up Chad and he decided it was better to go to the hospital and get it checked out rather than stay home. I was on the fence about it, since I didn't want to be embarrassed if it hadn't broke. Well it hadn't broke, and I was sent home. I have been having contractions off and on, never really any closer than an hour apart. But on the ride to the hospital they were like 12 minutes apart, and when they hooked me up to the monitor I could see that what I felt was really a contraction. My cervix is thinning, but is still closed. Baby's head is where it's suppose to be. The exam was brutal, man did that hurt and all day long. Chad is happy to be a boy!<br /><br />I have so much pressure and discomfort that I am not enjoying this anymore. I am ready to meet this baby. Tuesday marks 38 weeks, and one week from my scheduled c-section. It's scheduled for August 3rd at 5pm. Will I make it to then? No one knows. I asked the doctor at the hospital on her opinion on whether I'll make it to the 3rd, and she said if not your baby will just have a different birthday. I am not picky on the birthday, I picked the 3rd mainly because it was the first day they gave me, plus I like then number 3, and it was a Tuesday. This baby was conceived on a Tuesday. <br /><br />Now we are back to waiting! And hoping for not another embarrassing trip to the hospital to just get sent home. Those beds in maternity triage are the most uncomfortable beds, I hurt just from laying on that for 3 hours.<br /><br />When oh when will Baby Bennett come, when oh when will that be?Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-21342048488327245732010-07-08T12:22:00.000-04:002010-07-08T12:56:47.954-04:00Vogtmann/Furst Shower Pictures - June 19th, 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ2xy4RbbSRGYjRJBbft1_Ewb7fnWP3T1Ck9K-qX1qVYKvs8LM4yKxs6m5mqkzzrUyrMN8TwMsiXr0jEoRdbclpzEroJ1bKxOgc-GYfD7p11t9sD9n3K5qfAB3qvmBA7J1glK5Oiz_BpT/s1600/DSC00425.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ2xy4RbbSRGYjRJBbft1_Ewb7fnWP3T1Ck9K-qX1qVYKvs8LM4yKxs6m5mqkzzrUyrMN8TwMsiXr0jEoRdbclpzEroJ1bKxOgc-GYfD7p11t9sD9n3K5qfAB3qvmBA7J1glK5Oiz_BpT/s320/DSC00425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491575806828816850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chad and I with our cake, he must have really wanted cake, he's imagining about how good it will taste!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQ_WTjgRdT-kyV9nygU-VEi7RZcjBy5QPiDPfSlE0YvMUeYF1TRHM7N9GJ0T5viezI1X6edwt39wKklkVr8kY0wjFhcY8N-sEXl_S4LGLzBqEHCfy0hRFTNpWl2cwD5uPGZTINeCH1X2B/s1600/DSC00418.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQ_WTjgRdT-kyV9nygU-VEi7RZcjBy5QPiDPfSlE0YvMUeYF1TRHM7N9GJ0T5viezI1X6edwt39wKklkVr8kY0wjFhcY8N-sEXl_S4LGLzBqEHCfy0hRFTNpWl2cwD5uPGZTINeCH1X2B/s320/DSC00418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491575678756544146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the bear my mom made for baby's room, isn't it just so cute!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzmgCMVuQXhPLRT-sMCwlFysbFcZDI0hHKSb-pdjih5KscVzJvY6TvfIVLVL6GeDg8aEr7PYbEUP6ZvYSkmGUMPn-PcZkuGDQhkYRILLdDtSekz8o8TSVmERDRBKy9XxDMxgFx13tiMgE/s1600/DSC00423.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzmgCMVuQXhPLRT-sMCwlFysbFcZDI0hHKSb-pdjih5KscVzJvY6TvfIVLVL6GeDg8aEr7PYbEUP6ZvYSkmGUMPn-PcZkuGDQhkYRILLdDtSekz8o8TSVmERDRBKy9XxDMxgFx13tiMgE/s320/DSC00423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491575559867317058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is our adorable cake, Hello Mommy...GoodBye Tummy! Gotta love it!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9dhW39Y8JGG3fCv0Mxr3x5iZIqEpDxNw-q0xTF_RDPwRA6L3S2caq9Ym8v-f9h3vzWStrMH3s1VDNrrBpnIRFW21UEe3KJ7QuzIIyZYJBFMCE_Ss72D0Uclrr_CxO-8bnQs-7hyphenhyphenebYQL/s1600/DSC00422.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9dhW39Y8JGG3fCv0Mxr3x5iZIqEpDxNw-q0xTF_RDPwRA6L3S2caq9Ym8v-f9h3vzWStrMH3s1VDNrrBpnIRFW21UEe3KJ7QuzIIyZYJBFMCE_Ss72D0Uclrr_CxO-8bnQs-7hyphenhyphenebYQL/s320/DSC00422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491575464106147522" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This was the cutest basket with winnie the pooh and friends stuffed rattles, with the wonderful polka dotted balloons, made by very close family friend Julie! Thank you so very much! The wind kept catching it!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFzUNmY0OBYtWxHm6dJjMNA79y55VrfTFftgkicHBWsnmOCE-SRvAds3zjXqY9oTs5Lf-NXbN-5MjNM7eQC0_UKGiqRSr-i9x39I6XRP9mtp0_Sbn0Pry4I24nd-5qvh4H35vG2ZS6tlD/s1600/DSC00434.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFzUNmY0OBYtWxHm6dJjMNA79y55VrfTFftgkicHBWsnmOCE-SRvAds3zjXqY9oTs5Lf-NXbN-5MjNM7eQC0_UKGiqRSr-i9x39I6XRP9mtp0_Sbn0Pry4I24nd-5qvh4H35vG2ZS6tlD/s320/DSC00434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491575363030652274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Another great decoration for the shower, this diaper cake was so beautiful, some thought it was a real cake. My Aunt Jenette made this for our shower, amazing work! Thank you so very much!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJOQTN43Cv4TzbuSs8rD31xzA5ukND5z-ooxyVZsaS27v5VjHzypZGpVc0l_8WIq8U2SxQL-ChuveoREBQY8-UO4d7Ps4ZnIAuszphfqYG5wQL6_Qd0p4axi2k6hlcYcw-7nOn4UBu_AT/s1600/DSC00436.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJOQTN43Cv4TzbuSs8rD31xzA5ukND5z-ooxyVZsaS27v5VjHzypZGpVc0l_8WIq8U2SxQL-ChuveoREBQY8-UO4d7Ps4ZnIAuszphfqYG5wQL6_Qd0p4axi2k6hlcYcw-7nOn4UBu_AT/s320/DSC00436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491575254915193538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chad and I after all was cleaned up and getting ready to head for home!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrxN6s5-_kMCAJBqtaWrrjALehcVM-keBb_G9NXC1xy2GBtKC-deWW94CcHoJEZezOVaSfCiNJzk3pVV9HCtCJK7-Ax6egO6d337qIMaSu5CrBo3tXaaJHbcXc81zWM9KobuVm86bG5ta/s1600/DSC00435.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrxN6s5-_kMCAJBqtaWrrjALehcVM-keBb_G9NXC1xy2GBtKC-deWW94CcHoJEZezOVaSfCiNJzk3pVV9HCtCJK7-Ax6egO6d337qIMaSu5CrBo3tXaaJHbcXc81zWM9KobuVm86bG5ta/s320/DSC00435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491575040233549858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Us with a belly to belly shot, gosh whose is bigger, I have him beat now.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4HDkqn0BGUESPO28tuGl-fOY4d_X4PihfmSmrBKCgovnpznpAgoxqtR29jX3ZwO3Y8V4pDKzoxbNr8wDYyQcfb6H1KyNALc036e4NcOefbJE_YeZSSHHF8zntdnCpLWspwbTq0BpLiMa/s1600/DSC00437.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4HDkqn0BGUESPO28tuGl-fOY4d_X4PihfmSmrBKCgovnpznpAgoxqtR29jX3ZwO3Y8V4pDKzoxbNr8wDYyQcfb6H1KyNALc036e4NcOefbJE_YeZSSHHF8zntdnCpLWspwbTq0BpLiMa/s320/DSC00437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491574942085019026" border="0" /></a><br />I look really huge in this picture, but still decided to post it.<br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-54994227417637951072010-07-08T12:05:00.001-04:002010-07-08T12:22:20.156-04:00Home stretch!Well we are on the home stretch so to speak, and it's not all the enjoyable with the heat, humidity and not being able to do what I want when I want. I am trying to take it easy, when I do, I feel better, but then I get that got to be productive in my head and do to much. It's amazing how tired you get so fast now. <br /><br />I'll be 36 weeks pregnant on Tuesday, and we are trying to schedule the c-section on August 3rd. Though my parents think baby might come early. I think because they have a 2 hour drive to get here. And since we have a plan for them to bring down the motor home and stay here on the property for a bit to help out, which works when you know the day. If baby comes early they'll bring the car down and then go back to get the motor home. I am just trying to keep baby safe and sound inside for as long as possible.<br /><br />We had both our baby showers, both were a great success, and we have pretty much all we need to bring baby home, and then some. I can't get over how generous everyone was. I felt so loved, it was amazing! Granted both were very hot, but it didn't rain. And had to have a few days of recovery after wards. Learned to drink a lot more water at the second one, since I didn't during the first one. <br /><br />We couldn't fit all the gifts in my car at the one up north, I have a big family and we have lots of friends, so we brought my parents truck back. Talk about a blessing in disguise, turns out my car had some major problems I was unaware of, we don't drive it that often, more so now since Chad's car needs work, but he's off for the summer. My wonderful parents fixed the problems so we have a safe car for us and baby. It's old and I've had it for 8.5 years, and don't plan on getting a different anytime in the near future. I have the greatest parents out there!<br /><br />Now Chad needs to go work on his car up there, it's not normal for us to take our cars up there and leave them to be worked on, that usually don't fly, we are usually always there to help under my dad's guidance. This time with mine was special and probably a once in a lifetime thing. So Chad will go and work on his car with dad's help, get the ready before baby comes too. <br /><br />The nursery is pretty much done, need to find window coverings, or blinds without cords/strings, and paint the doors and put them back on. But if baby came we'd be ok. We have the crib on order for site to store pick up at the Walmart by my doctor's office so hopefully at the next visit we'll be able to pick it up, if not the next week's appointment.<br /><br />So that is my update for now! I am going to try and add some of the pictures from the shower. The cake from up north was funny, "hello mommy, goodbye tummy" Plus Chad doesn't look that good in the pictures, he takes good photos when he's not aware they are being taken, just those posed ones seem not to turn out. Plus we were hot and tired.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-8990977899390724402010-06-11T13:37:00.000-04:002010-06-11T18:27:27.418-04:00A day of Rest!Hi all, we have been very busy working around the house this week. Chad was done with school on Monday and I've worked him every day. We did get the sheds cleaned out and most of the things that resided in baby's room that go into the sheds are now there. The room isn't empty by no means, we still have stuff to shuffle about the house. Sure we'll find homes for it all, I hope. But after so much work I am not feeling that great today, and since Chad is working at the gallery all day I am resting, and feeling better for it. I hate that I've become a girlie girl, I can't lift heavy things, I can't work for long periods of time, I can't reach things really high or down low. So Chad has been pretty wonderful for the most part at helping me out. And trying to make me feel better about not being able to do things like I used to. I don't like asking for help, it's very hard for me.<br /><br />We have a very packed June, two open houses this weekend, then our baby showers the next two Saturdays and we need to throw in there Father's day and Chad's birthday. And I can't say I look forward to all the busyness. I hope the weather cooperates for our showers. And I hope people show up. Oh well can't control either of them.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-62255223734691059702010-06-01T12:35:00.000-04:002010-06-01T12:57:51.562-04:00Ramblings from a Pregnant WomanHappy June 1st! I am 30 weeks pregnant, and only 10 to go, well for me 9 since we will be having a pre-scheduled c-section in the 39th week. Unless some of the people in my life are right and baby will be born earlier, most are thinking it will be a July baby instead of August. Your guess is as good as mine. <br /><br />Having a crazy day, or should I say weird. Chad forgot to set the alarm, yet I woke up at 5:34am and was able to get us up and going. Well sort of, I noticed that my right foot was swollen and the left wasn't. And it appeared to be the right leg was swollen too, and the left wasn't and I had this weird tenderness on the right side above the hip. This is new! Seemed to take me longer to get things done this morning. For awhile I couldn't remember what I did from the time Chad left for work till 7:30am, when I was getting a bowl of corn flakes and dumped it all over the kitchen floor, oh what fun, I had to clean it up before trying for another bowl. Wishing Teddy was here then, he'd clean it up for me, that is my parent's dog. Then I laid down with my right foot and leg elevated on pillows, figured when I broke my foot a few years back I had to elevate it to reduce swelling, well I fell asleep, but when I woke up the swelling was gone, both feet were the same size. Yippy!<br /><br />After that I showered, got the pool filter going, checked the chemicals, started laundry, and some came on the computer. So since the nap I seem to have better control and haven't dumped anything. <br /><br />We had a productive weekend, I was busy working on getting stuff from the baby's future room done and out of there, along with getting the pool opened, from Friday on, then Monday came and I hit the wall, I felt like crap, slept in till noon, then was up till 3pm, took a nap till 6:30pm, and then stayed up till 9:30pm and went to bed for the night. I had energy for three days. We have a better idea of what is in the room that needs a new home, and pretty much an idea of where that home will be, once we clean/re-arrange the sheds. I have to wait a week to have Chad, this is his last week of school and a weekend of grading. Then we can work hard of getting the stuff moved to sheds, and he can start working on the baby's room. Ripping up the carpet, painting the walls, laying new carpet, and then we'll have our baby showers, so the room will soon fill back up I'm sure. He has his dresser to re-finish and that's going into the baby's room. <br /><br />I have the urge to get going on this room. I never got my pole barn to move the stuff out too, so it has to go into sheds or be gone. Granted we already hauled away one car load of donations. And working on a second one. Plus the amount of trash that is going out to the road each week, is amazing. And we are having fun getting rid of stuff. Both of us are, we are liking this less is more attitude. <br /><br />For now I am working on rolling yarn so it fits neatly into an under the bed storage container, and house work, mainly laundry today. So we'll see what gets done and what doesn't and go from there. I would like to spend sometime in that room today, only time will tell, and how I feel.<br /><br />Thanks for listening!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-61434799185694354782010-05-26T15:26:00.000-04:002010-05-26T15:42:51.977-04:00To Hot Hot Hot for MeI am not liking this hot weather. Granted being pregnant seems to make me tolerate it less than normal. I am however beginning to fill my pool, then comes the huge process of opening it, balancing the water, getting it clean and then being able to swim in it. I think this year it will be well worth it. <br /><br />The air conditioning in both Chad's car and mine aren't working, so it sucks to go anywhere. At least we have the window air conditioner in the house, we did that when my parents were down a couple of weekends ago to help us out. My floor is beautiful, it looks better than I even imagined. We put laminate floor in the living room and hallway. My mom weeded flower beds, mowed the lawn, whatever she could to help when not needed on helping put the floor in. Got my shed leveled to that weekend. And my brother came out and we went bowling, I had to sit out, but still enjoyed watching my family bowl. <br /><br />Last evening I met up with friends I used to work with Ashley and Sarah for dinner, and to show off my baby bump. Wasn't showing that much on our last dinner out. It was just so much fun catching up. I miss them. We are going to try and get together more now that school is out. <br /><br />My wonderful hubby is at his parents helping them out with computer issues and then he's going to meet up with his brothers for dinner at Jason's house. So I won't see him much today, I am missing him, but I can share him a little bit now and again. Probably until baby comes then I think I'll really need him. Starting a family is a little bit scary now. Soon we'll have this little bitty baby to take care of. Granted it's what we wanted for so very long, but we have nothing ready for baby. I have bottles, diapers, and clothes for the beginning. That's it so far. It's room is still a storage room. We go the laminate floor out of there and installed. And with the shed leveled, and Chad sealed some holes Monday night, we might be able to start moving more of the stuff from Baby's room to the shed, along with poison for the mice. These are my indoor christmas decorations we are talking about. Camping stuff too. Then comes going through who knows how many vhs tapes we have stored in there. I am sure we have dvds for some of them, and then we need to figure out what ones we'd really want to have on dvd and find them, and what ones we can live without. And do we hold onto some of them. Plus Chad has a disney vhs collection, what to do with those. Plus there is craft stuff in there. Only 6 more days of school for Chad and then he's off for the summer so I am sure we'll work on baby's room, and getting the camaro up for sale. <br /><br />So much to do and it's just so hot outside. But I need to go out and stuff off the hose and let my well pump rest a bit. Then stand in the kitchen where the air unit is and cool down. I can't get over how hot I get. I don't want to cook my kid.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-79961060953042155252010-05-09T10:30:00.000-04:002010-05-09T10:30:00.742-04:00Happy Mom's DayWell I am going north to see my wonderful mommy today, who is always there for me! Next year she'll have to share the day with me, and I know she doesn't mind.<br /><br />I'm going north solo again, my husband has to work a gallery shift, which I am really tired of him doing, but hopefully this will be the last one, we decided to pull his art from there, one small piece has sold in 6 months, and I hate spending $50 a month and having him going usually on his only available weekends. So since he's working there, we are splitting mother's day, which I don't think we have done. It's ok by me. I get to spend more time with my family. I have been seeing them plenty lately, except my brother, so it will be nice to see him. And no hugs, since my family aren't huggers and I like that.<br /><br />I really miss my family, more so since being pregnant. I so wish we lived closer to them, they are the ones who always help us out, would do anything for us, and have dropped what they were doing for us. I have great parents, who drive 2 hours to work hard. I am blessed! That is why going home today and celebrating my mom is so important to me! She's sewed the baby some very cute night gowns, and revamped some of my old pants with stretch panels and cut them off for shorts I can wear around the house this summer. And when I was really down about maternity clothes, she went online, ordered and sent them to my house this winter, at that key cross over from my clothes don't fit anymore and can't find plus sizes in the stores. She doesn't make me do things I don't want. And she respects me enough not to hug me. That is a really big deal to this pregnant woman.<br /><br />There is no one like my mom, she is truly wonderful!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-81296402663691310392010-05-08T18:15:00.000-04:002010-05-08T18:33:25.243-04:00Baby Fine, I need to slow down a bit!Yesterday we went to the doctors, and met one of the partners, which could be the one to deliver our baby, she was so nice, I really liked her. I was kind of in a goofy mood, not sure why, maybe it was just getting out of the house. My wonderful husband was able to meet me there, even he thought I was really goofy acting. We have fun, I asked about bug spray, in my mind I shouldn't use anything with DEET in it, and I was right. I explained that I slowed down this week and feeling better, no cramping until the day before when I was doing the hokey pokey in my kitchen while cleaning it. The doctor laughed and asked what goes on at our house. I dance while I clean, and I was in pain after wards, no more dancing while I clean, and not suppose to weed my flower beds if it too causes pain. Which it does, I think it's because I just sit on my butt in one spot and try to reach as many weeds as possible before I try to get up and move. My husband apparently was worried about me that if I kept going the way I was I'd end up on bed rest. Which the two days of it after the embryo transfer about killed me. He admitted this to me once I said I think I need to slow down. <br /><br />I am home, I feel like it's my job to take care of the house, and yard and whatever else needs to be done. I just can't do it anymore. And I it is killing me, I so want to take care of the yard. The house work I can still do most of it, finding with each week certain things are getting really hard to do, like pulling clothes out of the washer that are in the back, but I still get them. I have to ask my husband to put coffee cups away from the dishwasher, I can't reach the top shelf anymore. So how to I stop feeling bad for not doing something at all times of the day? I think I have come up with a plan to not work so hard, or do to much in any given day by spreading it out, I just like having all the cleaning done in one day, and the laundry done in one day. Things are changing, and I guess it will be good practice since I am sure once this precious little one is born I won't be able to do it all in one day. <br /><br />So for the baby, I will be good! Not like when I broke my foot a couple of summers ago, didn't really let that stop me nor slow me down. But now another life depends on it. Which is moving around so much. I can see my belly move from the outside, which is just weird. I've only gained 5.3 pounds since January, and they gave me only 11 pounds to gain for the pregnancy. So I am doing good there, granted I am so much bigger now, and hard to believe it's only 5.3 pounds that did it. Baby's heart rate was 154. All is well. Just no more hokey pokey! Though I am coming up to the start of my third trimester, so I guess slowing down isn't so bad. I can create more things for baby. Life goes on!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-59019086192528401932010-05-06T10:54:00.002-04:002010-05-06T11:03:10.050-04:00Tae Bo BabyWell over the last few days Baby Bennett has been very active, it must be laying sideways, because I feel those kicks and jabs on both sides of my belly button. It's so strange to be sitting and see my belly move. Chad can now feel them too! <br /><br />I just don't know how to describe the feeling. I used to lay down and hope the baby would wake up and move so I could feel it. Now it's moving pretty much through out the day, so baby on cat naps?<br /><br />I am getting ready to drink the stuff for my gestational glucose tolerance test, oh what fun, figure I should just get it over with. If you are on glucophage xr for pcos, can you develop gestational diabetes, just wondering? Well I'm off the drink the stuff and start the wait for the one hour mark, the instructions say to get to the lab about 15 minutes before your one hour mark and let them know when you need to be drawn in case they are busy. <br /><br />Then my doctor's appointment is tomorrow at 3:15pm, with one of the other doctors at the practice I go to. Get to hear the heart beat again. I can hear it at home, but that doppler one is so cool!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-85514862717900161912010-04-18T10:48:00.000-04:002010-04-18T10:54:26.558-04:00Baby flipping!Started Friday evening, I felt the baby start moving, like really moving, and it wasn't stopping. We've seen he/she move on the ultrasounds, so we know he/she is an active baby. Now I can feel it. It feels like he/she is constantly flipping in there. Kind of like when you drive down a hill and your tummy flips, and you go weeeeeeee! Well baby is going weeeeeeeee! I don't have to be relaxed and laying down to feel it anymore. It happens throughout the day. Makes me smile every time! I can't feel it on the outside yet, so haven't grabbed Chad's hand to feel baby move, I am sure it will be soon.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-72082184782012757892010-04-15T07:06:00.000-04:002010-04-15T07:13:34.343-04:00That's my Baby!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttTYEQyZEl1cnPoy0X8PvcaQTOOSOYp9OzrocZfW37LFyqa5bFSTHOXFzGUc3QeDMX-QJlq4T2F62c-4qwD8aiDVEqPxpqkIjxC64gR_pT3NvGD6yIe6Mi1EhdeoFAYqufqm2LBILFmwj/s1600/23weekfoot.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttTYEQyZEl1cnPoy0X8PvcaQTOOSOYp9OzrocZfW37LFyqa5bFSTHOXFzGUc3QeDMX-QJlq4T2F62c-4qwD8aiDVEqPxpqkIjxC64gR_pT3NvGD6yIe6Mi1EhdeoFAYqufqm2LBILFmwj/s320/23weekfoot.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460320128184960562" border="0" /></a>Baby Bennett's little foot, isn't it cute!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMRSS9Xa9BjrkwdkzlNg9Pn9PAzoA6MT5ga-7EQnqtSqd6fYxWRcPNzJ5GG5DmXNeTMokHHNvbuAQVDAe_4UaByV0gmSTrdSw6QXc8JEbYAEC29g2LsiH1xPA668npqveSdpzgkf6ZiBz/s1600/23week.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMRSS9Xa9BjrkwdkzlNg9Pn9PAzoA6MT5ga-7EQnqtSqd6fYxWRcPNzJ5GG5DmXNeTMokHHNvbuAQVDAe_4UaByV0gmSTrdSw6QXc8JEbYAEC29g2LsiH1xPA668npqveSdpzgkf6ZiBz/s320/23week.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460319404259004482" border="0" /></a><br />That's my Baby! 23 weeks and 1 day, Baby Bennett!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-55244704803775644592010-04-14T19:58:00.000-04:002010-04-14T20:10:49.521-04:00The Good and The BadThe good for the day: We got another peek at baby, the ultrasound went just fine, the baby's heart is fine, they couldn't get a few measurements on the last one that was at 18 weeks, so we went back today. Baby is laying side to side, with it's head on the right. It's feet are by it's head. We got three new pictures, one of a foot and two profile picks with a fist. So all it looking good! The heart rate was 154.<br /><br />The bad for the day: Trying to register for baby stuff, plan was to register at Walmart, we already registered at Babies R Us, at the first Walmart the girl told us we could only print out at that store, you couldn't register, had to go to a different store. So we drove to another Walmart, where the guy tells us, you can only register online, not in the store. I was pretty pissy now, I had it all planned out what to register where. And I'm sorry the crib I like at the Walmart store isn't online at all, and what's in the store doesn't match what's online. So we left there, me ranting and raving how stupid that all was all the way out the store. We then went to Target, where we got to go around the store and scan the items we wanted. Granted many of the things I wanted, that were wrote on my list for Walmart aren't carried at Target, but I got to add them to the Babies R Us registry online, we looked at them in the store when we were there, but wanted to register at more than one place, give people options. Hopefully I am done with it. I didn't find it all that fun. One baby things cost way to much, come on now. But I doubt I can get away with a buy me used stuff for my baby shower gifts, it's cheaper.<br /><br />So for now, I am going to try to relax a bit before it's time to go to sleep, look at the picture of my darling baby, and remember it's for he/she.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-16586832879567778392010-04-12T07:27:00.000-04:002010-04-12T07:33:09.706-04:00Baby kickingI felt the baby kicking last night around 1:35am, ok one might wonder why I was awake, bathroom run. I laid back in bed and felt the first kick, and thought no way, do it again, and sure enough the baby did it again. Awesome!<br /><br />I was so tempted to wake up my husband, but knew that wouldn't be so good, especially since when I put my hand on my belly I couldn't feel the kicks with it. So that might be a bummer for him. So I let him sleep. I thought about getting up and blogging about it, or send out a mass email. Instead I stayed in bed enjoying the moment, and fell back asleep. <br /><br />Once the alarm went off, and my husband had removed his ear plugs, I snore, I told him the exciting news. <br /><br />Maybe the baby was letting me know it appreciates all my sewing, I made the last of my receiving blankets last night that I had cut out, I have 18 total. Or maybe not. <br /><br />Happy, Happy, Mama! Growing a baby!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-34112527980602911162010-04-11T22:57:00.000-04:002010-04-11T22:57:00.412-04:00Boppy WedgeI've had trouble getting comfortable at night, I have a pillow for my legs, and another that works good to line up along my back, but still had troubles getting and staying comfortable. We have taken off our memory foam mattress topper, and I have a board under my side of the bed. <br /><br />While we were registering at Babies R Us, we came across the boppy wedge. I walked around the store the whole time carrying it. I had hopes that this would be the missing piece to comfort. I was right! I don't toss and turn like I used too. I also don't have pain in my back from just laying down. It's the answer to one of my many prayers. I don't do well without sleep. I know I am going to become sleep deprived very soon, so I figure I need to get all I can now. We are at 23 weeks on Tuesday, so 17 more to go. And during the first trimester I was so sick from 6pm on that I pretty much laid in agony at night, and took very long naps during the day. Sleep has always been very important to me. Only time will tell what will happen when the baby comes. I probably will sleep when baby sleeps.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-85652354557514966192010-04-11T10:50:00.000-04:002010-04-11T10:56:54.799-04:00Heard the baby at homeI got to hear the baby here at home in the comfort of my bed this morning! Awesome! We purchased one of those at home listening things like in February, and I tried and tried to hear the baby. I got a kick of what my insides sound like, so not all was lost.<br /><br />Today was the day, this morning I thought I am going to try again, and I could hear the baby's heart beat, not anything like the doppler thing at the doctors office, but still very cool. So I started yelling for Chad, so he came down, and I told him I can hear the baby, so I had him take the headphones off my head and listen. It was so cool to see the smile on his face. He can't feel the baby move yet, but now he could hear it. <br /><br />We have another ultrasound on Wednesday, the last one was just a little early to take a couple of measurements of the heart they need, so we get to see the baby yet again. I went from seeing it every other week, and then had to wait 5 weeks, and that was suppose to be it, but now we get yet another peak at baby, and another picture for our book.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769683745345520847.post-4301955614045361532010-04-08T20:08:00.000-04:002010-04-08T20:40:23.448-04:00It's that TimeIt's that time again, spring allergies are going strong. I had read in a few of the pregnancy books that pregnancy can make allergies better or worse. Unfortunately mine seem to be worse, though the news said that springtime allergies are going to be bad for all suffers this year. <br /><br />Not only do I have to deal with the regular allergy symptoms, I have to worry about the food I consume. Lets see a pregnant lady that needs to avoid fresh fruit and vegetables, that doesn't sound right. In my case it is. I had one reaction to food a couple of weeks ago, a dish that I had eaten two weeks prior and had now troubles. Celery, that is the usual suspect, can't eat it at all, anytime of the year, started out being just with springtime allergies, I have what they call Oral Allergy Syndrome. But it's gotten worse and can't consume celery at all. My birch tree allergy causes my body to confuse some fruits and veggies as birch pollen and attacks. <br /><br />I had to go online to find out the list of what I should be concerned about. The list is apples, carrot, cherry, pear, peach, plum, prune, nectarine, apricot, kiwi fruit, honey, potato, tomato, spinach, celery, parsnips, green pepper, lentils, peas, beans, peanuts, parsley, anise, dill, fennel, caraway, coriander, cumin, wheat, buckwheat, hazelnut, walnut, almond. That is for birch trees. I am also allergic to mugwort, which has a list of celery, carrot, spices, melon, watermelon, apple, chamomile, hazelnut, anise, fennel, coriander, cumin. Then ragweed will follow that one with watermelon, canteloupe, honeydew, chamomile, honey, banana, sunflower seeds, zucchini, and cucumber. <br /><br />I know I can't consume celery at all, fresh or cooked, nor the spices. I also am allergic to coconut, not on the oral allergy syndrome. Both make my mouth, tongue and throat swell, but first they go numb and tingly, so that is my cue to take two benadryl, and pray. I have had to use an epi pen in the past, not fun. But the dish I ate didn't have celery, it had almonds, crispy orange chicken, carrots, red peppers, broccoli, mushrooms, rice. This time I did spot these green things that looked to me like celery, but my husband tried it and said it was green onion. The waitress assured me that it didn't have celery, and the green things were green onion. So from the big list it could be carrots or almonds. Or I have developed another food allergy. And during ragweed time I have to avoid all melons, otherwise I am popping benadryl. <br /><br />Funny thing is I have issues with like baked beans in the can, so far the only one I never reacted to was bushes homestyle. Can't have much processed food, like stuffing mixes, or those boxed meals, and frozen dinners, chicken broth in the can or box contain celery. I have to read labels, and avoid anything that just says spices. <br /><br />So when I explained this to the doctor's office at my prenatal visit, I got the usual, ok that is odd. And to avoid the things that cause it. Which this time is hard, I have eaten carrots, and almonds, but not since the reaction. Everywhere I go I have to ask what is in food. Most times I just avoid food at other peoples places, or gatherings. Both my family and my husbands family try to be careful with the celery allergy, but I still have had reactions, by accident. <br /><br />Lucky me, I have baby showers to go to as a guest and two of my very own. I'll be the pregnant lady not eating much at her own shower. Unless food is cleared before hand to be celery and coconut free. <br /><br />It's all part of my goofy life!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531600457612105949noreply@blogger.com0